Sandra Schleier
We need reefs. Can we make some?
Do artificial reefs work to promote biodiversity? Check out this summary of work from the Mediterranean Sea to find out more! Sandra SchleierHola mi nombre es Sandra Schleier. Soy graduada de la Universidad de Rhode Island con una Maestría enfocada en la restauración de corales en el Caribe. Actualmente soy la traductora del inglés al […]
Little fish, big fish… which one poses the bigger threat?
Article: Biton-Porsmoguer, S., Bǎnaru, D., Boudouresque, C. F., Dekeyser, I., Bouchoucha, M., Marco-Miralles, F., … & Harmelin-Vivien, M. (2018). Mercury in blue shark (Prionace glauca) and shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) from north-eastern Atlantic: Implication for fishery management. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 127, 131-138. Have you ever heard the term mercury poisoning? It may not be as common as […]
El plástico aumenta el riesgo de enfermedades en los corales
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post BY ASHLEY MARRANZINO El Artículo: Lamb, J. B., Willis, B. L., Fiorenza, E. A., Couch, C. S., Howard, R., Rader, D. N., True, J.D., Kelly, L. A., Ahmad, A., Jompa, J., and Harvell, C.D. (2018). Plastic waste associated with disease on coral reefs. Science, 359: 26–29. Si acaso no te habías […]
It’s a whale, it’s a shark… No, it’s a whale shark!!
Whale sharks are pelagic gentle giants that attract many tourists to their aggregation sites, however, there is not much information on their mobile nature. Read on to learn about their aggregations in the Philippines. Article: Araujo, G., Snow, S., So, C. L., Labaja, J., Murray, R., Colucci, A., & Ponzo, A. (2017). Population structure, residency patterns […]
Secretos Profundos del Tiburón Martillo Común
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original post BY KARLA HAIAT Sábado de tiburones se place en presentar un artículo por el estudiante doctoral Mark Royer del Shark and Reef Fish Research Lab en el Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology, dirigido por Carl Meyer y Kim Holland, dos de los científicos especialistas en tiburones más distinguidos del mundo. Aquí, Mark […]
Los tiburones y otros depredadores oceánicos dominantes: Aliados improbables al combatir el cambio climático
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post By ANNA ROBUCK Artículo Spiers, E.K.A., Stafford, R., Ramirez, M., Izurieta, D.F.V., Cornejo, M., Chavarria, J. 2016. Potential role of predators on carbon dynamics of marine ecosystems as assessed by a Bayesian belief network. Ecological Informatics, 36, 77-83. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2016.10.003 Tiburones proveen más que solo una sonrisa dentuda… Las redes alimentarias marinas saludables […]
Utilizando aves costeras para estudiar calamares
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original post BY REBECCA FLYNN Artículo: Pereira, J.M., V.H. Paiva, and J.C. Xavier. 2017. Seabirds mapping the distribution of elusive pelagic cephalopod species. Marine Ecology Progress Series 567: 257-262. DOI: 10.3354/meps12020. ¡Este mes celebramos el día del océano! Y Aprendimos sobre las siguientes áreas de las ciencias marinas: restauración de manglares, bioremediación […]
Can you keep me safe? What can MPAs do for Sharks
Article: White, T. D., Carlisle, A. B., Kroodsma, D. A., Block, B. A., Casagrandi, R., De Leo, G. A., … & McCauley, D. J. (2017). Assessing the effectiveness of a large marine protected area for reef shark conservation. Biological Conservation, 207, 64-71. What is an MPA? What do you think about when you hear the word MPA? […]
Ctrl+P: Aplicaciones de las impresiones 3D en la Oceanografía
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post BY PRABARNA GANGULY Artículo: Mohammed, J.S. (2016). Applications of 3D printing technologies in oceanography. Methods in Oceanography 17, 97–117. Doi: 10.1016/j.mio.2016.08.001 Desde imprimir joyería a motores de avión, camisetas a zapatos, pianos a extremidades prostéticas, la impresión 3D ha revolucionado el mundo de diseño y manufactura. Con avances ligeros hechos en el […]
Can Ecotourism influence sharks?
Article: Barnett, A., Payne, N. L., Semmens, J. M., & Fitzpatrick, R. (2016). Ecotourism increases the field metabolic rate of whitetip reef sharks. Biological Conservation, 199, 132-136. doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2016.05.009 It’s no secret that whenever we interact with animals, they change their behavior when around us. Dogs get excited and jump up and down, monkeys come closer to get […]
Los microplásticos desmitificados: Un resumen de como los plásticos diminutos actuan cuando se transfieren los contaminantes.
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post By ANNA ROBUCK Articulo: Lohmann, R. Microplastics Are Not Important for the Cycling and Bioaccumulation of Organic Pollutants in the Oceans—but Should Microplastics Be Considered POPs Themselves? 2017. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 13, 460-465. DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1914 El plástico no es tan fantástico El desarrollo del plástico revolucionó el diario vivir. Le […]
¿Cuanto se necesitan los tiburones y los arrecifes de coral?
Translated by Sandra schleier, Original Post by Nicole Couto Articulo: Roff, G., C. Doropoulos, A. Rogers, Y.-M. Bozec, N. C. Krueck, E. Aurellado, M. Priest, C. Birrell, and P. J. Mumby (2016), The Ecological Role of Sharks on Coral Reefs, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 31(5), 395–407, doi:10.1016/j.tree.2016.02.014. La gran, distintiva e inminente sombra de un tiburón martillo oscurece el […]
La Prevención de Tiburones: ¿Qué funciona y qué no?
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post by Karla Haiat La percepción estereotípica pública de los ataques de tiburón puede ser resumida con una película, Jaws y sus innumerables secuelas. Películas de esta índole demuestran a los tiburones como criaturas peligrosas y malignas sin ninguna motivación que solo comerse todo lo que ven. Los medios de comunicación […]
Cervezas del Oceano
Traducido y modificado por SANDRA SCHLEIER, Artículo original por ERIN MCLEAN Como una persona que aprecia mucho la cerveza, podemos decir que cualquier día de fiesta, como el Día de San Patricio (St. Patrick’s Day) es una maravillosa excusa para beberla. Uno de mis pasatiempos favoritos y el de mi compañera quien escribió este artículo, […]
¿Deberíamos prohibir toda pesca de tiburones?
Traducido por Sandra Schleier, artículo original por MEGAN CHEN Artículo: Simpfendorfer, CA, Dulvy, NK (2017). Bright spots of sustainable shark fishing. Current Biology. 27:R83-R102. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.017 El Reto: Intenta nombrar todas las especies de tiburones que puedas. Aunque solo tendemos a pensar en los tiburones blancos, martillos y toros, existen sobre 1,000 especies de tiburones y sus […]
¿Cómo combatir la Ciencia Falsa? Una guía para científicos y los defensores de la ciencia
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original post BY MEGAN CHEN ⋅ Artículo: Thaler, AD, Shiffman, D., (2015). Fish tales: Combating fake science in popular media. Ocean & Coastal Management. 15:88-91. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.04.005 Los medios de comunicación social han cambiado la manera en la cual los científicos y conservacionistas se comunican con el público. En estos días, cualquiera puede promover una […]
¡¡Ciudadano Científico en el año Nuevo!!
Original Post By ANDREA SCHLUNK, Translated by Sandra Schleier Nosotros aquí en OceanBites, nos apasiona traerles la ciencia a ustedes, nuestra audiencia de una manera accesible. Pero al final del día, reconocemos que leyendo sobre proyectos de investigaciones chéveres y descubrimientos inesperados solo te trae más cerca de la acción. Algunos de ustedes puede que solo […]
En estas Navidades… Sal a comer a tu giro oceánico local!
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post by ZOE GENTES Paper: Letscher, Robert T., et al. 2016. Nutrient budgets in the subtropical ocean gyres dominated by lateral transport. Nature Geoscience, v.9: 815–819 ¿Si tu fueras un organismo marino buscando que comer, donde podrías conseguir algo nutritivo? En el océano, los nutrientes se acumulan en los cuerpos de los […]
Gracias Océano: El agradecimiento de los escritores y esta traductora
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post by Rebecca Flynn Este es el fin de semana de Acción de Gracia, pero pienso que el espíritu de agradecimiento debe mantenerse vivo y muchos de mis colegas aquí en Oceanbites están de acuerdo. Esta semana escuchamos las razones para ser agradecidos hacia al océano de Megan, La travesía […]
7 razones para darle gracias a nuestro Océano
Translated by Sandra Schleier, Original Post by Megan Chen Buscan la palabra “océano” en Google y la mayoría de las imágenes que salen son o de una expansión plana de la superficie del mar o una playa de arena blanca sin señales de vida. En la realidad, el 90% del espacio habitable en nuestro planeta […]
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