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Trophic interactions
Trophic interactions
As a result of my postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford, I conducted a study on the impact of the puma as a predator to the penguin colony in Monte Leon National Park (Santa Cruz, Argentina). It describes a new interaction between the puma, a carnivore in process of recovering its natural habitat, and the Magellanic penguin, defenseless against this predator.
In collaboration with researchers from the National University of Southern Patagonia and WildCRU (University of Oxford), I wrote this article, which was published in the Journal for Nature Conservation.
Seabird Ecology
Seabird Ecology
Many aspects of seabird ecology interest me. During my research internship at the National University of Southern Patagonia, I studied the phenology of a colony of Southern rockhopper penguins, located in the Penguin Island Interjurisdictional Marine Park (Santa Cruz, Argentina). We used camera traps and individual-based tracking. You can read the full study here.
I also worked as a field assistant on a study of the personality of the Magellanic penguin in Puerto Deseado, Argentine Patagonia.
Whale Monitoring in the Southern Ocean
Whale Monitoring in the Southern Ocean
I was part of the scientific team aboard the Endurance ship, operated by Lindblad Expeditions & National Geographic, where I served as Marine Mammal Observer for a survey on the population of whales in Antarctic waters. During a month, I sailed from Ushuaia, Argentina, to Dunedin, New Zealand, through the Ross Sea while visiting sub-antarctic islands.
Sea Turtles Conservation
Sea Turtles Conservation
I was part of a conservation project in Montezuma, Costa Rica. As a research assistant in the Romelia Wildlife Refuge, I was in charge of coordinating international volunteers and organizing daily activities. I led the sea turtles conservation project (mainly the Green sea turtle), which encompassed building and overseeing the hatchery, night patrolling, managing the adult turtles, eggs and their hatchlings, collecting biometric data, among other tasks.
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