Meet the Team - Conservation International

Scientists from Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia and the United States will make up the AquaRAP team in the Caura, each with a special role in the expedition. Here's a list of participants:

	Antonio Machado Allison Expedition Focus: scientific team leader & fishes (piranhas) Organization: Universidad Central de Venezuela
	Barry Chernoff Expedition Focus: scientific team leader & fishes (tetras and allies) Organization: The Field Museum of Chicago
	Wilmer Díaz Expedition Focus: riparian vegetation Organization: Jardin Botanico del Orinoco
	José Garcia Expedition Focus: benthic invertebrates Organization: Universidad Central de Venezuela
	Célio Magalhães Expedition Focus: crustaceans (shrimp and crabs) Organization: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Brazil
	Jensen Montambault Expedition Focus: internet correspondent Organization: Conservation International
	Juan Nuñez Expedition Focus: indigenous environmental liason Organization: KUYUJANI
	Guido Pereira Expedition Focus: benthos (shrimp and benthic invertebrates) Organization: Universidad Central de Venezuela
	Francisco Provenzano Expedition Focus: fishes (catfish) Organization: Universidad Central de Venezuela
	Karen Riseng Expedition Focus: limnology Organization: University of Michigan
	Angel Rojas Expedition Focus: technician Organization: Universidad Central de Venezuela
	Judith Rosales Expedition Focus: riparian vegetation Organization: Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana UNEG
	Luzmila Sánchez Expedition Focus: phytoplankton Organization: Fundacion La Salle
	John Sparks Expedition Focus: limnology Organization: University of Michigan
	Phil Willink Expedition Focus: fishes Organization: The Field Museum of Chicago

RAP would also like to recognize the participation of two students, which was made possible by the generousity of the Comer Science and Education Foundation.