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Meet the Team

On the banks of the Caura River.

Caura River Basin, Venezuela

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.