Entrou: 10 de ago. de 2017 Última vez ativo: 07 de set. de 2024 iNaturalist
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Se habla español!
Je ne sais beaucoup français mais comprend plus.
I officially studied architecture/environmental design but somehow ended up working as a plant taxonomist/botanist. You can find me out in the field or at the UPRRP Herbarium in Puerto Rico. 🇵🇷
I am involved in several projects regarding ecological site descriptions, species identification, surveys, species status assessments, conservation and management plans. I work with and/or collaborate with most federal & state environmental agencies as well as private conservation organizations in Puerto Rico. I also do art and write about art being done from the Caribbean and by artists from the region.
I'm particularly interested in
Currently working with those above and also these:
If you are working with any of these in the Caribbean, feel free to reach out to me and perhaps we can collaborate; or I can provide important information to your research. You can also feel free to contact me regarding any Caribbean plant species, especially in the PR Bank.
2024 iNaturalist Goals:
Have 3,000 plant species documented in Puerto Rico.
[PR full species estimates range from 2,912 - 3,559 to 6,000 - 10,000]
ID Heat Map
iNat Plant Identifier World Rank
IMPORTANT NOTES:
Do not agree with my IDs based on my credentials, I may (and have been) wrong! Use your own criteria. Sometimes I will look at observations in the 'Identify' window, which only shows icons. I do not open every single observation to examine the images or contents in detail.
Several of my observations are private or diffused, do not ask me to put them public because:
To me it is important that I upload them, even without public locality, because there is poor photographic reference for many of our Caribbean species. A photo without a precise locality is of great aid to many people.
If you are a bonafide researcher I will gladly share any localities that may aid your research. Use of images or data is subject to authorship/credit being noted, and/or having proper permits to be conducting such research (in the case that it is needed).
If you want me to collaborate on research by collecting material or providing more substantial information do not hesitate to do so, but it will be your responsibility to obtain the proper permits for doing so and paying any fees associated with said processes. I do not collect material, nor export material for nonscientific (research/conservation) purposes.