La Parguera, Isla Magueyes, Lajas Puerto Rico
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Isla Magueyes – La Parguera en Lajas, Puerto Rico.
Isla Magueyes (Isla de Maguey) es una isla de 7.2 hectáreas (0.028 millas cuadradas; 0.072 km 2 ) a 50 metros (160 pies) de la costa suroeste de la isla de Puerto Rico . Está rodeado de manglares y tiene un interior de hábitat de matorral seco , donde recibe su nombre. Lleva el nombre de la presencia de muchas plantas del siglo o maguey ( Agave americana ). La plataforma circundante de la isla es en su mayoría arrecifes de coral . Hay edificios en el extremo occidental de la isla asociados con el Departamento de Ciencias Marinas de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Mayagüez . UPR-Mayagüez es el centro más importante en la región del Atlántico para el estudio de la ciencia marina tropical debido a su ubicación, instalaciones e investigadores de primer nivel. Las instalaciones de investigación incluyen el Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Hídricos y Medio Ambiente de Puerto Rico, el Instituto de Arrecifes de Coral del Caribe (CCRI), el Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, la Estación de Investigación Agrícola y el Centro de Investigación Atmosférica del Caribe (ATMOSCarib)
Isla Magueyes (Isle of Maguey) is a 7.2 hectares (0.028 sq mi; 0.072 km2) island 50 metres (160 ft) from the southwest coast of the island of Puerto Rico. It is encircled with mangrove and has an interior of dry scrub habitat, where it gets its name. It is named for the presence of many century plants or maguey (Agave americana). The surrounding shelf of the island is mostly coral reef. There are buildings on the western end of the island associated with the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. UPR- Mayagüez is the most important center in the Atlantic region for the study of tropical marine science due to its location, facilities, and first-rate researchers. The research facilities includes the Puerto Rico Water Resources and Environmental Research Institute, the Caribbean Coral Reef Institute (CCRI), the Research and Development Center, the Agricultural Research Station and the Caribbean Atmospheric Research Center (ATMOSCarib).
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Jardin Botanico Universidad de Puerto Rico
El Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Puerto Rico (UPR) fue inaugurado el 10 de marzo de 1971. Abarca unas 289 cuerdas de terreno y esta ubicado en la carretera PR-1 que va de Río Piedras a Caguas. Es un centro educativo de investigación científica que se concentra en preservar y estudiar la fauna de nuestro entorno y la flora tropical. Cuenta con facilidades, colecciones botánicas, Jardines Temáticos, Biblioteca Agrícola y Forestal, un Herbario, un Museo de Entomología y Biodiversidad Tropical, un Huerto Urbano Demostrativo y celebra un campamento de aventura en el Jardín cada año. Alberga una variedad de más 63 especies de aves residentes y migratorias. Cuenta con 70 especies de palmas procedentes de diferentes partes del mundo. Tiene un Jardín de Esculturas que comprende doce obras de artistas puertorriqueños y latinoamericanos. El Herbario tiene una colección de más de 40 mil plantas disecadas y preservadas. El Museo de Entomología posee una colección de más 250,000 especímenes de los 29 órdenes de insectos de Puerto Rico.
The Botanical Garden of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) was inaugurated on March 10, 1971. It covers some 289 acres of land and is located on PR-1 Road from Rio Piedras to Caguas. It is a research and educational center that focuses on preserving and studying the fauna of our environment as well as the tropical flora. It has other facilities, botanical collections, thematic gardens, Agricultural and Forestry Libraries, a herbarium, Entomology and Tropical Biodiversity Museum, a modern urban garden and a Botanical Garden Adventure Camp that is celebrated each year. It houses a variety of over 63 species of resident and migratory birds and 70 species of palms from around the world. A Sculpture Garden comprising twelve works from Puerto Rican and Latin American artists. The Herbarium has a collection of over 40 thousand plants dissected and preserved plants. The Entomology Museum has a collection of over 250.000 specimens of the 29 orders of insects reported in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico Agriculture - NASA DEVELOP Summer 2016 @ Goddard Space Flight Center
DEVELOP is a NASA Science Mission Directorate Applied Sciences training and development program. Interns work on Earth science research projects, mentored by science advisors from NASA and partner agencies and extend research results to local communities. The projects demonstrate to community leaders how NASA science measurements and predictions can be utilized to address local policy issues.
Biofuels in Puerto Rico (MWV30)
Puerto Rico is widely known as the La Isla del Encanto, which translated means The Island of Enchantment. And while its beaches, tropical rain forest, and biolumescent bays are wonders of nature, the island is not without its problems. From energy needs to economics, Puerto Rico shares many issues facing the rest of the world.
In this MicrobeWorld Video episode we talk with Nadathur S. Govind, Ph.D., Professor, Marine Sciences Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, and William Rosado, Marine Sciences Department at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, about the sustainable biofuel program they are launching in southwestern Puerto Rico.
According to Govind, the island's successful sugarcane industry died in the 1990's. In fact, local rum manufacturers now import their molasses from as far away as Malaysia. As a result, approximately 70 percent of the population in southwestern Puerto Rico is on welfare.
Govind believes he can rebuild the local economy by harnessing bacterial enzymes extracted from the guts of termites and shipworms (mollusks) found in the mangroves off the coast to break down the lignocellulose in sugarcane and hibiscus. The idea is that if he can bring agricultural production back to his community, he can use the crop waste to produce ethanol to supplement Puerto Rico's demand for fuel. And since the byproduct of ethanol is carbon dioxide, he also plans to use algae to capture the gas and produce biodiesel. The waste that he has left over can then be returned to the soil as fertilizer or given to livestock as feed, completing the cycle.
For more information about Govind's program please read the article, Combining Agriculture with Microbial Genomics to Make Fuels, found in the American Society for Microbiology's Microbe magazine.
Isla Magueyes/ la Parguera/ Puerto Rico
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Isla Magueyes (Isle of Maguey) is a 7.2 hectares (0.028 sq mi; 0.072 km2) island 50 metres (160 ft) from the southwest coast of the island of Puerto Rico.[1] It is encircled with mangrove and has an interior of dry scrub habitat, where it gets its name.[2] It is named for the presence of many century plants or maguey (Agave americana). The surrounding shelf of the island is mostly coral reef. There are buildings on the western end of the island associated with the Department of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.[3] UPR- Mayagüez is the most important center in the Atlantic region for the study of tropical marine science due to its location, facilities, and first-rate researchers.[4] The research facilities includes the Puerto Rico Water Resources and Environmental Research Institute, the Caribbean Coral Reef Institute (CCRI), the Research and Development Center, the Agricultural Research Station and the Caribbean Atmospheric Research Center (ATMOSCarib).[3][4]
Fauna
A free-ranging colony of feral Cuban iguanas, released from a zoo that was closed on the island in the 1950s inhabit all parts of the island.[1][2][5][6] While the iguanas are endangered in their native Cuba and are currently protected by the US Endangered Species Act, there has been talk of eliminating or reducing the population here as they are considered an invasive species. Currently dogs, cats, and most tourists are barred from the island to protect the iguanas.[7] This has turned the island into somewhat of an unofficial bird sanctuary and brown pelicans, cattle egrets, and herons are commonly observed here.[7]
The iguana colony has been used as a research control group for various experiments concerning animal communication and evolution.[8]
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Globally, soils can store two to three times more carbon than the atmosphere and all plant vegetation. Understanding how different land uses affect how much carbon is retained in soils is important for predicting the response of soils to changes in human activities, for quantifying the potential of soils to sequester carbon to help mitigate climate change, and for food security.
Tropical soils play an especially important role in the global carbon cycle because they are typically very deep, cover a large geographic extent, and contain large amounts of carbon. Tropical regions are experiencing exponential human population growth and increasing demands for land. Yet, existing data and scientific understanding of land use effects on tropical soils do not represent the diversity of tropical landscapes.
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List of Puerto Rican scientists and inventors | Wikipedia audio article
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00:16:47 Aerospace physiology
00:18:22 Agriculture
00:24:47 Archaeology
00:26:15 Astronomy
00:28:38 Astrophysics
00:32:03 Biochemistry
00:33:28 Botany
00:35:19 Earth System Science
00:37:59 Ecology
00:39:44 Hydrometeorology
00:41:11 Marine biology
00:43:50 Medicine
01:07:57 Microbiology
01:09:35 Mycology
01:11:20 Nanotechnology
01:13:01 Physics
01:14:02 Psychology
01:17:51 Physiology
01:18:47 Rocket scientist
01:20:19 Space exploration
01:21:22 Space physics
01:22:34 Zoology
01:24:31 Inventors
01:26:11 Art
01:27:21 Engineering
01:34:09 Electronics
01:35:37 Medical Technology
01:38:13 Musical instruments
01:39:19 Plastics
01:40:37 Public health
01:42:06 Soft drinks
01:43:08 See also
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Before Christopher Columbus and the Spanish Conquistadors landed on the island of Borikén (Puerto Rico), the Tainos who inhabited the island depended on their astronomical observations for the cultivation of their crops.
In 1581, Juan Ponce de León II, the grandson of the Conquistador Juan Ponce de León, studied an eclipse and its effects on the island and was able to establish the exact geographical coordinates of San Juan with his observations.During the 19th century the economies of many countries in the world suffered from the spread of crop failures. Puerto Rico, whose economy depended heavily on its agriculture, felt the effects of some of the crop diseases. Scientists such as Dr. Agustín Stahl, Fermín Tangüis and Fernando López Tuero conducted investigations and experiments in the fields of agriculture, botany, ethnology and zoology. The findings of their investigations helped Puerto Rico's agricultural industry.
With the advances in medical technologies and the coming of the Space Age of the 20th century, Puerto Ricans have expanded their horizons and have made many contributions in various scientific fields, among them the fields of aerospace and medicine.
There are many Puerto Rican scientists involved in the American space program at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). According to an article written by Margarita Santori Lopez for the official newspaper of the University of Puerto Rico's Mayagüez Campus, Prensa RUM, as of 2003, of the 115 Hispanics working at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, 70 were Puerto Ricans or of Puerto Rican descent. According to a research conducted during the period of 1990 to 1998 by Puerto Rican scientists in science and technology, Puerto Rican scientific production was greater than in any other Caribbean country and the sixth largest in all of Latin America.The following is a list of some of Puerto Rico's notable scientists and inventors with short profiles that include the scientific contributions, inventions and achievements in their respective fields. The list is not limited to people born in Puerto Rico, it also includes people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican ancestry, and many long-term residents and who have made Puerto Rico their home, and who are recognized for their life and/or work.
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List of Puerto Ricans in the United States Space Program | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:05 Joseph M. Acaba
00:03:47 Roberto Alemán
00:04:26 Adán Rodriguez-Arroyo
00:05:30 Renán Borelli
00:06:00 Anthony M. Busquets
00:07:21 Miguel Alvarez Chico
00:08:06 Nitza Margarita Cintron
00:10:11 Gilberto Colón
00:10:51 Juan R. Cruz
00:12:41 Carlos Del Castillo
00:13:46 Lydia Del Rio
00:14:10 Rey N. Diaz
00:16:01 Alfonso Eaton
00:16:53 Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano
00:18:06 Orlando Figueroa
00:19:50 Guillermo A. Gonzalez
00:20:36 Olga D. Gonzalez-Sanabria
00:21:30 Amri Hernandez-Pellerano
00:22:20 Gloria Hernandez
00:23:18 Annie Delgado-Holton
00:24:50 Lucas G. Horta
00:25:59 Grisselle LaFontaine
00:26:52 Javier Lecha
00:27:15 María C. Lecha
00:27:39 Carlos A. Liceaga, P.E.
00:29:03 Carlos Ortiz Longo
00:31:20 Debbie Martinez
00:32:57 Lissette Martinez
00:34:04 Lourdes E. Miranda
00:35:19 Mayra N. Montrosa
00:36:08 Marla E. Perez-Davis
00:36:49 Mercedes Reaves
00:37:29 Shayla Rivera
00:38:33 Miriam Rodon-Naveira
00:39:34 Miguel Rodríguez
00:40:30 Otilia I. Rodriguez-Alvarez
00:42:10 Pedro Rodriguez
00:43:46 Miguel Roman
00:45:37 Monserrate Roman
00:46:20 Carlos A. Gómez Rosa
00:49:23 Yajaira Sierra Sastre
00:50:42 Desiree Santa
00:51:16 Juan A. Román Velázquez
00:51:55 Felix Soto Toro
00:53:21 Adolfo Figueroa-Viñas
00:54:46 NASA's Bonzzo Award
00:55:30 See also
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This is a list of notable Puerto Rican scientists involved in the United States Space Program, also known as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and their contributions to said program. This list is not limited to Puerto Ricans born in Puerto Rico, it also includes people of Puerto Rican descent born elsewhere. According to an article written by Margarita Santori Lopez for the official newspaper of the University of Puerto Rico's Mayagüez Campus, Prensa RUM, as of 2003, of the 114 Hispanics working at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, 70 were Puerto Ricans or of Puerto Rican descent.Puerto Ricans and people of Puerto Rican descent, both men and women, have reached top positions in NASA, serving in sensitive leadership positions. On May 6, 2004, Joseph M. Acaba became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as a member of NASA Astronaut Training Group 19. On an average, only the top 4% of the qualified applicants are invited to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, for final interviews for a position in the Astronaut Candidate Class. Out of this group, an average of only 0.63% of the qualified applicants are selected. Other notable individuals who have reached finalist status include: Nitza Margarita Cintron, Astronaut Class 8 (1978), Carlos Ortiz Longo, Astronaut Class 16 (1996)., and Enectalí Figueroa-Feliciano, Astronaut Class 19 (2004) and Class 20 (2009) The following are short profiles of these men and women:
Contents: Top - Joseph M. Acaba, Roberto Alemán, Adán Rodríguez-Arroyo, Renán Borelli, Anthony M. Busquets, MiguelAlvarez Chico, Nitza Margarita Cintron, Gilberto Colón, Juan R. Cruz, Carlos Del Castillo, Lydia Del Rio, Rey N. Diaz, Alfonso Eaton, Enectalí Figueroa, Orlando Figueroa, Guillermo A. Gonzalez, Olga D. Gonzalez-Sanabria, Gloria Hernandez, Annie Delgado-Holton, Lucas G. Horta, Grisselle LaFontaine, Javier Lecha, Carlos A. Liceaga, P.E, Carlos Ortiz Longo, Debbie Martinez, Lissette Martinez, Lourdes E. Miranda, Mayra N. Montrosa, Marla E. Perez-Davis, Shayla Rivera, Miriam Rodon-Naveira, Miguel Rodríguez, Otilia I. Rodriguez-Alvarez, Pedro Rodriguez, Miguel Roman, Monserrate Roman, Carlos A. Gómez Rosa, Yajaira Sierra Sastre, Desiree Santa, Juan A. Román Velázquez, Felix Soto Toro, Adolfo Figueroa-Viñas, NASA's Bonzzo Award.
Puerto Rico | Wikipedia audio article
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Puerto Rico
00:04:46 1 Etymology
00:06:16 2 History
00:06:25 2.1 Pre-Columbian era
00:08:36 2.2 Spanish colony (1493–1898)
00:08:47 2.2.1 Conquest and early settlement
00:10:11 2.2.2 Colonization, the Habsburgs
00:13:44 2.2.3 Late colonial period
00:17:00 2.2.4 Politics of liberalism
00:20:54 2.3 American era (1898–present)
00:23:18 2.3.1 United States unincorporated organized territory (1900–1952)
00:25:07 2.3.1.1 U.S. citizenship and Puerto Rican citizenship
00:28:17 2.3.2 United States unincorporated organized territory with commonwealth constitution (1952–present)
00:30:15 2.3.3 iEstado Libre Asociado/i
00:36:14 2.4 Referendums on statehood or independence
00:40:40 2.5 United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization
00:41:57 2.5.1 International status
00:45:00 2.6 21st century
00:50:54 2.7 Political status
00:52:05 2.8 Hurricane Maria
00:54:56 2.8.1 Rebuilding efforts
00:56:51 2.8.2 Death toll
00:57:48 3 Geography
01:02:09 3.1 Climate
01:06:12 3.2 Biodiversity
01:07:27 4 Demographics
01:07:49 4.1 Population makeup
01:10:31 4.1.1 Population genetics
01:12:13 4.2 Immigration and emigration
01:14:13 4.3 Population distribution
01:14:50 4.4 Languages
01:17:08 4.5 Religion
01:22:38 5 Government
01:25:44 5.1 Political parties and elections
01:27:27 5.2 Law
01:29:13 5.3 Political status
01:29:41 5.3.1 Within the United States
01:34:02 5.4 Foreign and intergovernmental relations
01:37:21 5.5 Military
01:43:01 5.6 Administrative divisions
01:43:28 6 Economy
01:47:02 6.1 Heavy debt load
01:49:43 6.2 Public finances
01:55:01 6.3 Cost of living
01:59:04 7 Education
02:01:00 8 Public health and safety
02:05:50 8.1 Crime
02:06:21 9 Culture
02:08:04 9.1 Architecture
02:11:29 9.2 Arts
02:13:02 9.3 Literature
02:17:07 9.4 Media
02:18:04 9.5 Music
02:20:14 9.6 Cuisine
02:23:29 9.7 Philately
02:25:03 9.8 Sports
02:29:36 10 Infrastructure
02:32:09 11 See also
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Puerto Rico (Spanish for Rich Port), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit. Free Associated State of Puerto Rico) and briefly called Porto Rico, is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida.
An archipelago among the Greater Antilles, Puerto Rico includes the main island of Puerto Rico and a number of smaller ones, such as Mona, Culebra, and Vieques. The capital and most populous city is San Juan. Its official languages are Spanish and English, though Spanish predominates. The island's population is approximately 3.4 million. Puerto Rico's history, tropical climate, natural scenery, traditional cuisine, and tax incentives make it a destination for travelers from around the world.
Originally populated by the indigenous Taíno people, the island was claimed in 1493 by Christopher Columbus for Spain during his second voyage. Later it endured invasion attempts from the French, Dutch, and British. Four centuries of Spanish colonial government influenced the island's cultural landscapes with waves of African slaves, Canarian, and Andalusian settlers. In the Spanish Empire, Puerto Rico played a secondary, but strategic role when compared to wealthier colonies like Peru and the mainland parts of New Spain. Spain's distant administrative control continued up to the end of the 19th century, helping to produce a distinctive creole Hispanic culture and language that combined elements from the Native Americans, Africans, and Iberians. In 1898, following the Spanish–American War, the United States acquired Puerto Rico under the terms of the Treaty of Paris. The treaty took effect on April 11, 1899.Puerto Ricans are by law citizens of the United States and may move freely between the island and the mainland. As it is not a state, Puerto Rico does not have a vote in the United States Congress, which governs the territory with full jurisdiction under the Puerto Rico Fe ...