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Lab of Dr. Elizabeth Anderson at Florida International University. Interested in natural and cultural history of rivers. Tropical conservation science.

Miami, FL
Joined August 2017
Miami-Dade residents: we need your help! Complete a 5-min survey on human-manatee interaxns in #Miami led by @FIUEnvironment researchers. fiu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/S… Pls RT! @MayorDaniella @MiamiMayor @MiamiHerald @harrisalexc @jenstaletovich @ZooMiamiConserv @MiamiWaterkpr
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Look at these birds! Look at this dream team of @FIU student researchers! So many #peacocks 🦚 today on our monthly bike census of #CoconutGrove #Miami. Thx to @micborbolla @FIUEnvironment for a solid field day! ☀️🦚💙
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Yesterday: beautiful day for peafowling in Coconut Grove. Our monthly @FIU @ntbg census estimates number of birds and their distribution in this #Miami neighborhood. Lots of human-peafowl interaxns + reportedly a few birds cheered Miami Marathon runners 😂 🦚 Pix: @micborbolla
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This semester's cohort included Hannah Jackson, who was mentored by TRL's @Eco_Lemer and conducted research through visitor surveys to inform conservation messaging in exhibits at @zoomiami. Hannah is a junior @FIUEnvironment, loves research, and hopes to become an envtl lawyer.
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Yesterday, in the enchanting Kampong Garden #Miami with a small group of mentors, friends, and family, we celebrated the seven ⁦@FIU⁩ undergraduate interns who completed the Fall 2022 Tropical Conservation Internship.
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Quién nos podría decir qué río es este?! 🇨🇷
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Try now? Alt text added. Thanks for tip!
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Replying to @HLockeSTEM
Thank you! We’re running the @ZooMiamiConserv @FIU program again in 2022. This is a paid REU and we’re looking for 10 students, apps due Feb 1. More info here: zoomiami.org/reu_program ☀️
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Day 3 of our @NSF REU adventure @FIU @zoomiami: a talk on Zoo Conservation Science + Research, an overview of making the most of REU, and a facilitated session to co-construct a plan for lab meetings, articulate group values and assets, and identify areas for learning. It's on!
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