the first time I saw it I couldn’t believe it I mean it was like lafawn it
believe it I mean it was like lafawn it
believe it I mean it was like lafawn it was completely different than anything
was completely different than anything
was completely different than anything I’ve seen here you get eight or ten
I’ve seen here you get eight or ten
I’ve seen here you get eight or ten species on a small pool and still
species on a small pool and still
species on a small pool and still coexisting and they’re all shrimp or
coexisting and they’re all shrimp or
coexisting and they’re all shrimp or crabs it’s like well how do they do that
crabs it’s like well how do they do that
crabs it’s like well how do they do that how do they split up the resources how
how do they split up the resources how
how do they split up the resources how do they share things and so they all
do they share things and so they all
do they share things and so they all have their job feeding their filter
have their job feeding their filter
have their job feeding their filter feeding they’re taking particles out of
feeding they’re taking particles out of
feeding they’re taking particles out of the water picking on all of the things
the water picking on all of the things
the water picking on all of the things that they can feed on so that all these
that they can feed on so that all these
that they can feed on so that all these things that process organic material
things that process organic material
things that process organic material especially leaf litter and there’s a lot
especially leaf litter and there’s a lot
especially leaf litter and there’s a lot of it every day and some months an
of it every day and some months an
of it every day and some months an enormous amount and certainly have two
enormous amount and certainly have two
enormous amount and certainly have two hurricanes huge amounts of litter coming
hurricanes huge amounts of litter coming
hurricanes huge amounts of litter coming in to feed the food web and it works and
in to feed the food web and it works and
in to feed the food web and it works and it’s been really resilient you put out a
it’s been really resilient you put out a
it’s been really resilient you put out a trap in one of the ways that we sample
trap in one of the ways that we sample
trap in one of the ways that we sample our shrimp and you pull it up and they
our shrimp and you pull it up and they
our shrimp and you pull it up and they see hundreds literally hundreds in each
see hundreds literally hundreds in each
see hundreds literally hundreds in each trap people’s eyes light up oh my
trap people’s eyes light up oh my
trap people’s eyes light up oh my goodness you know that’s a lot of shrimp
goodness you know that’s a lot of shrimp
goodness you know that’s a lot of shrimp yeah and they’re doing a lot of work the
yeah and they’re doing a lot of work the
yeah and they’re doing a lot of work the kinds of places where the shrimp like to
kinds of places where the shrimp like to
kinds of places where the shrimp like to be exactly the same places where the
be exactly the same places where the
be exactly the same places where the people like to be the reason that they
people like to be the reason that they
people like to be the reason that they like the same places that our shrimp do
like the same places that our shrimp do
like the same places that our shrimp do that the shrimp we’re keeping it clean
that the shrimp we’re keeping it clean
that the shrimp we’re keeping it clean and they’re sweeping off the sediment
and they’re sweeping off the sediment
and they’re sweeping off the sediment from the bottom they’re turning a lot of
from the bottom they’re turning a lot of
from the bottom they’re turning a lot of that material into their own bodies and
that material into their own bodies and
that material into their own bodies and that the shrimp we’re able to use a lot
that the shrimp we’re able to use a lot
that the shrimp we’re able to use a lot of things that would otherwise pile up
of things that would otherwise pile up
of things that would otherwise pile up and be kind of slimy and not very
and be kind of slimy and not very
and be kind of slimy and not very attractive to swimmers and so all that’s
attractive to swimmers and so all that’s
attractive to swimmers and so all that’s sweeping and all that movement that they
sweeping and all that movement that they
sweeping and all that movement that they do is really keeping things great for
do is really keeping things great for
do is really keeping things great for recreation
and they should clean up the water
and they should clean up the water they’re filter feeding out a lot of
they’re filter feeding out a lot of
they’re filter feeding out a lot of organic material and turning it into
organic material and turning it into
organic material and turning it into shrimp which turns into fish food and
shrimp which turns into fish food and
shrimp which turns into fish food and various other kind of things within the
various other kind of things within the
various other kind of things within the food web and they’re working 24 hours a
food web and they’re working 24 hours a
food web and they’re working 24 hours a day seven days a week at no cost to
day seven days a week at no cost to
day seven days a week at no cost to Puerto Rico in order for this system to
Puerto Rico in order for this system to
Puerto Rico in order for this system to work in the mountains and for water
work in the mountains and for water
work in the mountains and for water quality to be available or clean to the
quality to be available or clean to the
quality to be available or clean to the public outside the forest outside the
public outside the forest outside the
public outside the forest outside the mountains we really have to have
mountains we really have to have
mountains we really have to have connectivity we have to have a really
connectivity we have to have a really
connectivity we have to have a really good way for shrimp to migrate upstream
good way for shrimp to migrate upstream
good way for shrimp to migrate upstream and downstream same with the fishery
and downstream same with the fishery
and downstream same with the fishery same with the snails when we start
same with the snails when we start
same with the snails when we start planning you know where do you divert
planning you know where do you divert
planning you know where do you divert the water and you have a dam and the
the water and you have a dam and the
the water and you have a dam and the channel or reservoir off channel those
channel or reservoir off channel those
channel or reservoir off channel those are important decisions for maintaining
are important decisions for maintaining
are important decisions for maintaining these species so we’re hoping that more
these species so we’re hoping that more
these species so we’re hoping that more and more people appreciate what is
and more people appreciate what is
and more people appreciate what is living in the river and start to think
living in the river and start to think
living in the river and start to think about well how can we keep it that way
about well how can we keep it that way
about well how can we keep it that way because it does provide a lot of
because it does provide a lot of
because it does provide a lot of important ecosystem services as we call
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