The Wetland and Linked Aquatic-Terrestrial Ecosystems Research Laboratory (WATER Lab) of the Institute of Biology, University of the Philippines Diliman warmly welcomes two new graduate students.
Precious Jacob, a MS Biology student, and Alessandra “Aless” Morado, a PhD student, have officially joined the laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Severino Salmo III. Precious previously served as a research associate of the WATER Lab.
Both students will contribute to the ongoing research efforts of the lab, with particular focus on mangrove and seagrass ecology. Aless will specialize in spatial ecology, focusing on how different mangrove-seagrass seascapes influence the blue carbon, vegetation structure and diversity, and faunal assemblage of seagrass ecosystems. Her research aims to deepen understanding of the connectivity of coastal ecosystems and support more effective conservation and management.
We look forward to their future contributions, and we are excited to support their research journeys.
Mangrove Ecology 