CURRICULUM VITAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Mario Espinoza Mendiola
Graduate Student (California State University, Long Beach)
1082 Loma Av., Long Beach, CA 90804 (cel: 562-240-7162)
mespino7@csulb.edu; marioespinozamen@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
University
2007 Graduate Program of Biological Science at California State University, Long Beach
2006 Graduate Program of Biology at the University of Costa Rica
2005 Bs. in Biology, University de Costa Rica
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Biology Department at University of Costa Rica
2007-July Coral Reef Fish Summer Course
2004-2006 Assistant of the Ichthyology Laboratory Course.
2002-2005 Assistant of the Vertebrate Zoology Laboratory Course.
2003-2005 Assistant of the Introduction to Biology Course.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2007 Great Lake Institute of Environmental Research, Canada (GLIER)
2004 Center for Shark Research, Mote Marine Laboratory (Sarasota, FL)
2006 Center for Shark Research, Mote Marine Laboratory (Sarasota, FL)
2002-2006 Center for Marine Investigations and Limnology (CIMAR, Costa Rica)
2003-2006 Zoology Museum of the University of Costa Rica
2004-2005 Deep-water fishes associated with commercial shrimp trawling
2003 Crustaceans associated with marine algae in the inter-tidal zone of Bat Islands
2003 The effect of highways on tropical bird population at the Braulio Carrillo National Park
WORK EXPERIENCE
2007 Environmental Consultancy (DEPATT): Stream fishes in a gold mine area
2006 Environmental Consultancy (TNC-CIMAR): Rapid Assessment of Fish and Coral Reef Evaluation in Bay Islands, Caribbean of Honduras (AGGRA survey program)
2006 Environmental Consultancy (MAR VIVA): Diagnostic of Shark Population Status in Costa Rica
2006 Natural documentary (Mario Vargas Company): Marine wild life of Coco’s Island, Costa Rica
2005 Environmental Consultancy (Conservation International): The Marine Economic Zone of Costa Rica (Sharks and fisheries)
2005 Coral reef fish documentary (Mario Vargas Company)
2005 Stream fish inventory of La Cangreja National Park (University of Costa Rica)
2003 Coral reef fish census at Catalina’s Island, Costa Rica (The Edge Diving Company)
2003 Documentary of sharks and coral reef fishes from Coco’s Island
PROGRAMS AND COURSES
2005 Tropical Field Biology Course at Golfito
INTERNATIONAL MEETING AND WORKSHOPS
2007 GLIER Graduate Student Symposium. Windsor, Canadá
2006 Workshop: Marine Conservation of Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica
2006 Symposium: Marine Investigations in Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica
2006 Workshop: Status of skates and rays fisheries on the Pacific of Costa Rica
2006 Workshop: Actual status of shark research in Costa Rica
2005 Workshop: Coral reef fish identification (Florida Reef Foundation)
2003 International Meeting: X COLACMAR, San José, Costa Rica.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2007 Fulbright Scholarship
2005 IDEA WILD award for Latin-American students doing tropical research
PUBLICATIONS
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Espinoza, M. 2006. Diagnostic on the Status of Sharks in Costa Rica. Shark Commission Group of Costa Rica
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Espinoza, M. 2006. Chapter IX: Sharks of Costa Rica: Sharks and Rays. Commission Group of the Exclusive Economic Zone of Costa Rica.
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Espinoza, M. 2006. Chapter VII: Commercial Marine Species I: Fishes. Commission Group of the Exclusive Economic Zone of Costa Rica.
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Espinoza, M. E. Salas. 2005. Structure of reef fish community in Catalina’s Island and Ocotal beach, North Pacific of Costa Rica. J. Trop. Biol. 53: 523-536.
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Espinoza, M. 2007. In press. Composition and community structure of stream fishes in La Cañaza River, Pacific of Costa Rica. Brenesia.
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Espinoza, M. I. Wehrtmann. In press. Stomach content analysis in the deep-water fish Lophiodes spilurus (Lophiiformes: Lophiidae) associated to commercial shrimp trawls, Pacific Coast of Costa Rica. J. Trop. Biol.
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Espinoza, M. In press. Before the Disturbance: Ecological Evaluation of Tropical Fish Communities in a Gold Mine Area. J. Trop. Biol.
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