Mang-rovers!

	Dan Friess a.k.a. Mangrove Maestro   Dan hails from the UK, arriving in Singapore with excellent credentials with a 1st class in Environmental Biology from Uni of Cambridge and completed his PhD in Geography from Imperial College London. Having set foot here, currently he is a wetland scientist and has been living the Mangrove dreams in Singapore for almost 3 years! He is a currently a Professor in Department of Geography, NUS. Don’t be fooled by this ‘ang-moh’; he speaks Singlish and trots the mangroves like a boss! This maestro is also an Indiana Jones wannabe in the mangroves!
	Rick a.k.a. Mangrove Apprentice   Rick has just completed his undergraduate studies in May 2012. His Honours project involved mapping mangroves trees and surface elevation in Mandai mangrove. After being introduced to mangroves, he just cannot stay away from them! He has mapped mangrove trees in Mandai for almost a year and continues to do so as a Research Assistant in NUS! There’s never a dull moment when you’re going out to mangroves with Rick because he yaks non-stop, regardless if it is mangrove or non-mangrove related topics!
	Wei Kit   Wei Kit has graduated from NUS in 2011, specializing in Biology! Having completed his Honours project which is related to terrestrial forests, Wei Kit has been drawn away the terrestrial forests and now works Research Assistant in NUS dealing with several mangrove projects! Wei Kit is extremely focused and dedicated to his work in the mangroves. He has been assisting Rick with his mapping project and continues to do so! Like a boss, Wei Kit gets his mangrove work done without a single sigh!
	N. Sivasothi a.k.a. Otterman   Siva needs no introduction in world of mangroves as his years of experience in the mangroves of Singapore say it all! The Otterman studied otters for his Master’s degree. His many years ago has led to the production of mangrove guidebooks and documentaries. Besides dealing with mangroves, he has been juggling his career as a volunteer nature guide and an instructor in NUS teaching Life Sciences undergraduates. Siva is also extremely internet-savy; he is a prolific blogger and Twitter-er! He is also an avid cyclist. He is currently the main coordinator for International Coastal Cleanup Singapore (ICCS).
	Ria Tan   Ria is the ‘Singapore’s Queen of Intertidals’. She is the mastermind behind WildSingapore, one of the well-known website in Singapore on biodiversity of Singapore. Currently a retiree (but not from the intertidals!), Ria is an expert in identification fauna and flora regardless mangroves, seagrass or coral reefs. As her name suggests in Malay (‘Ria’ in Malay = jovial), she is extremely fun to work with the mangroves with her bubbly personality and her depth of knowledge of intertidal biodiversity. She is an example that you need not a degree in Biology in order to appreciate nature!
	Rachel Oh a.k.a. Rory   Rachel conducted a year research project on sedimentation in Mandai mangrove during her 2nd Year as an undergraduate and since then, she can’t stay away from the mangroves! She has recently graduated from NUS. During her years as an undergraduate, Rachel has provided a lot of mangrove-related projects, including Dan’s and Rick’s projects. She is extremely motivated in the field and like a lady boss, she gets her work done! She is also a joy to her field buddies with her infectious smile and funny jokes while working in the mangroves!
	Gladys Chua   Gladys is the youngest Mangrover in Mangrove Action Squad. However, do not be fooled by her age as she has many years of intertidal fieldwork experience having helped Team Seagrass in their surveys, ICCS with Siva and Rick with his Mandai surveys as well. She loves the mud and can’t stay away from it! She is also very passionate about biodiversity conservation in general and tweets a lot of ongoing biodiversity events around the World!
	Jeremy Ng   Jeremy is a second- year undergraduate who loves the working in nature areas. He is currently assisting Team Seagrass’ surveys and also helping out in Rick’s project. At his leisure time, he loves reading books related to biology and conservation. Besides the intertidals, he is also fond of mosses and is currently working moss expert Dr. Benito Tan in a research project. He is also a keen photographer and loves nature photography.
	Vishnu Vardhan   Vishnu is a final year undergraduate in NUS majoring in Physics. While he deals with quantum physics and Einstein-related stuff for his studies, he spends time outside NUS volunteering to help out with environmental biology fieldwork. He has helped out in ICCS and Rick’s project and continues to be active in the mangroves. Besides getting muddy in the mangroves, his other interests include cricket!
	Benjamin Lee   Benjamin is the latest Mangrover in the Mangrove Action Squad. He did a one year sea-grass project however he has moved to greener (and muddier!) pastures i.e. the mangroves for his Honours project. Don’t be fooled by this stature, he is capable of withstanding the long and muddy hours of mangrove fieldwork. Benjamin will be conducting propagule fruiting studies in Mandai, Sungei Buloh and Pulau Ubin in collaboration with NParks for his undergraduate thesis.