Research at El Centro
de Conservación, Lodge Los Inocentes
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| Figure 1. Lodge Los Inocentes, El Centro de Conservación. The main hotel itself is a remodeled 19th century casona. (Photo: Alan Journet, January 1998) |
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| Figure 2. Volcan Orosí as seen from the main lodge; the volcano rises from around 300 meters above sea level to 1487 meters at the summit (Photo: Alan Journet, January 1998). |
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| Figure 3. Volcan Orosí is always visible. The extinct volcano provides a spectacular backdrop to living, laboratory accommodations, and field research at El Centro de Conservación, Lodge Los Inocentes. (Photo: Alan Journet, January 1998) |
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| Figure 4. Volcanoes Orosí and Cacao viewed east across the Area de Conservación de Guanacaste from the Pan-American Highway. Notice the regeneration in foreground pastures abandoned since the late 1980s. Because the prevailing wind direction is from the east, clouds frequently build up over the eastern slopes of the Central Cordillera of volcanoes - visible here along the summits of the volcanoes. Thus the eastern (Atlantic/Caribbean) lowlands and slopes are often cloudy and rainy, while the western slopes and lowlands of Guanacaste are dry and sunny. (Photo: Alan Journet, January 1998) |
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Figure 5. Researchers Alan Journet,
Kathy Conway, and Dennis Ortiz. Photo Jaime Viquez, July 2000. |
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Figure 6. Alan Journet and Kathy Conway with Patricia Murillo, Jaime Viquez and Karina Viquez Murillo (Photo Miguel, July 2000. |
| Figure 7. Dr. Alan Journet. Collecting data on the forest regeneration project (Photo: Kathy Conway, January 1998). | Figure 8. Dr. Kathy Conway examining a trial fig planting for the forest regeneration project (Photo: Alan Journet, January 1998). |
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Figure 9. Investigador and guía extraordinario Dennis Ortiz O. and friend. (Photo: Alan Journet, January 1998). |
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ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY PROJECTS AT EL CENTRO DE CONSERVACIÓN, LODGE LOS INOCENTES |
| General Description of El Centro de Conservación |
| Abiotic and Microclimatic Conditions in Primary Forest Gallery, Abandoned Pasture and Early Regeneration Stands |
| Distribution and Density of Small Mammals |
| Distribution and Density of Primates |
| Figs as a Mechanism for Promoting Tropical Moist Forest Restoration |
| Species Lists: Mammals, Birds, and Trees. |
For more information on research projects
contact:
Alan Journet (ajournet@biology.semo.edu).
| Useful References on the Biology of Costa Rica and Tropical Forests:: |
| Eisenberg, J.F. 1989 Mammals of the Neotropics. The Northern Neotropics, Volume I. The University of Chicago Press |
| Emmons, L.H. 1997 Neotropical Rainforest Mammals, Second Edition. The University of Chicago Press. |
| Janzen, D.H. 1983 (Editor) Costa Rican natural history, The University of Chicago Press. Chicago, Il |
| Mabberley, D.J. 1992 Tropical Rain Forest Ecology Second Edition Chapman and Hall, N.Y., N.Y. |
| Ridgley, R.S. & Gwynne, J.A. 1989 A Guide to the Birds of Panama with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Princeton University Press |
| Stiles, G. & Skutch, A.F. 1989 A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica, Cornell University Press |
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