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Biological Stations

OTS maintains three Biological Stations in Costa Rica

All three field stations are affiliated with the Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS) to promote interchange of professionals for biological research and education. Constant communication and reciprocal visits of scientists are also promoted between OTS field stations in Costa Rica and those from Smithsonian Tropical Research Institution in Panama.

Location

 

La Selva located in the Atlantic lowlands and recognized internationally as one of the premier facilities for rain forest research frog
Las Cruces on Costa Rica's southern Pacific slopes, noted for its extensive collection of palms, bromeliads, and endangered plants from Costa Rica and elsewhere and its mosaic of fragmented premontane rain forests heliconia
Palo Verde situated in the northern Pacific lowlands and known for its deciduous dry forest, freshwater marsh and extensive wetlands bird

 

 






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