Proyectos a Largo Plazo

ALAS:
Arthropods of La Selva Project (ALAS), a large-scale inventory of arthropod diversity in a lowland tropical rainforest.

BOSQUES:
Investiga los factores que afectan la dinámica espacial y temporal de la regeneración de brinzales, latizales, y árboles en bosques secundarios tropicales.

ECOS:
This project encompasses a field experiment in Costa Rica, laboratory experiments in Iowa, and modeling with CENTURY. We explore how tropical tree species influence ecosystems. The focus is on carbon cycling and restoration of degraded landscapes.

HUERTOS:
Busca dilucidar el papel de la diversidad vegetal y el tiempo de rotación de un cultivo sobre la productividad, a través de sus efectos sobre la retención de nutrimentos y las interacciones entre plantas y plagas.

STREAMS:
Effects of volcanic processes on lowland tropical stream ecosystems.

TEAM:
Tropical Ecology, Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) Initiative’s mission is to monitor long-term trends in biodiversity through a network of tropical field stations, providing an early warning system on the status of biodiversity that can effectively guide conservation action.

TRIALS:
Genera información sobre el potencial de emplear especies nativas desconocidas como alternativas ante el uso masivo de especies exóticas en la reforestación.

TREES:
The goal of this long-term research has been to assess the relationship between annually measured tree performance and microsite conditions for nine canopy and emergent tree species in old-growth lowland tropical rain forest