logging in or signing up Trip Info PPT Callia Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 127 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: November 20, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Otter Tails and Jaguar Trails: Behavioral Research in Brazil with Pantanal Studies Summer 2007: Otter Tails and Jaguar Trails: Behavioral Research in Brazil with Pantanal Studies Summer 2007Project Leader: Kika Tarsi: Ecological Research Experience: Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary Channel Island Fox SSP with St. Louis Zoo Project Leader: Kika TarsiTropical Nature: Tropical Nature Combines non-profit and for-profit ecotourism operations Lodges based in Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia , and the Caribbean Consulting firm that works with rainforest and ecotourism organizations and government tourism ministries Lowland gorillas in Gabon For more info, check out their website: www.tropicalnature.orgLast Summer: Last Summer Otter Groupies: Initiated research on otter family at site Developed identification charts Gave otter lectures Guided boat toursGoals: Goals Extension of that research: Locating dens Monitoring family Identification Initiating novel research in area Herp trapping Avian studies Behavioral data Sustainable developmentThe Pantanal: The Pantanal Largest wetland in the Neotropics UNESCO World Heritage Site Floodplain of the Rio Paraguay expands across Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, etc. Higher elevations: Scrub savannas and gallery forests Lower elevations: mosaic of flooded grasslands with meandering channels and extensive water networksBiodiversity: Biodiversity Menagerie of endemic spp: 400 plant 500 butterfly 400 fish 30 frog 80 reptile 650 bird 75 mammal Most diverse floating aquatic plant communities in the world (WWF) Fazenda Santa Tereza: Fazenda Santa Tereza Recently purchased by Tropical Nature Limited Internet access Double-rooms w/private showers Kitchen and lounge area Along Pixaim River Boat Access Base to launch researchResearch Tools:: Research Tools: Biodiversity and Behavioral Assessments Species Inventory Behavioral Observation Energy budgets Std. Sampling methods Live Traps Drift Fence/pitfall traps Mark-recapture strategiesBehavioral Focus:: Behavioral Focus: Giant Otters Group interactions Feeding Dominance Foraging Reproductive success Transient populations Identification and Sexing of individualsBehavioral Focus:: Behavioral Focus: Jaguars Assisting local researchers Tracking Radio-collared Individuals GPS Behavioral monitoring Ecological Applications: Species inventory Biodiversity Survey Behavioral comparisons Reproductive Success? Transient populations? Energy allocation? Sustainable development? Tourism impacts? Necessary precautions? Ecotourism potential? Ecological ApplicationsSlide13: “We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey” --John Hope FranklinLogistics: Logistics Program Dates: July 8–21, 2007 Program Fees: 2,500 USD Includes all food, lodging, and ground travel Application Materials: Online Application resume 500-word Letter of Interest Application Deadline: March 15, 2007 For more info: http://www.seaandgreen.com/pantanal Any Questions?: Any Questions? You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Trip Info PPT Callia Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINTLite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 127 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: November 20, 2007 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Otter Tails and Jaguar Trails: Behavioral Research in Brazil with Pantanal Studies Summer 2007: Otter Tails and Jaguar Trails: Behavioral Research in Brazil with Pantanal Studies Summer 2007Project Leader: Kika Tarsi: Ecological Research Experience: Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) Monkeyland Primate Sanctuary Channel Island Fox SSP with St. Louis Zoo Project Leader: Kika TarsiTropical Nature: Tropical Nature Combines non-profit and for-profit ecotourism operations Lodges based in Peru, Brazil, Ecuador, Bolivia , and the Caribbean Consulting firm that works with rainforest and ecotourism organizations and government tourism ministries Lowland gorillas in Gabon For more info, check out their website: www.tropicalnature.orgLast Summer: Last Summer Otter Groupies: Initiated research on otter family at site Developed identification charts Gave otter lectures Guided boat toursGoals: Goals Extension of that research: Locating dens Monitoring family Identification Initiating novel research in area Herp trapping Avian studies Behavioral data Sustainable developmentThe Pantanal: The Pantanal Largest wetland in the Neotropics UNESCO World Heritage Site Floodplain of the Rio Paraguay expands across Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, etc. Higher elevations: Scrub savannas and gallery forests Lower elevations: mosaic of flooded grasslands with meandering channels and extensive water networksBiodiversity: Biodiversity Menagerie of endemic spp: 400 plant 500 butterfly 400 fish 30 frog 80 reptile 650 bird 75 mammal Most diverse floating aquatic plant communities in the world (WWF) Fazenda Santa Tereza: Fazenda Santa Tereza Recently purchased by Tropical Nature Limited Internet access Double-rooms w/private showers Kitchen and lounge area Along Pixaim River Boat Access Base to launch researchResearch Tools:: Research Tools: Biodiversity and Behavioral Assessments Species Inventory Behavioral Observation Energy budgets Std. Sampling methods Live Traps Drift Fence/pitfall traps Mark-recapture strategiesBehavioral Focus:: Behavioral Focus: Giant Otters Group interactions Feeding Dominance Foraging Reproductive success Transient populations Identification and Sexing of individualsBehavioral Focus:: Behavioral Focus: Jaguars Assisting local researchers Tracking Radio-collared Individuals GPS Behavioral monitoring Ecological Applications: Species inventory Biodiversity Survey Behavioral comparisons Reproductive Success? Transient populations? Energy allocation? Sustainable development? Tourism impacts? Necessary precautions? Ecotourism potential? Ecological ApplicationsSlide13: “We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey” --John Hope FranklinLogistics: Logistics Program Dates: July 8–21, 2007 Program Fees: 2,500 USD Includes all food, lodging, and ground travel Application Materials: Online Application resume 500-word Letter of Interest Application Deadline: March 15, 2007 For more info: http://www.seaandgreen.com/pantanal Any Questions?: Any Questions?