“In the end we will conserve only what we love. We will love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.” Baba Dioum

Field data collection achieved by the second group of the ISV season 2010

  1. A total of 627 seed traps were monitored to estimate crop size, seed removal and pre dispersal predation of 53 indivuals of netropical nutmeg (13 Virola koschnyi and 40 Virola surinamensis).
  2. 12 Virola surinamensis trees were monitored for frugivores visitation and seed removal, a total of 100 hrs of tree observations at were acomplished, durnig the past two weeks.
  3. 15 km of hikes were conducted to document frugivores feeding events.
  4. 1000 lines of data was entered.
  5. 5 cameras traps were set under fruting nut meg trees.
  6. All this field work was acomplished in about 800 hrs of field work.
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