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La Gamba Field Station - http://www.lagamba.at
Research, teaching and education institution located on the edge of the Piedras Blancas National Park. Lists programs and publications, with information on visiting or donating. [English/German] |
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Costa Rica Volcanoes and Volcanics - http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/CostaRica/framework.html
USGS descriptions and location map, eruption histories. |
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Project ALAS Arthropods of La Selva - http://viceroy.eeb.uconn.edu/alas/alas.html
A large scale inventory of arthropod diversity in the lowland tropical rainforest of La Selva. Includes a history and description of the laboratory facilities, information management and research publications. |
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Lankester Botanical Garden - http://www.jardinbotanicolankester.org
Part of the University of Costa Rica, they describe their collections, hours and admission fees, and research and collecting projects. |
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Las Nubes Centre for Neotropical Conservation and Research - http://www.yorku.ca/lasnubes
A joint conservation and research project of York University and the Tropical Science Center.Located on the Pacific slope of the Talamanca Mountain Range |
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Costa Rica Mineral Assessment - USGS - http://pubs.usgs.gov/dds/dds19/
Geologic maps as well as descriptive and interpretive text covering physiographic, geologic, geochemical, geophysical, and mineral site themes as well as a mineral-resource assessment. Download requires additional software. |
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Tropical Sierra Foundation - http://www.tropicjoes.com/
Dedicated to preserving, reforesting, and establishing habitats for endangered species in the tropics. Information about current projects, news, membership and volunteering. |
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Proyecto Campanario - http://www.campanario.org/
Biological conservation and research facilities |
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The Cloudbridge Project - http://cloudbridge.org
A private nature reserve created to preserve biodiversity in the tropical cloud forest adjoining the Chirripó Pacifico river on the slopes of Mt. Chirripó. Describes site ecology and reforestation project. |
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El Bosque Nuevo - http://www.elbosquenuevo.org/
Organization using agro-forestry to preserve tropical rainforests. Describes project of sustainably harvesting butterfly pupae for sale to conservatories with pictures and descriptions of many tropical butterfly species. |
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GVI Wildlife Expedition in Costa Rica - http://gvicostarica.blogspot.com/
Field updates from a team if volunteers helping a wildlife conservation project for Global Vision International. |
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Braulio Carrillo-La Selva Region - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/botany/projects/cpd/ma/ma16.htm
Detailed geographic and ecological information on this area of the country, including indigenous species, environmental threats, bibliography, and photos. |
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Costa Rica Long Term Ecological Research - http://crlter.ots.ac.cr/
A network of institutions and field research stations, with bibliography, descriptions and contact info. |
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Volcanoes of Costa Rica - http://kostaryka.org/wulkany2489/
General discussion of volcanic activity in the country, followed by a list of major structures, with photos and descriptions. |
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Diptera of Costa Rica - http://www.inbio.ac.cr/papers/diptera/ing/twig.htm
A project organized for collecting, mounting and identification of specimens of flies and mosquitoes. Includes information about the staff and facilities, sampling sites, and publications. |