Researching Costa Rica

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FROM CHRONICLES TO MODERN TECHNOLOGIES

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A Chronology of Research in Costa Rica presented to the NSTA Educational Delegation in 2010 by Holbrook Travel

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FROM CHRONICLES TO MODERN TECHNOLOGIES

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TROPICAL RAINFORESTS ARE RESTRICTED TO AN AREA OF LESS THAN 20% OF THE WORLD’S SURFACEYET, MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF ALL THE PLANET’S SPECIES ARE FOUND IN THE RAINFORESTS.

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32,000 SQUARED MILES

871 BIRD SPECIES

600+ ANIMAL SPECIES

7,000 PLANT AND TREE SPECIES

10,000 SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTERANS

114 SPECIES OF BATS

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JOSE DE ACOSTA(1540-1600)FRAY BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS(1484-1566)

FIRST CHRONICLES OF CULTURE, FLORA, FAUNA AND USES OF THE LOCALS IN THE AMERICAS

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1600 – 1800VERY LITTLE OR NO ACTIVITY IN TERMS OF FIELD RESEARCH IN AREAS OTHEE THAN AGRICULTURE

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THE MOST PROLIFIC PERIOD FOR FIELD SCIENCES IN HISTORY OF COSTA RICA

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•EUROPEAN NATURALISTS•LIVED IN THE COUNTRY FOR MANY YEARS•ASSIMILATED TRADITIONS AND CULTURE•COMPLETE INVENTORY OF FLORA AND FAUNA

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ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT (1769-1859)

ALEXANDER VON FRANTZIUS (1821-1877)

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ADOLPHE TONDUZ(1862-1921)

ANDERS SANDOE OERSTED1816-1872)

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KARL HOFFMANN1823-1859)

WILLIAM MORE GABB(1839-1878)

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SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD (1823-1887)

MORITZ WAGNER(1813-1887)

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THE COSTA RICAN NATURALISTSANASTASIO ALFARO(1865-19519

ALBERTO MANUEL BRENES(1870-1948)

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RESULTS:UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMASNATIONAL HERBARIUMLICEO DE COSTA RICA

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•MODERN SCIENTIFIC TECHNIQUES•MORE IMMEDIATE EXPOSURE •RESEARCH EFFORTS GO TOGETHER WITH CONSERVATION INITIATIVES•RESEARCH END EXPLORATION INSTITUTIONS GET INVOLVED

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HENRY PITTIER(1857-1950)

•FOUNDER OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE•TEACHER •FIELD RESEARCHER•FIRST STUDIES ON LIFE ZONES

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CLODOMIRO PICADO(1877-1944)

BIOLOGIST & RESEARCHERMEMBER OF PASTEUR INSTITUTEDEVELOPED SNAKE ANTI-VENOMSCO-DISCOVERER OF PENICILIN

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LESLIE HOLDRIDGE(1907-1999)

•BOTANIST•CO-FOUNDER OF TCC AND OTS•DEVELOPED CURRENT SYSTEM FOR CLASIFICATION OF LIFE ZONES

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ARCHE CARR(1909-1987)

•BIOLOGIST•CREATION OF TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARK•IMPORTANCE OF MIGRATIONS•MULTINATIONAL EFFORTS FOR CONSERVATION

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ALEXANDER SKUTCH

•AGRONOMIST & ORNITHOLOGIST•STUDIED COSTA RICAN AVIFAUNA•CO-FOUNDER OF TCC

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PAUL STANDLEY(1884-1963)

•BOTANIST•WORKED WITH FLORA OF CENTRAL AMERICA•MODERN METHOD S OF DESCRIPTION AND TAXONOMY

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JUVENAL VALERIO(1900-1971)

•DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL MUSEUM•PROFESSOR UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICA•DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL HERBARIUM

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RAFAEL LUCAS RODRIGUEZ(1915-1981)

BOTANISTORCHID INVENTORYPROFESSOR AT UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICA

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CHARLES LANKESTER(1879-1969)

•BOTANIST•ORCHID INVENTORY•FILANTROPIST•CREATOR OF LANKESTER BOTANICAL GARDENS

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•MORE INSTITUTION BASED•RECEIVES WIDE COVERAGE•APPLIED TECHNOLOGY•MORE ACCESS TO FUNDING•COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT•MULTINATIONAL EFFORTS

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UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICANATIONAL UNIVERSITY

TECH INSTITUTE

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OVSICORI AND RSNGEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE

METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTELANKESTER BOTANICAL GARDENS

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IUCNWWF

NATURE CONSERVANCY

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OTSTCC

INBIOCATIE

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RESEARCH PROTOCOLS & METHODOLOGYFIRST HAND EXPERIENCECONSERVATION PROGRAMSEXPOSURE TO REAL NEEDS AND REGIONAL PROBLEMSGLOBAL MENTALITYAPPLICATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES

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WITNESS FIRST HAND ONGOING REASEARCH AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES - TORTUGUERO

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INTRODUCTION TO LONG-TERM RESEARCH / FOLLOW UP PROGRAMS - ARENAL

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PARTICIPATION IN STRATEGIES DEVELOPED FOR FIELD RESEARCH EDUCATION & APPLIED SCIENCES - MONTEVERDE

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