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Center for Tropical Research - CTR
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To understand the biotic processes that underlie and maintain the diversity of life in the tropics and to advance conservation efforts that protect species and their habitats. Image Credit: Omar Ornelas. How many birds are killed by solar farms? A meeting at Palm Springs City Hall raises the concern of the Palen solar farm project and how it will have a devastating effect on birds. Image Credit: Tom Smith. Life on the Edge. Writer Steve Nadis of the. Image Credit: Kristina Hordzwick. A paper by Štěpán Ja...
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EG Vistas - The Magazine of Equatorial Guinea, Summer 2014
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A Successful US-EG Collaboration. To Protect Bioko’s Wildlife. By Drew T. Cronin. The success of the BBPP is founded upon the long-term academic partnership between Drexel and UNGE. BBPP includes a twice-yearly study abroad program for American undergraduates and numerous research opportunities for graduate students. These study programs give American students a first-hand experience of African tropical forests and environmental conservation and the Equatoguineans an opportunity to learn American...The B...
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Professional Development Workshop | CAB-Alliance Gabon 2013 Field Expedition
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CAB-Alliance Gabon 2013 Field Expedition. A Partnership to Protect Central African Biodiversity. October 3, 2013. The six-day workshop began with a welcoming address from the chancellor of the university, followed by a day-long seminar led by Dr. Geri Richmond. Students and researchers, including members of CAB-Alliance, attend a presentation at USTM. During days 4 and 5 of the workshop, attendees gained hands-on experience with a wide variety of software packages used in biology, ecology, genetics, and ...
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Gabe Fiorini | CAB-Alliance Gabon 2013 Field Expedition
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CAB-Alliance Gabon 2013 Field Expedition. A Partnership to Protect Central African Biodiversity. Author Archives: Gabe Fiorini. CAB-Alliance Gabon 2013 Overview. October 3, 2013. Project CAB-Alliance (Central African Biodiversity Alliance) is an international conservation research and capacity-building partnership working to develop an evolutionary-based, socioeconomically-grounded framework for protecting biodiversity in Central Africa. We are a […]. Read Article →. October 3, 2013. Read Article →.
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Second Site: Birougou | CAB-Alliance Gabon 2013 Field Expedition
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CAB-Alliance Gabon 2013 Field Expedition. A Partnership to Protect Central African Biodiversity. October 3, 2013. Birougou was an unusual and challenging field site. Birougou National Park. French-language) is located within the Chaillu Massif of southern Gabon, and has a rugged landscape with steep altitudinal gradients and several peaks of over 900m. The area is thought to have acted as a forest refugium. During the dry phases of the Pleistocene. Taking a break on the hike up Mount Birougou. Was able t...
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First Site: Ossélé | CAB-Alliance Gabon 2013 Field Expedition
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CAB-Alliance Gabon 2013 Field Expedition. A Partnership to Protect Central African Biodiversity. October 3, 2013. Our first field site was situated approximately 50km outside the borders of the Plateaux de Batéké National Park. This park covers an area of 2050km. Although heavy rains towards the end of our stay removed part of the road immediately outside Ossélé, leaving a gaping hole some 15 feet across! Laying transects in the forest near Ossélé. Our campsite in the village of Ossélé. You are commentin...
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Fifth Site: Moulondo | CAB-Alliance Gabon 2013 Field Expedition
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CAB-Alliance Gabon 2013 Field Expedition. A Partnership to Protect Central African Biodiversity. October 3, 2013. A seasonally-flooded swamp near our Molondo site, dry during the summer and fall months. There was a chef to cook breakfast, lunch, and ditnner for everyone and another person to do the washing up of the dishes. We were all very excited to not be eating sardines and manioc for a few days. Photographed by David Korte. In leaf litter, in Moukalaba-Doudou National Park. The waves were a bit roug...
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Studies of Most Endangered Chimpanzees Show Complex Evolutionary Past, Perilous Future | Now | Drexel University
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For a better experience, click the. Icon above to turn off Compatibility Mode, which is only for viewing older websites. Drexel University Identity Guidelines. Studies of Most Endangered Chimpanzees Show Complex Evolutionary Past, Perilous Future. Studies of Africa's Most Endangered Chimpanzees Show Complex Evolutionary Past, Perilous Future. January 21, 2015. Ldquo;It blew away our assumptions,” said Matthew Mitchell, PhD. About this chimpanzee research with his advisor Mary Katherine Gonder, PhD,.
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Can Protecting Forest 'Hotspots' Save Africa's Wildlife?
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Can Protecting Forest 'Hotspots' Save Africa's Wildlife? By Jessica Arriens, U.S. National Science Foundation. December 9, 2014 01:48pm ET. Jessica Arriens is a public affairs specialist for the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) contributed this article to Live Sciences. Expert Voices: Op-Ed and Insights. A rodent collected during fieldwork by the Central African Biodiversity Alliance in Gabon. Credit: Central African Biodiversity Alliance. This wealth of flora and fauna, much of it native to the re...
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Links - Drew T. Cronin, Ph.D.
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Drew T. Cronin, Ph.D. Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program. Central African Biodiversity Alliance. Drexel University Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science Department. Drexel University Biology Department. Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group. Monkey Hunting Could Drive These Species Extinct". National Geographic news article about our 2016 paper in. Laws Prohibiting Bush Meat Are Actually A Boon For The Bush Meat Biz". Our 2016 PeerJ paper on.
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