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Appendix D: Examples of Long-Term Projects and Data Sets at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Appendix D: Examples of Long-Term Projects and Data Sets at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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- since 1997 · Conducting integrated series of experimental manipulations of atmospheric CO2 concentration- since 1990 Terrestrial Invertebrate Biology · Monitoring population fluctuations of euglossine bee population - 23 years · Monitoring population fluctuations of over 700 species of true bugs, native bees, and the invasive African bee - 18 years · Studying life-histories of over 1170 insect species - 26 years 83
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84 APPENDIX D Terrestrial Vertebrate Biology · Monitoring population dynamics of 133 avian species - 23 years · Monitoring lizard population dynamics - 31 years Monitoring population fluctuations of mammal species with transect counts - 21 years Monitoring 3000 rice-paddy fields in Senegal - 38 years COLLECTIONS AND RECORDS Over 50,000 marine fossils Over 300,000 recent mollusks from both coasts of Central America, with precise geographic, sediment, taxonomic, and biologic information Extensive data on carbon isotope ratios in tropical forest plants, particularly bromeliads and other epiphytes Record of rainfall and temperature on Barro Colorado Island - 80 years Record from a class A weather station, soil moisture content, and stream flow from Barro Colorado Island - 31 years Record from a class A weather station, salinity, and sea level from Galeta Point Record of water quality in Bay of Panama - 20 years
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