Macaws of the Peruvian Amazon
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The project aims to mitigate the impacts of ecotourism and ensure the long-term conservation of macaws and their habitats. Dr. Donald Brightsmith and his project team will work in a quintessential rainforest, with towering, 50-meter-tall trees, lianas, and epiphytes to monitor scarlet, blue and gold, and red and green macaws at clay licks and observe their reactions to visiting tourists.
Publication Name: Earthwatch Institute
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 1526-4092
Year: 2004
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Rainforest caterpillars
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The project aims to explore caterpillar defenses to better understand and protect their habitats. Dr. Lee Dyer and his project team will investigate how climate affects the caterpillarEs relationships with plants and parasitoids.
Publication Name: Earthwatch Institute
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 1526-4092
Year: 2004
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