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Peru 2014 Peru 2014 Rainforest Rainforest
Rivers Rivers ExpeditionExpedition
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BrazilPeru
Ecuador
Colombia
Bolivia
ChileArgentina
UruguayParaguay
Venezuela
Guyanas
Manu Biosphere Reserve
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Manu Biosphere Reserve
Manu is one of the world’s most biodiverse and exciting rainforests in the world
A UNESCO World Heritage Site covering 18,000 km2 of the Amazon Basin
1000+ bird species, 200+ mammals & an estimated 500,000 arthropod
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Expedition will be based at the Manu Learning Center
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MLC is in the Andes-Amazon MLC is in the Andes-Amazon transition zonetransition zone
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Peru Rainforest Rivers Expedition
Goal of the expedition will be to survey and map 3 small Amazonian rainforest rivers and record the terrestrial biodiversity using them
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Peru Rainforest Rivers Expedition
Smaller rivers in the Amazon are largely unmapped
Yet are potentially important
- biodiversity habitats
- access routes for human disturbance
- for carbon dynamics
- and aiding ecosystem recovery
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Peru Expedition
Main work will involve
1) Biodiversity surveys of large mammals, butterflies, amphibians and hopefully birds with a focus on how the biodiversity uses river corridors
2) Surveys of the rivers and streams to measure flow rates, carbon transport and map human disturbance effects of illegal logging
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Mammal & Bird Survey Methods
1. Day & night transect surveys along each river and in adjacent forest
2. Camera traps recording when large mammals use rivers
3. Mammal track and sign surveys
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Camera trap photos taken by Camera trap photos taken by previous university expeditionsprevious university expeditions
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Amphibian Survey Methods
Visual encounter surveys Visual encounter surveys both day and night along both day and night along rivers and in adjacent rivers and in adjacent forestforest
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Butterfly Survey MethodsButterfly Survey Methods
Butterfly traps baited with fruit or fish along Butterfly traps baited with fruit or fish along river and in surrounding forestriver and in surrounding forest
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Mapping & Surveying Rivers
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Measuring Stream Width and Depth
Measuring river discharge with flow meter
Gathering water sample
Netting system gathering debris
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Expedition Details
Expedition Expedition Leaders Robbie Waugh & Nicola Andrews
Looking for 6 keen, hard working, enthusiastic team members, possibility of 2 honors projects (geography or biodiversity related)
Lots of physical work and exploring in hot conditions so good fitness needed
Lodge base camp plus probably camping
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Application forms at front and on Ex Soc website
Applications in by 5 pm Monday, with interviews Tues to Fri (check email for interview list on Monday night)
Cost ~£850 personal contribution
Dates late June to end August 2012 (~ 7 weeks in field)
Any questions?
Expedition Details