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Rivers Rivers ExpeditionExpedition

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ChileArgentina

UruguayParaguay

Venezuela

Guyanas

Manu Biosphere Reserve

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

Expedition will be based at the Manu Learning Center

MLC is in the Andes-Amazon MLC is in the Andes-Amazon transition zonetransition zone

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

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

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

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

Camera trap photos taken by Camera trap photos taken by previous university expeditionsprevious university expeditions

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

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

Mapping & Surveying Rivers

Measuring Stream Width and Depth

Measuring river discharge with flow meter

Gathering water sample

Netting system gathering debris

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

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