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Investigating the Biodiversity of Soil and Canopy Arthopods (I.B.I.S.C.A.)

Location: Panama, 9°17'N; 79°58'W
Lowland Tropical Wet forest

CANOPY MICROARTHROPOD RESEARCH TEAM:

N.N. Winchester, University of Victoria
Kevin Jordan, Arbornaut Access

2003-present

The aim of the project is to study the vertical stratification and beta-diversity of arthropods in a rainforest in Panama, using state-of-the-art methods of canopy access and sampling, namely canopy fogging (pyrethrum knockdown), canopy crane, single rope techniques and canopy raft and peripherals.