Coordinators Deedra McClearn La Selva Biological Station Organization for Tropical Studies Delphine Farmer NOAA Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellow University of Colorado, Boulder Paul Foster Bijagual Reserve Site Faculty, Lecturers & Participants RCN Symposium Tree growth and weather patterns at La Selva William Laurance, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Long-term trends in key tropical reserves: Is the baseline changing? Jim Raich, Iowa State University Carbon sequestration by native trees over a 20 year period at La Selva Doug Robinson, Oregon State University Bird declines on BCI and other tropical sites over 50 years William Michener, University of New Mexico and LTER Managing a nation wide data network Diane Ebert-May, Michigan State University Scientific teaching and assessment of student learning Lou Gross, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, NIMBioS Ecological complexity and public policy Mark McKone, Carleton College Communicating the process of science in the classroom and beyond Don Hudson, Chewonki Foundation An organizational response to climate change Joseph Jones, Canoe Island French Camp Recruiting underserved minorities, traditional knowledge, and assessment Pedro León, Peace with Nature Costa Rica’s ambitious environmental agenda Alvaro Ugalde, Instituto Nectandra Ecological loans: Working with communities on water and biodiversity conservation and restoration Jorge Jiménez, MARVIVA Protecting Costa Rica’s marine resource for the long-term Timothy Lattimer, US State Department: Regional Environmental Officer for Central America and the Caribbean Coordinating environmental programs across different US administrations Steve Aronson, Cafe Britt Green initiatives in the corporate world Nora Bynum, American Museum of Natural History, NCEP On-line conservation modules for different languages and cultures Joseph Levine Writing to US state standards and the politics of writing about science Deedra McClearn, OTS-La Selva Paul Foster, Bijagual Reserve La Selva Biological Station
Steven Whitfield, Florida International University Neotropical Amphibian Declines & Survey Techniques Marcia Snyder, University of Georgia Stream Ecology & Shrimp Measurements Orlando Vargas, OTS-La Selva La Selva botany, natural history and MRI tower management Bernal Matarrita, OTS-La Selva Weather station set-up and measurements Danilo Brenes, OTS-La Selva Weather station set-up and measurements Steve Oberbauer, Florida International University Sensors & monitoring networks David Clark, University of Missouri-St.Louis and La Selva Remote sensing & global change in tropical forests Pablo Arroyo, University of Connecticut & McGill University Forestry GIS, forestry management in CR Monteverde/Santa Elena Deb Hamilton, Fundación Conservacionista Costarricense Bellbirds, Corridors and conservation: creating a Pacific slope corridor Richard Laval, Bat Jungle Long-term studies of bats Alan Pounds, Tropical Science Center Amphibian declines and climate change Palo Verde Biological Station S. Eben Kirksey, University of California-Santa Cruz CulturalNatural History, Land-use History of Palo Verde & Social Anthropology Approaches Mahmoud Sasa, OTS & Universidad de Costa Rica Land-use history at Palo Verde National Park Las Cruces Biological Station Zak Zahawi, OTS-Las Cruces Fragmentation, creating corridors, trans-frontier reserves |  Steering Committee Deedra McClearn, OTS-La Selva Biological Station Delphine Farmer, University of Colorado-Boulder Elizabeth Losos, OTS Liana Babbar, OTS-Costa Rica |
   |
Coordinators & Faculty |