Biodiversity of Pristine Rainforests in Western Amazonia: A Unique and Urgent Opportunity

9626886 Duellman提出的目录是为了调查在秘鲁北部亚马逊盆地西部一个基本上未知的地区的大部分原始低地热带雨林中的各种分类群。该项目将在该地区的六个地点对陆生植物、甲虫、鳞翅目动物、两栖动物、爬行动物、鸟类和哺乳动物进行调查。三个地理位置不同的地点将在陆地森林中，两个将在不同河流的洪泛平原上，一个将在沼泽森林中。植物和动物的标本将以标准的方式制备。脊椎动物的组织将被冷冻在液氮中。将从哺乳动物和鸟类身上收集体外寄生虫。录音将记录青蛙和鸟类的叫声，并对尽可能多的脊椎动物的活体进行彩色拍摄。关于场址、标本和动植物观察的数据将输入电子数据库（BioRap），并将文件放在万维网上。该清单的结果将是一套独特的（对于新热带地区）基于gis的生物多样性数据，可在不同生物群体的站点之间进行比较。生物主要类群的生理和营养多样性及其物理环境的综合数据将有助于估计物种丰富度和群落独特性。由此产生的藏品将为系统学研究提供丰富的材料资源。该数据库还将由西方秘鲁公司用于监测该区域的填海项目，该公司支持该项目，为所有参与者提供往返各实地地点的交通、所有现场住宿和食物以及其他后勤支助。该项目代表了一种重要的伙伴关系，包括政府、工业界和学术界的创新参与，以支持关键的生物多样性研究。

9626886 Duellman The proposed inventory is designed to survey diverse taxonomic groups in a largely pristine lowland tropical rainforest in an essentially unknown region of the western Amazon Basin in northern Peru. The project will inventory terrestrial plants, beetles, lepidopterans, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals at six sites in the region. Three geographically distinct sites will be in terra firma forest, two will be on the floodplains of different rivers, and one will be in a swamp forest. Specimens of plants and animals will be prepared in standard ways. Tissues of vertebrates will be frozen in liquid nitrogen. Ectoparasites will be collected from mammals and birds. Tape recordings will be made of vocalizations of frogs and birds, and living individuals of as many species of vertebrates as possible will be photographed in color. Data on sites and specimens and observations of plants and animals will be entered into an electronic database (BioRap) and the files placed on the world wide web. Results of this inventory will be a unique (for the neotropics) set of GIS-based biodiversity data comparable among sites for diverse groups of organisms. The integrated data on physiologically and trophically diverse major groups of organisms and their physical environments will result in estimates of species richness and community distinctness. The resulting collections will form a rich resource of material for systematics studies. The data base will also be used for monitoring reclamation projects in the region by Occidental Peruana Inc, which is supporting the project by providing transportation to and among field sites, all lodging and food onsite for all participants, and other logistical support. This project represents an important partnership incorporating innovative participation by government, industry and academia in support of critical biodiversity studies.