Improvement of Facilities at the Palo Verde Biological Station

热带研究组织在哥斯达黎加有三个生物实地站，国际科学界广泛使用。 拉塞尔瓦（潮湿的低地雨林）和拉斯克鲁塞斯（潮湿的中海拔地区）都是发达的，沿着道路可以很好地实现各自的培训和研究潜力。 另一方面，帕洛韦尔迪（季节性干旱的低地）是一颗未经加工的钻石，其原始设施的压力超过了满足需求的能力。 该项目旨在满足改善设施的需要，以适应许多希望研究干旱森林生态系统及其衍生景观的研究人员，并直接影响以Tempisque保护区为中心的广阔区域的管理，Moracia灌溉项目将扩大和改造该站，以：（1）缓解过度拥挤并容纳更广泛的研究项目;以及（2）提供对通信、数据库和公用设施的访问，以支持长期研究。 帕洛韦尔迪最初是在1969年被挑选出来用于比较生态系统研究的，因为它的季节性干旱森林与同一纬度但降雨量是其两倍多的热带潮湿森林之间形成了鲜明的对比。 该网站是赞赏，因为现在的原始，干扰和再生状态，与农场和渔业接口的森林和湿地的多样性马赛克。 随着与哥斯达黎加公园管理局长期协议的延长和最近博士学位的就职典礼，一级站长的职位，以及一对夫妇的团队到位，OTS现在准备把帕洛韦尔迪推向国际热带科学的主流。 此外，该项目还将包括支持以适合哥斯达黎加条件的配置建立全面的互联网连接。

The Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) has three biological field stations in Costa Rica that are used by a broad spectrum of the international scientific community. Both La Selva (wet lowland rainforest) and Las Cruces (wet mid-elevation site) are developed and well along the way to achieving their respective training and research potential. Palo Verde (seasonally dry lowlands), on the other hand, is a diamond in the rough with primitive facilities that have been stressed beyond capabilities to service the demand. This project is designed to meet the need for improved facilities that can accommodate the many researchers who wish to investigate dry forest ecosystems and their derivative landscapes, with direct implications for the management of the vast zone centered on the Tempisque Conservation Area and Moracia irrigation project will expand and remodel the station to: (1) ameliorate overcrowding and accommodate a broader range of research projects; and (2) provide access to communications, databases, and utilities to support long term research. Palo Verde was originally singled out in 1969 for use in comparative ecosystem studies because of the stark contrast between its seasonally dry forest and the tropical wet forest of La Selva that is at the same latitude but has more than twice the rainfall. The site is appreciated as much now for the diverse mosaic of forests and wetlands in pristine, disturbed and regenerating states that interface with farms and fisheries. With the extension of the long-term agreement with the Costa Rican Park Service and the recent inauguration of a Ph.D.-level station director position, and a husband and wife team in place, OTS is now ready to move Palo Verde into the mainstream of international tropical science. In addition, the project will include support for the establishment of full Internet connectivity in a configuration appropriate to conditions in Costa Rica.