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

9626886 Duellman拟议的清单旨在调查秘鲁北方亚马逊盆地西部一个基本上未知的地区的一个基本上原始的低地热带雨林中的不同分类群。该项目将在该地区的六个地点清点陆生植物、甲虫、鳞翅目动物、两栖动物、爬行动物、鸟类和哺乳动物。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。植物和动物标本将以标准方式制备。脊椎动物的组织将在液氮中冷冻。将从哺乳动物和鸟类中采集体外寄生虫。录音带将记录青蛙和鸟类的发声，尽可能多的脊椎动物物种的活体个体将被拍摄成彩色照片。关于地点和标本的数据以及对动植物的观察将输入电子数据库（BioRap），并将档案放在万维网上。 这一清单的结果将是一个独特的（新热带）一套基于地理信息系统的生物多样性数据可比的网站之间的不同群体的生物。关于生理和营养多样性的主要生物群体及其物理环境的综合数据将导致对物种丰富度和群落独特性的估计。由此产生的集合将形成系统学研究的材料的丰富资源。该数据库还将用于监测西方秘鲁公司在该地区的开垦项目，该公司通过提供实地地点之间的交通、所有参与者的现场住宿和食物以及其他后勤支持来支持该项目。该项目是一个重要的伙伴关系，包括政府、工业界和学术界的创新参与，以支持重要的生物多样性研究。

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.