Sybil G. Gotsch

Sybil G. Gotsch

Jun 22, 2015

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Long-Term Canopy Plot Project Has Begun!

Hello Backers!! I apologize for the delay in checking in with you all but we have only recently returned to the field (Monteverde, Costa Rica). This week we have begun our Experiment.com project. We will be rigging three trees in a mossy forest near the continental divide and three more trees downslope (where it is less cloudy). The rigging started Saturday. It's been rough going, lots of rain and difficult conditions but we are making progress. Now that things have started, we will post updates more frequently. Thank you so much for your support. You are helping to create the first long-term study of this kind in the world! My very best to you all and if any of you are in town, please come visit! Sybil


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  • Dan Ardia
    Dan ArdiaBacker
    Honored to be able to support you all. Good luck. Hope to come down and see Monteverde again after so many years.
    Jun 22, 2015

About This Project

The tropical montane cloud forest provides important ecosystem services but is vulnerable to climate change. Within this ecosystem, epiphytes (non-parasitic plants that live on other plants) provide many resources but are vulnerable to drought. Changes in this community will likely affect the entire ecosystem. We will install cable-traverses & time-lapse videos to begin the first long-term monitoring program of this fascinating treetop community.
Blast off!

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