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Presented to the NSTA teacher delegation in July 2010, this presentation works to offer a working history of scientific research in Costa Rica. Presented by Holbrook Travel Field Director, Paulo Valerio, this talk featured an overview of key scientific discoveries of Costa Rica in the last century. www.holbrooktravel.com
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FROM CHRONICLES TO MODERN TECHNOLOGIES
TROPICAL RAINFORESTS ARE RESTRICTED TO AN AREA OF LESS THAN 20% OF THE WORLD’S SURFACEYET, MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF ALL THE PLANET’S SPECIES ARE FOUND IN THE RAINFORESTS.
32,000 SQUARED MILES
871 BIRD SPECIES
600+ ANIMAL SPECIES
7,000 PLANT AND TREE SPECIES
10,000 SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTERANS
114 SPECIES OF BATS
JOSE DE ACOSTA(1540-1600)FRAY BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS(1484-1566)
FIRST CHRONICLES OF CULTURE, FLORA, FAUNA AND USES OF THE LOCALS IN THE AMERICAS
1600 – 1800VERY LITTLE OR NO ACTIVITY IN TERMS OF FIELD RESEARCH IN AREAS OTHEE THAN AGRICULTURE
THE MOST PROLIFIC PERIOD FOR FIELD SCIENCES IN HISTORY OF COSTA RICA
•EUROPEAN NATURALISTS•LIVED IN THE COUNTRY FOR MANY YEARS•ASSIMILATED TRADITIONS AND CULTURE•COMPLETE INVENTORY OF FLORA AND FAUNA
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT (1769-1859)
ALEXANDER VON FRANTZIUS (1821-1877)
ADOLPHE TONDUZ(1862-1921)
ANDERS SANDOE OERSTED1816-1872)
KARL HOFFMANN1823-1859)
WILLIAM MORE GABB(1839-1878)
SPENCER FULLERTON BAIRD (1823-1887)
MORITZ WAGNER(1813-1887)
THE COSTA RICAN NATURALISTSANASTASIO ALFARO(1865-19519
ALBERTO MANUEL BRENES(1870-1948)
RESULTS:UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMASNATIONAL HERBARIUMLICEO DE COSTA RICA
•MODERN SCIENTIFIC TECHNIQUES•MORE IMMEDIATE EXPOSURE •RESEARCH EFFORTS GO TOGETHER WITH CONSERVATION INITIATIVES•RESEARCH END EXPLORATION INSTITUTIONS GET INVOLVED
HENRY PITTIER(1857-1950)
•FOUNDER OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE•TEACHER •FIELD RESEARCHER•FIRST STUDIES ON LIFE ZONES
CLODOMIRO PICADO(1877-1944)
BIOLOGIST & RESEARCHERMEMBER OF PASTEUR INSTITUTEDEVELOPED SNAKE ANTI-VENOMSCO-DISCOVERER OF PENICILIN
LESLIE HOLDRIDGE(1907-1999)
•BOTANIST•CO-FOUNDER OF TCC AND OTS•DEVELOPED CURRENT SYSTEM FOR CLASIFICATION OF LIFE ZONES
ARCHE CARR(1909-1987)
•BIOLOGIST•CREATION OF TORTUGUERO NATIONAL PARK•IMPORTANCE OF MIGRATIONS•MULTINATIONAL EFFORTS FOR CONSERVATION
ALEXANDER SKUTCH
•AGRONOMIST & ORNITHOLOGIST•STUDIED COSTA RICAN AVIFAUNA•CO-FOUNDER OF TCC
PAUL STANDLEY(1884-1963)
•BOTANIST•WORKED WITH FLORA OF CENTRAL AMERICA•MODERN METHOD S OF DESCRIPTION AND TAXONOMY
JUVENAL VALERIO(1900-1971)
•DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL MUSEUM•PROFESSOR UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICA•DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL HERBARIUM
RAFAEL LUCAS RODRIGUEZ(1915-1981)
BOTANISTORCHID INVENTORYPROFESSOR AT UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICA
CHARLES LANKESTER(1879-1969)
•BOTANIST•ORCHID INVENTORY•FILANTROPIST•CREATOR OF LANKESTER BOTANICAL GARDENS
•MORE INSTITUTION BASED•RECEIVES WIDE COVERAGE•APPLIED TECHNOLOGY•MORE ACCESS TO FUNDING•COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT•MULTINATIONAL EFFORTS
UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICANATIONAL UNIVERSITY
TECH INSTITUTE
OVSICORI AND RSNGEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE
METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTELANKESTER BOTANICAL GARDENS
IUCNWWF
NATURE CONSERVANCY
OTSTCC
INBIOCATIE
RESEARCH PROTOCOLS & METHODOLOGYFIRST HAND EXPERIENCECONSERVATION PROGRAMSEXPOSURE TO REAL NEEDS AND REGIONAL PROBLEMSGLOBAL MENTALITYAPPLICATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES
WITNESS FIRST HAND ONGOING REASEARCH AND CONSERVATION INITIATIVES - TORTUGUERO
INTRODUCTION TO LONG-TERM RESEARCH / FOLLOW UP PROGRAMS - ARENAL
PARTICIPATION IN STRATEGIES DEVELOPED FOR FIELD RESEARCH EDUCATION & APPLIED SCIENCES - MONTEVERDE