Sampling site selection

Collection of specimens and their associated information have been carried out since 1989.
From 1999 to present, specialized parataxonomists have collected Diptera specimens in the chosen conservation areas to be surveyed as part of the National Biodiversity Inventory. The following are the biological stations where parataxonomists are collecting in 2001:

Barbilla Biological Station, Barbilla National Park (La Amistad-Caribe CA) Progreso Biological Station, La Amistad Internacional Park and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (La Amistad-Pacífico CA)

Las Heliconias Lodge, Tenorio National Park (Arenal-Tilarán CA) Sirena and Los Patos Biological Stations, Corcovado National Park (Osa CA) Bosque Diriá Biological Station, Bosque Nacional Diriá Wildlife National Refuge (Tempisque CA) Several biological stations (Guanacaste CA)

Parataxonomists stay at different biological stations in their assigned conservation area according to ecosystem diversity near the stations, previous sampling efforts in these ecosystems, and lodging availability of the stations. Besides, collecting expeditions to inaccessible sites will be conducted, in particular, toward the Talamanca Mountains.

 

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