Research in Tropical Ecosystems
Research in Tropical Ecosystems
Research in Tropical Ecosystems
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Costa Rica AgricultureSome Examples• Bananas• Coffee• Pineapples• Oil Palm• Cattle• Sugarcane
Distinct Agricultural Regions
Grazing Regions
Bananas
World Wide DistributionDevastating Environmental Consequences
A Sea of Bananas
Banana Worker
Extensive IrrigationWhy Irrigate in the Tropics?Loaded with Insecticides
Gravity “Feed”
Moving the LineExtremely Labor Intensive
Banana Transport
InsecticidesSpraying often starts before sunrisePeople do not get out of the way....
Worker Exposure is High
Hard Labor
Abandoned Plantation
Sugar Cane
Oil Palm Fruit
Oil Palm Harvest
Oil Palm Harvesting
Pineapples
Sea of Pineapples
DeforestationA HUGE impact on Biodiversity
Original Forest Cover
1940 Forest Cover
1977 Forest Cover
1987 Forest CoverSince 1960, the Population has > by over 2 million people
300-500 square km/yrOnly 54% of extracted timber reaches the factory
Protected AreasAbout 28% of Costa Rica is Protected
A Highway View
A Common Sight
An “In-Forest” Lumber Mill
The Preserves are Impt
Monteverde PreserveAn Island in a Sea of Deforestation
60,000 Hectares is a Drop in the Bucket.......
While Just 3 km Away...
A Cloud Forest Snippet
The National Bird of CostaRica
Costa Rica Volcanoes
Arenal Volcano
Spectacular Rock Falls
Volcano Sounds
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