Category Archives: BioBlitz

BioBlitz Report

We “blitzed” two sites in Panama. At the first site we made a checklist of plants, insects, and birds. At the second we counted trees and shrubs and made a grid map of the plants. I’ll look at the similarities … Continue reading

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Observadores de BioBlitz

The final survey in Panama’s BioBlitz has been completed. In this survey, a 20 meters by 20 meters grid was established and all trees and shrubs within the grid were identified and mapped. Here, a volunteer measures the distance between … Continue reading

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First BioBlitz Survey

Four Panamanians and one retired American conducted the first Blogger BioBlitz of Panama survey this week. The results are entirely in Spanish, so I am merely posting a summary in English at this point. We sampled a wooded area at … Continue reading

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Still time to sign up for BioBlitz

Traducción española abajo A BioBlitz is a period of intensive sampling, usually conducted to get a quick estimate of the numbers of plants and animals in an area. This year, in the week around Earth Day, many citizens will be … Continue reading

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