38+ resident Costa Ricans from the communities surrounding the ACG are dedicated to the collection, rearing, identification, data-entry, barcoding, and photographing of thousands of species, many of which are undescribed. The parataxonomists work across a system of twelve research stations, often in very remote areas of ACG's tropical forests, with typically 2-3 people per station on a rotating schedule. We also have two marine parataxonomists, who are based in the small fishing village of Cuanjiniquil. Many of the parataxonomists pictured here have been working in the ACG for more than ten years and they have developed a keen understanding of the natural history of this region. Several papers have been written about their role in discovering and cataloging the tremendous species richness of the ACG and as a model for science research that is well integrated into the surrounding rural communities.
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- Dan Janzen
- Winnie Hallwachs
- Frank Joyce
- Stephen Stroud
- Eric Palola
- Brad Zlotnick
- Rob Pringle
- Jessie Hill
- Scott Miller
- Alex Smith
- Sara O'Connor
- Jorge Cortés Núñez
- Rex Hamilton
- Mark Van Putten
- Alejandro Masís
- Patrick Goodwillie
- Anne Lambert
- Nicholas Lapham
- Jason W. Green
- Karen Baldwin
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- Latest News
- Our Latest Newsletter is Out!
- Wrapping Up the 2021/22 Arribada Season
- Volcán Orosi, Then and Now
- Planting Seeds at Horizontes
- GDFCF Now Accepts Cryptocurrency!
- New Donation Will Help Costa Rica's BioAlfa Project
- Announcing a New Addition to ACG!
- Our Latest Newsletter is Out!
- Journal's Special Edition Focuses on Marine Research in ACG
- Save the Date!
- Thanks to You, We Met Our Crowdfunding Goal!
- Costa Rica "Punches Above Its Weight" at COP26
- We're Tracking Migratory Birds!
- "You Can Feel It in Your Bones"
- Our Rainy Season Newsletter and New Crowdfunding Campaign
- UCR Awards an Honorary Doctorate to Dr. Dan Janzen
- "ACG Shows the Way to the Present and the Future"
- Where Are We?
- Update on Estación Nancite Repairs
- Estación Pitilla's Latest Makeover
- 36 Brand New Moth Species in Costa Rica
- More Funding for Biodiversity Headed to Costa Rica?
- Nancite Repairs Are Underway
- News from ACG's Dry Season
- ARUs Make Their Debut in ACG
- Parque Santa Rosa Turns 50!
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