Site Search   What's New! Report of first half of the bat survey at mayflower Report of second half of the bat survey (March 2003) Final REA Report - July 2003 (pdf: 1,772 kb) Methodologies used Pictures of this project Ecosystems map of Mayflower Bocawina National Park Back to the main Mayflower Bocawina Page     Rapid Ecological Assessment Mayflower Bocawina National Park, Stann Creek District, Belize Picture gallery Fieldwork December 2002 - February 2003 Ramon Guzman setting out a vegetation transect Ramon Guzman and Jenovivo Peck measuring Cojoba arborea tree along vegetation transect Bruce Miller, Carolyn Miller, Ramon Guzman and Augusting Howe setting up a "harp" trap designed for catching bats Another technique to record bats are "acoustic traps" which record the vocalizations of bats. Each acoustic trap has its own power source, recorder and amplifier. The recorder automatically switches on at nightfall and switches off at dawn. All of it fits in a small plastic container to keep out rain. Bruce and Carolyn Miller, measuring, weighing and recording the bats caught in the harp traps Peter Herrera performing a spot count for birds. Spot counts are a standardized method to assess bird diversity and density. All the vegetation transect have in this way also been sampled for birds. Back to main Bocawina page About Belize |  Administrative | Publications | Species Lists | Projects | HOME

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