Side note: I uploaded some pictures from our trip to Mindo and the Centro Historico, plus all our Peru adventures. Scroll down to check um out!
I´m off again tomorrow! This time to the jungle to go to the Tiputini Biodiversity Research Station, owned by USFQ out in the rainforest. It´s located in the Napo region, which is considered to be one of the most biodiverse regions IN THE WORLD. Needless to say I am SO EXCITED. Us Ecology kids will be there for two weeks, each of us conducting our own field experiments. I´m studying the dispersion of seeds in relation to the distance from "the mother tree". In theory, if the seeds are too close to the mother tree, they will experience intraspecial competition, though if they´re too far away, they won´t receive the benefits of nearby protection. So basically I´m trying to see if there´s an optimal distance that seeds from the palm iriartea experience. Pretty simply study, but should be good. Everyone´s got some really cool things they´re studying, so it´ll be fun to just run around being supergeeks in the rainforest for a while.
I get back to Quito on the 19th, hopefully with tons of pictures in hand, so that´ll prolly be my next post. I´ll be back for two days before I head out to the Galapagos!! Which I am equally excited for.
Tons of exciting ecology adventures coming up! I can´t wait!!
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Ecuador is one of the most beautiful countries in South America and the Galapagos Islands are among the best attractions of this country.
ReplyDeleteKatie! Good luck with your next field study in the rainforest!! I'm still reading along to your blogs, too... (lol, its important that us bloggers keep up the support system)..and your stories about Peru sound action-packed and amazing. And even though we're on opposite sides of the world, there is so much in your entries that I can relate to... and I'm so anxious to get back to Kalamazoo and talk to you about all of it! Mostly, its just great to read how grateful and humbled you are by all of your experiences, and that you've gone looking for your own adventures. (I wish I could say the same about all of the Caceres-goers.. but alas, I can say that at the least, I've found my place in Spain. And it looks like you've found yours in Ecuador!)
ReplyDeleteSoak it all up while you can in your last weeks! Lots of love!