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July 8th, 2013

[Video] Point-count census (STOC) in Martinique

Point-count censusing (STOC, Suivi temporel des oiseaux communs) has been a particularly useful…
July 8th, 2013

The pupils of the school of Roura, in French Guiana, on the track of the Agami Heron !

After having learnt about Agami Herons, thanks to a class given by Anna Stier, the GEPOG…
June 10th, 2013

Bird censusing on Martinique is in full swing

On Martinique, both professionals and volunteers are working together on point-count censusing…

Latest fieldwork missions concerning Acacia mangium

Between April and June 2015 the most recent fieldwork studies concerning Acacia mangium took place in the four test areas along the littoral.
Verifying the species, pulling up plants or chopping them down, measuring heights and sometimes using geolocators, meant that the teams of volunteers spent several days surrounded by acacias!

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It was an opportunity of study the species speed of growth, enough to overtake and smother the manioc plants if not regularly cleared by the farmers ...

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Anna Stier
Project Leader, Life+ Cap DOM

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