Comments on: Observadores de BioBlitz http://ntsavanna.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/observadores-de-bioblitz/ Learning a savanna in Panama, plant by plant Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:20:28 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Don Ray http://ntsavanna.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/observadores-de-bioblitz/#comment-401 Don Ray Wed, 02 May 2007 13:44:20 +0000 http://ntsavanna.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/observadores-de-bioblitz/#comment-401 Oh my. Snake and tick infested. I don't care for snakes, but I hate ticks and they just seem to love me. I look forward to seeing your results. Oh my. Snake and tick infested. I don’t care for snakes, but I hate ticks and they just seem to love me. I look forward to seeing your results.

]]> By: miconia http://ntsavanna.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/observadores-de-bioblitz/#comment-388 miconia Tue, 01 May 2007 17:52:44 +0000 http://ntsavanna.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/observadores-de-bioblitz/#comment-388 Hi Gordo, Thanks. You may change your mind about "manicured" when I get the rest of the pictures up. Yes, the area under the trees is mowed (to keep snakes away) but, as you'll see, there's no trimming around the trees at all. We have several clumps with 4 or 5 other trees and shrubs growing around the base of a larger tree. But I anticipate... Further, I agree that a survey of the adjacent "unkempt" property would be an interesting comparison. I hesitated to ask the volunteers to wade through the snake- and tick-infested weeds, but I may suit up and do it myself one of these days. I'm curious because we're trying to keep this place as a sort of managed savanna, introducing plantings in only specified areas. We'll see how it all turns out. Meantime, I have a few more days-worth of data crunching to do! Hi Gordo,

Thanks. You may change your mind about “manicured” when I get the rest of the pictures up. Yes, the area under the trees is mowed (to keep snakes away) but, as you’ll see, there’s no trimming around the trees at all. We have several clumps with 4 or 5 other trees and shrubs growing around the base of a larger tree. But I anticipate…

Further, I agree that a survey of the adjacent “unkempt” property would be an interesting comparison. I hesitated to ask the volunteers to wade through the snake- and tick-infested weeds, but I may suit up and do it myself one of these days. I’m curious because we’re trying to keep this place as a sort of managed savanna, introducing plantings in only specified areas. We’ll see how it all turns out. Meantime, I have a few more days-worth of data crunching to do!

]]> By: Gordo http://ntsavanna.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/observadores-de-bioblitz/#comment-386 Gordo Tue, 01 May 2007 15:07:07 +0000 http://ntsavanna.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/observadores-de-bioblitz/#comment-386 This looks like a wonderful experiment. I would imagine that in areas with large biodiversity that the results could easily vary tremendously from one 20 x 20 m lot to the next. It would be interesting, for example, to see what results might be obtained if the adjacent property that isn't quite as manicured were measured in the same way. Or even to see how results might differ from season to season. Great job! This looks like a wonderful experiment. I would imagine that in areas with large biodiversity that the results could easily vary tremendously from one 20 x 20 m lot to the next. It would be interesting, for example, to see what results might be obtained if the adjacent property that isn’t quite as manicured were measured in the same way. Or even to see how results might differ from season to season. Great job!

]]>