Student Blog
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Germination Determination
Ocean currents carry many things: sea turtles, messages in bottles, etc. Seeds are another important thing ocean currents carry. I never thought of the ocean as a mode of seed dispersal…
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Veragua Rainforest
After our stay at La Selva, we visited a biological station in the Veragua Rainforest, founded to promote research of the flora and fauna in the surrounding area.
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Independence day
Prior to Independence Day we took the time to learn more about the history of Costa Rica.
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Bat Man
A couple nights after our return from a relaxing, four day break, we were treated with a visit from “Bat Man”, the local bat expert.
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Piñas and Pigs: La Finca Sura
Sustainable agriculture? In this economy? Unheard of, at least in the US.
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San Gerardo 2
Last Saturday, the 19th August, we went to San Gerardo.
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Funky Fungi Baby
Fungi fill essential niches in forest ecosystems, where they cycle nutrients, and maintain soil health and rich webs of species interactions and overall health.
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Implementing Sustainability from the UGA Costa Rica Campus to Life Back Home in Athens
The UGA Costa Rica campus is a beautiful environmentally friendly place.
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Conservation and Consumption: a Coffee Cherry Perspective
Coffee is among the most valuable legally traded commodities from the developing world.
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5 Year Old Plant Taxonomy
Milton and Diana Lieberman are retired professors from the University of Georgia. They moved to Costa Rica, where they conducted and continue to conduct research and teach tropical ecology.