Costa Rican Forests (Area de Conservacion de Guanacaste)
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Costa Rican Forests (Area de Conservacion de Guanacaste)
The ACG (www.acguanacaste.ac.cr 
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I am a molecular ecologist, based at the University of Guelph in Ontario Canada, and interested in tracking how ACG ant communities change here with elevation, temperature and time. I have been following this across three volcanoes in Guanacaste Province (Cacao, Rincon de la Vieja and Orosi) since 2008. My hope and intent is to continue this monitoring for the long term - using the GigaPan to document habitat in high resolution.
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ACG, Costa Rica, Rincón de la Vieja Pailas 1464m - Jan 16 2010 10.81593, -85.34672, 1450m This GigaPan was shot near where single row was shot in April of 2009 (www.gigapan.org/gigapans/23618/). This panorama was taken without locking the focus in an attempt to capture more detail in the dense canopy...
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Jan 15 2010 - Rincón de la Vieja - Pailas 1000 10.78867, -85.34927, 1000m A dry, windy, sunny day. This panorama was taken in the middle of that day's transect. The site is about 45 min walk from the Pailas station in the Rincon de la Vieja National Park. Many small Myrmicinae in leaf litter sifting. Couple o...
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Taken on August 28, 2008 in the cloudforest on Volcan Cacao, Guanacaste province, Costa Rica. www.acguanacaste.ac.cr
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I started this shot in very wet conditions that actually stopped the GigaPan robot and prevented what was set out as a 360. But with tons of moisture in the air and a not particularly w...-
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Above the trees on Rincon de la Vieja volcano - above Pialas research station. Hand-held single row gigapan.
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Sampling site from volcan Rincon de la Vieja - above Pialas research station. Hand-held single row gigapan.
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Sampling site from volcan Rincon de la Vieja - above Pialas research station. Hand-held single row gigapan.
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Sampling site from volcan Rincon de la Vieja - above Pialas research station. Hand-held single row gigapan.
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Sampling site from volcan Rincon de la Vieja - above Pialas station. Hand-held single row gigapan.
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Area Conservation Guanacaste, Cacao Station Rearing Barn 10.926504, -85.468183
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