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- Archbold Biological Station
Archbold Biological Station is an independent, non-profit research facility, devoted to long-term ecological research and conservation. The Station is funded principally by proceeds from an endowment overseen by Archbold Expeditions, a nonprofit operating foundation founded by Richard Archbold. The Station owns and manages a 5,140-acre, globally significant natural preserve.
http://www.archbold-station.org/abs/index.htmHerpetology Faculty/Staff:
http://www.archbold-station.org/abs/staff/brothermel/brothermel.htm. Contact Info:
Betsie Rothermel, brothermel@archbold-station.org
Archbold Biological Station
P. O. Box 2057
Lake Placid, Florida 33862
(863) 465-2571
- Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation
The Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation (COTERC) is a registered Canadian non-profit charitable organization (#890096183 RR0001) based in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1991, COTERC operates in both Canada and Costa Rica. In Canada, our Board of Directors are biologists, accountants, educators, environmentalists, zoo professionals, media professionals -- all committed and working actively to protect tropical rainforests. In Costa Rica, we are based at the Caņo Palma Biological Station.
Caņo Palma Biological Station is situated approximately 8 kilometres (5 miles) north of the village of Tortuguero on Costa Rica's north-eastern coast. The Tortuguero area is an ancient flood plain covered by lowland Atlantic tropical wet forest and is biologically the richest ecosystem in Costa Rica. Average daily temperature is about 26 degrees Celsius and rainfall may exceed 6,000 mm per annum.
The Biological Station is located within the Barra Colorado Wildlife Refuge adjacent to Caņo Palma, a narrow, palm-filled canal that separates the Biological Station from the Caribbean Sea by a mere 200-300 metres. The globally endangered green, leatherback, hawksbill and loggerhead sea turtles come ashore to nest on beaches accessible from the station. Annual monitoring programs and resulting data is available on the website.
http://www.coterc.orgHerpetology Faculty/Staff:
Robert Murphy, Royal Ontario Museum. Contact Info:
June Enright, info@coterc.org
Canadian Organization for Tropical Education and Rainforest Conservation
P. O. Box 335
Pickering, Ontario L1V 2R6
905-831-8809
- Desert Tortoise Natural Area
The Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee is a non-profit organization formed in 1974 to promote the welfare of the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) in its native wild state. Committee members share a deep concern for the continued preservation of the tortoise and its habitat in the southwestern deserts.
http://www.tortoise-tracks.org/Herpetology Faculty/Staff:
unknown. Contact Info:
unknown, dtpc@pacbell.net
Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee
4067 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside, California 92501
(909) 683-3872
- Highlands Biological Station
The Station is an interinstitutional center of the University of North Carolina, administered by Western Carolina University, located in nearby Cullowhee, a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina. The facilities of the Station are available for year-round use by qualified scientists who are engaged in research on the biota and environments of the Southern Appalachian region. Responsibility for the Station's programs is vested in a ten-member Board of Directors that includes representatives from the associated universities. Thirty-four colleges and universities support the Station through institutional memberships. The research program is guided by a Board of Scientific Advisors, comprised of biologists from the member institutions. The work of the Station is further supported by the Highlands Biological Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization that promotes and encourages research, education, and conservation in the region.
http://www.wcu.edu/hbs/Herpetology Faculty/Staff:
Wayne Van Devender. Contact Info:
Director, hibio@wcu.edu
Highlands Biological Station
P.O. Box 580
Highlands, North Carolina 28741
(828) 526-2602
- Land Between the Lakes
The LBL field station is located between Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley in Kentucky and Tennessee.
http://www.apsu.edu/field-biologyHerpetology Faculty/Staff:
Floyd Scott. Contact Info:
Floyd Scott, fieldbiology@apsu.edu
The Center for Field Biology
P. O. Box 4718
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee 37044
(913) 221-7019
- Organization of Biological Field Stations
OBFS is an association of about 180 field stations and professionals concerned with field facilities for biological research and education, primarily in North America and Central America. This site provides links to OBFS member stations. Individual stations include descriptions of courses offered, summer internships, teacher education, etc. OBFS promotes the exchange of information and ideas among field station directors on such topics as management of field stations and reserves, promotion of biological field education and research, environmental monitoring, and funding opportunities. OBFS publishes a newsletter, occasional reports, a field course opportunities poster, and a directory of field stations. An annual meeting is held at a member facility in September, providing a forum for discussion of field station management issues and organization business, and an opportunity to learn from the facilities, habitats and programs of the host station.
http://www.obfs.org/Herpetology Faculty/Staff:
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- Pacific Southwest Research Station
Redwoods Sciences Laboratory Herpetology Research Group. Research Objectives: Studies of the autecology and community structure of forest and riparian-associated herpetofauna in Redwood and Douglas-fir/hardwood forests. Investigations of the application of reptiles and amphibians as indicators for monitoring the status of ecosystems. Investigations of the possible mechanisms contributing to declines in amphibians.
http://www.fs.fed.us/psw/topics/wildlife/herp/Herpetology Faculty/Staff:
Don Ashton, Justin Garwood, Garth Hodgson, Karen Pope, Hartwell Welsh & Clara Wheeler. Contact Info:
Hartwell Welsh, hwelsh@fs.fed.us
USDA Forest Service
Redwood Sciences Lab
1700 Bayview Drive
Arcata, California 95521
(707) 825-2956
- Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve
A San Diego State University field station in San Diego and Riverside counties, California.
http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/BFS/main/SMER/HERPS/intro.html Herpetology Faculty/Staff:
Unknown. Contact Info:
Claudia Luke, cluke@sciences.sdsu.edu
San Diego State University Field Stations
College of Sciences
San Diego State University
San Diego, California 92182-4614
(619) 594-0580
- Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
The University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (SREL) has been an important center for extensive and intensive herpetological research since 1967. The herpetology program's major emphasis has been the generation of high quality research involving amphibians and reptiles. SREL researchers have captured, marked and released more than 1 million individuals of 100 species of reptiles and amphibians. These captures represent more species of reptiles and amphibians than have been confirmed from any other public land area in the United States. Participants in the SREL herpetology research programs have always included faculty of the University of Georgia, post-doctoral associates, graduate students and undergraduate research participants from a variety of universities. Other participants include research technicians and numerous visiting herpetologists from throughout the world. The primary funding base for SREL operations has been the U.S. Department of Energy.
http://www.uga.edu/~srelherp/Herpetology Faculty/Staff:
J. Whitfield Gibbons, Kurt A. Buhlmann, Justin D. Congdon. Contact Info:
J. Whitfield Gibbons, gibbons@srel.edu
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Savannah River Site - Building 737-A
Drawer E
Aiken, South Carolina 29802
(803) 725-2472
- Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station
Turtle Cove is accessible only by boat and offers the kind of relaxed ambiance only a rustic setting can provide, while simultaneously contributing to an excellent research atmosphere with state-of-the-art microscope, computer and sampling equipment combined with ample boat transportation. It is ideally situated on Pass Manchac between the Lakes Pontchartrain and Maurepas, adjacent to the 8300 acre Manchac Wildlife Management Area. The station lies approximately 50 miles northwest of New Orleans, LA and only 20 miles south of SLU's main campus. This location provides an interesting mix of pristine environments and environments impacted by complicated urban landuse problems.
http://www.selu.edu/acad_research/programs/turtle_cove/index.htmlHerpetology Faculty/Staff:
Brian I. Crother, Mary E. White, Robert W. Hastings. Contact Info:
Robert W. Hastings, rhastings@selu.edu
Turtle Cove Environmental Research Station
205 Meade Hall
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, Louisiana 70402
(504)549-3740
- Welder Wildlife Foundation
The Welder Wildlife Foundation is a private, non-profit foundation. Established in 1954, the Foundation has gained international recognition through its graduate student research program. The primary purpose of the Foundation is to conduct research and education in the field of wildlife management and conservation and other closely related fields.
As a private foundation our purpose and operation remain unhindered by outside political or institutional pressures. Many other research organizations conducting land management research exist across the state and nation, but no other organization has dedicated itself solely to conducting wildlife research in the midst of a ranching operation and an active oil field.
http://www.welderwildlife.org/Herpetology Faculty/Staff:
NA. Contact Info:
Director, welderwf@aol.com
The Welder Wildlife Foundation
P.O. Box 1400
Sinton, Texas 78387
(361) 364-2643
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