Altitudal transect

Surveys of butterly, moth, leafhopper, frog and bird communities along a complete rainforest transect from 200 to 3700 m asl. on the slopes of the country’s highest peak, Mt. Wilhelm

Our montane research team before leaving for 2 months of fieldwork

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Light trapping for geometrid moths in the night...

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... and sorting the samples in the morning

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Waiting for butterflies in the alpine zone

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Sweeping montane forest vegetation for leafhoppers

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The research team reached timberline

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Village meeting where Chris Dahl and other students explain their work

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