Food web studies

Documenting plant-insect interactions in 1 ha of tropical forest.
  Photo 1   - lowland rainforest in Wanang
  Photo 2   - montane rainforest in Ubii, Finisterre Mts.

Bush laboratory in Ubii, rearing galling, mining and freely feeding insect larvae

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Our field team combines students, paraecologists and village assistants

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Mouintane slope with our bush camp at 1,700 m asl

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Bush camp Ubii

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Sampling insects in secondary forest

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All night dancing to mark the start of the food web survey

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Paraecologist Cliffson Idigel is setting up the first secondary forest plot

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Local children already show some understanding of the food web concept

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