Operation Wallacea Information Presentation

Date: 

Thursday, October 13, 2016, 12:00pm

Location: 

BioLabs 1082-d (Undergrad Office Conference Room)

 

There will be a presentation given by Operation Wallacea on Thursday October 13th at 12:00PM, in BioLabs 1082d. The presentation will cover some of the more novel field techniques being used such as soundscaping for bird and amphibian diversity, stereo video surveys for reef fish communities, 3D mapping of reefs to measure rather than estimate coral communities, call back for estimating manatee populations, bar coding to speed up the identification of invertebrates and many other techniques as well as describing how these data are being used for REDD+ and Natural Forest Standard applications, estimating the impact of Reduced Impact Logging on biodiversity and other outputs. With a team of academics from across Europe and North America, Operation Wallacea (www.opwall.com) supports long term biodiversity monitoring projects as well as specialized research investigations at 24 sites in 11 countries.
 
Students can join the research expeditions during the summer months to gain experience with field research and data collection:
·         Research Assistants – volunteers gain experience performing various survey methods and taking field ecology training courses; serves as a volunteer-based internship and some credit options are available.
·         Thesis Students – Operation Wallacea provides support for students to collect data for a thesis project at the undergraduate or Master’s level.
·         Expedition Medicine – a chance for Pre-Med students to experience field medicine with expedition teams working in remote areas.
 
There are funding opportunities available from within our organization, and we also provide fundraising advice to volunteers in a follow up meeting that will take place at the university.