• [Leps-l] Lepidoptera Expedition in the Peruvian Amazon, Summer 2017

    From Gallice,Geoffrey R@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 11 07:33:12 2017
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    The Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon (ASA), a non-profit organization working in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon, is pleased to announce openings on a Lepidoptera research expedition during summer 2017.


    The expedition is part of a long-term research project sponsored by the Florida Museum of Natural History and the Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon to investigate the basic biology, distribution, ecology, and conservation status of Lepidoptera (
    butterflies and moths) in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon.


    Expedition members will receive hands-on instruction in field methods that facilitate biological research in the tropics, applying our new skills to conducting biological research at the field sites. Expedition members will gain knowledge and skills in
    the following areas:


    * Field methods in the study of tropical Lepidoptera

    * Tropical ecology and biology of key Amazonian plant and animal groups

    * Amazonian plant and animal identification

    * Off-trail and backcountry navigation

    * Canopy access (tree climbing) and sampling techniques (canopy trapping)

    * Major conservation challenges facing the study region and the broader Amazonian ecosystem

    * Issues facing the survival of indigenous Amazonian cultures


    DATES: May 23 - June 6, 2017


    LOCATION: Las Piedras River basin, Madre de Dios, Peru


    REGISTRATION: Open until April 30, 2017. Space is limited, so we recommend to apply early.


    FEE: $2,500


    WEBSITE: www.sustainableamazon.org/lepexp2017<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.sustainableamazon.org_lepexp2017&d=CwIFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=bNajw6CwCuq57bEbjWdnyRkQJgZv-
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    HOW TO REGISTER

    Fill out the application form at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.sustainableamazon.org_lepexp17-2Dregister&d=CwIFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=bNajw6CwCuq57bEbjWdnyRkQJgZv-
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    For general inquiries please contact us at info@sustainableamazon.org<mailto:info@sustainableamazon.org>


    We hope to see you in the Peruvian Amazon!


    Geoff Gallice, Ph.D.

    President, Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon

    Research Associate in Lepidoptera, Florida Museum of Natural History





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    <p><span id="docs-internal-guid-5b46ea3b-8e27-e2aa-3401-179b91f6ad48"></p>
    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Alliance for a Sustainable
    Amazon (ASA),
    a non-profit organization working in the southeastern Peruvian Amazon, is pleased to announce openings on a</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align:
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    Lepidoptera research expedition during summer 2017</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p>

    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The expedition is part of a
    long-term research
    project sponsored by the Florida Museum of Natural History and the Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon to investigate the basic biology, distribution, ecology, and conservation status of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) in the southeastern Peruvian
    Amazon.</span></p>

    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Expedition members will
    receive hands-on instruction
    in field methods that facilitate biological research in the tropics, applying our new skills to conducting biological research at the field sites. Expedition members will gain knowledge and skills in the following areas:</span></p>

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    <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;">
    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Field methods in the study of tropical Lepidoptera</span></p>
    </li></ul>
    <ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;">
    <li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;">
    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tropical ecology and biology of key Amazonian plant and animal groups</span></p>
    </li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;">
    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Amazonian plant and animal identification</span></p>
    </li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;">
    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Off-trail and backcountry navigation</span></p>
    </li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;">
    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Canopy access (tree climbing) and sampling techniques (canopy trapping)</span></p>
    </li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;">
    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Major conservation challenges facing the study region and the broader Amazonian ecosystem<
    /span></p>
    </li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline;">
    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Issues facing the survival of indigenous Amazonian cultures</span></p>
    </li></ul>

    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">DATES:</span><span style="font-
    size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
    May 23 &#8211; June 6, 2017</span></p>

    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LOCATION: Las Piedras River
    basin,
    </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Madre de Dios, Peru</span></p>

    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">REGISTRATION:
    </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Open until April 30, 2017</span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &
    quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.
    Space is limited, so we recommend to apply early.</span></p>

    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">FEE:
    </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">$2,500</span></p>

    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">WEBSITE:
    </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.sustainableamazon.org_lepexp2017&d=CwMFAw&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=tVAKMFPe3UCcsMWUFXo0FeX0xe1JUAj77B74DAI3DKI&m=bNajw6CwCuq57bEbjWdnyRkQJgZv-hFmnESKr0TGMV8&s=
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    baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
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    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For general inquiries please
    contact us at
    </span><a href="mailto:info@sustainableamazon.org" style="text-decoration:none;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: transparent; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align:
    baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">info@sustainableamazon.org</span></a><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">
    </span></p>

    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We hope to see you in the
    Peruvian Amazon!</span></p>

    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Geoff
    Gallice, Ph.D.</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">President, Alliance for a
    Sustainable Amazon</span></p>
    <p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; background-color: transparent; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Research Associate in
    Lepidoptera, Florida
    Museum of Natural History</span></p>



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