Huaravito Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Site (LTEMS) is a privately managed forest monitoring site in San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica, established as a long-term ecological observation initiative. The project focuses on sustained observation of biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics at a fine spatial scale within the biological connectivity landscape of the Montes del Aguacate region. Monitoring activities include biodiversity observations, acoustic monitoring, phenological observations, and environmental measurements, generating structured observations that can contribute to biodiversity assessment and Earth observation initiatives. The project is designed as a long-term monitoring effort, with continuity of observations and methodological development as core principles.
Huaravito LTEMS is located in San Ramón, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica, within the Montes del Aguacate Biological Corridor. The project focuses on a privately managed forest site and its immediate ecological surroundings.
To provide public access to information, monitoring outputs, biodiversity observations, methodological documentation, and technical developments generated through the Huaravito Long-Term Ecological Monitoring Site (LTEMS). It serves as a public-facing technical repository for documenting the continuity and evolution of the monitoring initiative, supporting transparency, reproducibility, and long-term knowledge transfer. The site also facilitates access to project documentation and observation outputs that may contribute to biodiversity assessment, ecological monitoring, and the broader Earth observation community.
Long-term repeated observations are conducted at the Huaravito forest site using standardized biodiversity observations, passive acoustic monitoring, phenological observations, and environmental measurements. Biodiversity records are collected through repeated field observations and species documentation, while acoustic monitoring uses recording devices deployed at the site. Observations are georeferenced and associated with dates and sampling periods to support longitudinal analysis of biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics.
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