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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
El Amargal has been the scene of research and scientific activity for more than 30 years within the municipality of Nuquí and throughout the Gulf of Tribugá, Chocó, Colombian Pacific.
The main universities and scientific institutions in the country and abroad have participated in this exercise with multiple monitoring and information collection projects, some of these projects are still ongoing.
In this section you will find some of the current and past research carried out in El Amargal.
The ecotourism branch has emerged as a way to make the project sustainable over time.
EL AMARGAL BIOLOGICAL STATION
We offer accommodation for researchers, graduate students, and university student field trips. The guesthouse currently has beds for 10 people and a final capacity of approximately 30. A fully equipped kitchen is available for the exclusive use of researchers.
If the work exceeds the territorial limits of El Amargal Nature Reserve, the researchers are accompanied to request the necessary permit from the local community authorities.
ARE YOU A RESEARCHER?
If you would like more information, to propose a project, to do an internship, or to visit El Amargal to conduct scientific research, please contact Mr. Jazz Martínez at the email address reserva elamargal@gmail.com or through the CONTACT section of this website or via WhatsApp +573187769515.
If you were a researcher at El Amargal and would like to add your work to our library, please also contact us.
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PERMANENT PROJECTS IN
THE AMARGAL NATURE RESERVE
Zamia Obliqua Reserve and “Long-term monitoring program of the Zamia obliqua population in El Amargal Reserve”.
Since 2006, the Zamia obliqua population of El Amargal has been monitored annually. Information on survival, growth, and reproduction rates is used to create mathematical models of population dynamics. In addition, studies on functional traits and other aspects of the species' ecology have been conducted in the monitoring plot.
Permanent plots for monitoring the ecological structure and CO2 capture of the primary forest of El Amargal, Professor Esteban Alvarez.
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SOME BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH INVOLVING
EL AMARGAL NATURE RESERVE
Galeano, G. 2000. Forest Use at Pacific Coast of Chocó, Colombia: A Quantitative Approach.
Phytogeographic Analysis of Araceae of Cabo Corrientes (Chocó, Colombia) and Comparable Lowland Tropical American Floras.
The Araceae of Cabo Corrientes, Chocó, Colombia.
Four New Species of Cyclanthaceae from Colombia.
Observations on the Spatial and Temporal Variation of Ants in a Forest of the Colombian Chocó (Arusí).
THESES DONE AT EL AMARGAL
Floristic Structure and Composition of a One-Hectare Plot of Tropical Rainforest on Colombia's Pacific Coast.
The Cyclanthaceae Family in the Cabo Corrientes Region (Chocó, Colombia).
Diet, Feeding Behavior, and Ethnozoological Aspects of Alouatta palliata aequatorialis (Primates: Cebidae) at Cabo Corrientes, Chocó, Colombian Pacific Coast.
Pollination Ecology of Attalea allenii and Wettinia quinaria (Palmae) on the Pacific Coast of Chocó, Colombia.
Ecological Comparison of the Genus Xylaria in Streamside Areas and Upper Micro-Watersheds of Tropical Rainforest, Cabo Corrientes, Chocó.
Behavioral Correlates of Microgeographic Variation in the Warning Call and Dorsal Coloration of Dendrobates histrionicus (Amphibia: Anura: Dendrobatidae).
Management Plan for the Private Nature Reserve "El Amargal," Nuquí, Chocó.
OTHER RESEARCH CONDUCTED IN EL AMARGAL
Population Ecology of Small Mammals in Northern Chocó: A Pilot Study of Bats, Marsupials, and Small Rodents.
Catalogue of Amphibians and Reptiles of El Amargal Biological Station.
Ethnobotanical Information on the Species Oenocarpus bataua (Arecaceae) in the Village of Arusí, Chocó, Colombia.
The Herpetofauna Recorded at El Amargal Biological Station, Chocó, Colombia.
Floristic Composition and Diversity of the Forests of Cabo Corrientes, Pacific Coast of Chocó.