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Terrestrial Vertebrate Biology
Monitoring population dynamics of 133 avian species – 23 years
Monitoring lizard population dynamics – 31 years
Monitoring population fluctuations of mammal species with transect counts – 21 years
Monitoring 3000 rice-paddy fields in Senegal – 38 years
COLLECTIONS AND RECORDS
Over 50,000 marine fossils
Over 300,000 recent mollusks from both coasts of Central America, with precise geographic, sediment, taxonomic, and biologic information
Extensive data on carbon isotope ratios in tropical forest plants, particularly bromeliads and other epiphytes
Record of rainfall and temperature on Barro Colorado Island – 80 years
Record from a class A weather station, soil moisture content, and stream flow from Barro Colorado Island – 31 years
Record from a class A weather station, salinity, and sea level from Galeta Point
Record of water quality in Bay of Panama – 20 years
