Ecosystem Studies & Management
Updates from the WHRC Research Expedition to Mato Grosso, Brazil - January/February 2011
Senior Scientist Michael Coe, Research Associate Paul Lefebvre, and Graduate Affiliate Marcia Macedo have embarked on a month-long research trip to the Upper Xingu River in eastern Mato Grosso, Brazil. While there, the team will work with our partners and colleagues at the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) and Marine Biological Laboratory to install new equipment for monitoring soil chemistry and water quantity and quality.
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Mike Coe on the Rio das Mortes, learning about a river system that has been affected by deforestation.
WHRC Graduate Fellow Marcia Macedo monitors a nitrogen fertilization experiment in a stream.
Paul installing equipment in a soil pit.
Marcia empties out her boots after a day in field.
