{"id":14,"date":"2013-11-19T22:01:19","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T22:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/ankoatsifaka\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2022-08-06T01:16:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-06T01:16:22","slug":"field-station","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.la.utexas.edu\/ankoatsifaka\/field-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

Field Station<\/h2>\n

Rebecca Lewis of the University of Texas established the Ankoatsifaka Research Station in the Kirindy Mitea National Park<\/a>\u00a0in 2006. It is located <\/a>within the dry forest approximately 100 km south of Morondava near Belo-sur-Mer.<\/p>\n

\"Researchers<\/a>

Researchers and camp staff enjoy lunch together at the Ankoatsifaka Research Station.<\/p><\/div>\n

Infrastructure<\/h3>\n

The field station has tent sites, solar power, a building to store equipment, a kitchen, and limited water. Currently bungalows are only available for the permanent Malagasy employees, but bungalows for researchers are planned for the near future. A cook\/guardian lives in camp at all times and provides 3 meals\/day. Staff can also facilitate satellite camps in other areas of the park.<\/p>\n

\"Ankoatsifaka<\/a>

Ankoatsifaka Research Station storage building recently built with donations.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Ankoatsifaka<\/a>

Ankoatsifaka Research Station<\/p><\/div>\n

\"ankoatsifaka<\/a>\"sifaka<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Average<\/a>

Average annual rainfall at the Ankoatsifaka Research Station.<\/p><\/div>\n

Weather data are collected daily. Mean annual temperature is 24\u00b0C and ranges from 6 to 41\u00b0C.\u00a0\u00a0Rainfall is approximately 700 mm each year.<\/p>\n

A 1 km2<\/sup>\u00a0grid system of trails (with trails every 25 m) has been cut into the forest approximately 1 km from the campsite. The trail system facilitates following animals and finding plants. Researchers rarely have to leave a trail during data collection.\u00a0<\/b>Over 12,000 trees and vines have been marked, identified, and measured within the grid system as a part of the Sifaka Research Project. Phenological data have been collected for multiple years.<\/p>\n

\"Trail<\/a>

Trail intersections are marked for easy navigation in the Ankoatsifaka Research Station grid system.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Trail<\/a>

Trail in the Ankoatsifaka Research Station grid system.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"station3\"<\/a>

Thousands of sifaka food trees are identified, marked, and measured within the Ankoatsifaka Research Station.<\/p><\/div>\n

Permanent Staff<\/h3>\n
\"Rebecca<\/a>

Rebecca Lewis, Ph.D.: Director, Primatologist<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Andriamampiandrisoa<\/a>

Andriamampiandrisoa Tanteliniaina Maximain (Max): Camp Manager and Sifaka Behavior Specialist<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Nihagnandrainy<\/a>

Nihagnandrainy Francisco (Francis): Plant Specialist, Sifaka Research Assistant, Assistant Camp Manager<\/p><\/div>\n

\"station5\"<\/a>

Max collecting behavioral data on Verreaux’s sifaka at the Ankoatsifaka Research Station while the lemur Ana looks on.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"station6\"<\/a>

Francis collecting sifaka feeding data at the Ankoatsifaka Research Station.<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Research<\/a>

Research Assistant Daniel taking a much needed break from collecting data<\/p><\/div>\n

\"\"<\/a>

Patrick: Sifaka Research Assistant<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Solo<\/a>

Solo: Sifaka Research Assistant<\/p><\/div>\n

\"station8\"<\/a>

Manjara: Cook, Capture Specialist<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Richard:<\/a>

Richard: Cook, Capture Specialist<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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