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Final Report for the University of Nottingham / Operation Wallacea Forest Projects, Honduras 2004 FINAL REPORT for the University of Nottingham / Operation Wallacea forest projects, Honduras 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS FINAL REPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM / OPERATION WALLACEA FOREST PROJECTS, HONDURAS 2004 .....................................................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW ..............................................................................................................................3 List of the projects undertaken in 2004, with scientists’ names .........................................................................4 Forest structure and composition ..................................................................................................................................... 4 Bat diversity and abundance ............................................................................................................................................ 4 Bird diversity, abundance and ecology ............................................................................................................................ 4 Herpetofaunal diversity, abundance and ecology............................................................................................................. 4 Invertebrate diversity, abundance and ecology ................................................................................................................ 4 Primate behaviour............................................................................................................................................................ 4 Terrestrial mammal diversity, abundance and ecology.................................................................................................... 4 The social and economic structure of the village communities in Cusuco’s buffer zone................................................. 4 List of papers, reports and dissertations to be written from this work, with proposed dates of submission ......5 Bat diversity, activity and ecology................................................................................................................................... 5 Forest structure and composition ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Bird diversity, abundance and ecology ............................................................................................................................ 5 Herpetofaunal diversity, abundance and ecology............................................................................................................. 5 Invertebrate diversity, abundance and ecology ................................................................................................................ 6 Primate behaviour............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Terrestrial mammal diversity, abundance and ecology.................................................................................................... 6 The social and economic structure of the village communities in Cusuco’s buffer zone................................................. 7 PRELIMINARY REPORTS FROM THE INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS.......................................................................................8 Forest structure and composition.......................................................................................................................8 1. Report of team leader, Daniel L. Kelly, on field work in Cusuco National Park ........................................................ 8 2. Forest structures of Cusuco National Park and El Paraiso Nature reserve, Honduras................................................ 10 Bat diversity and abundance ............................................................................................................................21 1. Interim Report, Bat Biodiversity Assessment: Cusuco National Park and El Paraiso................................................ 21 2. A comparison of acoustic and capture methods for making inventories of bats in Honduras.................................... 24 3. The Effect of Anthropogenic Forest Disturbance on the Diversity and Abundance of Bats in Northwest Honduras 28 Bird diversity, abundance and ecology ............................................................................................................30 1. The importance of Cusuco National Park for birds, and the avifauna of El Paraiso .................................................. 30 2. Avifaunal Comparison Between Core and Buffer Zones in Cusuco National Park ...................................................33 Herpetofaunal diversity, abundance and ecology ............................................................................................35 1. Herpetofaunal research summary: Parque Nacional El Cusuco................................................................................. 35 2. Survey of the herpetofauna of Parque Nacional El Cusuco, Honduras: a field report for the first research season ... 38 3. A comparison of reptile diversity in disturbed and undisturbed habitats in Cusuco national park............................. 43 4. A comparison of herpetofauna biodiversity between disturbed and undisturbed habitats within the Cusuco National Park in Honduras. .......................................................................................................................................................... 47 5. The diversity of forest floor reptiles in different areas of forest disturbance ............................................................. 50 Invertebrate diversity, abundance and ecology................................................................................................53 1. Butterfly Team End of Season Report 2004 Part A ................................................................................................... 53 2. A study of the species richness and abundance of butterflies in different habitats in the Merendon mountains, Honduras........................................................................................................................................................................ 61 3. Species Richness of Hawk Moths (Sphingidae) at Base Camp, Cusuco National Park, Honduras:........................... 64 4. Population estimates and observations of the ecology of Chrysina scarab beetles at Base Camp, Cusuco National Park, Honduras. ............................................................................................................................................................. 67 5. Copestylum hoverflies in Cusuco............................................................................................................................... 75 6. How does resource distribution impact on the diversity and abundance of saprophages in Heliconia flowers?........ 77 7. Does Bromeliad size effect the abundance and diversity of the macro invertebrate communities living within it?... 84 8. An initial assessment of Hydrachnidia of the El Paraiso Valley and Cusuco National Park......................................86 Primate behaviour............................................................................................................................................91 1. Behaviour and Species Identification of the Howler Monkeys of the Cusuco National Park, Honduras................... 91 Terrestrial mammal diversity, abundance and ecology ...................................................................................95 1. An assessment of terrestrial small mammal populations within the Parque Nacional Cusuco core zone and surrounding areas........................................................................................................................................................... 95 2. Small Mammal Report, Guanales Camp, Honduras 2004. Units 3 – 8 ...................................................................... 97 4. Comparison of small mammal diversity and abundance in conifer forest patches and broadleaf forest patches, in Cusuco National Park. ................................................................................................................................................. 102 5. A Comparison of the Diversity and Abundance of Small Mammal Populations in Conifer and Broadleaf Habitats in Cusuco National Park .................................................................................................................................................. 105 6. A Comparison of Small Mammal abundance and diversity between areas of disturbed and undisturbed forest within the Cusuco National Park, Northwestern Honduras..................................................................................................... 110 7. Does the diversity and abundance of small mammal species differ between areas of disturbed and undisturbed forest in Cusuco National Park, Northwestern Honduras?..................................................................................................... 113 The social and economic structure of the village communities in Cusuco’s buffer zone ...............................116 1. The Implications of Ecotourism for Developing Countries: The Case of El Cusuco National Park, Honduras....... 116 2. The economic impacts of tourism
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