At almost 3,000 meters in elevation, the top of Volcan Barva is a different world. Joanna from TEAM Network took us up to collect biodiversity and carbon storage data here. They have subplots set up where they collect vegetation and camera trap data four times per year. They're really good about showing us exactly how they do their work. Ten of us got the full experience with an extremely nauseating 4WD ride up an almost impassable road. Here you find less biodiversity, a cooler temperature, and surprisingly more above-ground biomass according to our calculations (we'll ask Joanna about this - could be due to our small sample size?).
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