Directorios

Enlace: http://luq.lternet.edu/

Descripción: Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies (ITES) (University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras) e International Institute of Tropical Forestry (IITF) (Int. Inst. of Tropical Forestry/USDA Forest Service).
«The Luquillo Experimental Forest (LEF) has been a center of tropical forestry research for nearly a century. In addition, the LEF is a recreation site for over a half a million people per year, a water supply for approximately 20% of Puerto Rico's population, a regional center for electronic communication, and a refuge of Caribbean biodiversity. It is the goal of the USDA Forest Service and the University of Puerto to promote and maintain the forest's role as a center of active and dynamic scientific inquiry. However, to maintain the ecological integrity of the forest while balancing the many demands placed upon it's resources, certain protocol is required.»