The first Peruvian trip

(25/10/2023 - 16/11/2023)

Our goal was to sampling soil, insect, and plant data from representative plots from the National Forest Inventory. We traveled from the coast to the upper Amazon forest. It was ok, I guess.

In general, the variables sampled per tree from the plots were:

Piura

Piura has technically 5 plots.

CO-599

tree species N
Bursera graveolens 5
Caesalpinia paipai 5
Cochlospermum vitifolium 5
Loxopterygium huasango 5

SI-14

tree species N
Myrcianthes rhopsoloides 1
Myrcianthes spec 1
Myrsine latifolia 5
Nectandra sp 7
Persea subcordata 5

CO-600

tree species N
Albizia multiflora 5
Bursera graveolens 5
Ceiba sp 6
Eriotheca ruizii 5
Erytrina velutina 5

Sechura desert

Here we only have wood data so far

tree species N
Colicodendron escabridum 6
Prosopis pallida 2

Piura University

tree species N
Colicodendron escabridum 5
Prosopis pallida 5

Jaen

After Piura, we cross the first chain of Andean Mountain to reach Jaen (in the Cajamarca department)

SI-453

tree species N
Browningia altissima 4
Clusia pavonii 5
Cordia saccellia 5
Cynophalla flexuosa 5
Espotoa lanata 1
Guapina sp 5
Pithecellobium excelsum 5

SI-412

tree species N
Caesalpinia spp 5
Colicodendron escabridum 5
Croton thurifer 5

SI-369

tree species N
Browningia altissima 1
Ceiba insignis 5
Eriotheca discolor 5
Espotoa lanata 4
Maytenus octogona 5
Tetrasida chachapoyensis 5
Vachellia macracantha 5

Bagua grande

We moved from Jaen to Bagua, in the Amazonas department. The ecosystem was more rainy but still very hot and sunny.

SA-38

tree species N
Cecropia montana 5
Cyathea caracasana 11
Erythrina edulis 5
Eugenia sp. 5
Ficus cuatrecasasiana 5
Ficus maxima 5
Hieronyma sp. 5
Inga umbellifera 5
Meliosma peytonii 5
Styrax cordatus 7

SI-570

tree species N
Agonandra excelsa 5
Cynophalla flexuosa 5
Muntingia calabura 5
Prosopis juliflora 5
Senna mollissima 5
Sideroxylon obtusifolium 5
Vachellia aroma 5