What Butterflies Tell Us: Experiences and Long-term Monitoring Data in Ecuador
Shares how butterflies help us understand changes in tropical ecosystems and the importance of long-term monitoring for biodiversity conservation. Presents results from monitoring projects in Ecuador and participatory monitoring initiatives connecting researchers and volunteers.
The Red de Conteo de Mariposas del Ecuador is a project building a national network of people committed to collecting standardized data on butterfly populations in Ecuador, generating continuous and reliable information to better understand and protect one of the most butterfly-diverse regions on Earth.