PALO VERDE BIOLOGICAL STATION

The 'Palo Verde Biological Research Station' is located in the Guanacaste province of Costa Rica, and is one of the three research stations operated by the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS. Palo Verde is one of the foremost sites for ecological research on tropical dry forests, which constitute one of the most endangered forest types in the world . {{cite book | last= Janzen | first = Daniel H. (Editor)| year = 1983 | Title = Natural History of Costa Rica | Publisher = University of Chicago Press | Location = Chicago, IL | ISBN = 0226393348. Along with being a biological station, Palo Verde is a national park. It is one of the few tropical dry forests to
be such. Perhaps the most prominent researcher to work here is Daniel Janzen of the University of Pennsylvania and editor of the authoritative ''Natural History of Costa Rica''.

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★ OTS webpage for Palo Verde