The story of a worm that hooked a man's curiosity
A story about earthworms, tropical forests and humans
The Rio Madeira Expedition: 24.05.2017 Manicoré River
Today the team went up to Manicoré River, looking for a community called "Mocambo". The site became part of our sampling plan as a consequence of a curious incident. While in the city, we met the leader of the village, Maria* by accident. With her approval, we then...
The 1st challenge starts, The Rio Madeira Expedition: 22.05.2017
Today we start a new and exciting challenge associated with the HOOKaWORM research project and also as part of the Terra Preta de Indio network activities. A scientific expedition will be performed by a team of four, with Andre Junqueira (experienced ethnoecologist),...