Participants

Organizational Profiles

Acknowledgments

Report at a Glance

Executive Summary

Introduction

Chapter summaries

A comparison of RAP results with previous studies

Research and conservation recommendations

Introduction to the RAP expedition to Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala

Bradon T. Bestelmeyer

The aquatic habitats of Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala: water quality, phytoplankton populations, and insects associated with the plant Salvinia auriculata

Karin Herrera

Ana Cristina Bailey

Marco Callisto

Jorge Ordonez

The aquatic macrophyte communities of Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala

Blanca Leon

Julio Morales Can

An ichthyological survey of Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala

Philip W. Willink

Christian Barrientos

Herman A. Kihn

Barry Chernoff

Hydrocarbon contamination and DNA damage in fish from Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala

Christopher W. Theodorakis

John W. Bickham

A rapid assessment of avifaunal diversity in aquatic habitats of Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala

Edgar Selvin Perez

Miriam Lorena Castillo Villeda

The herpetofauna of Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala, with an emphasis on populations of the Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii)

Francisco Castaneda Moya

Oscar Lara

Alejandro Queral-Regil

The mammal fauna of Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala, with an emphasis on small mammals

Heliot Zarza

Sergio G. Perez

The ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala

Brandon T. Bestelmeyer

Leeanne E. Alonso

Roy R. Snelling

Expedition Itinerary and Gazetteer

Glossary

Images and Maps from the RAP Expedition

Maps of the Usumacinta Basin and Guatemala

Map of RAP sampling sites

Aerial photos of RAP sites

Map of the Maya Biosphere Reserve, including Laguna del Tigre National Park

Images from the RAP expedition

Spanish version

Appendices

Appendix 1 Aquatic sampling points of the RAP expedition to Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala

Appendix 2 Terrestrial sampling points of the RAP expedition to Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala

Appendix 3 Phytoplankton species identified at each aquatic sampling point in Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala

Appendix 4 Density (organisms/liter) of phytoplankton identified at each sample point, organized by class

Appendix 5 Aquatic insects associated with Salvinia auriculata, by sampling point, in Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala

Appendix 6 Plant taxa recorded in and around marshes and riparian forests in Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala

Appendix 7 Fish species believed to occur in the Rio San Pedro and the upper Rio Candelaria basins in Peten, Guatemala

Appendix 8 List of fish species captured during the 1999 RAP expedition to Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala, and the focal sampling point at which they were collected

Appendix 9 List of fish species captured during the 1999 RAP expedition to Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala, and the macrohabitat in which they were collected

Appendix 10 Detailed methodology for DNA strand breakage and flow cytometry assays

Appendix 11 Bird species found in Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala, during the RAP survey

Appendix 12 Amphibian and reptile species of Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala

Appendix 13 Mammal species recorded within each focal area in Laguna del Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala

Appendix 14 Ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species recorded in Laguna de Tigre National Park, Peten, Guatemala