Biological stations (also known as biological field stations) are

research station Research stations are facilities where scientific investigation, collection, analysis and experimentation occurs. A research station is a facility that is built for the purpose of conducting scientific research. There are also many types of resear ...

specializing in biology and ecology. Their size and purpose varies, mainly regarding research, conservation and education. They are located in all

biomes A biome () is a biogeographical unit consisting of a biological community that has formed in response to the physical environment in which they are found and a shared regional climate. Biomes may span more than one continent. Biome is a broader ...

, including aquatic ones. Students, other scientists and the public are the aim public of these sites. Many are focused on protected ecosystems. Data from 157 field stations in 56 countries show that their presence improved habitat quality and reduced hunting rates and spatial analyses support field station presence as reducing deforestation Many stations in the Americas are coordinated (but not owned, controlled or funded by) the

Organization of Biological Field Stations The Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS) is a nonprofit multinational organization representing the field stations and research centers across Canada, United States, and Central America. While it has no administrative or management c ...

Stations

* Albion Field Station *

Cocha Cashu Biological Station Cocha Cashu Biological Station (Estación Biológica Cocha Cashu or EBCC) is a tropical biological research station located at 11° 54'S and 71° 22'W in Manú National Park, Peru. It was established in 1969-70, predating the founding of its contain ...

* Crommelin Biological Field Station *

Kalamos Island biological field station The Kalamos Island biological field station is a research station located in the island Kalamos, in the Ionian Sea, in Western Greece. It is situated in the core of the inner Ionian marine protected area, site GR22220003 of the Natura 2000 netw ...

* La MICA Biological Station * Puhtu Biological Station *

Robert J. Bernard Field Station The 85 acre Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station (BFS) is located on the north side of Foothill Boulevard between College Avenue and Mills Avenue in Claremont, California. The BFS provides facilities and ecological communities for high-qu ...

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (also known by its acronym RMBL — pronounced 'rumble') is a high-altitude biological field station located near Crested Butte, in the abandoned mining town of Gothic, Colorado in the West Elk Mountains. T ...

* Wayqecha Biological Station

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