Mata de Plátano Field Station
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LocationArecibo, Puerto Rico
Area130 acres (53 ha)
GoverningbodyInteramerican University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón Campus
| Mata de Plátano Field Station | |
|---|---|
| Mata de Plátano Field Station and Nature Reserve | |
  Location in Puerto Rico | |
| Location | Arecibo, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18°24′51″N 66°43′42″W / 18.41417°N 66.72833°W |
| Area | 130 acres (53 ha) |
| Governing body | Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Bayamón Campus |
The Mata de Plátano Field Station (Spanish: Estación de campo Mata de Plátano) is a research field station and nature reserve located in the barrios Dominguito and Tanamá of Arecibo, about an hour away from San Juan, in the heart of the Northern Karst region of Puerto Rico.[1] The field station includes laboratory space and it is managed by the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, particularly the Bayamón campus, but it is open to researchers of biology, ecology and other environmental sciences from a number in and out of state of academic institutions.[2]
