Project coordinator · Entomologist
Jiří Hodeček
Coordinates the expeditions, permits, scientific collaborations and project outputs. His work spans field collecting, specimen preparation, taxonomy, publications and public communication.
People behind the project
Team
A small core field team working closely with key collaborators in the Dominican Republic and a wider international network of taxonomic specialists.
Core project team
Fieldwork, coordination and scientific development
Core field collaborator · Coleoptera
Jiří Pirkl
A long-term expedition collaborator responsible for extensive collecting, specimen preparation and photographic documentation, with a particular focus on beetles.
Dominican Republic collaborators
Local scientific and institutional collaboration
GS
Key local scientific collaborator · MNHNSD
Gabriel de los Santos
Curator of arachnids at the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano. He has been central to local coordination, institutional collaboration and the permitting process, and is named in the DNA/barcoding agreement.
Museo Nacional de Historia Natural →YL
Scientific and conservation collaborator · INTEC / Grupo Jaragua
Yolanda M. León
Provides local scientific and conservation expertise through the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo and Grupo Jaragua, supporting the project with knowledge of Dominican biodiversity, habitats and protected areas.
Institutional support
Museum backing for the project
NA
Director of Naturéum · Institutional support
Nadir Alvarez
As director of Naturéum, Nadir Alvarez supports the project through the museum and helps provide the institutional framework needed for its scientific and collection-based work.
Naturéum →International expert network
Specialists across many insect groups
Dozens of taxonomic experts contribute identifications, revisions and publications. Rather than repeating the complete list here, the full collaboration map remains on the Project page.