Patterns of adaptive sensory evolution in the Neotropics
Benito Wainwright, University of Saint Andrews
Tupper Auditorium
Benito Wainwright, University of Saint Andrews
Tupper Auditorium
Eva Mardus, Museum of Natural History Berlin & Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Barro Colorado
STRI Advisory Board visit to Panama, Punta Culebra STEAM Camp, Bug night at Biomuseo, Josh visits Fortuna Station and more!
A massive coral bleaching event in Panama’s Guna Yala islands along the eastern Caribbean coast signals a major problem with rising ocean temperatures and their long-term effects.
Decomposing Foliage: A 17-Year Study Unravels the Vital Nutrient Exchange in Tropical Forests of Panama.
A species of tree fern found only in Panama uses ‘zombie leaves’ or reanimated dead leaf fronds, and turns them into root structures that feed the mother plant.
How can we make agriculture more sustainable and resilient?
A volcanic eruption 22 million years ago triggered a sediment flow that preserved a mangrove forest around what is now Barro Colorado Island, providing a better glimpse of the vegetation that existed in a highly changing area.
Students in Bocas del Toro helped Smithsonian researchers collect environmental data to better understand what factors influence the proliferation of algal deposits in the largest island of the archipelago
A steady income stream incentivizes tropical landowners to reforest.
Experts from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute emphasized nature-based solutions, discussed ocean resilience, and launched the GEO-TREES initiative for global forest carbon monitoring.