New book offers
deep-time tour of Colombia
STRI’s Carlos Jaramillo and a team of 25 co-authors explore themes from fossil formation to the bridging of the Americas to the role of humans in modern ecosystems.
Life in Deep Time Origins of Species and Societies Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet CTPA
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Carlos JaramilloLong Ago
First Evidence of Live-traded
Dogs for Maya Ceremonies
At one of the oldest Maya sites, STRI staff archaeologist, Ashley Sharpe, discovered dog bones from the Guatemalan highlands deep within two pyramids.
Ceibal, Guatemala
Archaeology Zoology Anthropology Geography and Biogeography Origins of Species and Societies CTPA
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Ashley SharpeMaya Dog
Mystery
How do natural and human-discharged nutrient pulses impact tropical marine ecosystems?
Nutrient upwelling season in the Bay of Panama and water quality tests from 20 previously unmonitored rivers provide a Panamanian researcher with clues about how nutrient addition impacts coastal ecosystems.
Punta Culebra, Panama City
Marine Biology Chemical Ecology Fisheries and Marine Conservation Connections in nature: Plants, Animals, Microbes and Environments Punta Culebra
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Mark TorchinTracking
nutrient blasts
Predation Is More Intense at Low Altitudes and Low Latitudes
Deployed from Greenland to Australia, caterpillar decoys were attacked the closer they were to sea level and the nearer they were to the tropics.
Barro Colorado Island, Panama
Ecology Biogeography Entomology Connections in nature: Plants, Animals, Microbes and Environments Barro Colorado
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Tropical rainforests in danger of losing tree diversity
Short-lived tropical forests only sustain about half of the tree biodiversity of mature forests, according to a new study in the Panama Canal Watershed.
Agua Salud, Panama
Ecosystem Services Biodiversity Origins of Species and Societies Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Agua Salud
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Jefferson HallTree
Biodiveristy
Threatened
