Long-term consequences of river damming in the Panama Canal
As the demand for hydroelectricity and water increases in the tropics, a team of scientists explored the natural impacts of one of the oldest tropical dams in the world
Gatún Lake
Paleontology and Paleobiology Ecosystem Ecology Long-term monitoring Hydrology Invasion Biology Global Change Life in Deep Time Naos
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Aaron O'DeaTime
travel
Darien’s unusually high carbon
stocks and tree diversity
Through a participatory forest-carbon monitoring project, scientists and indigenous technicians found that, even in disturbed areas, Darien forests maintained the same tree species richness and a disproportionately high capacity to sequester carbon
Darien
Biodiversity Forest Ecology Conservation Biology Canopy Biology Ecosystem Services Global Change Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet
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Jefferson HallExtraordinary
ecosystem
Each tropical tree species
gets the nutrients it needs
Biodiversity is the key to successful reforestation and climate-change mitigation because each tree species has its own way of getting the nutrients it needs to survive.
Panama
Reforestation and Silviculture Soil Science Ecology Biodiversity Botany Conservation Biology Ecosystem Services Forest Ecology Microbial Ecology Connections in nature: Plants, Animals, Microbes and Environments Agua Salud
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Jefferson HallUnique
strategies
A tale of communication
on coral reefs
Coral reef fish often see a very different seascape that humans do. Using the evolutionary laboratory created by the Isthmus of Panama, Michele Pierotti is learning exactly how they view their underwater world.
Las Perlas Archipelago, Panama
Marine Biology Evolutionary Biology Fisheries and Marine Conservation Ecology Global Change Molecular Genetics and Genomics Connections in nature: Plants, Animals, Microbes and Environments Origins of Species and Societies Naos
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D. Ross Robertson Owen McMillanThrough
the eyes
of a fish
Risky ripples: frog’s love song may summon kiss of death
Things just got worse for male túngara frogs who beckon frog-eating bats with their mating calls. Now it appears that the ripples they make also attract hungry bats.
Gamboa, Panama
Animal Behavior Origins of Species and Societies Gamboa
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Rachel PageUnlucky
túngaras
