The positive side
of fouling communities
Encrusting organisms may be disliked by most people, but they’re helping explore marine conservation and biodiversity concerns
Colón
Text by Leila Nilipour
Video and Photos by Ana Endara
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Mark TorchinExploring
the unwanted
The avengers
of the forest
Discreet and alert, park rangers spend 24 hours a day, 365 days a year on the lookout for threats to the forest and animals of Barro Colorado Nature Monument
Barro Colorado Island
Biodiversity Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Barro Colorado
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New soft coral species
discovered in Coiba, Panama
Scientists named new blood-red species of octocoral in honor of philanthropist Ray Dalio.
Coiba, Panama
Taxonomy Marine Biology Exploration Biodiversity Conservation Biology Fisheries and Marine Conservation Zoology Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Coibita Island
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Hector M. Guzman
Coastal study from Panama
to Alaska discovers where
marine invaders fare better
Initial results from a massive study comparing marine organisms sampled along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Panama with samples from the Atlantic show that the success of invaders is lopsided.
Naos Island Marine Laboratories, Panama City
Invasion Biology Geography and Biogeography Marine Biology Global Change Biodiversity Fisheries and Marine Conservation Connections in nature: Plants, Animals, Microbes and Environments Sustaining a Biodiverse Planet Naos
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Mark TorchinInvading the
hemisphere
Why no poop in garden?
A visit to a shaman’s garden prompts an unexpected warning about the tobacco plant spirit’s ability to do away with disrespectful visitors.
Peruvian Amazon, Peru
Anthropology Origins of Species and Societies Earl S. Tupper
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Fernando Santos-GraneroRespect
The Tobacco
Spirit
