Hopeful News for Caribbean Reefs? Low Oxygen May Be More Deadly for Staghorn Corals than High Temperatures
Biodiversity
The most conspicuous trait of tropical ecosystems is their high biodiversity. A few hectares of tropical rainforest may be home to more species of plants, fungi, animals and microorganisms than all of the United States and Canada combined. A section of coral reef may shelter more species than an entire coastal ecosystem in more temperate climes. STRI scientists discover new species, and study how such diversity arose and is maintained.
Smithsonian Receives $12 Million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for forest carbon verification with GEO-TREES
Researchers count manatees using their chatter to recognize individuals
Animals caught on camera in plantations inform sustainable forestry
Between pasture and forest: the crusade to protect the jaguar in Panama
Is the world’s biggest vine on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island?
