More Fish Mean Healthier Reefs
Coral reefs grow faster and healthier when parrotfish are abundant
Enero 24, 2017
A new study points directly links healthy coral reefs to healthy populations of these brightly colored fishes.
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Sea of fossils
Agosto 09, 2013
A Smithsonian emeritus scientist takes a field trip to some of Panama’s most important known marine fossil deposits for a quick lesson the age of the Ithsmus of Panama.
Panama’s Plentiful Plants
An invitation from Mireya Correa
Agosto 23, 2013
The director of Panama’s herbaria invite visiting researchers to use these valuable resources of Panama’s astounding plant biodiversity.
Declining reefs
What were Caribbean coral reefs like before humans?
Septiembre 29, 2017
Fossil reefs from around the Caribbean show how biologically rich these ecosystems once were — and provide goalposts for conservationists hoping to restore them.
Tracking nutrient blasts
How do natural and human-discharged nutrient pulses impact tropical marine ecosystems?
Marzo 14, 2018
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.
The Rariphotic
Smithsonian Researchers Name New Ocean Zone
Marzo 20, 2018
New ocean zone is home to many new species of reef fish
A tropical science legacy
Ira Rubinoff, Emeritus Director, retires from STRI
Abril 27, 2018
After more than 50 years at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, director emeritus Ira Rubinoff has announced his retirement. He will travel to Vienna with his wife, Anabella, who was recently designated Panama’s ambassador to Austria.
Mystery Migration
Whale Shark Logs Longest-Recorded Migration
Abril 30, 2018
A whale shark named Anne swam all the way across the Pacific from Coiba National Park in Panama to the Marianas Trench.
Eastern Tropical Pacific
Marine expedition launched from new Coibita station
Mayo 09, 2018
To mark the beginning of an era in marine research in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, Smithsonian scientists launched numerous long-term marine ecosystem studies in Panama’s Coiba National Park.
A big fish story
Big fish produce disproportionately bigger eggs and more of them
Mayo 10, 2018
A new paper in Science shows that big female fish are disproportionately important to maintaining populations. The research suggests that protection of large, reproductive females is essential to sustaining viable fish stocks.
