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Microbes in warm soils released more carbon than those in cooler soils
Octubre 08, 2019
Warming tropical soils could cause a 9 % increase in atmospheric CO2 this Century.
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Pioneers
The universe of fungi that inhabit plants
Diciembre 12, 2019
How do microorganisms influence seed survival in the forest?
Invasion
Jaguars could prevent a not-so-great American Biotic Exchange
Enero 15, 2020
Urban and agricultural development and deforestation along the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor might be generating a new passageway for invasive species adapted to human disturbance.
Sick and shunned?
Even fake illness affects relationships among vampire bats
Marzo 12, 2020
How do social interactions change in the face of illness? As humans face potential global pandemics we look to nature for examples. Close observation of another highly social animal, the vampire bat, sheds light on how interactions change—or do not change—as individuals become sick.
Cosmopolitan
Are city ants weaker?
Abril 16, 2020
To understand the effects of urbanization and forest loss on insects, Dumas Gálvez studies the ability of ants to defend themselves against diseases in the city and in nature
Picky eater
Invasive lionfish may be a selective predator
Julio 30, 2020
By evaluating the diet choices of this species in a semi-natural environment, scientists could improve predictions of how it might affect newly invaded communities
Biodiversity is better
Biodiversity may limit invasions: Lessons from lizards on Panama Canal Islands
Agosto 10, 2020
Lizards transplanted from the mainland to small islands in Lake Gatun, Panama, took their parasitic mites with them. What happened next provides great experimental evidence for the enemy release hypothesis.
Best Wishes
Kirk Broders to Become STRI Research Associate
Agosto 19, 2020
STRI will miss Kirk and his family when they move back to the U.S., but look forward to continued collaboration.
Healthy relationships
Why do small marine organisms matter for the future of our oceans?
Septiembre 15, 2020
Beneficial partnerships between diverse marine organisms are often favorable to the health of marine ecosystems as well. Listen to STRI postdoctoral fellow and marine and evolutionary biologist Matthieu Leray describe how mutualistic relationships among coral reefs and small marine species or microorganisms may help them cope with climate change.
Canal grass
Smithsonian scientist clears up Panamanian urban legend
Noviembre 30, 2020
How did canal grass arrive in Panama? STRI staff scientist Kristin Saltonstall compared the DNA of sugar cane relatives from around the world to find out.
