Generous nature
Weighing costs and benefits of motivating landowners to reforest the Panama Canal Watershed
Enero 18, 2019
How far should we go when paying for natural services? Economic sciences can help us calculate the exact amount
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Environmental services
Agua Salud helps inform smart land management decisions through science
Febrero 20, 2019
Through the long-term study of different landscapes in the Panama Canal Watershed, and the environmental services they offer, the Agua Salud project aims to use its data to improve human welfare and ensure a more sustainable future throughout the tropics
Cover up
Living coral cover will slow future reef dissolution
Octubre 01, 2019
In situ experiment on Great Barrier Reef tests future ocean acidification scenario
Eavesdropping
Underwater Manatee chatter may aid in their conservation
Octubre 04, 2019
Scientists propose a new method, based on underwater recordings, for estimating the population size of the Antillean manatee, an endangered marine mammal
Baby shark
Fishing exclusion zones to help manage shark populations in Pacific Panama
Diciembre 17, 2019
Researchers identify 11 potential nursery areas of locally common and migratory sharks, which could help support shark conservation efforts in Panama and the region.
Dodging
Olive ridley turtles avoid unfavorable conditions
Enero 30, 2020
The nomadic nature of these marine turtles allows them to adapt to dynamic environmental factors, but presents a conservation challenge that STRI researchers hope to resolve
Swimming on microplastics
Microplastics are new homes for microbes in the Caribbean
Febrero 19, 2020
Only about 1% of marine plastic debris is recovered at the ocean’s surface, meaning the other 99% likely either sinks or is consumed by marine organisms
Forest of Giants
What do we know about Darien's forests?
Abril 15, 2020
A scientific mission in the Panamanian jungle found some of the largest trees in the country
All the fish in the sea?
Smithsonian sleuths distinguish tropical marine habitats in Panama using eDNA
Mayo 25, 2020
One of the big questions about using DNA in seawater to make species lists is whether it comes from a specific site or has floated in from elsewhere. In this study researchers could distinguish different marine habitats using only DNA.
Too Close
Humpback whales may risk collision with vessels in the Magellan Strait
Mayo 26, 2020
By tagging and tracking migrating humpback whales that feed in the Magellan Strait in Chile, the scientists were able to provide policy recommendations to reduce the risk of collisions
