A marine invader
Species invasion throughPanama Canal? Pacific jingleshell found in Caribbean
Enero 24, 2014
Scientists first discovered the shiny sea critter in 2009. Genetic testing suggested it crossed the canal on more than one occasion.
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Climate Change And Global Forests
What do millions of tree measurementssay about Climate Change?
Abril 04, 2014
The ecologist who leads ForestGEO’s ecosystems and climate initiative visits STRI and discusses her plans to tackle millions of tree measurements taken across the globe.
Profile: Kristin Saltonstall
Fire fuels invasive grass
Octubre 19, 2012
Panama’s infamous canal grass rises from the ashes of fire much faster than trees, complicating reforestation efforts.
A damselfish moves to Mexico
An Indo-Pacific damselfish takes hold on the other side of the globe
Mayo 23, 2018
Smithsonian marine biologist Ross Robertson suspects that the regal demoiselle hitched a ride to the Gulf of Mexico on an oil rig. Its outstanding success in its new habitat raises questions about its impact in the Gulf.
Invading the hemisphere
Coastal study from Panama to Alaska discovers where marine invaders fare better
Mayo 30, 2018
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.
Superstar Scientist
Former Smithsonian fellow wins an Emmy award
Marzo 14, 2019
At STRI, Jim Porter began the long-term ecological research that later became an important component of the winning documentary, Chasing Coral
Tackling intruders
Invaders are lunch for local marine species
Septiembre 10, 2019
Native predators could contribute to controlling the abundance and expansion of invasive species
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.
Chronic exposure
Long-term consequences of coastal development as bad as an Oil Spill on Coral Reefs
Mayo 20, 2020
Three decades after the largest recorded oil spill near coastal habitats in Panama, scientists look at how coral reefs recover from acute contamination over time
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