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Pathogens may have facilitated the evolution of warm-blooded animals
Junio 11, 2019
Fever may be less effective at repelling infections in cold-blooded creatures
Fever may be less effective at repelling infections in cold-blooded creatures
Little is known about the early flora of the isthmus. The first Panamanian paleobotanist aims to change this
Through a participatory forest-carbon monitoring project, scientists and indigenous technicians found that, even in disturbed areas, Darien forests maintained the same tree species richness and a disproportionately high capacity to sequester carbon
How do microorganisms influence seed survival in the forest?
A scientific mission in the Panamanian jungle found some of the largest trees in the country
A study in Science by 225 researchers working with data from 590 forest sites around the world concludes that tropical forests release much more carbon into the atmosphere at high temperatures.
Teak often underperforms on poor soils. By planting valuable native trees in existing teak plantations, researchers will evaluate the potential increase in timber value, biodiversity value and ecosystem services provided.
Through their foraging behavior across the diverse topography of the African savanna, megaherbivores may be unknowingly influencing the growth and survival of vegetation on valleys and plateaus, while preserving steep slopes as habitat refugia.
The disproportionate extinction of South American mammals when the Americas collided is still evident today
Helene Muller-Landau, staff scientist, was invited to write an authoritative review about carbon storage in forests. Her team combed through existing studies and came up with some novel conclusions of their own.