A marine invader
Species invasion throughPanama Canal? Pacific jingleshell found in Caribbean
January 24, 2014
Scientists first discovered the shiny sea critter in 2009. Genetic testing suggested it crossed the canal on more than one occasion.
Search
Results
Disciplines
- (-) Remove Ecosystem Ecology filter Ecosystem Ecology
- (-) Remove Invasion Biology filter Invasion Biology
- Animal Behavior (105) Apply Animal Behavior filter
- Biodiversity (100) Apply Biodiversity filter
- Marine Biology (92) Apply Marine Biology filter
- Conservation Biology (64) Apply Conservation Biology filter
- Forest Ecology (52) Apply Forest Ecology filter
- Global Change (52) Apply Global Change filter
- Fisheries and Marine Conservation (50) Apply Fisheries and Marine Conservation filter
- Evolutionary Biology (44) Apply Evolutionary Biology filter
- Entomology (42) Apply Entomology filter
- Paleontology and Paleobiology (41) Apply Paleontology and Paleobiology filter
- Zoology (40) Apply Zoology filter
- Anthropology (36) Apply Anthropology filter
- Archaeology (36) Apply Archaeology filter
- Disease Ecology (33) Apply Disease Ecology filter
- Taxonomy (33) Apply Taxonomy filter
- Ecology (30) Apply Ecology filter
- Botany (26) Apply Botany filter
- Ecosystem Services (22) Apply Ecosystem Services filter
- Long-term monitoring (21) Apply Long-term monitoring filter
- Microbial Ecology (21) Apply Microbial Ecology filter
- Natural History (21) Apply Natural History filter
- Molecular Genetics and Genomics (20) Apply Molecular Genetics and Genomics filter
- Developmental Biology (19) Apply Developmental Biology filter
- Exploration (19) Apply Exploration filter
- Herpetology (17) Apply Herpetology filter
- Plant Physiology (17) Apply Plant Physiology filter
- Evolutionary Ecology (16) Apply Evolutionary Ecology filter
- Geology (15) Apply Geology filter
- Bioinformatics (12) Apply Bioinformatics filter
- Physical Monitoring (12) Apply Physical Monitoring filter
- Chemical Ecology (11) Apply Chemical Ecology filter
- Reforestation and Silviculture (11) Apply Reforestation and Silviculture filter
- Geography and Biogeography (10) Apply Geography and Biogeography filter
- Hydrology (8) Apply Hydrology filter
- Soil Science (8) Apply Soil Science filter
- Historical Ecology (7) Apply Historical Ecology filter
- Canopy Biology (6) Apply Canopy Biology filter
- Sociology (6) Apply Sociology filter
- Environmental Anthropology (3) Apply Environmental Anthropology filter
- Marine Policy (3) Apply Marine Policy filter
- Paleontology and Paleobiology (3) Apply Paleontology and Paleobiology filter
Displaying 10 of 47 results.
Profile: Kristin Saltonstall
Fire fuels invasive grass
October 19, 2012
Panama’s infamous canal grass rises from the ashes of fire much faster than trees, complicating reforestation efforts.
Paradox explained
Fast growth despite phosphorus limitation
March 07, 2018
Individual tree species, not forest communities, respond to changes in phosphorus levels.
A damselfish moves to Mexico
An Indo-Pacific damselfish takes hold on the other side of the globe
May 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
May 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.
Habitat symbiosis
Punta Galeta, where sea and earth coexist
April 15, 2019
The Smithsonian’s first marine lab on Panama’s Caribbean coast invites visitors and researchers to experience the diversity of marine ecosystems within a protected space.
Tackling intruders
Invaders are lunch for local marine species
September 10, 2019
Native predators could contribute to controlling the abundance and expansion of invasive species
Attachment issues
What’s lurking under the forest?
September 23, 2019
As part of her doctoral work, Heather Stewart is exploring what factors influence the marine sessile community growing on mangrove roots and what is driving the coral invasion of Bocas del Toro mangrove forests, a unique phenomenon
Feedback
Microbes in warm soils released more carbon than those in cooler soils
October 08, 2019
Warming tropical soils could cause a 9 % increase in atmospheric CO2 this Century.
Fluctuations
Constant change drives local ecosystems
November 27, 2019
A MarineGEO project with sites in Panama aims to understand the influence of coastal biology on the highly variable oceanic pH levels of near-shore ecosystems
