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How fallen leaves sustain tropical forests
February 29, 2024
Decomposing Foliage: A 17-Year Study Unravels the Vital Nutrient Exchange in Tropical Forests of Panama.
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Measuring mangroves
Understanding Panama’s blue carbon stock
May 09, 2024
Smithsonian researchers collaborated with stakeholders to share mangrove carbon accounting techniques and learn about their importance in mitigating climate change.
New plant species
Six new species named: 3 from Panama, 3 from Colombia
December 26, 2024
Plant collections are full of surprises. It may take decades to id plant samples, but it’s worth the effort, especially when some of these species are not known from anywhere else on Earth.
Collecting and caring
A lifelong passion for tropical Insects leads to generous support
February 03, 2025
A fund set up by STRI staff scientist Annette Aiello intends to provide long-term funding for the preservation and management of the insect collection at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, highlighting the importance of reference collections for the advancement of science.
Seeds for a future
A course to learn about the biodiversity of our forests
March 19, 2025
Through a course in dendrology, the study of the taxonomy of woody plants in the absence of flowers or fruits, two experts in forest diversity seek to leave a legacy of knowledge for future generations.
Let’s go Butterfly watching!
Butterflies of Pipeline Road: the new book that will make you fall for the butterflies of Panama
May 14, 2025
Butterflies of Pipeline Road is a concise and colorful field guide that brings together 120 of the most commonly observed butterflies from one of the most biodiverse trails in Panama: Pipeline Road.
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Earl S. Tupper
Research, Library and Conference Center
A global center
for tropical science
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Bocas del Toro
Research Station
From deep time to real time
in western Caribbean ecosystems
Scientist
Rachel Collin
In the Collin Lab we work to understand how environmental conditions, their natural variation and environmental change from the climate emergency shape marine ecosystems and biodiversity. Our current work focuses on three areas (1) Documenting the biodiversity of tropical marine invertebrates, (...
Scientist
D. Ross Robertson
Since I joined STRI’s scientific staff in 1975, I have conducted field research on a broad range of topics relating to the reproductive biology, demography, population biology, behavior, community ecology, evolution and biogeography of tropical reef fishes, with an emphasis on those species that...
