A Pioneer
Panamanian botanist Mireya Correa retires from STRI
June 15, 2021
After more than half a century devoted to her scientific and teaching work, Professor Mireya Correa leaves behind an extensive legacy in Panamanian botany
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Golden bees
A Bee’s-Eye-View of Panama in the late 1800’s
January 13, 2020
Bees and their pollen reveal the environment of the first Cathedral on the American mainland, as do photos by preeminent landscape photographer, Eadweard Muybridge.
Intact wilderness
Exploring the cloudiest forest in Central America
July 20, 2021
The Fortuna Hydrological Reserve hosts one third of Panama’s tree species, a variety of fungi waiting to be discovered and a great potential to offset global warming
Paleo Nut
Is this the oldest cashew on the isthmus?
August 03, 2021
A fossil tree discovery in Panama offers clues regarding the establishment of the genus Anacardium in Central and South America
Bird disappearances
Biodiversity loss despite a century of protection
August 18, 2021
The Barro Colorado bird community has lost about a quarter of its species over time
Vine takeover
Dramatic liana increases in old-growth tropical forests is linked to natural disturbance and climate change
September 29, 2021
The accelerated proliferation of these woody vines, due to natural disturbance, is altering forest structure, regeneration and functioning
Carbon oracle
Predicting uncertain futures for tropical landscapes
January 11, 2022
Deforestation scenarios show the importance of secondary forest for meeting Panama’s carbon goals.
Eyes in the Sky
Drones help solve tropical tree mortality mysteries
February 09, 2022
Understanding when and where trees die in vast tropical forests is a challenging first step toward understanding carbon dynamics and climate change. Researchers explained variations in tree mortality over a five-year period by analyzing drone images of one of the most-studied tropical forests in the world, Barro Colorado Island in Panama.
Isolated gem
A bilingual book makes the unique biodiversity of Panama’s Escudo de Veraguas Island available to indigenous communities
March 10, 2022
Botanist Alicia Ibañez hopes the book, which presents new data on the tiny island’s endemic flora and fauna in both Spanish and Ngäbere, will increase awareness of the importance of preserving its biodiversity.
Caught red handed
The mystery of an unusual Panamanian plant’s dispersal
March 25, 2022
Camera traps in the forest canopy document a nocturnal mammal that may help Zamia pseudoparasitica survive up in the air.
