More Fish Mean Healthier Reefs
Coral reefs grow faster and healthier when parrotfish are abundant
January 24, 2017
A new study points directly links healthy coral reefs to healthy populations of these brightly colored fishes.
A new study points directly links healthy coral reefs to healthy populations of these brightly colored fishes.
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.
Smithsonian science in Panama reaches public school classrooms around the country thanks to hundreds of teachers who participate in training courses at STRI facilities.
To better explain how deer populations have declined throughout tropical America, one researcher delves into a collection of 2,500 deer bones at the Smithsonian archaeology lab in Panama.
A new study raises questions about how a common beach creature will sustain its populations if temperature swings become greater in the future.
Aboard a research vessel in the Gulf of Panama, a Smithsonian research fellow explores the hidden biodiversity of the tropical ocean.
In a remote Bolivian forest, a Smithsonian researcher discovers the first beetle species that live on orchids.
Panama’s haul of tuna, lobster, shellfish and sharks has been dramatically underreported for decades, according to a new study.
A new analysis of growth trends around the Caribbean entrance to the Panama Canal shows that development is putting extreme pressure on coastal ecosystems of mangroves, seagrasses and coral reefs.
A binding regional accord protects the world’s largest fish in the New World tropics.