Pringamosa, Malamujer, Bull nettle, whatever you call it, it’s left us all with some itchy, "warm" memories from the field. 🌿

Check out this short story on Cnidoscolus urens, a beautiful herb of the tropical dry forest! 🎙️#scicomm #tropicalecology @phippsconservatory.bsky.social

Pablo just keeps hitting it out of the park. 🎉@pablolopezbust.bsky.social youtu.be/2x9k4407jsI?... #scicomm #tropicalecology @phippsconservatory.bsky.social

Day 4 highlights at #ECTE2026 🌿

One keynote:

🔎 Dr. Alfredo Romero-Muñoz – Impacts of multiple threats on mammal diversity across a global deforestation hotspot.

So many great talks on the very last day of the conference 🌞

📷 Ina Voshage
#TropicalEcology #ECTE2026

Day 3 highlights at #ECTE2026 🌿

Two excellent keynotes:

🔎 Dr. Heinrich – Putting B before C? Rebalancing Earth Observation for Biodiversity and Carbon
🔎 Prof. Marchant – Embedding the past for balanced future tropical mountain social ecological systems

📷 Ina Voshage
#TropicalEcology

An inspiring talk by Alexandre Antonelli from @rbgkew.bsky.social on #TropicalEcology, #Science and #Conservation and the huge, but workable, task ahead of us! @soctropecol.bsky.social

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#tropicalecology #ecology

🌍🐸 🌐Amphibian conservation also depends on how we perceive them.
Our study in the tropical dry forests of the Colombian Caribbean explores how morphological traits and sociodemographic factors influence people's perceptions and attitudes toward amphibians
🧵 #Amphibians #Biodiversity #TropicalEcology

I’m currently on a bird training course in the Guyana interior…lots of new birds on my life list but yellow-rumped Cacique nests are gorgeous! 🪺
#naturalhistory #birds #tropicalecology

Cerrado: biodiversity and ecosystem services under severe threat by misguided restoration

🌱Check the newly published article ‘Cerrado: biodiversity and ecosystem services under severe threat by misguided restoration’ in @annbot.bsky.social by Giselda Durigan 🧵(1/10)

👉 doi.org/qgxp

#SavannaRestoration #CerradoConservation
#TropicalEcology #AoBpapers

Ironwood tree in our front yard

Our backyard that leads to the largest contiguous deciduous forest area in Wisconsin

Our cabin built sometime around 1850s, with additions in 1960s and 2000s

Our living room with our reliable woodstove and bird-friendly windows

There is something magical about living in a 150 yr old #cabin during winter with -15°C outside temp, collecting the wood you split all year to feed your #woodenstove - sole source of heat, while working on a #tropicalecology paper and planning #birding, #ringing, #migration & #sailing projects!

Are you ready to launch your career in conservation? Applications for the 2026 TBA Field Course are Open! Visit our website for more details tropical-biology.org/uganda-2026/

#TropicalEcology; #ConservationTraining; #CapacityBuilding; #TBAFieldCourse2026

I know I’m out of social media lately and when I’m in I may be too philosophical; but I’m going through a tough moment for the last year+ and I’m too blessed and happy to have such a wonderful group of people surrounding me #PALAB #ErandiWeMissedYou #tropicalecology #palaeoecology

Ecology of Tropical Cities, Volume II This contributed volume addresses the global scale of urbanization and its impacts on biodiversity. By adding human capital, cities are incubators for new ideas and technologies, creating the possibil...

Find out about #UrbanEcology in tropical cities 🏙️ in ‘Ecology of Tropical Cities Vol. 2.’ 🌍

Link 🔗: books.google.com/books/about/...

#TropicalEcology #BiodiversityImpacts #UrbanNature #NatureBasedSolutions #EcologyImpacts

International Biodiversity Consultants Ltd - coastal ecology

Well this is interesting, #soundscapes of #macroalgae from the northern Australian coastline 🌍

#MarineEcology #TropicalEcology

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For the First Time in 40 Years, Panama’s Ocean Lifeline Has Vanished Panama’s seasonal upwelling collapsed in 2025, linked to reduced winds. The event signals risks for fisheries and climate-sensitive ocean processes. The annual phenomenon of upwelling in the Gulf of…

TROPICAL ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH NEWS: For the First Time in 40 Years, Panama’s Ocean Lifeline Has Vanished

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#tropicalmarineecosystems #tropicalecology #marinescience #coral #coralreefs #upwelling #chlorophyl #panama #marinebiology

Scientists can’t agree on why the tropics are so diverse – but a flooded forest in Brazil (and some piranhas) may solve the mystery | Discover Wildlife As you move towards the equator, ecosystems become more diverse – but why? University of St Andrews scientists may have found the answer

Why are the tropics more diverse? 🌍

#TropicalEcology #Ecosystems #Biology #Biodiversity #AlfredRussellWallace

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DNA from rainwater provides a window into tropical canopy biodiversity Tropical rainforests still represent a treasure trove of undiscovered species. While many species of plants, animals, and insects have been identified over the years, some parts of these tropical ecos...

Great to see more innovation with eDNA this time looking at rainwater in tropical forests for greater insights 🌍

#TropicalEcology #TropicalForests #eDNA

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Check out the most-read articles from Journal of Tropical Ecology here:
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#tropicalecology #ecology

Can biodiversity loss drive climate change? - The Wildlife Society Seed-dispersing animals are a critical part of a tropical forest's ability to capture carbon

@WildlifeSociety discusses recent research revealing potential loss of seed-dispersing animals which could be reducing natural carbon capture in tropical forests 🌍

#Climate #BiodiversityLoss #TropicalEcology

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Our collaborative project #BDBORS exploring the link between nesting phenology and substrate property, is still ongoing, with collected data in Asia and America. You monitor ground-nesting birds in tropics? Then consider joining us! Contact me :) #ornithology #birds #tropicalecology

Don’t miss our poster session at #ESA2025 today (Tue Aug 12) at 5:00pm 🌱🫚

TRACE technician Laura Rubio will talk about fine root biomass and production in the LUQ-LTER drought experiment.
#fineroots #rootbiomass #tropicalecology #ForestWarming #drought

Climate-fuelled El Niño events are devastating butterflies, beetles and other tropical insects The research suggests the life-support system underpinning the tropics is at serious risk in a warmer world.

Insects hit hard by El Niño powered by #ClimateChange 🌍

#BiodiversityLoss #Entomology #Invertebrates #TropicalEcology

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Green promotional flyer for the Annals of Botany stand at the SEB Annual Conference 2025. The flyer invites attendees to visit Stand No. 11 to meet Chief Editor Rowan Sage, learn how to publish in the journal, explore calls for Special Issues, and get advice on submissions. A banner at the bottom features six images from past journal covers, including flowers, plant anatomy, and microscopy. The flyer ends with the message: “Join us at ATBC 2025!” with a leaf emoji.

🌿 Attending #ATBC2025 in Oaxaca, Mexico?

Visit the @annbot.bsky.social stand and…

👋Meet our handling editors
📚 Learn what we look for in submissions
📢 Explore our Special Issues open calls

#PlantScience #Botany #TropicalEcology

Experimental Determination of Labidus coecus Army Ant Diet: Novel Evidence for a Feeding Strategy Labidus coecus coffee shop experiment – faced with three choices—beef, fish, and apple with honey—the ants mainly chose beef.

🐜✨ GEPETO's 1st paper is out in Biotropica! 100% Parauara science 💚💛: Labidus coecus may feed on large vertebrate flesh 🥩 — rare behavior in army ants!
Read here: doi.org/10.1111/btp....
#GEPETO #tropicalecology #brazilianscience

First day in the #field for #interns Daliz and Sofía🥾

They learned how to perform project inspection, returned unused #soil to the field, and helped remove old scientific equipment💪

#ForestWarming #TRACE #ElYunque #STEM #Science #Research #PuertoRico #TropicalEcology

Culturing Podocarpus oleifolius from the Fortuna Reserve in Western Panama. I love the unique root morphology of this clade and watching their associated fungi emerge while enjoying life on Barro Colorado Island! 🌲 🍄‍🟫 🧫

#podocarpus #roots #fungalecology #mycology #tropicalecology #fungi

We are excited to launch our working group VERDE to broaden the century-old and geographically biased ‘temperate phenology paradigm’ by identifying past, present, and future determinants of tropical phenological variation. #ESIIL #NSFfunded #TropicalEcology #macroecology

Biodiversity and Botanical Resources in Adamawa State, NE Nigeria - a focus on the flora biodiversity, its ecological significance, threats, and conservation potential 🌐🌍

#Botany #BiodiversityConservation #Nigeria #Africa #TropicalEcology #Savannah

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1. Anuran diversity was more influenced by landscape configuration (e.g., number of patches, water bodies) than composition.
2. Abundance was linked to structurally complex vegetation (e.g., rosettes, scrublands).
#LandscapeEcology #AmphibianConservation #TropicalEcology #DroneTechnology #Ecology

✔️ Landscape configuration (number of water bodies, patches of dense scrub with Chusquea spp.) had a greater impact on anuran diversity than habitat composition.
✔️ Abundance: Positive correlation with complex vegetation types like rosettes and dense scrublands.
#Biodiversity #TropicalEcology