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Small trees make big impact in climate change fight
When it comes to trees storing carbon, don’t underestimate the little guys, according to new study. Trees absorb carbon dioxide […]
Posts tagged with: "International Center for Tropical Botany"
Local conditions shape plant communities
The local environment plays a key role in determining what kinds of plants grow there, according to a new study that could […]
Botanist backs conservation of threatened flowers
Nichole Tiernan is sounding the alarm for conservation of some of the world’s princess flowers, which are more in trouble […]
Ecologist suggests wild approach to selling threatened plants
Selling plants could save them from extinction. The key is growing them in their natural habitats, not on private properties […]
Emeritus Professor creates professorship in Tropical Ecology
If you want to know about FIU Professor Emeritus Walter M. Goldberg’s distinguished academic career, you should first dial your […]
Our researchers can’t work without their…
Researchers go into the field sometimes with just a backpack, other times with suitcases full of gear. Some tools can […]
My internship at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Name: Andrea Benitez Hometown: Miami, FL Major: Environmental Studies Where did you intern? I interned at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, in partnership […]
Let slow-growth forests recover before logging once more
Loggers need to control their appetite for slow-growing trees to spare the Amazon rainforest from deforestation. A new study by […]
My internship at the Deering Estate
Name: Katherine Saldarriaga Hometown: Miami, FL Major: Marine sciences and international relations Where did you intern? What did you do there? […]
My internship at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Name: Daniela Leal Hometown: Miami, Florida Major: Environmental Studies Where did you intern? What did you do there? I intern at the […]
My internship at Zoo Miami
Name: Brianna Chin Hometown: Miami, FL Major: Biology on the pre-veterinary track Where did you intern? What did you do there? Zoo Miami with […]
Natural Christmas trees make Santa’s nice list
When it comes to Christmas trees, natural ones are the way to go, according to FIU botanist Oscar Valverde-Barrantes. Most artificial […]
Recovery, research continues at botanical garden thrashed by Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma showed FIU botanist Oscar Valverde-Barrantes something he does not often get to see. All across The Kampong, trees […]
Downed trees not necessarily a lost cause
Among the devastation wrought by Hurricane Irma last week, many downed trees and uprooted plants were left in the storm’s […]
Humanities major turned botanist rises to top of her field
Every time FIU botanist Jennifer Richards looks at a plant she sees something new that amazes her. Nearly 40 years […]
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