TROPICAL EDUCATION – The Keene Sentinel

TROPICAL EDUCATIONThe Keene Sentinel… an annual symposium and workshops on various tropical ecology-related topics. In addition to Ogorzalek's work in Burundi, students are conducting thesis and dissertation work in several countries including Belize, Costa Rica, Hawaii, Honduras, …

Wandering woman | part one – Drift

Wandering woman | part oneDriftThe Californian winter was closing in so I bought a one way ticket to Costa Rica and took the next flight to warm water and sunshine. Right after purchasing a brand new Bing Dharma. Costa Rica is a country renound for its' abundant waves, ecology … and more »

Wandering woman | part one – Drift

Wandering woman | part oneDriftThe Californian winter was closing in so I bought a one way ticket to Costa Rica and took the next flight to warm water and sunshine. Right after purchasing a brand new Bing Dharma. Costa Rica is a country renound for its' abundant waves, ecology … and more »

First consumption of abundant life form, Archaea, discovered – Science Daily (press release)

First consumption of abundant life form, Archaea, discoveredScience Daily (press release)Archaea that consume the greenhouse gas methane were in turn eaten by worms living at deep-sea cold seeps off Costa Rica and the West Coast of the United States. Archaea perform many key ecosystem services including being involved with nitrogen cycling … and more »

What the Kolbi Frog Means for ICE and Costa Rica – Inside Costa Rica

What the Kolbi Frog Means for ICE and Costa RicaInside Costa RicaFor all the ecological conservation efforts in Costa Rica, some of our frogs and toads are disappearing and letting us know that something is wrong. Don Alexander Bonilla Duran continued his radio address by explaining that: “Climatological changes …

Archaea As Food Source Adds New Twist To Understanding Greenhouse Gas Cycles – Science 2.0

Bits Of Science Archaea As Food Source Adds New Twist To Understanding Greenhouse Gas CyclesScience 2.0The researchers were looking at biological life forms at a cold seep in the deep ocean off Costa Rica, when they opened up a rock and found worms living within the crevices. They found that the worms had been feeding [...]

Scientists document first consumption of abundant life form, Archaea – Space Ref (press release)

Scientists document first consumption of abundant life form, ArchaeaSpace Ref (press release)Archaea that consume the greenhouse gas methane were in turn eaten by worms living at deep-sea cold seeps off Costa Rica and the West Coast of the United States. Archaea perform many key ecosystem services including being involved with nitrogen cycling … and more »

‘Design for a Living World’ combines sustainability, top-notch designers – Mother Nature Network

Mother Nature Network 'Design for a Living World' combines sustainability, top-notch designersMother Nature NetworkBéhar, founder of a company called fuseproject in San Francisco, worked with an indigenous women's organic cocoa and chocolate association in Costa Rica supported by The Nature Conservancy. Most cocoa for drinking is prepared by making hand-processed …

Natural Levels of Nitrogen in Tropical Forests May Increase Vulnerability to … – EP Magazine

Natural Levels of Nitrogen in Tropical Forests May Increase Vulnerability to …EP MagazineThe Stroud Water Research Center's data consists of observations of hydrology and nutrient fluxes in six watersheds located in Maritza, Costa Rica. In 2006, during his first year as a postdoc in Hedin's lab, Brookshire began the project by analyzing … and more »

Biologist Lawrence Gilbert Named 2012 Distinguished Texas Scientist by Texas … – University of Texas at Austin News

University of Texas at Austin News Biologist Lawrence Gilbert Named 2012 Distinguished Texas Scientist by Texas …University of Texas at Austin NewsHe has advised more than 40 Ph.Ds, many of whom were exposed to tropical systems in Corcovado Park, Costa Rica, where Gilbert developed a research field station in 1986. His former graduate students have [...]

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