Strinews aug 14 2015

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AUG 14, 2015 Gatun Lake levels are so low this year that the view in front of Barro Colorado Island in August is what we usually see in April, at the end of Panama’s dry season. Photo credit: Steve Paton

Este año, los niveles del Lago Gatún están tan bajos que esta vista frente a Isla Barro Colorado tomada en agosto, es lo que generalmente se puede observar al final de la estación seca en abril.

Dry through July Full story: www.stri.si.edu issuu.com/strinewspanama

SEMINARS TUPPER SEMINAR Tue., Aug. 18, 4pm Steve Yanoviak University of Louisville Tupper Auditorium Functional ecology in the forest canopy: connecting lightning, lianas, and ants BAMBI SEMINAR Thu., Aug. 18, 7:15pm Alexander Shenkin University of Oxford Barro Colorado Island Tree Crown Allometries from the Andes to the Amazon

Imagen cortesía de: Steve Paton

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT STRI? FIELD COURSES and SPECIAL EVENTS University of California, Riverside Tropical Ecology Field Course 26 JULY-22 AUG Contact person: Louis Santiago Golden Frog Festival 14-30 AUG Contact person: Jimena Pitty University of Oregon Marine Biology Field Course 29 AUG -12 SEP Bocas del Toro Marine Station Contact person: Richard Emlet


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