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Perspectives from African conservation scientists in the diaspora
Dr. Kevin Njabo, Africa Director of the Center for Tropical Research, coauthored the article, “Challenges encountered when doing research back home: Perspectives from African conservation scientists in the diaspora,” published…
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The Makings of the Forest: Ecologies of Knowledges in Amazonia
The Makings of the Forest: Ecologies of Knowledges in Amazonia Carlos Fausto (Museu Nacional & Princeton) and Anne McClintock (Princeton) THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2021 1:30pm Pacific Time /4:30pm Eastern Time…
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National Geographic Society funds research to index global tropical rainforest vulnerability
The National Geographic Society brought together a team of top scientists, including UCLA’s Center for Tropical Research Adjunct Professor Sassan Saatchi and Professor Thomas Smith, to measure tropical rainforest vulnerability…
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Evolutionary Applications features CTR genomic research on migratory birds
The journal Evolutionary Applications featured the article, “Leveraging genomics to understand threats to migratory birds,” on the cover of its June 2021 print journal. Co-authors of the paper include Assistant…
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Brenda Larison on The Current podcast: Why human activity might be making the zebra lose its stripes
The Current podcast interviews Brenda Larison, biologist and researcher at the Center for Tropical Research on why human activity might be making the zebra lose its stripes. Listen on Apple…
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Tech meets tradition for rainforest conservation project
NASA and UCLA use International Space Station to learn how animals disperse seeds in Congo Basin. Smith, director of UCLA’s Center for Tropical Research, began studying rainforests over 35 years ago.…
