Fig Trees, Fieldwork, and Forest Fragmentation

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In working to save destroyed rainforests and to restore human dominated landscapes in tropical regions, land managers and landowners have been planting fig trees, or Ficus spp. individuals, on their properties for several years. This is due to fig trees being a keystone species in the tropics; Ficus spp. fruit all year round, are included… Continue reading Fig Trees, Fieldwork, and Forest Fragmentation

Air Quality in Costa Rica

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The following entry is something I wrote during my second weather balloon launch from Costa Rica. Because launches happen weekly every Friday morning, I have now participated in four launches here, going on five tomorrow morning. January 27, 2017