Integrating functional, phylogenetic and genetic components of diversity for an improved understanding of forest structure, dynamics, and change

Very excited to report that our NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity grant to continue ForestGEO/CTFS analytical workshops with NSF – China has officially been awarded.  This is in collaboration with PI Stuart Davies (STRI) and coPIs Liza Comita (Yale), Nathan Swenson (Maryland), and Helene Muller-Landau (STRI). Looking forward to seeing everyone in China in the summer of 2016.  See the research page for more details.

The effect of an extreme El Nino event on tropical forest seedling regeneration

The Jones lab is happy to report that we’ve been awarded an NSF RAPID grant to study the effects of the extreme 2016 El Nino event on tropical forest regeneration across a strong rainfall gradient in Panama.  The project is in collaboration with Drs. Liza Comita (Yale University), Bettina Engelbrecht (University of Bayreuth), Joe Wright (STRI), and Owen Lewis (Oxford).  See the research page for more details.