worked in aquatic ecosystems around the world from the Amazon
worked in aquatic ecosystems around the world from the Amazon
Roads can be a dangerous challenge for terrestrial and arboreal wildlife. One scientist is trying to change that.
funding to expand my conservation efforts in the Amazon
When we think about birds migrating to the tropics, we often focus on nearby areas such as Mexico and the Caribbean. However, each fall, millions of songbirds migrate from North America to their wintering areas in the northern Andes of South America.
deforestation rates of the Andes exceed those of the Amazon
Examining a hormone-signaling pathway thought to underlie variation in social behavior and subsequent network structure in a cooperative lek-breeding bird, the wire-tailed manakin.
Unfamiliar Amazon Mar 15, 2016 Unfamiliarity has made
Dr. Jessica L. Deichmann is a researcher with the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Center for Conservation and Sustainability and the Working Land and Seascapes initiative. Her work addresses questions of species and ecosystem resilience in the face of anthropogenic change, with the goal of fostering healthy and productive landscapes and seascapes for the benefit of nature and people.
Projects Image: Biodiversity in the Peruvian Amazon
How do arboreal species in South America—such as the spider monkey and the tamandua—use tree canopies to move from place to place? Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute biologist Tremaine Gregory scaled the forest to find out.
connecting fragmented habitat in the heart of the Amazon
Joe Kolowski is a graduate and professional training manager for the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation, based at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute’s campus in Front Royal, Virginia. In his role, Kolowski works with a range of SCBI and external partners to develop, coordinate and evaluate training programs for graduate students and professionals.
reducing fragmentation impacts of oil pipelines in the Amazon
Extreme weather conditions, like those expected with this year’s powerful El Niño have strong effects on a charismatic Amazonian bird species, the wire-tailed manakin (Pipra filicauda).
During El Niño events the Amazon is dry, with less
Researchers are monitoring the impacts of human activities on biodiversity in the tropical forests of northern Peru.
Conservation & Development Biodiversity in the Peruvian Amazon
The hawk-headed parrot is a colorful bird found in South American rainforests. When frightened, it can raise its neck feathers, forming a fan around its head.
into two subspecies, the accipitrinus north of the Amazon
