Studying the processes shaping tropical plant communities
at local, regional, and global scales
at local, regional, and global scales
photos by Christian Ziegler
Latest news from the lab
June 2020 - New paper on Shifts in taxonomic and functional composition of trees along rainfall and phosphorus gradients in central Panama, led by former Comita lab postdoc Dr. María Natalia Umaña, is now online early in Journal of Ecology.
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May 2020 - Comita lab postdoc, Dr. Sergio Estrada Villegas, gave a fantastic talk on biodiversity and plant-animal interactions for the new virtual public outreach program 'Ask a Yale Environmental Expert'.
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May 2020 - Congratulations to graduating PhD students, Dr. Juan Carlos Penagos Zuluaga and Dr. Andrew Muehleisen! Good luck in your new postdoc positions. We will miss you!
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April 2020 - We may all be stuck at home, but that won't stop us from talking about plant-soil feedback in tropical forests. Akshay wins the prize for best virtual background during Zoom lab meetings!
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March 2020 - Check out our new paper in Journal of Ecology on long-term changes in the relative abundance of lianas in the seedling layer of the Barro Colorado Island forest in Panama.
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January 2020 - Back in Panama to recensus seedlings at sites spanning a rainfall gradient from the Pacific to the Caribbean coast as part of a new NSF CAREER grant. Special thanks to Lourdes, Roni, Luis, Guillermo, Mitzila, Thomas, Luke, and Akshay for the long (but fun) days in the field!
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May 2020 - Comita lab postdoc, Dr. Sergio Estrada Villegas, gave a fantastic talk on biodiversity and plant-animal interactions for the new virtual public outreach program 'Ask a Yale Environmental Expert'.
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May 2020 - Congratulations to graduating PhD students, Dr. Juan Carlos Penagos Zuluaga and Dr. Andrew Muehleisen! Good luck in your new postdoc positions. We will miss you!
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April 2020 - We may all be stuck at home, but that won't stop us from talking about plant-soil feedback in tropical forests. Akshay wins the prize for best virtual background during Zoom lab meetings!
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March 2020 - Check out our new paper in Journal of Ecology on long-term changes in the relative abundance of lianas in the seedling layer of the Barro Colorado Island forest in Panama.
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January 2020 - Back in Panama to recensus seedlings at sites spanning a rainfall gradient from the Pacific to the Caribbean coast as part of a new NSF CAREER grant. Special thanks to Lourdes, Roni, Luis, Guillermo, Mitzila, Thomas, Luke, and Akshay for the long (but fun) days in the field!
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December 2019 - New paper published in the December issue of Ecological Applications on edge effects on α‐diversity and β‐diversity in fragmented tropical forest, led by Dr. Meghna Krishnadas.
December 2019 - New paper published in the December issue of Ecological Applications on edge effects on α‐diversity and β‐diversity in fragmented tropical forest, led by Dr. Meghna Krishnadas.
Contact
Yale School of the Environment
195 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
USA
195 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
USA