Partnership establishes International Center for Tropical Botany at The Kampong
FIU and the National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) have joined forces to create the International Center for Tropical Botany (ICTB) […]
View ArticleCanines detect deadly disease in historic avocado trees
Nestled within the lush tropical foliage of The Kampong resides 20 avocado trees. They were planted nearly 100 years ago […]
View ArticleAll species, great and small, must be preserved
Researchers warn all species are important, and conservation efforts should be based on the need for biological diversity and not […]
View ArticleRecovery, research continues at botanical garden thrashed by Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma showed FIU botanist Oscar Valverde-Barrantes something he does not often get to see. All across The Kampong, trees […]
View ArticleLost birds exhibit reveals plight of Florida grasshopper sparrow
A new art exhibit is calling attention to the plight of some of the most vulnerable birds including the critically […]
View ArticleMeet Eugenia walkerae, a newly named plant species from Anguilla
Once relegated to the dustbin of history, a Caribbean plant now has a name and a family. Eugenia walkerae, lifelong […]
View ArticleMeet Eugenia walkerae, a newly named plant species from Anguilla
Eugenia walkerae, lifelong resident of Anguilla, no longer is just a collection of stems, leaves, flowers and fruits. It was identified by biological sciences Ph.D. student Jonathan Flickinger as a...
View ArticleIn the Amazon, it takes a village
An international team led by FIU ecologist Jason Vleminckx is shedding light on how trophic interactions shape community assembly in tropical forests.
View ArticleA canopy grows in Coconut Grove
Researchers are calculating the scientific value of trees in one lush neighborhood.
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