Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute is a leading research center based in Panama that conducts long-term scientific studies on tropical ecosystems, biodiversity, and climate.
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| instanceOf |
Smithsonian Institution unit
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research institute → |
| collaboratesWith |
Panamanian universities
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international research institutions → |
| conducts |
biodiversity monitoring
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climate-related ecological research → long-term scientific studies on tropical ecosystems → |
| country |
Panama
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| employs |
graduate student
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postdoctoral fellow → researcher → scientist → |
| fieldOfWork |
biodiversity
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climate science → conservation biology → evolutionary biology → forest ecology → global change biology → marine biology → paleontology → tropical ecology → |
| focusesOn |
climate change impacts on tropical ecosystems
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ecosystem services → long-term ecological research → paleoecology of the Neotropics → species interactions → tropical forest dynamics → tropical marine ecosystems → |
| hasPart |
Barro Colorado Island Natural Monument
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| hasResearchStation |
Barro Colorado Island
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Bocas del Toro Research Station → Coibita Island field site → Fort Sherman canopy crane site → Galeta marine laboratory → Gamboa field station → Punta Culebra Nature Center → San Lorenzo forest sites → |
| headquartersLocation |
Panama City, Panama
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| inception |
1923
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| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Spanish → |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Panama
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| missionStatement |
to increase understanding of tropical biodiversity and its importance to human welfare
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| notableProject |
Barro Colorado Island 50-hectare forest dynamics plot
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ForestGEO global forest monitoring network → Neotropical migratory bird studies → Panama Canal watershed environmental monitoring → tropical coral reef monitoring in Bocas del Toro → |
| offers |
field courses
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internships → research fellowships → |
| operatesIn |
Neotropics
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| parentOrganization |
Smithsonian Institution
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| shortName |
STRI
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| website |
https://stri.si.edu
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Smithsonian Institution
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