The Kingdom Fungi includes a highly diverse group of organisms, in terms of both species richness as well as the ecological roles they...
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In the field: Panama, pt. 3
This is my third time in Panama and again: I am having a blast! In collaboration with the Bat Lab in Gamboa my students and myself went...

Fungal hunters on Peddocks Island
Last week I was out on Peddocks Island, one of the 34 islands that form the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation area (BHI). Over...

Fatty acid-rich fish stocks: a sixth extinction crisis
We’ve all heard news reports about the benefits of eating fish, and replacing some red meat meals with fish as an alternative source of...

Sea turtles under pressure
Costa Rica – It has been named the promised land of biodiversity, Mother of Ecotourism, and it also harbors one of the most...