During a 2-week scientific field trip to Bocas del Toro, Panama (Caribbean side), Dr. Marguerite Toscano will describe the mangrove environment, the species present, ecological importance and some of the scientific work she and several other scientists will be doing.
Panama Mangroves
Welcome! I (Dr. Maggie Toscano, Geologist) am about to embark on a field excursion to the Bocas del Toro province of Panama with several scientists interested in the mangrove environment and how it functions.
We will be investigating how mangroves grow and develop in the presence or absence of certain key nutrients, how mangrove crabs and other species use the mangrove trees, roots, and the peat they form as their habitat, and how mangroves respond to sea-level and climate changes over long periods of time (thousands of years).
We will be staying at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Bocas del Toro. Stay tuned for news, science and photos over the next two weeks!
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