The unifying goal of the senior scientists, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students at the Center for Tropical Research (CTR) is to understand the biotic processes that underlie and maintain the diversity of life in the tropics and to advance conservation efforts that protect endangered species and habitats.
| Thomas Dietsch studies wildlife conservation and cacao agriculture in Cameroon and Akane Nishimura reports from Borneo about the restoration of lowland tropical rainforests. See our News & Updates section. | ||
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| Cacao tree in Cameroon | Bates's Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone batesi) found in cacao agroforest | Fighting an anthropogenic fire in a secondary growth forest in Borneo |
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Molecular Ecology publishes proceedings from the UCLA summit on “Evolutionary Change in Human-Altered Environments” in January 2008CTR and the Institute of the Environment sponsored an international summit in February 2007 to discuss the effects of human activity on climate change, habitat degradation, captive breeding and exploitation, and invasive species and pathogens. The journal Molecular Ecology published the papers presented by more than 40 prominent biologists at the summit in its January 3, 2008 Special Issue. For information on the Special Issue, click here. |
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International Research and Training Center in Ecuador Jordan Karubian, Director of the IRTC program in Ecuador, returned from a trip to the Chocó rainforest. Read more and view video about the Ecuador IRTC. |
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Current CTR projects Learn about current CTR projects on Neotropical migratory birds, rainforest restoration, lizard and bird behavior, and more on the Research page. CTR was awarded a four-year project from the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH/NIAID) entitled “Effects of Avian Migration and Anthropogenic Change on the Distribution and Transmission Risks of Avian Influenza.” To learn more about the UCLA/NIH Avian Influenza Project, click here. |
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