We recently completed the first Smithsonian-NTU workshop on nutrient limitation and fertilizer experiments. We were honored by the participation of all the partners we invited, and successfully concluded the workshop with field trips to Bukit Timah and MacRitchie Reservoir.
We are pleased to
welcome a new postdoctoral fellow, Dr. Norbert (Nobby) Kunert, who will be
working on a new ForestGEO project at Smithsonian Conservation Biology
Institute (SCBI)!
Every year, ForestGEO awards a small number of students and early career scientists grant funding to conduct research at forest dynamics sites in the network. Since 2002, CTFS-ForestGE0 has awarded a total of over $1 million to 166 individuals.
Forest Global Earth
Observatory (ForestGEO) wrapped up its seventh annual data analysis workshop in
July. Thank you to all 64 participants from 19 countries around the network;
A National Science Foundation grant of nearly $1 million will fund new research
at two ForestGEO sites – Harvard Forest and Smithsonian Environmental Research
Center (SERC) starting later this year.
The $965,000 award was granted to University of Maryland Associate
CTFS-ForestGEO co-founder Stephen P. Hubbell will
receive this year’s International Prize for Biology, awarded by the Japan
Society for the Promotion of Science. The committee on the International Prize,
