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women in dugout canoes in the mangrove forest
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Forests of Plenty

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A light brown gecko with medium brown markings, standing on a dead and weathered tree trunk.
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Island Leaf-Toed Gecko

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Marc Frischer from the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography studies bacteria at a Smithsonian field station.
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Investigating Bacteria

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At the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, Dr. Wayne Sousa (right) studies lightning impacts.
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Field Research in Panama

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The Carrie Bow Cay Marine Field Station supports marine research year-round.
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Field Station at Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

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Carrie Bow Cay field station sits in the blue and turquoise waters of Belize.
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Tracking volcanic rock to the shores of Belize

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An image of a giant anemone with yellow-tipped white tentacles.
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Giant Anemone

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Thalassinidean shrimp (Thalassinidea) build complex burrows deep in the mud.
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Thalassinidean Shrimp

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This slug caterpillar turns into a very plain brown moth with stinging spines.
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Slug Caterpillar

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cone roots surrounding a mangrove
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Cone Roots Spring Up from the Ground

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Crystals of salt on a mangrove leave
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Crystals of Salt

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A close up image of green macroscopic algae.
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Macroscopic Algae (Acetabularia crenulata)

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