The ecologist revealing the invisible networks that revive rainforests
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Forest ecologist Daisy Dent studies how rainforests regenerate over time at a research station in Panama, where experimental plots showcase different stages of forest growth from young trees to mature canopies. Her research at ETH Zurich focuses on understanding the hidden ecological networks that enable tropical forests to recover and thrive across decades of development.
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In a research station in central Panama, you can walk through a century of forest time, watching scrubby plots of adolescent trees give way to cathedral-like canopies of mature growth. Forest ecologist Daisy Dent, a senior scientist at ETH Zurich, oversees this sequence of plots across the Barro Colorado Nature Monument, some of which date…
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