A Visual History of Tropical Field Stations' Colonial Legacy
By Barbara Aulicino, Katie L. Burke
A visual overview of the history of the earliest tropical field stations in the Western Hemisphere, and the geopolitical context that continues to influence the geography and demographics of tropical ecology research today.
August 28, 2017
From The Staff Biology Environment Ethics Policy Ecology Nature Conservation
In this slideshow, we showcase an expanded set of historical images beyond what was included in the print feature on the same subject, "The Colonial Origins of Tropical Field Stations," in the July–August issue. This slideshow provides a quick visual overview of the history of several of the earliest tropical field stations in the Western Hemisphere, and the geopolitical context that continues to influence the geography and demographics of tropical ecology research today. For more details about this history and what it means for tropical ecology today, read historian Megan Raby's feature.
(The slideshow is best viewed in full screen.)
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