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People stand next to a vehicle on a dirt road to admire a tropical sunset.

Costa Rica Close-Up

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Take a virtual trip to Maritza Biological Station, which houses one of the world’s longest continuously running data collections from tropical freshwater ecosystems.

David Arscott and Rafa Morales stand in a stream in Costa Rica.

Tropical Research Reveals Climate Change Impacts on Water Quality

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Stroud Center scientists continue to investigate how climate change influences tropical species and ecosystem dynamics.

Postcard from Costa Rica

Postcard from Costa Rica: A Caracolera Comes Calling

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Rafa Morales, station manager at Maritza Biological Station in Costa Rica, shares photos and videos of interesting wildlife he encounters.

A purple martin with a large dragonfly in its beak.

Follow the Martin! Migration Sensor Network Tracks Bird From Our Backyard to Central America

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When wildlife-tracking telemetry towers were installed in Pennsylvania and Costa Rica, a purple martin reminded us of the connections between the temperate and tropical watersheds we study.

Stroud Center to Be Featured in PBS Series

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Visionaries, Inc., a non-profit documentary film production company, will feature Stroud Water Research Center in its 24th season on PBS.

An Introduction to Tropical Stream Research

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Stroud Center scientists introduced six board members to Maritza Biological Station and the importance of our water research in the tropics.

Photo of a rainbow near Maritza Biological Station, Costa Rica

Field Notes From Our Work in Costa Rica

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A team of five Stroud Center scientists worked under the rainbows of the Orosí Volcano in Costa Rica to survey a dozen streams.

Video still of a tapir enjoying the rain

“Caught” at Maritza: Tapir Enjoying the Rain

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Rafa Morales Cueto, field station manager at Maritza Biological Station, filmed this tapir enjoying the rain while swimming in Río Tempisquito.

Scott Ensign in the lowland dry forest near Maritza

Meet Scott Ensign, New Assistant Director

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Ensign comes to the Stroud Center at a unique point in its history. “Many of the legendary scientists who made the Stroud Center famous are retired, and the next generation of scientists is leading us forward.”