Many members of Reassembly actively participated at the 8th European Conference of Tropical Ecology in Amsterdam from 24 to 28 February 2025. Our PhD candidates and postdocs organized a session on tropical ecosystem recovery, presented their work in talks and posters and contributed to lively discussions. And finally, both Malika …
All our scientific research in Reassembly on the recovery of species communities, interactions and ecosystem processes is based on a common design: our ‘chronosequence‘ is a set of 62 plots of different regeneration ages. It includes agricultural plots still in use, secondary forests 0 to over 38 years old, and …
The Northern Eyelash Boa (Tropidophis boulengeri) is endemic to the Chocó and is one of the most spectacular snakes. Especially during rainy nights in the lowland forests, they can be seen inside or near small and large rivers. These snakes often wait motionless with their heads submerged in the water …
Nuestro tercer boletín está listo. ¡Gracias a todos los estudiantes de doctorado e investigadores postdoctorales que contribuyeron con sus historias! Igualmente, agradecemos a Martin, quien nos comparte sus pensamientos sobre el proyecto a través de la mirada de la conservación forestal y de Jocotoco. Además, el boletín contiene nuestras reflexiones …
Fundación Jocotoco reflected our collaborative effort in their latest Conservation News (Link). We are proud to collaborate with Jocotoco and are looking forward to continue our joint endeavor in the regenerating rainforest and in the Chocó lab. Science-based conservation meets conservation-based science.https://www.jocotoco.org.ec/web2#/EN/Noticias/6257/Science_based_conservation_The_Lessons_of_Reassembly___
Ocelots, jaguars, tayras, peccaries or armadillos may be surprisingly common in a tropical forest, but are very shy and hard to observe systematically. Only wildlife cameras reveal their often nocturnal activities and distribution. A team of researchers implemented such cameras across all sites and analysed the community composition and abundance. …
Our third Reassembly newsletter is out! Thanks to all the PhD researchers and postdocs who contributed their chapters. Martin added a thoughtful introductory piece through the lens of tropical forest conservation and Jocotoco. What a great selection of insights from the third year of our research endeavor. We hope you …
Noisy cicada calls often shape the sound of tropical forests each day from dawn to dusk, with a reproducible temporal pattern. But a new study revealed that these song patterns are strongly reduced, less common and simplified when forests are converted to agriculture, and when agricultural sites or forest fragments …
Throughout my doctorate, I have been driven by a fascination with natural cycles and the efficiency of the natural world. My early background as a chemist allowed me to explore these processes on a microscopic scale, focusing on the turnover of matter and energy. Transitioning to ecological research, I expanded …
Within the context of REASSEMBLY, I study dung beetle trophic network reassembly across a forest recovery gradient in the Ecuadorian Chocó. Dung beetles are good predictors of habitat quality. First, because they are sensitive to environmental changes brought about by deforestation and because they depend upon medium- to large-bodied mammals …
