Monthly Archives: February 2009
Those Winds
The usual dry season winds here in Panama are caused by Northern Hemisphere air masses rushing toward the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), or the Doldrums as we used to call this region. In January or so the ITCZ moves south … Continue reading
Downed Miconia
It may not look like much to one who doesn’t live here, but I was really, really sorry to see this small Miconia tree downed this afternoon (click for a larger version). We’ve been through four days so far of … Continue reading
Environment and Photosynthesis
How global warming or other stresses in the environment might affect plants is still poorly understood. The current online issue of Annals of Botany is devoted to how stresses affect photosynthesis, and thus the entire plant. From the Preface: Photosynthesis … Continue reading
The Algarrobo Tree and its Denizens
John Bennett reported in December that the algarrobo tree was preparing for the dry season by changing to brown dry season leaves which he assumed had fewer stomata and therefore would lose less water than the green leaves. Here are the … Continue reading
