Science Café at Tumamoc Desert Laboratory

New Explorations on the Río Mayo

When

6 p.m., Oct. 9, 2019

Life of the Secret Forest

Dra. Angelina Martínez Yrizar, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de México

Eminent Mexican ecologist Angelina Martínez Yrizar will connect us to the life of a secret forest that the pulses with the monsoons. The tropical dry forest is a land of two faces: dry and austere during the rainless months, verdant and teaming with life upon the summer rains. Located across a steep elevational gradient from the coast up through pine forests, the forest is home to a dazzling array of life, including beaded lizards, oaks festooned with orchids, military macaws, and dozens of jaguars.

Please contact Anna Seiferle-Valencia at desertlaboratory@gmail.com or 520-629-9455 to reserve a seat.