Research Terms
Biodiversity Tropical Ecosystems Tropical Forests
Christopher is an associate director in the Institute of Environment, leading the Land and Biodiversity Division. He is broadly interested in the mechanisms and underlying patterns of plant species distributions, their relationship with ecosystem structure and function, and their response to resource exploitation and global change. He works primarily in the diverse lowland forests of South America, with principal research sites in French Guiana, Peru and Brazil. Research Areas:
Functional Traits and Community Assembly Plant-insect interactions and beta-diversity of Amazonian tree lineages Biodiversity, global change and forest management Integrative studies of socio-ecological resilience, conservation and development
Our lab is broadly interested in the mechanisms underlying patterns of plant species distributions, their relationship with ecosystem structure and function, and their response to resource exploitation and global change. We work primarily in the diverse lowland forests of South America, with principal research sites in French Guiana, Peru and Brazil. Current research focuses on four themes.
International Center for Tropical Botany
| Director |
CHRISTOPHER BARALOTO |
| Phone | 305-348-2220 |
| Website | https://lacc.fiu.edu/index.html |
| Mission | The International Center for Tropical Botany (ICTB), a collaboration between Florida International University and the National Tropical Botanic Garden (NTBG), is dedicated to the study of tropical plants and the resources they provide. The ICTB's goals is to develop solutions that ensure the conservation and sustainable use of tropical plants in order to preserve tropical plant diversity for posterity. The ICTB will provide research based knowledge and tools to preserve and sustainably use tropical plants and will foster programs to educate future generations of tropical plant biologists. |
| Director |
Todd Crowl |
| Phone | 305-348-3095 |
| Website | https://inwe.fiu.edu/ |
| Mission | Advancing the science needed to address complex water and environment issues, both locally and globally, through interdisciplinary research, education, and public engagement by linking scientists with local, state, and federal stakeholders to foster environmental sustainability. |
