Tropical Stream Ecology Lab

We study tropical streams, with emphasis on the role that biota plays on ecosystem processes.  

Estudiamos quebradas tropicales, con énfasis en la función de la biota en los procesos ecológicos.


Lab News / Noticias de lab  

We regularly share our publications, research, and social activities on social media. You can find us as "ARamirezLab"  



Disclaimer - We are a bilingual lab, and so is our website. Apologies in advance as some pages are in English and some in Spanish.


Highlight:

Guía fotográfica de Macroinvertebrados de Puerto Rico

Gutiérrez-Fonseca, P.E., Alonso-Rodríguez, A.M., & Ramírez, A. (2018). Macroinvertebrados acuáticos de Puerto Rico como bioindicadores de la calidad ambiental (Version 1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1425834


El Verde REU program in Puerto Rico

Our summer program is focused on Tropical Ecology and Evolution.

It provides research experiences for undergraduate students in areas of ecology (streams, plant communities, soils) and evolution (plant-pollinator interactions). 

Follow this link for more information.

Proud member of the Department of Applied Ecology at NCSU 

Ecosystem Experts: 

The Applied Ecology department exists to advance and share fundamental and novel discoveries in ecology and apply them to our greatest environmental challenges. Link