Red Team - April 7-14

For those of you who finished up early, a quick little update on field work in the beginning of April. Most of the cactus seemed to bloom on the week off around Gila Bend, but there were more annuals up than the week before. While Sarah and I had been wary of the impending heat, we lucked out with rain and quite a cold snap. We were not so lucky however when it came to tires - 3 flats. Hawk and the rest of the gang at the tire shop say, "Hello!"

It's a dissertation!

As Aaryn proudly presented his baby Kent in the previous post, I am finally presenting my baby dissertation "FOREST DIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION IN THE WESTERN AMAZON BASED ON TREE INVENTORY AND REMOTE SENSING DATA" here. It's the longest paper I've ever written (355 pages). The complete draft of this dissertation can be downloaded from here. I'm defending in three weeks and will upload the final version of this baby to share.

Ophelia