I am in shock how Wiley disregarded academic freedom and editorial independence. As effect, Janet Franklin resigned as EiC, and many AEs follow her lead and are resigning - I already have. Sad for all the work of Dave Richardson and Janet and worried about DDI's future. - Damaris

Looking for break from the news? Check out our new article in which we test the thermal tolerances of 200 trop tree spp and assess relationship with largescale and local distributions and changes in abundance through time junglebiology T. M. Perez etal frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

The junglebiology team wants to introduce you to some South Florida trees! This is the 1st video in a short series describing our favorite tree species from Miami and surrounding natural areas. Up first is Ken Feeley talking about the West Indian Mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni).

For the next in our series of videos describing the amazing trees of south Florida, Catherine Bravo Ávila introduces you to the Jamaican caper (Capparis cynophallophora), a small drought-tolerant tree native to the Caribbean, Central and South America, and Florida.

This week Xtine introduces us to Lignum vitae (Guaiacum sanctum, Zygophyllaceae). This small tree is a South Florida and Caribbean native, famous for it's incredibly hard wood. The wood is so dense that it sinks in water and has been used for making axels and ball bearings!

The avocado🥑is a ubiquitous fruit in Miami and throughout the tropics, but how much do you know about the tree it comes from? Learn all about Persea americana (Lauraceae) from Olga Tserej in this week's tree profile.

One of the more common and charismatic trees in South Florida is the Gumbo limbo (Bursera simaruba, Burseraceae). In this video Manuel Bernal-Escobar tells us about the Gumbo limbo and it's flaky red bark (which gives the tree its common monikers of "tourist tree" or "sunburn tree")

Ever been in South Florida and wondered what that tree with the shiny silver leaves is? Wonder no more! Alyssa Kullberg tells us all about the silver buttonwood (Conocarpus erectus) in junglebiology's latest tree profile.

Tropical montane forests are important Carbon sinks! "Mature Andean forests as globally important carbon sinks and future carbon refuges" (Open Access) nature.com/articles/s4146… Nature Communications

Last (for now!) in our series of short videos introducing you to some of Miami's best native tree species is @rileyfortierii and the majestic Live oak (Quercus virginiana).

Just returned from a quick trip with Alyssa Kullberg and @rileyfortierii (junglebiology) to collect preliminary data on the responses of plants to elevated temperatures around the Boiling River, Peru. 1/7

Meet the junglebiology team: Manuel Bernal-Escobar, Xtine, LCoombs (not on twitter), Ken Feeley (me), Alyssa Kullberg, @rileyfortierii, and Olga Tserej (not pictured). University of Miami BGSO University of Miami