# Scientist & Researcher Partners

Universities, field stations, and research programs studying tropical ecology and restoration across the Puerto Rico region, including long-term research sites and university-affiliated centers.

##### **Research Institutions & Field Stations**

##### **Federal Research Programs**

[IITF](https://research.fs.usda.gov/iitf) – Homepage of the USDA Forest Service International Institute of Tropical Forestry. IITF is a major research organization headquartered in the Botanical Garden of the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, San Juan, PR.

[Luquillo LTER](https://luquillo.lter.network/) – Homepage of the Luquillo Long-Term Ecological Research Program funded by the National Science Foundation. Links to an extensive set of publications on tropical ecology.

##### **Universities & Field Stations**

[El Verde Field Station](https://evfs.ites.upr.edu/) – Premier tropical ecology research station at El Yunque National Forest, operated by the Department of Environmental Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico.

[Environmental Sciences UPR](https://natsci.uprrp.edu/envsci/) – The Department of Environmental Sciences of the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras and its Faculty carry on a significant research program on many topics of interest to landscape architects, including urban ecology.

[Natural Sciences Library](https://www.upr.edu/biblioteca-uprrp-cn/) – Homepage of the Natural Sciences Library at the University of Puerto Rico (Río Piedras) that includes many free online resources and references.

##### **Independent Research Institutions**

##### **Specialists**

[Dr. Robert Mayer](https://researchers.upr.edu/vivo/display/n14914) – Conservation and ecological restoration professional.