Noelle Beckman, Utah State University (IMAGE) Utah State University Caption Utah State University ecologist Noelle Beckman is among an international team of scientists, who examined spatial characteristics of 24 tree species from data collected at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute's Forest Dynamics Plot on Panama's Barro Colorado Island. They reported findings in the journal Ecology. Credit M. Muffoletto Usage Restrictions Please credit author License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.