Ernesto Medina
Plant Ecophysiologist
International Institute of Tropical Forestry
My favorite science experience is being outside in the field, observing how plants respond physiologically to their environment. I like designing experiments to answer the questions that arise from observations, and then working with the data and writing the manuscript that explains it all.
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