The Agua Salud Experiment (IMAGE) Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Caption The 700-hectare Agua Salud experiment is divided into various catchments to better understand how land use and native timber species, store carbon, protect biodiversity and influence water flow into the Panama Canal. Credit Jorge Aleman, STRI Usage Restrictions Credit: STRI 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.