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From #Hawaii to #Madeira, GBM (@U_Madeira) made history last week using #drones (@OutreachRobotic) to collect #plants in inaccessible sites and marking a European first with outstanding results. Thanks @BenBotanical
@NTBG @Exercito_pt
#botany #ecology #conservation #islands
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Press release:
Islands are key to protecting plant biodiversity
🏝️🌍🌴🌻🌸
uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.ht…
ALT https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/3240.html?id=7591
Ben Nyberg retweeted
All of these last years of work are bearing fruits! We are very proud to have achieved this world's first: A new species discovery and collection by drone using our Mamba robotic arm! 🌱
Big news 🤖🌿
Our aerial drone has uncovered a new plant species on Kauai's dry cliffs, marking a historic moment in botanical exploration.
So cool to see how this tech is changing the way we explore and appreciate our world.
Mahalo to our collaborators @OutreachRobotic
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🌱 Innovative Plant Bagging with Robotics! 🤖
We’re excited to share a glimpse into our latest exploration: using a new robotic head for the Mamba to revolutionize the process of plant bagging for seed collection. Your thoughts?
Ben Nyberg retweeted
🤖 #Drone technology is changing the way #botanists work in hard-to-reach areas. Researchers in #island environments across the globe have seen an amazing conservation impact in the location and collection of critically endangered plants 🌱
Find out more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
ALT Deploying drones for botanical surveys
Ben Nyberg retweeted
Want to support ex situ plant #conservation efforts in Hawaii @NTBG? We seek to hire a Seed Bank and Laboratory Technician! Apply at, ntbg.org/about/jobs/.
#IAmABotanist
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Previously thought to be #extinct, Hau Kuahiwi was rediscovered in 2019 using drone technology.
Discover more about this elusive Hawaiian tree: ow.ly/Tb0Z50Ewu7b
Ben Nyberg retweeted
Excited to see desert wildflowers this spring but puzzled about how all those unique flowers evolved?
Check out our new paper exploring the origins and evolution of desert plants based on an integrative study of the rock daisies in @PNASNews
doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2214729…
👇summary
With rapidly increasing heat and drought, can plants adapt?
news.berkeley.edu/2023/01/31…
Ben Nyberg retweeted
I don't like this trend where conservation is only valuable if it helps tackling climate change.
I help protect wildlife because they deserve a place and a voice, just like any of us.
Intrinsic value is not popular any more, but it's the hill I'm willing to die on.
#Elephant extinction must be avoided for sake of #climate, study warns
"If we lose #forestelephants, we will be doing a global disservice to #climatechange mitigation," said Stephen Blake, assistant professor of biology at Saint Louis University.
news.sky.com/story/elephant-…
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The most rewarding part of the reporting was getting to do fieldwork with @BenBotanical, learning the ropes🧗♀️from Ken Wood! Plus an unexpected bonus of exploring plants in the #metaverse👓
#ScienceJournalism
ALT Drone expert Ben examines drone images on phone
ALT Hiking to fieldsite with experts Ben and Ken Wood
ALT looking through VR heatset with the drone
ALT learning rope rappel
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Flying robots help researchers identify and protect threatened plants and other species in places that are inaccessible to humans bit.ly/3SX89EO
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Drones are changing the way we see the world in many ways. – at Maine, USA
On the Tambach track in Kenya these shadows cast giant forms, an illusion seen only when the sun is low on the horizon, at sunset or sunrise
teapaw.org/gavontwitt/status/1536…
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NTBG Research biologist Ken Wood wants to see a renaissance in #conservation. He says, "Diversity is a gift—one of the wonders of the world and each species is a masterpiece of creation."
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When noted #botanist Art Whistler died in 2020, we were determined to help our old friend and partner's life's work come to fruition. Now we are pleased to announce the publication of the Flora of #Samoa. Read how this important work was finally completed ntbg.org/news/ntbg-completes…
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Revisiting adaptive radiation of the #Hawaiian silversword alliance (new #AJB research by Bruce Baldwin, Kenneth Wood & William Freyman] bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.… #botany #evolution #Asteraceae #Hawaii @wileyplantsci @WileyEcolEvol
![A natural hybrid between Dubautia laxa and D. waialealae from the summit bog of Wai`ale`ale, Kaua`i. [Photo credit: Kenneth R. Wood]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FCodvg9XMAYWrf7.jpg?name=orig)
ALT A natural hybrid between Dubautia laxa and D. waialealae from the summit bog of Wai`ale`ale, Kaua`i. [Photo credit: Kenneth R. Wood]
Ben Nyberg retweeted
Over 100 endangered plant specimens were uncovered on the cliffsides of Kaua‘i this summer during a drone survey conducted by National Tropical Botanical Garden personnel.
For the full story, visit the link in our bio.
tgilinks.com/3CRDHDy
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This is probably one of the coolest and most important kind of research in botany, way to go @BenBotanical @NTBG #saveplants
Using #drones to discover unknown plant populations in remote mountain terrain, our Science & Conservation team discovered aprox. 10 Kadua fluviatilis and 95 Cyanea asarifolia on windward #Kauai. Your support helps us protect biodiversity and #saveplants.
Ben Nyberg retweeted
New episode of the @indfnsofplnts podcast on which I was a guest. Hope you enjoy it. Mahalo for having me on and for doing what you do, Matt! @NTBG @chicagobotanic indefenseofplants.com/podcas…
Ben Nyberg retweeted
You are looking at 1 of the 1st images of Lysimachia iniki in habitat. It has only been known to science since the 90s after Hurricane Iniki knocked a few stems from a cliff above Kauai's Wailua River. Learn more in this week's podcast (bit.ly/30Hht6q)
📸 @BenBotanical
