Banking on the future. On tree genetic diversity and how to prevent its loss.
Did you know that approximately 9500 species of trees could potentially disappear in the near future? And the estimation is more realistically between… Read more »
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Climate and coastal dune vegetation
Why I am fascinated by barrier islands I grew up in the arid southwestern United States, far from the ocean. When I moved to Florida, I quickly… Read more »
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Caatinga, the Brazilian tropical dry forest and its current challenges
In this post, Professor Mauro Guida describes the Caatinga, Brazilian Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest
Natural pollination, bees and common threats
Why do we need bees? Along with its contribution to crop production of approximately 35% of all food in the world, animal… Read more »