In the age-old battle against invasive species, conservationists have a new ally: social media users and their geotagged photos.
Author - Alun Salt
Alun Salt
Forest Loss Leads to Less Diverse Diets for Orchid Bees
Orchid Bees are thought to have generalist diets, but take forest plants from the menu, and they become a lot less successful.
How an Italian butterfly is navigating the Anthropocene
A new study reveals that endangered butterflies can find unlikely refuge in cities, if urban greenspaces are managed with connectivity in mind.
Climate and competition limit the spread of a damaging grass
Research shows climate and competition with other plants stop the damaging invasive grass Johnsongrass from spreading further across the USA.
Plants get a buzz from pollination and other stories
Some plants have been found and that's good news, while for others it was bad. Another compilation of the stories we've been sharing on social media.
Comparing iNaturalist to herbarium data, and other stories
How do citizen scientists compare with digitised herbarium data? A question asked by one of the papers we shared on social media over the past day.
Rogue Space Tomato, Zombie fires, and other stories
Another round-up of the stories we've shared on social media over the past day.
A plant buried over 140 years ago surprises modern botanists and other stories
An experiment that's been running for over 140 years has thrown up a surprise and some botanists helping create habitats for injured birds were among the stories we shared yesterday.
Plants help refugees fight climate change and other stories
A story about how refugees are learning the skills they need to improve their homes and their host communities was one of the links we shared on social media yesterday.
They’re planting trees everywhere and other stories
In stories we shared on social media, tree planting was once again a popular theme.
Invasions of awfully pretty and pretty awful plants and other stories
Plant invasions are a common theme in the stories we shared on social media recently.
Controversy over planting trees and other stories
In stories we shared yesterday, some tree planting initiatives got the go ahead, while others are caught up in legal battles. And in Nebraska, they're doing things differently.
Psychadelic Houseplants and other stories
Protecting plants from extinction has become a bit easier in Colorado due to a change in drug laws, and other stories we've shared recently.
How to protect native plants and other stories
Here's a catch-up of the stories we shared on social media channels recently.
