Mastodawn

Dr. Matilda Brown (she/they)Nov 6, 2023

bioRxiv Plant Bio Nov 6, 2023

A new cloud forest tree Lychnodiscus bali (Sapindaceae), Critically Endangered from the Bali-Ngemba Forest reserve, N.W. Region, Cameroon. https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.11.04.565640v1?med=mas

Dr. Matilda Brown (she/they)Nov 6, 2023

The Global Plant Council Nov 6, 2023

The 5th State of the World’s Plants & Fungi Report, lays out the current condition of the world's plants and fungi globally. Based on the work of 200 international researchers and covering the content of more than 25 cutting-edge scientific papers in its 11 chapters, the new report examines global drivers and patterns of biodiversity as well as critical knowledge gaps and how to address them.

https://globalplantcouncil.org/state-of-the-worlds-plants-and-fungi-report/ via KEW #PlantScience #PlantSci #Plants #Fungi #Science #Research

State of the world's plants and fungi report - The Global Plant Council

5th State of the World's report, lays out the current condition of the world's plants and fungi globally. Based on the work of 200 international researchers and covering the content of more than 25 cutting-edge scientific papers in its 11 chapters, the new report examines global drivers and patterns of biodiversity as well as critical knowledge gaps and how to address them.

The Global Plant Council

Dr. Matilda Brown (she/they)Oct 16, 2023

Prof Felipe Gusmao Oct 15, 2023

#Australia has rejected the proposal to amend the #Constitution to recognise #FirstNations people and create a body for them to advise the #government in a #referendum. All six states voted No.

There was no change in the constitution, but another thing also hasn't changed:

Always was.
Always will be.
#Aboriginal land.

#ulurustatement #auspol #aboriginalandtorresstraitislander #aboriginalpeople

https://tallyroom.aec.gov.au/ReferendumNationalResults-29581.htm

National results

Australian Electoral Commission

Dr. Matilda Brown (she/they)Sep 24, 2023

Interested in how we are using machine learning/AI for plant conservation at RBG Kew? Check out this talk I'll be giving tomorrow (September 25th) for #AIforGood #AIforBiodiversity ! 🌿
https://aiforgood.itu.int/event/making-the-most-of-machine-learning-to-conserve-botanical-biodiversity/
#conservation #PlantScience #AI

Making the most of machine learning to conserve botanical biodiversity

Approximately 350,000 species of plants are known to science, and around 2 in 5 are thought to be threatened. However, comprehensive assessment and

AI for Good

Dr. Matilda Brown (she/they)Sep 16, 2023

jebyrnes Sep 15, 2023

Do you do Structural Equation Modeling in #rstats? The main developer of one of the primary packages, #lavaan, is running into trouble securing funding to keep the package going, and has reached out to the community to help support. Donate here: https://lavaan.ugent.be/about/donate.html

lavaan.org - Donate

Dr. Matilda Brown (she/they)Aug 16, 2023

Do you care about undescribed biodiversity?

Feel like more and more new plant species are already threatened with extinction?

Need a reminder of why taxonomy continues to play a key role in science?

Check out our new paper, where we show that a whopping 75% of plants described after 2020 are threatened 🌿

If you're describing new species, assume they're threatened and, if poss, assess them straight away!

https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19214

#plantscience #conservation #newphytologist #extinctionrisk

Dr. Matilda Brown (she/they)Aug 16, 2023

Mike Blazanin Aug 15, 2023

An illusion of predictability in scientific results: Even experts confuse inferential uncertainty and outcome variability | PNAS https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2302491120

Dr. Matilda Brown (she/they)Aug 15, 2023

Matthias C. Rillig Aug 15, 2023

How to do good ecology.

I have assembled 11 points based on a few decades of research experience.

What would you add as the 12th point?

#ecology #research

https://matthiasrillig.substack.com/p/how-to-do-good-ecological-research

How to do 'good' ecological research: 13 points to consider

Thirteen general points to consider when you are about to start a new experiment or study

The Ecological Mind: ecology, research, creativity

Dr. Matilda Brown (she/they)Aug 11, 2023

Paula Peeters Aug 11, 2023

The Australian white ibis often looks grubby, while egrets always look clean. Both birds start out with white feathers. Both forage in muddy habitats, and eat foods that are slimy and sticky. So why does one look cleaner than the other?
Read more here:
https://www.paperbarkwriter.com/why-is-the-ibis-often-grubby-and-the-egret-always-clean/

Why is the ibis often grubby, and the egret always clean?

Lifestyle choices or better beauty products? The Australian white ibis often looks grubby, but the white plumage of egrets always looks freshly laundered – with a purity and glow that the mak…

Paperbark Writer

Dr. Matilda Brown (she/they)Aug 8, 2023