#endangered trees

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

I'm not saying size matters, but... look at these leaves, honey.

Big Leaf Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) AKA Caoba

Central and South America from Mexico to Bolivia

Status: Endangered

Threats: logging, converting forests to agriculture

#tree #plant #tree art #endangered trees #mahogany #south america #central america #mexico #honduras #guatemala #venezuela #bolivia #brazil #columbia #ecuador #peru

[rebeccathenaturalist]

That's so cool! And they found a few of them, and they're now growing seedlings in greenhouses for eventual replanting!

Quercus tardifolia is a relic species leftover from when the climate was much cooler and wetter in the past, and can only really live in a few high-elevation spots in Texas. It's definitely still at risk of extinction due to increasing heat and drought caused by climate change, but the discovery means this species still has a chance.

#oak #oak trees #Quercus #Quercus tardifolia #Lazarus species #endangered species #extinction #trees #plants #botany #nature #climate change #global warming

[mizelaneus]

#trees #endangered trees

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

small fantasy au doodle dump <3

#it possessed me tonight. its 4 am. i wanted to sleep at 12 #hngggg i wanna add Tag Commentary but im so braindead rn #so... use thine imaginations... interpret the scribbles... #no wait i have One commentary #i like to imagine that sally has like a. an Aversion to wormie in a sense... #so naturally barn would use that for entertainment... #sally wormie arc real..... #scribble salad #wh fantasy au #no wait unnecessary unrelated commentary #the wind has been Wild. two trees fell in the back last night... #ough and i had to drive through Hard Snow for the first time earlier??? damn. scary #nearly fucking died by coming This close to hitting a herd of crossing deer. in the evening snow.... #god but that burrito was Worth it. it was so worth it. #yes i WILL endanger myself for a scooby snack-

[stickyfrogs]

We met some more Beautiful Friends yesterday at Melbourne Zoo! Very Displeased Peanut with Manners was out again to say hi! Southern Barred Frog was showing off Excellent STARING! A Stickyfrogs’ cousin was enjoying a Happy Nap, and Gorgeous Growling Grass Frog was sunbathing in her Stylish Bronze Onesie!

#Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog #Southern Barred Frog #Green Tree Frog #Growling Grass Frog #frogs #australian frogs #endangered species #conservation #animals #amphibians #Melbourne zoo

[youngpettyqueen]

Julian and Keiko headcanons because Keiko gets sidelined so much and deserves the world and I wish we got to see them interact more

when they get stumped on their respective projects, they'll do late night work sessions together and bounce their research off each other to see if the other can help them figure out where the problem is. they'll do this in person when theyre both on the station, but also over call if one of them is away, and after the O'Briens move back to Earth

they edit each other's papers (Keiko marvels at Julian's ability to spell out complex chemical compounds with his eyes closed, and somehow use 'their' instead of 'there') (in his defense he wrote that bit at 4 in the morning after going 2 straight days without sleep) (she threatens to sedate him)

Julian sometimes brings back plants from planets they explore in the Gamma Quadrant and gives them to Keiko. sometimes he does it because the plant has medicinal properties and the two of them can do a joint research project, but most of the time he does it just to give her a nice gift

when Miles goes away for particularly dangerous missions, Julian will keep Keiko company and help keep her mind off of it. sometimes she has trouble sleeping because shes so worried, so he'll hang around and start rambling on about whatever he's currently working on until she falls asleep. he jokes he's boring her to sleep, but it actually means a lot to her

they have a weekly tea date. this is their prime gossip time. sometimes Jadzia is invited

when Keiko's mad at Miles she'll rant to Julian about it. Julian learned very quickly that this is not a time where advice is wanted, so he sits back and lets her get it all off her chest, because she really just wants someone to listen and let her blow off some steam

Julian makes a concentrated effort to learn more about plant husbandry and care after the incident where he accidentally killed some of Keiko's prized plants because he actually does feel very bad about it

Julian hovered over Keiko nearly as bad as Miles did when she was pregnant with Kirayoshi (and then he hovered over her even more after the pregnancy transfer, and he wouldnt tell anybody why, but Keiko knew it was because nearly losing her shook him up pretty bad)

when Julian gets outed for being augmented, Keiko goes to him and gives him the tightest, warmest hug he's ever gotten in his entire life

Julian gets invited to girls nights with Keiko and Molly (steady surgeon's hands make him the best one to paint nails) (he pretends to complain but he loves it)

anytime Julian has to go away for a scientific conference of any kind, if he gets to bring someone with him, his first choice is always Keiko

in short: theyre besties they told me so themselves <3

#star trek: ds9 #julian bashir #keiko o'brien #seriously theyre both scientists you can do so much with JUST that #you cant tell me they havent helped each other reach breakthroughs in their research #Keiko brings Julian a couple plants that can be used to help make a vaccine because she read his research and recognized what he needed #Julian gets so excited he picks Keiko up and spins her around and calls her a genius and kisses her on the cheek #another time Julian is reading through Keiko's research on an endangered tree shes trying to keep alive and struggling #and he realizes he can synthesize something in his lab that will help #and Keiko hugs him so hard she nearly takes him to the floor #I know in my heart theyre besties #well. im an O'Brien polycule truther but I wanted to focus on Keiko #because Keiko doesnt get enough love

[mindblowingscience]

...it turns out that losing some species won't just endanger local forests; it will threaten entire ecosystems, research shows.

In 2021, a global assessment titled State of the World's Trees found a shocking one-third of all tree species are currently teetering on the edge of existence.

This amounts to about 17,500 unique tree species that are endangered.

That's more than double the number of all threatened tetrapods (mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles).

Some trees are so rare that only a single known individual remains, like the lonesome palm in Mauritius, Hyophorbe amaricaulis.

In a subsequent study from last year, the same researchers issued a "warning to humanity" about the consequences of these losses, backed by 45 other scientists from 20 different countries.

Continue Reading

#science #stem #conservation #endangered species #Enviornment #trees

[wachinyeya]

Texas Oak Tree Thought to Be Extinct Discovered in Big Bend National Park https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/texas-oak-tree-thought-to-be-extinct-discovered-in-big-bend-national-park/

#good news #nature #science #environmentalism #environment #endangered plants #texas #usa #texas oak tree #oak tree #big bend national park

[the-cricket-chirps]

Andy Warhol, Pine Barrens Tree Frog, Endangered Species Series, 1983

#andy warhol #tree frog #endangered species #pop artist #pop art #the factory #warhol factory #wildlife #nature #beautiful animals #frogs #modern art #art history #american art #aesthetictumblr #tumblraesthetic #tumblrpic #tumblrpictures #tumblr art #tumblrstyle #artists on tumblr #tumblrposts #aesthetic #nature aesthetic #animal aesthetic

[lizardsaredinosaurs]

Guam Kingfisher (Todiramphus cinnamominus) AKA sihek

Guam

Status: Extinct in the wild, less than 200 in captivity

Threats: invasive species, habitat loss

#so guam. much kingfisher. very dislike brown tree snake. wow. #bird art #artists on tumblr #tropical birds #endangered bird #nature art #conservation #bird #kingfisher #oceania #guam

[rebeccathenaturalist]

This ties into one of the big conundrums of restoration ecology. When trying to decide what plants to add to a restoration site, should we add those that are there now, even if some of those species are increasingly stressed by the effects of climate change? Or do we start importing native species in adjacent ecoregions that are more tolerant of heat?

Animals can migrate relatively quickly, but plants take longer to expand their range, and the animals that they have mutual relationships with may be moving to cooler areas faster than the plants can follow. Whether the animals will be able to survive in their new range without their plant partners is another question, and that is an argument in favor of trying to help the plants keep up with them. We're not just having to think about what effects climate change will have next summer, but also predict what it's going to look like here in fifty years, a hundred, or beyond. It's an especially important question in regards to slow-growing trees which may not reproduce until they are several years old, and which can take decades to really be a significant support of their local ecosystem.

For example, here in the Pacific Northwest west of the Cascades, western red cedar (Thuja plicata) is experiencing increased die-off due to longer, hotter summer droughts. Do we continue to plant western red cedar, in the hopes that some of them may display greater tolerance to drought and heat? Or do we instead plant Port Orford cedar (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), which is found in red cedar's southern range, and which may be more drought-tolerant, even though it's not found this far north yet?

Planting something from an adjacent ecoregion isn't the same as grabbing a plant from halfway around the world and establishing it as an invasive species. But there is the question as to whether the established native would have been able to survive if we hadn't introduced a competing "neighbor" species. Would the Port Orford cedars and western red cedars be able to coexist as they do in northern California and southern Oregon, or would the introduced Port Orfords be enough to push the already stressed red cedars over the edge to extirpation?

There's no simple answer. But I am glad to see the government at least allowing some leeway for those ecologists who are desperately trying any tactic they can to save rare species from extinction.

#restoration ecology #ecology #habitat restoration #climate change #global warming #anthropogenic climate change #nature #wildlife #plants #botany #trees #endangered species #extinction #environment #conservation #environmentalism #science #scicomm #science communication

[musubiki]

trivia: i may have mentioned this place before but one of the only areas of the midsphel map i know exists for sure is a place called the giants thicket, which is a massive forrest bordering the edges of the central kingdom and relatively close to Wessport where mochi and lime grew up. oscars house borders parts of the thicket and thats where he goes and finds all his weird magic shit

anyway the giants thicket is generally known to be a very unsafe forrest due to it being a place of high concentrations of magic resulting in some pretty weird creatures/forrest spirits/magic beings etc. its eventually discovered by augurie that (surprise surprise!) the witch king is sealed deep underground in the heart of the thicket, and all the high magic concentration is a result of the seal growing weaker and weaker over the years

#anytime you hear of some fucked up sounding creature running around its probably from the giants thicket #the thicket is also considered a haven of sorts. its where many old spirits make their homes #because the central kingdom and surrounding regions agreed to kinda just. not mess with the place #(its a forrest reserve for endangered animal and plant species and the public isnt allowed in) is what they say #worth noting that the dumbasses who wonder in dont make it out so the narrative stays intact #bpp #lore #text #the forrest grows a little more every year #kind of like how the desert spreads and its hard to stop it #except its trees and shit #the central kingdom having to buy land from people and move them out of their homes every few decades when the forrest starts creeping clos

[bonefall]

Since Jayfeather can fight Starclan cats, and DF trainees can permakill DF members, could Jayfeather kill a Starclan cat or even force them to fade?

Absolutely.

The mechanics of spirit death goes like this: A spirit is protected by their home. Spirits can't kill spirits in their territory.

So as long as Tigerstar is in the Dark Forest, no spirit can kill him, neither angel nor demon. This is how they demonstrate killing moves; Dark Forest demons just pop back up the next day.

Remove him from the Dark Forest and he is vulnerable. This applies in reverse to angels. Silverpelt protects them but they can die outside of it.

Living cats can kill spirits, at any time. They're protected by the fact they're incorporeal most of the time, but by bringing the living into the Dark Forest and attacking on the day of the eclipse, the demons put themselves in danger.

So... Jayfeather could kill any spirit if he wanted to. I don't think he can mind control them though, or Thanos-snap them or anything. But he can physically affect them, with his own two paws.

#I'm still working in how he brings the StarClan warriors down for the Great Battle #But I'm thinking he actually brings heaven down. Or parts of it #As many as he can fit on a big tree or rock #Also I really like when there are additions to the map based on events that happen in the story #So it would be cool if he brought them down by bringing a tree out of heaven #Maybe an endangered tree #Lmao can you imagine if he brought an extinct tree out of heaven by resurrecting his stick somehow #Like it was timber from an extinct tree the whole time #How badly do you think the humans would freak out about that #That would be so funny #Bonefall Rewrite

[stickyfrogs]

Today we are excited to announce that thanks to the kindness of so many people, a total of $6067 has been donated to the Amphibian Bushfire Recovery Centre at ZoosVictoria in Memory of Gumby!

Our donation will support the specialist keepers and three endangered Victorian frog species:

Spotted Tree Frog (Litoria spenceri)

Watson’s Tree Frog (Litoria watsoni) and

Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus)

Here is leading amphibian specialist Damian Goodall working at the Recovery Centre and the 3 special frogs! Stay tuned for more! 🐸🐸🐸

#Gumby #frogs #pets #animals #amphibians #tree frogs #endangered species

[considernature]

There's a new Consider Nature! Come learn about the Manchineel, the world's most poisonous tree, as well as about the invasive species that threaten its native range in Florida.

#science #conservation #nature #wildlife #biology #ecology #zoology #environment #plants #trees #endangered #considernature

[webkinztournament]

#Tree Kangaroo #Endangered Signature Dama Gazelle #POP2023 #POP2023R2 #Webkinz #tournament poll #poll