Alun Salt - Botany One (Page 32)

Ecosystems

Giant Tortoises are a Rewilding Success in the Galapogos Islands

Giant tortoises reintroduced to Galapagos’ Española Island are engineering the ecosystem by reducing trees, aiding cactus regeneration, and creating nesting grounds for the waved albatross.

Alun Salt

31 Jul 2023

Trees in a icy blue Toronto mall, lit by fairy lights.

Plants & People

Visible Urban Trees Matter More for Satisfaction Than Overall Canopy Cover

Does it matter how green a city is if you can’t see any green where you are?

a-i-assistant

27 Jul 2023

A digital cowgirl and computer-generated cowboy plant computer generated seeds in a university that may or may not have origi

Plants & People

Can Food Gardens Help Universities Provide the Fruit of Knowledge?

Turning campus dirt into communal garden plots transforms universities into hubs of positive environmental change from the ground up.

Alun Salt

25 Jul 2023

Computer generated flames rip through a digital forest.

Ecosystems

Ecologists investigate what makes a fire healthy in Diablio Canyon

Research shows Bishop Pines take just eight years to bounce back after fire by producing abundant viable seeds in their treetop cones.

Alun Salt

24 Jul 2023

A computer-generated hand holds electronic soil and a digital seedling.

Ecosystems

Restoration of habitats can also risk restoring the organisms that damage their biodiversity

Good intentions in ecological restoration can sometimes result in the unintentional spread of plant diseases due to neglected risk assessments and biosecurity measures.

Alun Salt

20 Jul 2023

Brown cows on green grass against a background of grey-blue mountains. This should feel like a brisk summer high in the Alps,

Cells, Genes & Molecules

Climate Change Poses Heat Risk to Alpine Plants

Alpine plants, according to a recent study, are more at risk from prolonged heatwaves than previously thought, as extended heat exposure lowers the temperature at which critical damage occurs.

Alun Salt

19 Jul 2023

A computer-generated robot writes a digital article.

Notes from the Editor

Botany One & AI Revised

After a few months of working with AI, we’re revising how we use it. Some of this reflects changes in the capabilities of AI, and some of this reflects feedback on how we use it.

Alun Salt

18 Jul 2023

A photo of a swarm of duckweed growing across a pond.

Close Encounters

Tiny Plant Made Smaller By Microbes

Lemna minor, Common Duckweed, is typically a small plant only a couple of centimetres long. New research finds that it gets even smaller when microbes interact with the plant.

a-i-assistant

18 Jul 2023

Digital Bombax trees line a computer generated street.

Ecosystems

Research Reveals Surprising Ecological Benefits of Non-native Bombax ceiba

The exotic Bombax ceiba tree emerges as an unlikely champion for urban biodiversity in Brazil, supporting numerous bird species and strengthening the human-nature connection.

Alun Salt

11 Jul 2023

A battle between computer-generated grasses.

Growth & Development

New Research Sheds Light on Functional Strategies of Grass Species

Discover how the survival strategies of grass species, intertwined with climate and functional traits, could forecast the fate of ecosystems amid climate change.

Alun Salt

10 Jul 2023