Saving Endangered Species: Zoos, Museums and Biodiversity Data
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23 Apr 2024 | Contributor(s): Rhea Ewing, Sinlan Poo, Anna Monfils | doi:10.25334/TGJP-MW26
Meet Sinlan (Sheila) Poo who works with amphibians at the Memphis Zoo. Learn about Sinlan's research in applied conservation and how they use biodiversity data to study endangered species.
Mysterious Occurrences: Representation, Resiliency, and Redundancy in Native Plant Populations
23 Apr 2024 | Contributor(s): Rhea Ewing, Rachel Hackett, Anna Monfils | doi:10.25334/HQZK-NC16
Meet Dr. Rachel Hackett, a conservation plant biologist at the Michigan Natural Features Inventory. We learn about Rachel's job and the restoration of threatened and endangered species. Rachel provides some examples of "new" populations and students discuss ways to determine if the population is...
Sorting through the Data
30 Jan 2024 | Contributor(s): Rhea Ewing, Thomas McElrath, Anna Monfils | doi:10.25334/SSXE-JW97
Meet Thomas McElrath, a insect collection manager at the Illinois Natural History Survey and beetle researcher. Tommy explains the value of data standards while discussing beetles and variations in sex.
Rescuing Data: Preserving Data for the Future
30 Jan 2024 | Contributor(s): Rhea Ewing, Diane Srivastava, Anna Monfils | doi:10.25334/0S2D-CE45
Meet Diane Srivastava, director of the Canadian Institute for Ecology and Evolution, and learn how they sythesize and save biodiversity data.
Mapping New Discoveries: iNaturalist and Biodiversity Data
30 Jan 2024 | Contributor(s): Rhea Ewing, Lauren Esposito, Anna Monfils | doi:10.25334/4PV3-W047
Meet Lauren Esposito, the Curator of Arachnology at the California Academy of Sciences. Learn how they use community science to inform new species discovery.
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