Some seasons give a little better look at the nature of the forest floor than others. In these photos from a park in East Texas it is evident that the dominant plant in the understory is a non native. In this case, the only green in this scene is Asian Privet, which , in East [...]
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In most discussions concerning the value of natural biodiversity services The topic of how to value what nature provides is well covered, but when it comes to placing actual monetary value on an acre, or a million acres of forest or wetland the topic is much less traveled. The safest figure is this: Whatever it [...]
Plant biodiversity has a direct effect on wildlife biodiversity Wildlife biodiversity can not be sustained without sustainable plant biodiversity. The loss of wildlife biodiversity in an area will, in almost every case, begin with the loss of botanical diversity. It is really pretty simple. The wildlife that inhabits a region will be there primarily because [...]
Biodiversity Conservation Valuing Biodiversity Services Biodiversity can be a complicated issue. The seeming complexity can be furthered by oversimplification leading to misunderstanding at one point, and the exaggeration of the complexity at another. Nowhere is this more evident than in biodiversity conservation and the valuation of biodiversity services. Conserving biodiversity services What are we conserving? [...]
We will post more as time allows, but for now, check out these sites: Everyone loves a beautiful, freshly cut green lawn, well, almost everyone. More and more people are moving away from the traditional large grass covered areas, opting instead to use more trees, shrubs, and other plants, and they are “going native” with [...]