Annie Evankow

@psoralady.bsky.social

Biologist ~ Biodiversity, Nature, Symbiosis, Lichen-ized Life, Mycology, Phycology, Botany, Community Science, Collections... aka Dr. Psora Lady.

Lichens and Bryophytes Reveal the Effects of Urban Heat www.botany.one/lichens-and-... Lichens and mosses may act as living sensors of urban warming, helping researchers understand how rising city temperatures alter biodiversity at the smallest scales. #Botany #PlantScience

Lichens and Bryophytes Reveal the Effects of Urban Heat

Lichens and mosses may act as living sensors of urban warming, helping researchers understand how rising city temperatures alter biodiversity at the smallest scales.

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A recent study at Dali University, located in western Yunnan Province, uncovered 83 macrofungal species on campus, including three entirely new species: 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴, 𝘊. 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢, and 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴.

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This new paper documents a tenfold increase in research papers using community-collected iNaturalist data over just five years: tr.ee/89Ot3I According to the study, here are four key ways that iNaturalist data directly powers science 🧵⤵️

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