Steph likes native plants

dendromecon27.bsky.social

17 September 2026 21:23

What is more important for increasing native Hawaiian forest cover and creating resistance to invasive grasses? Planting diversity or density? onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Steph likes native plants

dendromecon27.bsky.social

17 September 2026 21:23

We had a great time working on this project, and I hope to get back in November for another round of sampling. At that point, it will be >6 years after planting. Since the plants were already overhead, I am excited to see how they look (and eat in the worlds best lunch spot)!

Steph likes native plants

dendromecon27.bsky.social

17 September 2026 21:23

We created plots that had different densities of species (2, 4, or 8) at two different densities of plants/plot. We also had multiple two-species treatments that varied in the functional groups used.

Steph likes native plants

dendromecon27.bsky.social

17 September 2026 21:23

@michalaphillips.bsky.social led on a new paper for our project investigating best restoration practices in old pastures (that once were mesic forests) in mid elevation Hawaiʻi.

Sierra Gugel

sierrajech.bsky.social

08 December 2025 08:17

This week CrustNet went to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in the Sonoran Desert. 🌵 With saguaros and organ pipe cactus above & moist lush mosses and lichens below! We could not do this work without our incredible team & Park scientists 💛