J. Pinto-Zárate
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J. Pinto-Zárate
@jpzbs.bsky.social
Andean Flora & Vegetation | J.J. Triana Herbarium Curator | Paramólogo-Isoetologist! | Dr.Ácula | 🇨🇴🇨🇦🇧🇷🇨🇵🇮🇹🇩🇪🏴‍☠️ https://linktr.ee/jpintoz
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Declines in insects across the globe are becoming undeniable, as are the knock-on effects on plants, birds, and other things that most people would care much more about. Hopefully more articles like this will help convince folks that bugs do matter in the grand scheme.
‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects
A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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www.learningfornature.org
May 13, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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First record of bat-pollination in Merremia (Convolvulaceae).

Read more in our Journal #PlantBiology @Wileyplantsci
DOI: doi.org/10.1111/plb....
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First record of bat‐pollination in Merremia (Convolvulaceae)
Merremia platyphylla displays mixed floral traits likely driven by effective pollination by bats and hummingbirds but not honeybees.
doi.org
April 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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#TheOutpost 🌱🌿🌻👨‍🌾🍅
Got the vine plants in ground. Inside the vineyard: grapes, passionfruit, gourds, cukes, Melons, and....
Morning glory is the common name applied to more than 1000 species of flowering plants belonging to the Convolvulaceae plant family.

ipm.missouri.edu/MEG/2023/6/m...
Morning Glory: Misunderstood and Under Appreciated (David Trinklein)
Gardeners are reluctant to plant morning glorys as they are considered hard to control. But, properly located, it can be a very attractive, useful plant
ipm.missouri.edu
April 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Actus Mer/Sea News: Via @UNBiodiversity - IPBES Sustainable Use Assessment - 50,000 Wild Species Meet Needs of Billions Worldwide - Experts Offer Options to Ensure Sustainable Use - @IPBES http://dlvr.it/STZDZp
January 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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We are proud to announce the publication of our article on 🌿 plant-pollinator networks 🌸🐝 in the Colombian páramo. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
January 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
#InternationalDayOfIslamicArt 2024: heavenly inspiration from the astonishing #Nasrid palace of #AlHambra in the magical lands of #AlAndalus! #Granada #Andalucia #España #IslamicArt #Photography
November 19, 2024 at 8:39 PM