CMUMonfilsLab

The Monfils lab at Central Michigan University conducts biological research on several topics, including aquatic plant systematics & biodiversity literacy.

[TDWG @tdwg]

We are looking forward to this exciting conference and to follow up on discussions from #TDWG2021

[CMUMonfilsLab @CMUMonfilsLab]

@belitzmw @GBIF @robgural @ButterflyLabGU @vijaybarve @von_ifer Congratulations!

[CMUMonfilsLab @CMUMonfilsLab]

@BrianAtkinology @johnjschenk My Post-doc was in Euglenoid Systematics! Too cool.

[Habitual B @BrianAtkinology]

Organizing one of my fav labs this week. Euglenoids are so wonderful 💚 unicellular eukaryotes deserve much more respect

[NatSCA @Nat_SCA]

Check out our new blog out today 'Databasing Herbarium Specimens and Ease of Use' by @teareinert. https://t.co/IaYhhRlQE4

[Dr. Jessica Hernandez @doctora_nature]

Every year Seattle’s skies fill up with smoke from forest fires. This years it’s come to fill the skies while there is another heat wave. I hope this makes people finally realize that it’s time to put Indigenous science at the forefront of climate policy.

[S. Johnson @SamanhattanPR]

@CarleeMJ_ you probably know how crazy impactful seeing a black woman on this @NatGeo shark series is for young black kids... but we had to look you up! And just wow on the @MISS_Elasmo org! My 9yo son is glued to the tv now. cc: @Disney

[BCoN @BioCollNetwork]

Phase 2 of #DigExtSpecimen consultation begins today! Recording of the first introductory session is now available; second session to begin soon: https://t.co/FjcUZjYJDF

[iDigBio @iDigBio]

Check out this thread about the iDigTRIO Conference! Registration is free, and open until Jan 31st!

[Jason "boundless delight " Williams @JasonWilliamsNY]

I’m constantly learning not to assume students have been taught these things and make them explicit components of training. This is especially important for minoritized students who might not be familiar with the expected customs and language of academia.

[Jan Freedman @JanFreedman]

The best quote of the @Nat_SCA conference:

"Until lions have their own historians, tales of hunting will always glorify the hunter."

Chinuea Achebe, Nigerian Author.

@indigenousknow @RhianRowson @bristolmuseum
#NatSCAdecolonising

[BLUE: Biodiversity Literacy in Undergrad Ed @BiodiversityEd]

We are stronger, more creative, and more resilient as a community and enhance our research capacity when we include, and engage, regional collections in building a global research and digital data network of NHCs https://t.co/QKXtEYDWZ3

[Scott V Edwards @ScottVEdwards1]

My cross-country bicycle trip has a new purpose! Along the Erie Canal today

[iDigBio @iDigBio]

Another amazing tool for #virtuallearning is the @PaleoDigAtlas Digital Atlas Ancient Life which has a digital text book, teaching collection with over 520 3D models of fossil & modern specimens, app to help identify fossils, & teaching resources https://t.co/PeodTl910Z #COVID19

[CMUMonfilsLab @CMUMonfilsLab]

Nice work coming out of our lab! Rachel Hackett writing about how she brought together conservation and digital data!

[iDigBio @iDigBio]

March #ResearchSpotlight from Rachel Hackett & @belitzmw highlighting research from the Prairie Fen Research Collaborative studying prairie fen wetlands & their Federally-endangered inhabitants including the Poweshiek skipperling https://t.co/ocEJkZFA0E 1/3

[CMUMonfilsLab @CMUMonfilsLab]

Nice shout out to @BiodiversityEd #BLUEdatanerwork

[BCoN @BioCollNetwork]

Thank you @esallychang and @sse_evolution for sharing this great summary of the 2019 #AIBS #BeyondSpecimens meeting and for the great description of the #ExtendedSpecimen Network. @NSCAlliance @SPNHC @iDigBio @AIBS_Policy @AIBSbiology @NSF_BIO

[CMUMonfilsLab @CMUMonfilsLab]

Conservation and management informed by biodiversity digital data @Lep_Net @belitzmw

[Raphael Didham @entoRaph]

Dramatic decline of a once-common butterfly...
Effective management needs an understanding of the drivers of decline.
New research @InsectDiversity shows key drivers change through time, between regions, and depend on landscape as well as local factors
https://t.co/8YCsBzXUE9

[CMUMonfilsLab @CMUMonfilsLab]

@InsectDiversity Nice work by @belitzmw

[CMUMonfilsLab @CMUMonfilsLab]

@InsectDiversity Nice work by @belitzmw