Pia Ruisi-Besares

Ecosystems-focused botanist. Staff at Lyon Arboretum and Natural Resource Environmental Management MSc. candidate at @nrem_uh

[Lyon Arboretum @lyonarboretum]

Aloha Friday! Interested in volunteering at our Ho‘olaule‘a Event Aug 4? Sign up before all the spots are taken and choose from a variety of positions! Like kids? We are still looking for individuals to monitor over the keiki games! #LyonArboretum #Lyon100 https://t.co/EKZk3mSBpj

[Lyon Arboretum @lyonarboretum]

Fun Fact: Lyon Arboretum has over 5,000 different taxa of tropical and sub-tropical! Come check them out #Lyon100 #LyonArboretum #AlohaSaturday

[University of Hawaii at Manoa @uhmanoa]

🗓️🌱 @lyonarboretum will be hosting their popular spring plant sale on Saturday, May 12 from 9am-2pm - https://t.co/A8NziKcO9a

[Pia Ruisi-Besares @planto_pia]

Speaking about #soilcarbon, @Comerfordnbc reminds us that, "the biodiversity we can see aboveground is only a footnote to the biodiversity that lives underground". Learn more about one of Dr. Comerfordʻs favorite soils, the Spodosol https://t.co/eeoUUBXygn #nremseminar #microbes

[Pia Ruisi-Besares @planto_pia]

Population viability analysis or PVA can be used to project the invasion rate of different plant communities in Hawaiʻi and help prioritize #resourcemanagement efforts. Learn more from new work by @plantsynchrony at UH Mānoa #nremseminar #hawaii https://t.co/1CjPgvsAR4

[Pia Ruisi-Besares @planto_pia]

Dr. Miles presents his findings on how diverse intercropping actually helps pest resistance in monoculture crops. Diverse vegetation competes with the cash crop for N, making the crop less appetizing to pests! https://t.co/7F3ZFTo6UV
#nremseminar #foodsystems #biodiversity

[Pia Ruisi-Besares @planto_pia]

Dr. Miura delves into the ability of coordinated international satellites to identify essential biodiversity variables and monitor changes in biodiversity worldwide. https://t.co/NY4Uy9EVBg #nremseminar #remotesensing #satellite @tomoaki_miura

[Pia Ruisi-Besares @planto_pia]

Dr. Rakan Zahawi talks about his work in Costa Rica with applied nucleation and the use of drones to determine forest recovery. Drones can be used to observe phenology! Learn more https://t.co/4fGFiIR1x6 #nremseminar #restorationecology #costarica

[Pia Ruisi-Besares @planto_pia]

Knowing the differences between the non-native barn owl and the native Pueo is key to conducting accurate population surveys on the island. Dr. Cotin speaks about his work with the endangered Pueo raptor @pueoproject https://t.co/rdjp0XUpOK #nremseminar #pueo #nativehawaii

[Pia Ruisi-Besares @planto_pia]

"Coastal squeeze" is a major threat to endangered sea turtles on Bioko Island. Because of Bioko's topography, the beach can't grow fast enough to support nesting habitat with sea level rise. Dr. Honarvar shares her work at https://t.co/9asdrSbIDJ #NREMSeminar #bioko #seaturtle

[Pia Ruisi-Besares @planto_pia]

Speaking about community and resource care-taking, Dr Mehana Vaughan promotes "making decisions about a place in the place." Learn more about restoring local governance in her new book "Kaiāulu" at https://t.co/MfIJX23Mqx.
#nremseminar #talkstory #resilientcommunity #Hawaii

[Challen Willemsen @challenguate]

The ghost plant, Monotropa uniflora, is a rare plant that has no chlorophyll; instead it gets its energy by acting as a parasite on fungi, which makes it a myco-heterotroph. It's usually white but specimens at @el_tular are invariably red. #ericaceae #botany #plants #flowers

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

Gut bacteria are key to the bats' ability to survive on blood https://t.co/VSJQoOuAn4

[Pia Ruisi-Besares @planto_pia]

The ʻalalā is so smart it can use tools to dig and forage for food! Watch this great video https://t.co/SatiqXG9wp and be inspired to learn more about the revised reintroduction program for the Hawaiian ʻalalā crow #nremseminar #alala #corvids #reintroduction

[Pia Ruisi-Besares @planto_pia]

Hannah Shipman from @BluePlanetFound is here spreading awareness about our fossil fuel usage in Hawaiʻi. Next steps include electrifying our rental car fleet! Follow our usage at https://t.co/6XvNOucTio #NREMSeminar #blueplanetfoundation #RenewableEnergy #smallkineridiculous

[Pia Ruisi-Besares @planto_pia]

Dr. Megan Barnes is a "Decision Scientist" and explores the cost benefits of upgrading cesspools in Maui and the potential environmental impacts. Follow @ultimatemegs at https://t.co/wYivh49ORf
#NREMseminar #decisionscience #ridgetoreef #stormwater

[Pia Ruisi-Besares @planto_pia]

What are the welfare gains from restoring Mauiʻs reefs? Dr. Carlo Fezzi demonstrates how economic models can be applied to ecosystem services on Maui. Follow the project at https://t.co/MSAVyAoxL1
#nremseminar #recreation #ecosystemservices #SocialSciences

[Pia Ruisi-Besares @planto_pia]

Learned about phase shifts in coral reef communities today with Dr. Craig Nelson of NOAA. When algae grows on reefs they exude DOM that foster pathogenic bacteria and hypoxic conditions. https://t.co/Dj9ZS9JNk7 #microbialization #ridge2reef #anthropologenicphaseshift
#nremseminar