Melissa Smith
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Melissa Smith
@melissacatsmith.bsky.social
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Ecologist, Biological control of Invasive plants, Professional leisure athlete, Instigator, Nature Lover. All views and opinions are my own
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Biological control researchers from three continents gathering to celebrate #waterhyacinth and the perennial efforts to control it. #biologicalcontrol #biocontrol #aquaticweeds
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"Among accomplished researchers, the fear is that this coming generation of scientists will look overseas or leave their fields entirely, endangering America’s multigenerational standard as the leader in scientific research." ICYMI @samsteindc.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-doge-b...
The DOGE Brain Drain Has Begun
It’s not just jobs cut and agencies gutted. It’s the talent that will be lost for generations to come.
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Fla's Everglades comprise the entire southern part of the state. Everglades National Park, established in 1947, is heralded as a biodiversity marvel. During the 1990's much of it was covered in invasive melaleuca. Now, melaleuca is reduced by 95% due in large part to biological control. #biocontrol
Seeing water hyacinth (Pontederia crassipes) in its natural habitat was a lightbulb moment for me. So grateful to FuEDEI for thier help. #invasiveplants #biologicalcontrol #classicalbiologicalcontrol #biocontrolofweeds