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Specimen of the day is Lithocarpus encleisacarpus with its thin enclosing cupule #Fagaceae #tropicalIDcourse @Kew_Asia @seameo_biotrop

The Oaks of the North Are Unexpectedly Well-Defended
https://j.mp/2WNluFh
Full paper: https://j.mp/33Q6ND7 from @annbot

'Speculating which creature originally had the #coronavirus obscures a more fundamental source of our vulnerability to pandemics: the accelerating pace of habitat loss'

Habitat loss increases likelihood species will come into contact w/ humans @thenation
https://www.thenation.com/article/environment/coronavirus-habitat-loss/

This forest was logged south of Hobart in Dec 2019. The Tassie government set it on fire last week. Hundreds of years of living clearfelled then turned to ash - gone now forever. Thanks to @BobBrownFndn for relentlessly bringing this to the world's attention. #auspol #politas