Дорогие друзья!

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Короткое резюме: если вы упомянуты в этом посте, то ваши наблюдения не имеют свободных лицензий. Пожалуйста, не оставляйте это сообщение без внимания и рассмотрите возможность поменять данный параметр в настройках профиля. Подробности ниже.

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Сегодня (19.09.2021 г.) снова обновлены данные из iNaturalist в Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). В журнале недавно был пост о прошлом обновлении (ссылка), поэтому повторяться не будем. Отметим лишь, что среди участников проекта "Флора России" мы активно пропагандируем культуру открытых данных благодаря чему и обеспечивается взаимодействие iNaturalist и GBIF.

У некоторых активных наблюдателей флоры России до сих пор стоят лицензии, которые блокируют миграцию данных из iNaturalist в GBIF. Это связано с широким распространением приложений (iNaturalist и особенно Seek), в которых нельзя указывать лицензию. Сейчас жёсткими лицензиями заблокировано чуть больше 10% данных по флоре нашей страны (около 145-150 тыс. наблюдений), а это очень много! Фактически, этот массив сведений о растениях России, над которым трудились как наблюдатели, так и эксперты, не виден научному сообществу, которое берет данные именно из GBIF.

Выбор свободной лицензии стал особенно важен с апреля 2021 г., поскольку теперь хранение нелицензированных фотографий компания iNaturalist вынуждена покрывать из своего бюджета (смотрите русский перевод интервью Скота Лоари, со-директора iNaturalist).

В связи с тем, что настройка лицензии контролируется пользователями (и только пользователями), то единственное, что возможно сделать в этой ситуации - регулярно напоминать участникам о том, что:

1. нужно зайти в личный кабинет на сайте (к сожалению, только на сайте, в приложении этой функции нет);
2. в настройках учётной записи найти пятую вкладку ("Контент и отображение") и зайти в неё;
3. в разделе "Лицензирование" стоит выбрать одну из свободных лицензий: No Copyright (CC0), Attribution (CC BY), and Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC);
4. и, очень важно, не забудьте поставить галочку в разделе "Обновить существующие наблюдения новыми вариантами лицензий".

Всего ниже упомянуто 282 участника (три списка: европейская часть, крымско-кавказский регион, азиатская часть). За лето здесь появилось очень много новых имён, что не может не радовать. Надеюсь, просьба сообщества "Флора России" найдёт среди вас отклик. Подписывайтесь на наш проект, чтобы получать новости. Здесь уже 2226 подписчиков! Впрочем, мы приглашаем всех участников iNaturalist подписываться не только на проект МГУ "Флора России", но и на региональные страницы этого портала (список тут), на антипроект (бэклог) и "серую зону". В паспорте каждого наблюдения будет, таким образом, отражена как ссылка на общероссийский проект (в т.ч. ещё до определения или при съемке культурных растений), так и региональная принадлежность наблюдения. О том, что такое "серая зона", написано в специальном посте.

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Не имеют лицензий (проект "Флора России", европейская часть)

Место	Наблюдатель	Наблюдений	Видов
97	@irinaber	1613	448
100	@sergeyus	1533	289
105	@natalya1406	1469	339
136	@korobkov	1024	206
139	@vera_chistyakova	986	453
177	@annalaenko	743	276
182	@vladimir_dvorkin	719	268
185	@naturalist19164	703	300
196	@naturalist26231	645	227
210	@artem2013	558	377
215	@naturalist33665	547	296
229	@naturalist51320	514	323
230	@tatyanadavidova1	510	249
235	@khairulla	503	301
239	@missnarjess	499	166
240	@alakey	498	233
257	@julia_fodina	462	263
263	@elenasoldatova	454	273
273	@nadya9	437	371
275	@olgakrilova	432	156
277	@tatiana_tsynkush	427	172
286	@naturalist58000_natalya	403	258
288	@tany_gu	401	202
290	@julujka	399	218
292	@svetlana_koveshnikova	395	146
294	@daria1813	393	177
299	@entomokot	388	264
303	@annagamzina	385	209
304	@naturalist14385	385	277
310	@marinakhanduyk	375	157
321	@kkatya	362	313
322	@simonkamnev	361	210
330	@borovicheveugene	343	170
332	@mariakozhevnikova	340	183
340	@katto4ka	326	106
349	@proshinmaxim	315	174
359	@vera124	305	161
364	@angelinaguryanova	300	240
367	@nightlighty	298	231
369	@alena_golovchenko	298	124
370	@naturalist38875	296	159
371	@angelina237	296	186
372	@yanabykova09	295	128
374	@ezevika2007	291	158
378	@keytmaksimova	287	147
388	@lubovschnaider	283	175
392	@anastasialoseva	278	162
400	@zoyagolovkova	271	187
401	@marinakrygina	271	206
403	@skeptyk	270	184
405	@stanislav_murashkin	267	176
408	@rudentzova	266	165
409	@olga777	265	109
411	@naturalist31744	265	204
416	@eugenelsaransk	261	106
420	@acanthisflammea	260	190
421	@esinm	260	148
426	@digitata	259	216
433	@karpova	255	156
435	@freikeit	254	174
447	@naturalist13989	249	219
449	@verba	249	174
452	@anatoliy7	248	166
458	@annakhortyunova	246	169
464	@nekto	244	197
476	@naturalistnatalie	237	207
480	@hakimi_kamila	236	106
482	@richardvashalomidze	235	152
494	@makar_jaku	230	128
495	@naturalist35099	230	165
499	@kristina_gayderova	226	122

Не имеют лицензий (проект "Флора России", Крым и Кавказ)

Место	Наблюдатель	Наблюдений	Видов
21	@naturalist49367	1203	450
48	@naturalist36862	312	239
51	@alyona4	292	214
54	@naturalist34384	285	179
72	@naturalist_vlada	190	104
73	@irinairinina	190	162
83	@sofia_kud	162	96
95	@naturalist6380	134	119
101	@kirann	127	107
110	@matveybeketov	113	91
114	@t_romanova	107	87
116	@naturalist35525	105	78
122	@naturalist29771	98	46
123	@denis271	95	64
127	@naturalist32087	92	69
128	@naturalist29853	92	52
130	@veronicakoroleva	92	78
134	@tyomix	90	77
136	@anastasia_naturalist	88	75
137	@naturalist33665	88	70
138	@vladtepesh	87	77
139	@naturalist_taya	86	79
140	@turta_danil	86	43
142	@nadya9	85	79
143	@anton_nikolaev	84	53
144	@medicaster	84	68
149	@syuzannatorosyan	81	49
151	@lyamina_natalya	80	63
154	@elena428	77	73
159	@andreus007	75	71
160	@larasaparbaeva	74	65
167	@flora_krd	71	67
170	@karinacute	70	57
171	@miyrt	69	64
175	@nataliia_vaseikina	68	52
177	@tomaavtaeva	68	63
178	@innajouravleva	67	52
183	@naturalist30792	65	57
187	@mint_purple_naturalist	63	60
198	@marina_mi	55	48
199	@valya88	55	49
202	@maxzinoviev	54	48
203	@natasha_dubinina	53	39
205	@naturalist42286	53	39
209	@entomokot	53	46
216	@naturalist29789	50	35
219	@julia_taranuha	49	38
223	@naturalist40642	48	47
226	@lera25	48	43
229	@kseniya_pashinskaya	47	38
235	@naturalist51320	45	38
239	@darya_ionkina	43	39
241	@by_square	43	42
244	@centaurea_c	41	39
248	@naturalist26853	41	38
250	@kristofz	41	30
266	@naturalist54017	38	33
268	@karlose1	38	34
286	@polinaria	35	31
301	@zoyakazakova	33	32
304	@ryabova_victoria	33	31
313	@naturalist29573	31	21
317	@marina_landshaftnoe_byuro_look	30	28
318	@naturalist45228	30	27
326	@afanasyeva	29	28
329	@emily_day	28	27
331	@naturalist43210	28	28
332	@zakarzhaevatim	28	23
334	@naturalist40669	28	24
339	@anatoly_mihailov	28	28
358	@daniel_beaver	26	26
361	@naturalist27541	26	26
362	@vladsm	26	24
364	@arinakirichenko	26	23
365	@olza	25	14
366	@sitnikovs	25	24
368	@vit_piligrim	25	24
370	@dmitriyl	25	23
371	@naturalist16322	25	22
375	@ivanbuyalskiy	25	21
377	@ivanshapvalov	25	21
379	@ashanadulb	24	21
380	@viktoriamoskalenko	24	23
391	@mihail_klyuzhev	22	20
393	@antonrezvyi	22	22
394	@skeptyk	22	20
395	@allaqalla	22	20
398	@katya15	22	21
399	@deniszhbir	22	18
401	@mikhaelbakanov	22	19
404	@vetnik	21	20
406	@alexandr_atom	21	19
411	@naturalist_artem	21	20
413	@sergeyuskov	21	20
416	@sergey15117	21	21
424	@druzhna	20	18
425	@naturalist37204	20	19
426	@lulka	20	20
428	@naturalist31387	20	18
434	@serafima_morozova	19	18
435	@maya_z	19	17
436	@pani_timoshenko	19	17
437	@roman312	19	18
443	@naturalist30371	19	19
444	@naturalist27398	19	18
447	@vyabloko	18	17
453	@naturalist26008	18	13
458	@sultan3	18	18
461	@dasha_surma	17	15
465	@marina_skoromna	17	17
469	@naturalist40320	17	17
471	@anesi	17	16
473	@olyaagayan	17	17
478	@g_t2	16	16
479	@lenokwhite	16	15
484	@naturalist42155	16	14
485	@outdoorsubtropicclub	16	16
488	@olegpokrovsky	16	16
496	@valyvolk	16	14
500	@svetlana_koveshnikova	16	12

Не имеют лицензий (проект "Флора России", азиатская часть)

Место	Наблюдатель	Наблюдений	Видов
70	@tarasov	1131	401
81	@natalia_trifuz	851	322
91	@tatyana20	675	237
97	@nikita_grechesky	586	346
126	@naturalist35087	401	103
128	@irinakudinova	395	242
137	@naturalist_nadezhda	374	234
139	@deniszhbir	363	232
149	@naturalist41466	335	204
151	@naturalist59719	327	194
153	@lyudmilal	318	153
161	@nikolayyakovchits	266	172
164	@antonrezvyi	265	133
167	@irinaki	263	215
173	@alexeisutkin	245	194
195	@naturalist42003	216	123
205	@dmitry_yarygin	206	170
212	@jenova	194	149
217	@naturalist6849	191	171
220	@motyacherkasov	189	158
223	@naturalist4631	188	145
228	@rostislavgizatulin	179	128
232	@dmitry_kulakov	171	144
240	@naturalist36317	162	118
241	@iuzvak	161	107
250	@marimerl	154	127
253	@polyx	152	134
257	@ayulia	150	108
263	@annayalisheva	147	116
266	@naturalist37384	145	109
267	@kazantseva_v	145	144
268	@anyamish	145	117
272	@naturalist37922	141	111
274	@aleksandra_falcon	141	111
275	@altctrl	140	113
276	@christianrixen	140	110
284	@galinasergeeva	136	64
285	@naturalist29518	136	108
287	@polina_filatova	135	116
293	@chocolatemaff	131	129
294	@polyanskaya	131	118
296	@dihil	130	129
297	@antondemucham	130	99
307	@rubanova_maria	124	119
317	@elizaveta22	120	99
327	@egor_dyukarev	116	87
337	@janems	114	69
341	@pluxa	112	71
342	@marina_mi	112	92
343	@edem654	112	41
345	@kuc_kristina	111	105
351	@nataliakalinovskaya	110	82
354	@naturalist52229	107	97
355	@naturalist38986	107	86
356	@naturalist37489	107	106
360	@anton_nikolaev	106	70
364	@ever_presenter	105	88
370	@naturalist16181	104	91
371	@ila8	103	101
372	@vyacheslav_piskarev	103	75
373	@violalarson	102	87
376	@raya_z	101	93
380	@sukhinina-a	99	57
384	@naturalist57797	98	88
386	@angelinadavidenko	97	68
388	@olgaezovadenisova	97	74
389	@egor_malev_susu	96	81
394	@irinaber	95	74
399	@antoninacool	94	61
400	@anna_ponomareva	94	90
405	@mikh	93	81
414	@semapyast	91	82
416	@maltseva_tanya	90	82
419	@olegperegudov	90	59
422	@natalya_paschenko	89	75
423	@kazakovdenis	89	56
431	@gulakova_natalia	87	71
433	@naturalist33549	86	68
434	@nataliaboyko	84	67
435	@naturalist41126	84	71
436	@mariaprokofieva	84	79
439	@anatolykotlov	84	75
442	@naturalist44247	83	69
444	@bard_the_zombie	83	83
446	@evfratova	83	80
450	@naturalist59446	82	77
459	@notmasha	79	77
464	@arinchouss	78	78
465	@valeriya_ratkova	77	68
466	@nikolaev_ruslan	77	64
467	@toma_tsarkova_04113_biology	77	75
475	@basova_polina	76	74
477	@tatyana_sviridova	75	75
478	@shellysibi	75	71
480	@hmbbirder	75	46
485	@yulia_kudryavtseva	74	62
489	@nitaz	73	71
490	@verabem	73	61
491	@black_cat74	73	55
495	@dashakudr15	71	54
496	@zelensky	71	63
497	@svetlanazherbakova	71	64

И новая цифра сегодня на счетчике - 55 000 наблюдений (+1000 за 4 дня), 1899 видов (+7), 753 наблюдателя, 825 экспертов.

Новинки крымской флоры, которые удалось отследить:

1. Метлица обыкновенная Apera spica-venti  (подвид М.приморская Apera spica-venti ssp. maritima )
2. Володушка тончайшая Bupleurum tenuissimum 
3. Бассия шерстистоцветковая Bassia laniflora 

Ab sofort könnt Ihr das T-Shirt zum Tierökologie-Zertifikat (TÖZ) beziehen! So sieht es aus:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/95386708

Schnitt: Unisex
Größen: S, M, L (sieht eher groß geschnitten aus, geht aber beim ersten Waschen deutlich ein)

Ihr habt zwei Möglichkeiten:
ENTWEDER 1) Ihr kauft es zum Selbstkostenpreis von 15 EUR (inkl Versandkosten)
ODER 2) Ihr gewinnt es für 75 seit 11.7.2021 beobachtete und diesem iNat-Projekt zugeordnete Arten, die in der Stufe 1 des TÖZ enthalten sind und durch tieroekologie-tirol bestätigt wurden (jaaa, wer aufmerksam ist, merkt, dass wir die Schwelle von 100 auf 75 Arten reduziert haben … ganz einfach, weil die Saison zu Ende geht und wir mit der Aktion ja spät gestartet haben 😊).

Ad 1): bitte bei tieroekologie.tirol@gmail.com bestellen; nicht vergessen, Größe, Stückzahl und Lieferadresse anzugeben

Ad 2): wer soweit ist und sich auch sicher nicht verzählt hat, schickt ebenfalls ein email an tieroekologie.tirol@gmail.com; auch hier natürlich nicht vergessen, Größe und Lieferadresse anzugeben.

So oder so tierische Freude mit dem T-Shirt wünscht herzlich,
das Team von tieroekologie-tirol

https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/597407-Chionea-lutescens
Wel in waarneming.nl, maar elders niet.

Staat ook niet op de kaart van Nederland, geen ned. soort?

http://www.species.be/en/1849

(writing in progress)

In the dingo, most mature individuals have plain colouration with whitish around the mouth (https://www.shutterstock.com/nb/image-photo/close-dog-dingo-animal-zoo-mouth-1188179503 and https://www.shutterstock.com/nb/image-photo/dingo-sanctuary-melbourne-australis-1973462144 and https://www.alamy.com/portrait-of-dingo-dog-lupus-dingo-in-australia-image177730747.html and https://www.shutterstock.com/nb/image-photo/dingo-sanctuary-melbourne-australia-1976693408).

This pattern, standard in the dingo, is shared with all the wild species in the genus Canis:

Canis aureus https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/golden-jackal-close-up-portrait-gm1226896827-361639214

Canis anthus https://www.shutterstock.com/nb/image-photo/african-golden-wolf-canis-anthus-known-1256673595

Canis latrans https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattknoth/4841118345

Canis lupus https://lindaursin.net/wp-content/blogs.dir/26/files/2018/09/wolf-face.jpg

Canis simensis https://www.agefotostock.com/age/en/details-photo/ethiopian-wolf-canis-simensis-in-the-bale-mountains-national-park-the-ethiopian-wolf-is-the-rarest-of-the-wild-dogs-or-wolves-and-strictly-protected-the/X8C-1097123/1

However, what is odd about the dingo is that the colouration of the face in this, the standard colour-morph, goes through prolonged changes as the individual grows from birth to maturity. In other forms of Canis including most breeds of the domestic dog (Canis familiaris), such ontogenetic changes hardly occur.

In infants of the dingo there is a complex pattern in which the muzzle is largely dark but there are whitish marks on the lips and chin. This changes, in juveniles, to a less distinct pattern in which the muzzle remains somewhat dark. Adolescents retain traces of the darkness despite reaching sexual maturity, and it is only in full maturity that the whiteness is complete.

It is only in those domestic breeds most closely related to the dingo, such as the Shiba inu, that similar ontogenetic changes occur.

Why is the dingo unusual in this way?

One possible explanation hinges on the observation that the dingo depends partly on human affection (when infant) and tolerance (when juvenile) for its survival.

To the degree that the whitish facial pattern of mature canids is threatening, the masking of this during vulnerable stages of growth may tend to appease people in the various cultures tolerating the presence of the dingo (see my latest Post). More particularly in the case of Australia, the hand-rearing of infants in aboriginal camps may have been facilitated by infantile markings on the face. Indeed it may even be possible that such markings were somewhat selected for by the human species, in the sense that the infants most likely to be allowed to survive were those with the 'cutest' faces.

Dingo

https://www.buzzfeed.com/annamendoza/dingo-puppies-cute

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=HSWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fnews%2Fvictoria%2Fget-up-close-and-cuddle-a-dingo-pup-at-the-dingo-discovery-sanctuary-and-research-centre%2Fnews-story%2F35cf7c8cad171f949432b44939abdbad&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=dynamic-cold-test-noscore&V21spcbehaviour=append

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/606734/stray-puppy-australia-endangered-alpine-dingo

https://www.facebook.com/CampsAustraliaWide/photos/a.419224444781063/1596678647035631/

https://phys.org/news/2019-11-lost-pup-rare-purebred-dingo.html

https://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-345400699/stock-photo-australian-dingo-pup

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-23/mine-worker-by-dingo-in-pilbara-telfer/10024610

https://www.alamy.com/close-up-shot-showing-face-of-dingo-in-the-wild-at-australian-outback-image62175652.html

Canis familiaris

https://www.facebook.com/kansaslabrador.puppies/

https://www.wedoadz.com/listing/labrador-puppies/

https://pixers.hk/posters/two-german-shepherd-puppies-58843926

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-24/canberra-women-bringing-german-shepherds-back/11438902

Canis latrans

https://naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com/2019/06/03/eastern-coyote-pups-exploring/

https://www.dglobe.com/community/people/7142564-Wildlife-inspires-Worthington-man-to-catch-critters-on-camera

https://www.focus-on-nature.com/Mammals/Coyotes-and-Wolves/i-jJdx6xZ/A

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nature80020/17700778881

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gpa_bill_coyote_pup_2.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Gpa_bill_coyote_pup.jpg

https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/close-coyote-pup-baby-canis-latrans-1329108245

Shiba inu breed

https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/puppy-shiba-inu-gm543334564-97468005

https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/puppies-shiba-inu-gm584227066-100018789

https://www.facebook.com/Pac-Shiba-Inu-Puppies-104730361492142/

https://pixers.uk/stickers/shiba-inu-puppies-65995359#configurator

Buongiorno a tutti,
da oggi tutti i membri di "Odonati del Trentino" possono specificare cliccando su "La mia adesione" nella home del progetto se permettere all'amministratore del progetto di accedere ai dai oscurati (protetti). Quasi tutti i progetti scientifici necessitano di coordinate precise, pertanto vi preghiamo di considerare di fornire l'accesso ai dati nascosti.

Grazie per la collaborazione,
Giacomo Assandri

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September 17th, 2021.
I’m happy that it is finally friday, the weather seems nice and sunny outside. I feel like going out to get some fresh air or go for a walk along the beach. I’m still thinking about where to go and looking for nice places along the ocean to go to. I think I have finally decided to go to Devil’s Slide Trail, one of my favorite places that overlooks the sea and has beautiful green natural surroundings. It is 11:13am and I’m finally here at Devil’s Slide Trail, it took me a 15 minute drive to get here from home. The weather is beautiful here, not cold or hot, it's just perfect. It is very peaceful here and quiet. I feel like this is what I wanted: a peaceful place surrounded by nature with fresh air which gives some positive energy. It is 11:37am and I am walking up the trail and overlooking the ocean. I took a couple of pictures of the ocean and the plants as I was walking. I’m finally on the other side of the trail, sitting on the bench and overlooking the ocean. Nothing beats the feeling of sitting peacefully here surrounded by nature, it is just an amazing place to be at to clear my head and get rid of negativity. I’m looking at the ocean from above and I see dozens of birds flying down below and some of them are diving into the water. I think the birds are trying to catch some fish to eat, it is not very clear from up here to really see if they caught any fish. It is almost 1:00pm, I think it is time for me to head home, plus I’m starving. I’m finally in my car ready to go home. It was an amazing day and It was fun and relaxing to walk the Devil’s Slide Trail.

The observation that has been chosen for the first part of this journal is the European Horse-chestnut, also known as the Aesculus hippocastanum. In terms of phylogenetic placement, this tree is located in the kingdom Plantae, the phylum Tracheophyta, the class Magnoliopsida, the order Sapindales, the Hippocastanaceae family, and the genus Aesculus.

There is no common adaptation between all the observations in the project, but there is an adaptation that all the observed tree species in the project have in common, which is their broad leaves. One reason why they all have broad leaves is to be able to capture as much sunlight as they can for the tree so that more energy can be made.

One unique adaptation for one of my observations, the Red Maple (Acer rubrum), is its unique seed shape which is paired and lopsided (Amsel). This adaptation helps the seeds to travel farther distances in a helicopter-like motion and increase their chances of landing in sunny areas where they would be able to take root (Amsel).

References

Amsel, S. (n.d.). Maple (Red) Adaptations. Exploring Nature Educational Resource ©2005-2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021, from https://www.exploringnature.org/db/view/Maple-Red-Adaptations.

The biodiversity of the plants located in Mount Royal Park becomes evident when observing all of their unique adaptations. An example of this is the great mullein, which in response to living in sunny regions, possesses the structural adaption of having hairy leaves. The hairs are used to reflect sunlight and allow for minimal air movement near the surface of the leaves, which results in less transpiration. Although no other plants observed have this trait, one adaptation that all of the plants share is having thin leaves. This is beneficial since there is a smaller distance needed for the diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide in and out of the leaves. Another interesting aspect to consider regarding these plants are their phylogeny placements. For example, the phylogenetic placement of the American elm, according to OneZoom, is as follows: Eukaryotes → Plants → Pentapetalae → Fabids → Elm family → American elm.

We had an awesome day with over 40 people bioblitzing at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens! Kudos to the partners for helping us put up a great event.

The #anacostiabioblitz is already breaking records with 267 (app) observers, the highest number in its 5-year history, once again showing that the iNaturalist.org community in the DMV area is great. In total number of species it hasn’t surpassed 2020 but when looking at taxa the winners are reptiles with 7 species, fish with 25 species, mollusks with 16 species, arachnids with 21 species, and insects with 167 species. Tomorrow is the last day! #anacostiariver

For the River,

Jorge

In lab 1, one of the observations I made was of the species Giant foxtail (Setaria magna). This species belongs to the Plantae kingdom, in the grass family, sharing common ancestors with bristle grasses. One adaptation seen in this species are the spikelet clusters on the foxtail which are designed to keep animals away. This adaptation increases the chances of survival and reproduction within the species, ultimately improving fitness. Finally, all observed species in this project are perennial plants. This means that all observations shared the adaptation of maintaining fibrous roots in the soil throughout the winter, allowing them to regrow in the spring.

Out of all of the observed insects, perhaps the insect with the most notable adaptation is the Rove Beetle (Oxyporus rufipennis). Many of the insects in the Rove beetle family have well-developed wings and can fly, but this particular type had a very small wings to body ratio and could barely fly. They have adapted to crawling rather than flying as it consumes less energy.

All the insects have an adaptation in common, and it is their distinct colour. All of them have a colour that favors them. The bright colours on some of the insects make it more intimidating and it helps with their camouflage.

An adaptation which the honey locust possesses which my other observations do not have, is the characteristic of spikes on the branch. However an adaptation which all my observations share is the leaf's pigmentation of green during the summer season. Elms which are under the genus Ulmus, is in the long branch of plants and is in close phylogenetic proximity to the fig family and the buffalo thorn family.

Horse chestnuts or aesculus hippocastanum are part of a genus referred to as aesculus which consists of 19 total aesculus species. Horse chestnuts are part of the hippocastanaceae family, the sapindales order, the magnoliopsida class, the magnoliophyta phylum, the spermatophyta superdivision, the tracheaobionta subkingdom, the plantae kingdom, the archeaplastida supergroup, and the eukarya domain. Our groups observed species is trees and as all trees on Mount Royal were imported from Europe and replanted here in Montreal the trees had to acclimatize to a foreign environment and more specifically one with very harsh winters. One specific adaption of horse chestnuts is providing support and protection for the embryo encased in its seeds. This can be clearly observed through the spines that coat the outside of the seed.

Une 3333ème espèce vient de s’ajouter à ma liste, et curieusement c’est une observation qui ne date pas d’aujourd’hui, mais de février 2020 et qui vient d’être modifiée par un autre identificateur. Cette plante est spontannée dans la haie du jardin. J’avais toujours cru qu’il s’agissait du faux houx Berberis aquifolium mais c’est en fait Berveris repens, le Mahonia rampant, reconnaissable à ses feuilles ternes alors qu’elles sont brillantes pour B. aquifolium. Comme quoi le nombre d’espèces observées ne dépend pas que de l’observateur, mais aussi de l’aide et de l’expertise de nombreux identificateurs.

I observed the Lesser Burdock, which is a vascular, eudicot, and also referred to as the Common Burdock among other names, however it is commonly known as 'burrs'. A vascular plant refers to plants that contain seeds, and a eudicot means that the plant flowers and produces two seed leaves during its germination process. The phylogeny of the Common Burdock occurred in North America, Europe and Asia. As a eudicot, the Lesser Burdock is classified under Eukaryotes branch of the OneZoom phylogeny tree.

All species observed in iNaturalist have a phylogenic history in both North America and Europe, highlighting the interconnectedness of flora between the two continents since the time of the European colonization of North American lands.

Burdocks have adapted uniquely to allow dispersal of their seeds. The hooked tips of the spiky points of the Burdock allow them to be easily caught on passing animals. The seeds will then travel with the animal, eventually falling off and releasing seeds, allowing the plant to grow in a new spot.

2020 - 1990

2020

Van Rijn S. & W. van Manen (2020). Terreingebruik, dispersie en sterfte van jonge rode wouwen in Nederland. Voortgangsrapport 2019. Grauwe Kiekendief - Kenniscentrum Akkervogels. (PDF)

Schaub T. & M. Postma (2020). Mannetje Bruine Kiekendief Circus aeruginosus brengt drie jongen tot uitvliegen na verlaten van broedsel door vrouwtje in vroeg jongenstadium. De Takkeling 28 (1): 69 - 77. (PDF)

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Sri Lanka
Nice Mongabay article on iNat and Sri Lanka https://news.mongabay.com/2021/03/sri-lankas-budding-biologists-get-their-science-on-with-inaturalist/

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Sleutel Heidelibellen
http://www.macromia.nl/Waarneming/DETERMINATIE_SLEUTEL_NEDERLANDSE_HEIDELIBELLEN_V2.pdf

The American Beech is specified most broadly as an Eukaryote in the phylogenetic placement in one zoom. It has many classifications but the more specific are as follows: Eudicots -> Fabids -> Beech -> American Beech.

An adaptation of all gymnosperms found in this project is a waxy coating on their exposed leaves. These gymnosperms have this coating to prevent water loss so that they can keep their leaves through the winter season.

A unique adaptation of the American Beech tree is growth of dense foliage. This increases the American Beech's absorption of sunlight, as well as prevents smaller plants from growing underneath its leaves and absorbing nutrients.

While doing my iNaturalist observations during my first BIOL 111 lab on Tuesday September 14th, I took particular interest and curiosity in a plant that had clusters of small fuzzy white flower heads, and upon further inspection, and with the use of iNaturalist, I identified this plant as a white snakeroot. White Snakeroot, or Ageratina Altissima, is a species of perennial herb in the family Asteraceae. In terms of White Snakeroot's Phylogeny placement, using one zoom, I found that this plant traces back to the following order of species groups (from broadest to most specific: Eukaryotes, plants, Green plants, Land plants, Vascular plants, Seed plants, Flowering plants, Eudicots, Daisy family, and finally the Snakeroot group. For the adaptation that every observation in our group had in common I decided to focus on the dropping of leaves during the winter season of the year. Deciduous plants handle the lack of water that they receive during the winter months, they shed their leaves in order to to keep the leaves from wasting water through transpiration. For the White Snakeroot plant, the specific adaptation I noticed was the flower heads that it possessed. This serves as an adaptation to increase the reproductive efficiency of this plant, by drawing attention to itself for insects to come to the plant and distribute its pollen when they move on to the next plant.

The prickly sow thistle or the spiny sow thistle, is known as Sonchus asper and is descended from the subfamily Cichorioideae, which evolved from Eudicots, which come from Angiosperms (flowering plants). Angiosperms come from the larger family of plants, which are descended from eukaryotes, one of the domains of all life.

One unique adaptation of the prickly sow thistle and many other thistles is the prickles on the leaves. These prevent the plant from being eaten by herbivores (since they are painful to eat) and therefore increase survival.

An adaptation that all angiosperms have in common is seeds, which allow the plant to reproduce without creating competition with the parent plant. They are blown by wind, carried by water or animals and therefore naturally make their way away from the original plant, increasing the likelihood of survival for the entire species.

https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-biology/chapter/evolution-of-seed-plants/

The Common Earthworm (Lumbricus terrestris) is a very well adapted species, that is, it has adapted to living life underground! These organisms have bristly hairs on their body which allow them to grip the soil as they move through it. As well, earthworms have a "streamlined" body shape meaning they have no limbs or other features that get in the way of them being able to move smoothy through the ground. Lumbricus terrestris are found in a phylogeny under the Lumbricidae family and Lumbricus Linnaeus Genus. A common adaptation between all the organism observed in this study is that they have all adapted to live in a environment alongside one another. The insects and plants give back to one another and the other organisms in the environment through various metabolic processes.

1) Using the phylogenetic tree from OneZoom, I chose to identify the placement of my observed walnut tree. The phylogenetic placement for my observation went as follows: eukaryote, viridiplantae, streptophyta, magnoliopsida, Fagales, Juglandaceae, Juglans.
2) One, very broad, adaptation that all our organisms exhibit is their ability to withstand relatively cold temperatures. The way each organism achieves this is unique to it and varies between physiological (photosynthesis), behavioural (burrowing/den building) and physical (root systems) means.
3) One of my observations was a small cluster of Riverbank Grapes. This particular plant has a unique ability to resist mildew and black rot on its foliage. Ultimately, this adaptation allows this organism to survive (by maintaining photosynthetic processes) during varying weather conditions in its habitat.

The phylogenetic placement for the Thicket Creeper (Parthenocissus Inserta) is in the kingdom Plantae; the clades Tracheophytes, Angiosperms, Eudicots, and Rosids; the order Vitales; the family Vitaceae; the genus Parthenocissus; and the species P. Inserta. Its sister species is the Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus Vitacea). A unique adaptation of the Thicket Creeper is its ability to climb and sprawl along the ground or up walls and other surfaces, allowing it to seek out areas with more nutrients and/or sunlight. An adaptation common to all of my observations is their green color. The green color of each plant's leaves denotes the presence of chlorophyll, a pigment that absorbs sunlight in order for the plant to generate its own energy by performing photosynthesis.

The identified plant is basil. It’s domain is eukaryotic, kingdom of plants, class magnoliopsida, order Lamiales, and family lamiaceae. It branches off into the subfamily nepetoideae and genus ocimum. This continues on to 68 species of basil.

One adaptation that is present in the observations of organisms that photosynthesize is the waxy cuticle that covers the surface of the plant. This prevents the organisms from drying out due to evaporation and protects against radiation from UV light.

One adaptation that dandelions have are root hairs on the root of the plant. This increases the surface area of the root to absorb water and nutrients.

The Peonia Lactiflora, otherwise known as the white peony, is a perennial herb species. This herb was introduced in Europe then brought to England in the 18th century. This beautiful herb can also have multiple colour ranges. The topic of our project is “Plants around Montreal,” and when looking for different plants, and my group members identified them in similar areas. Based on where I found my plants, their root structure is one adaptation that they all have in common. These plants have had to adapt to growing in Montreal, where the weather is quite humid, the plants have figured out how to survive. Compared to all of the plants I observed, the Pale Jewelweed is the biggest. This weed can grow up to 2 meters in length.

I spent this past week in Ft. Davis.

I bounced between the Davis Mountains SP and the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center.

I enjoyed watching the birds at the State Park...Acorn Woodpeckers, Woodhouse's Scrub-Jays and one Summer Tanager to name a few.
The two bird blinds were active!

The plants were wonderful to view while hiking on the Nature Center Trails.

Looking forward to my next trip!

First place: Most Observations -- Starbucks gift card
Second place: Most Observations -- Wolfpack Outfitters gift card

First place: Most Species -- Starbucks gift card
Second place: Most Species -- Wolfpack Outfitters gift card

Download the iNaturalist app and take pictures of any plant, tree, animal, insect, spider, reptile, etc. and identify it or make a suggestion as to what you think it is. You can also take pictures with a camera and upload them to the iNaturalist website!

New to using iNaturalist? Here is a quick how-to page on how to make observations as well as what needs to be included. https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/getting+started#observations