Peter Stewart · @Peter_S_Stewart
257 followers · 139 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Really excited to see this research featured on the cover of @JEcology! 🥳
A pleasure to play a small part in this research and work with this team of excellent people.
Article link (#OpenAccess): https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1365-2745.14010
#NewPaper #Ecology #Conservation #Research #InvasiveSpecies #BiologicalInvasions #Wildlife #Nature #Elephant #PricklyPearCactus
#openaccess #newpaper #ecology #conservation #research #invasivespecies #BiologicalInvasions #wildlife #nature #elephant #PricklyPearCactus
adelafe · @adelafe
34 followers · 61 posts · Server mastodon.lol
Here a “tunera” (#pricklypearcactus in Spanish of the #CanaryIslands) from #BoxingDay’s #Walk in #tilosdemoya. I took this picture to show my husband the #cochineal parasitising the pads of the cactus. Once an important part of the #CanarianEconomy, cochineal was collected to extract the red dye #carmine which is used in cosmetics, drugs or foods. It is for example used to colour the #Cubanitos, a biscuit produced in Gran Canaria by Galletas Bandama https://www.galletasbandama.com/productos/cubanitos/ #history
#PricklyPearCactus #canaryislands #BoxingDay #walk #tilosdemoya #cochineal #canarianeconomy #carmine #cubanitos #history
Peter Stewart · @Peter_S_Stewart
221 followers · 121 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Here is an area which has been heavily invaded by #PricklyPearCactus (Opuntia engelmannii) - #elephants for scale!
#Ecology #Conservation #Research #CameraTrap #TrailCam #Wildlife #Nature #PricklyPearProjectKenya #Zooniverse #Elephant #InvasiveSpecies
#PricklyPearCactus #elephants #ecology #conservation #research #CameraTrap #trailcam #wildlife #nature #PricklyPearProjectKenya #zooniverse #elephant #invasivespecies
Peter Stewart · @Peter_S_Stewart
220 followers · 121 posts · Server ecoevo.socialHere is an area which has been heavily invaded by #PricklyPearCactus (Opuntia engelmannii) - #elephants for scale!
#Ecology #Conservation #Research #CameraTrap #TrailCam #Wildlife #Nature #PricklyPearProjectKenya #Zooniverse #Elephant #InvasiveSpecies #BiologicalInvasions @alienspecies
#PricklyPearCactus #elephants #ecology #conservation #research #CameraTrap #trailcam #wildlife #nature #PricklyPearProjectKenya #zooniverse #elephant #invasivespecies #BiologicalInvasions
Peter Stewart · @Peter_S_Stewart
126 followers · 61 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Since this is #Mastodon, I guess I should post a fitting #CameraTrap photo! We caught this #elephant munching on the pads and roots of a #PricklyPearCactus.
#Ecology #Conservation #CameraTraps #TrailCam #Wildlife #Nature #PricklyPearProjectKenya #Zooniverse
#Mastodon #CameraTrap #elephant #PricklyPearCactus #ecology #conservation #CameraTraps #trailcam #wildlife #nature #PricklyPearProjectKenya #zooniverse
Peter Stewart · @Peter_S_Stewart
126 followers · 61 posts · Server ecoevo.social
One of my favourite #CameraTrap photos from #PricklyPearProjectKenya - an especially photogenic #Impala with a group of #VulturineGuineafowl and #PricklyPearCactus in the background. I like this photo so much that I picked it as the project's profile picture when we launched on #Zooniverse!
#Ecology #Conservation #CameraTraps #TrailCam #Wildlife #Nature
#CameraTrap #PricklyPearProjectKenya #Impala #vulturineguineafowl #PricklyPearCactus #zooniverse #ecology #conservation #CameraTraps #trailcam #wildlife #nature