<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Plant Talk &#187; biodiversity</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/tag/biodiversity/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk</link>
	<description>The Blog of The New York Botanical Garden</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:00:34 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5</generator>
		<item>
		<title>An Orchid&#8217;s Accompaniment</title>
		<link>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/exhibit-news/an-orchids-accompaniment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/exhibit-news/an-orchids-accompaniment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rustin Dwyer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Behind the Scenes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exhibitions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Orchid Show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservatory]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orchid show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Patrick Blanc]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=21297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Patrick-Blanc-Orchid-Show-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Patrick Blanc" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />The master designer himself, Patrick Blanc, joins NYBG experts in explaining just what it is that makes this year's Orchid Show so unique.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/exhibit-news/an-orchids-accompaniment/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Doug Tallamy – Nature’s Boy Scout</title>
		<link>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/garden-programming/doug-tallamy-natures-boy-scout/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/garden-programming/doug-tallamy-natures-boy-scout/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sonia Uyterhoeven</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Adult Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Learning Experiences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Programs and Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doug Tallamy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonia Uyterhoeven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winter Lecture Series]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=20880</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/tallamy-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Doug Tallamy" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />Biodiversity in the home garden reaches well beyond the flora.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/garden-programming/doug-tallamy-natures-boy-scout/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Puerto Rican Endangered Plants Initiative</title>
		<link>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/08/science/the-puerto-rican-endangered-plants-initiative/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/08/science/the-puerto-rican-endangered-plants-initiative/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Miller</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Endangered Plants Initiative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NYBG Scientists]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plant Extinction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Puerto Rico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New York Botanical Garden]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=12246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<img width="150" height="150" src="http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/100_0175-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="James Miller and Hannah Stevens of The New York Botanical Garden talking with director of the University of Puerto Rico&#039;s Botanical Garden, Rafael Davila" style="float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;" />The rapid review of Puerto Rico’s plant species demonstrates that 461 of them, or 23%, are at possible risk of extinction in the near future.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/08/science/the-puerto-rican-endangered-plants-initiative/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>From the Field: Paola Pedraza-Peñalosa in the Colombian Andes</title>
		<link>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/03/science/from-the-field-paola-andes-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/03/science/from-the-field-paola-andes-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Plant Talk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Field]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paola Pedraza-Peñalosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloud Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colombia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colombian Andes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Epiphytes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orchids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rain Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science Expeditions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New York Botanical Garden]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=9671</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Each day had its findings. Each day came with at least one amazing plant that brought all work to a stop. We have selected some of our favorite plants to share them with you.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/03/science/from-the-field-paola-andes-4/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>From the Field: Paola Pedraza-Peñalosa in the Colombian Andes</title>
		<link>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/03/science/from-the-field-paola-andes-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/03/science/from-the-field-paola-andes-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Plant Talk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Field]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paola Pedraza-Peñalosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloud Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colombia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colombian Andes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Epiphytes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orchids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rain Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science Expeditions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New York Botanical Garden]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=9644</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Ed. Note: NYBG Scientist and Assistant Curator, Institute of Systematic Botany, Paola, Pedraza-Peñalosa recently returned from an expedition to the Colombian Andes where she was without electricity and the Internet. Upon returning to New York, she filed these briefs about her time in the field. Follow her journey on Plant Talk. January 31, 2011; A [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/03/science/from-the-field-paola-andes-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>From the Field: Paola Pedraza-Peñalosa in the Colombian Andes</title>
		<link>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/03/science/from-the-field-paola-andes-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/03/science/from-the-field-paola-andes-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Plant Talk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Field]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paola Pedraza-Peñalosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloud Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colombia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colombian Andes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Epiphytes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orchids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rain Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science Expeditions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New York Botanical Garden]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=9563</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Orchids are such a prominent feature in this area that the park takes its name from them--Las Orquídeas--the park of the orchids.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/03/science/from-the-field-paola-andes-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>From the Field: Paola Pedraza-Peñalosa in the Colombian Andes</title>
		<link>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/03/science/from-the-field-paola-andes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/03/science/from-the-field-paola-andes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Plant Talk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[From the Field]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paola Pedraza-Peñalosa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cloud Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colombia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Colombian Andes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Epiphytes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[orchids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rain Forests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science Expeditions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New York Botanical Garden]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=9558</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We started our expedition in Urrao, a charming town nested in the Valley of the Río Penderisco in northwestern Colombia and about 12 hours away from Bogotá. We are a team of 11 people including park staff, a photographer, botanists, and botany students.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2011/03/science/from-the-field-paola-andes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>The Herbarium: Primary Data Source for Biodiversity Research</title>
		<link>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2009/12/science/the-herbarium-primary-data-source-for-biodiversity-research/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2009/12/science/the-herbarium-primary-data-source-for-biodiversity-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Plant Talk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barbara Thiers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[herbarium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[William and Lynda Steere Herbarium]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nybg.org/wordpress/?p=4635</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Barbara Thiers, Ph.D., is Director of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium and oversees the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium. Part 2 in a 3-part series Read Part 1 Worldwide trends notwithstanding, the chief concern of our William and Lynda Steere Herbarium management team on a daily basis is not the decline in the use of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2009/12/science/the-herbarium-primary-data-source-for-biodiversity-research/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Soybean Agriculture Threatens Biodiversity in Brazil</title>
		<link>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2009/09/science/soybean-agriculture-threatens-biodiversity-in-brazil/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2009/09/science/soybean-agriculture-threatens-biodiversity-in-brazil/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Plant Talk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agriculture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil nut tree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deforestation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forest exploitation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mato Grosso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rain forest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scott Mori]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nybg.org/wordpress/?p=3901</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Scott A. Mori, Ph.D., Nathaniel Lord Britton Curator of Botany, has been studying New World rain forests for The New York Botanical Garden for over 30 years. Over the course of his career, Dr. Mori has witnessed an unrelenting reduction in the extent of the tropical forests he studies. On August 22, an image showing [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2009/09/science/soybean-agriculture-threatens-biodiversity-in-brazil/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Spotlight on: Wayt Thomas, Ph.D.</title>
		<link>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2009/03/people/spotlight-on-wayt-thomas-phd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2009/03/people/spotlight-on-wayt-thomas-phd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Plant Talk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brazil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wayt Thomas]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.nybg.org/wordpress/?p=2185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Wayt Thomas holds a begonia he&#8217;s just collected in the montane tropical forest of the Serra Bonita Private Reserve in Bahia, Brazil. Photo by Rogerio Reis/Black Star During The Orchid Show: Brazilian Modern, Plant Talk takes a look at some of the research and conservation efforts of The New York Botanical scientists whose work [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2009/03/people/spotlight-on-wayt-thomas-phd/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>