{"id":3509,"date":"2018-04-20T17:02:12","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T21:02:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/science-talk\/?p=3509"},"modified":"2018-04-20T17:20:45","modified_gmt":"2018-04-20T21:20:45","slug":"braving-andes-discover-save-earths-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/science-talk\/2018\/04\/braving-andes-discover-save-earths-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Braving the Andes to Discover and Save Earth\u2019s Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stevenson Swanson is the Science Media Manager at The New York Botanical Garden.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Michelangeli\"<\/a>
Dr. Fabi\u00e1n Michelangeli in Peru\u2019s Yanachanga-Chemill\u00e9n National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In time for Earth Day, a new video shows in vivid detail the daunting conditions that plant scientists at The New York Botanical Garden endure in their effort to understand and conserve the amazing diversity of Earth\u2019s plant life.
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\nCurator Fabi\u00e1n Michelangeli, Ph.D., of the Botanical Garden\u2019s Institute of Systematic Botany traveled recently to the Yanachanga-Chemill\u00e9n National Park in Peru in search of plants in the princess-flower family (Melastomataceae), one of the most diverse plant families in the tropics. Marlon Co, the Garden\u2019s creative and photography manager, accompanied Dr. Michelangeli to capture the experience on video.<\/p>\n

Their journey took them from the flower-lined streets of Lima deep into the heart of the Andes Mountains, where they encountered raging rivers, mudslides, washed-out roads, and at least one very hairy arachnid. Why go to such lengths?<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can only manage what we understand,\u201d he says, \u201cAnd if we don\u2019t understand our environment, how are we going to manage it or even take advantage of it?\u201d<\/p>\n

You can watch the video here<\/a>. And you can learn more about NYBG\u2019s Earth Day Celebration here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dr. Michelangeli\u2019s research is supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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