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Diana Carolina Acosta-Rojas

@dcacostarojas.bsky.social

Latin American Projects Coordinator for the #MSBPartnership's #GlobalTreeSeedBank project @KewScience | Seed Ecologist | Migrant πŸ‡¨πŸ‡΄πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

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We’ll open with a regional overview and close with reflections to inspire action 🌍

Supported by:
Garfield Weston Foundation
@rbgkew.bsky.social
@intlsocseedsci.bsky.social

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#Seeds #Conservation #Neotropics #MilleniumSeedBank #WestonGlobalTreeSeedBank

01.07.2025 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🫘 Part A: New Findings in Seed Ecophysiology
πŸ”₯ Fire, 🌧️ environment, 🐦 dispersal, 🌱 dormancy, πŸ¦— predation

🌱 Part B: Science-Based Conservation
🏦 Seed banks, 🧱 local context, πŸ§‘β€πŸ€β€πŸ§‘ collaboration

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01.07.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Why seeds?
Because they shape regeneration, plant communities & ecosystem resilience.

Yet, seed science is often underrepresented in conservation β€” especially in the biodiverse Neotropics 🌎

Let’s change that. 🌱

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01.07.2025 04:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🌱 Tomorrow at #ATBC2025 in Oaxaca!

Join us for our symposium:
πŸ”¬ S-28 | Advances in Seed Science and Conservation in the Neotropics
πŸ“… June 19
πŸ•₯ 10:30–12:10 & 13:10–14:50
πŸ“ Room MF-5-Trique

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01.07.2025 04:07 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ” Si trabajas o te interesa la conservaciΓ³n, restauraciΓ³n ecolΓ³gica o producciΓ³n de semilla en #Chiapas, Β‘este evento es para ti!
🌱✨ Β‘Esta semana no te pierdas este conversatorio πŸ‘‡! ✨🌱

08.04.2025 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🌱✨ Conversatorio: Integrando saberes para el uso de semillas nativas en la restauración ecológica de Chiapas ✨🌱
πŸ“… 10 de abril 2025, jueves
πŸ•˜ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
πŸ“ Modalidad HΓ­brida, presencial en Tuxtla GutiΓ©rrez y virtual vΓ­a Zoom: lnkd.in/dCqVR2yx
πŸ“Œ Registro previo: lnkd.in/dpNBxyhp

25.03.2025 16:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Recursos en castellano para ayudar al alumnado a utilizar R en estudios de diversidad biolΓ³gica. Con un par de videos de iniciaciΓ³n para empezar

19.03.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Postdoctoral Research Associate (Phenotypic Characterisation) - Careers | Kew GardensMenuClose menu The Accelerated Diversification for Climate Resilient Agriculture (ADCRA) project supports the conservation, characterisation and improvement of selected indigenous crops and their wild relatives in s...

Just 5 days left to apply for this postdoctoral position on Phenotypic Characterisation in Crop Wild Relatives! | Salary: Β£38,100
careers.kew.org/vacancy/post...
#PlantSci πŸ§ͺ #AcademicJobs 🌿

19.01.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Loss of pollinator diversity consistently reduces reproductive success for wild and cultivated plants - Nature Ecology & Evolution A meta-analysis finds that decreasing diversity of pollinator species has a negative affect on multiple measures of plant reproductive success, with wild plant species affected more than cultivated sp...

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

11.12.2024 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1