Ep. 385 - Plants = Habitat

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In Defense of Plants

Botany, Natural Sciences, Ecology, Nature, Plants, Science

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🗓️ 4 September 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Habitat destruction is the leading cause of extinction on this planet. Plants = Habitat. There is no way around it. We revisit a conversation I had with Pierson Hill, a biologist at the Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in Florida. Pierson and his colleagues are working hard at bringing the endangered flatwoods salamander back from the brink of extinction. To do so, they must first restore the longleaf pine habitats it relies on. Such work has turned this amphibian and reptile lover into a plant lover as well. Join Pierson and me for a discussion about fire, plant restoration, and the salamander they are so desperately trying to save. This episode was produced in part by Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Independence Plants Podcast, the official podcast of
0:04.4	IndependencePlants.com. What's up? This is your host Matt, welcome to the show. How is everyone
0:08.6	doing this week? Before we begin, I just want to say if you were enjoying this show and you would
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0:37.0	running. But today we're revisiting a conversation I had back in 2018 and it's a really important
0:43.8	conversation because it emphasizes the point that I make time and time again. That plants equal
0:49.8	habitat and if we care about biodiversity and we want to do something to slow biodiversity loss on
0:55.0	this planet, we have to start with plant communities, both restoring and protecting native intact
1:01.3	plant communities. This conversation was with Pearson Hill, a biologist for the Fish and Wildlife
1:06.8	Research Institute in Florida, and Pearson works with Salamanders, specifically the critically
1:12.4	endangered Flatwood Salamander. It's a wonderful little species, but as you're going to hear to
1:17.9	protect the species for future generations, it all has to start with plants. So let's just jump
1:24.1	right into it without further ado. Here's my conversation with Pearson Hill. I hope you enjoy.
1:44.4	Pearson Hill, thank you so much for coming on the podcast. How you about you tell us all a little
1:48.9	bit about who you are and what it is you do? Sure, I'm a biologist with a Florida Fish and Wildlife
1:55.2	Conservation Commission. Florida is actually pretty unusual among state natural resource agencies
2:00.8	and that we actually have a research division. That's called Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.
2:06.2	And within that I work in the reptile and amphibian subsection. And my main responsibility is there
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