Ep. 450 - Canopy Life in the World's Tallest Trees

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

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

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) can grow so big and gnarly that their canopies support entire ecosystems. From lichens and liverworts, to ericaceous shrubs, these ecological communities are very important to the biodiversity of redwood habitat. However, not all redwoods have what it takes to provide habitat for these organisms. Join me and Marie Antoine as we explore the ins and outs of redwood canopy biodiversity and learn what can be done to ensure they can support biodiversity well into the future. This episode was produced in part by Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, 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. Thumbnail credit: Dr. Steve Sillett

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast
0:03.8	of Indefensive Plants.com.
0:05.3	What's up? This is your host map. Welcome to the show. How is everyone doing this
0:08.8	week? Are you afraid of heights like I am? Well the good news is is
0:12.4	there are a lot of people out there
0:13.4	that aren't and some of them want to study what's going on in the canopy of
0:16.9	trees, especially large trees like Redwoods. Joining us to talk about the
0:22.2	importance of large old old trees, all of the structure they create, and all of the
0:26.6	organisms that live in that structure is Marie Antoine.
0:30.5	She has spent the last few decades climbing giant trees and trying to understand how structure equates to biodiversity and together with Dr. Steve Sillet are putting together this idea of potential elder trees to help make better recommendations for land management, forest management, and everything in between so that we can do better for these forests and all of the life they support.
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1:18.9	the show let's get on with it. Without further ado here's my conversation with Marie I hope you enjoy. I hope you enjoy. All right Marie Antoine this has been a long time in the making it is an absolute honor to have you on the podcast.
1:44.2	So for those that aren't familiar with your work,
1:46.2	let's start off with an introduction.
1:47.6	Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do.
1:51.4	All right.
1:52.4	Thank you, Matt. It is my honor to be here chatting with you. I really appreciate the invitation. Of course. I am a botanist and a tree climbing forest scientist.
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