Ep. 457 - The Wild World of Wet Plants
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 January 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Plants obviously need water to survive, but how do they interact with water in a more physical sense? How plants like trees capture and distribute precipitation can have massive consequences for ecosystem and societal processes. From soil formation to stormwater management, understanding wet plants is very important. Join me and Dr. John Van Stan as we explore how his lab is tackling the complex dynamics of wet plants and learn how varied disciplines play a role in such investigations. This episode was produced in part by Charis, EJ, Laura, 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.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast |
| 0:03.8 | of Indefensive Plants. |
| 0:05.4 | What's up this is your host Matt welcome to the show how is everyone doing this week |
| 0:09.3 | are you enjoying this podcast well consider supporting it one of the best ways to do that is to sign |
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| 0:25.3 | So once again, that's Patreon.com slash in defensive plants. |
| 0:29.8 | I have a real treat for you today because we are talking about what happens to plants, specifically trees, when it rains. |
| 0:38.0 | And I'm not talking about, oh, they drink water. I'm talking about how do they interact with the water. |
| 0:42.6 | Where does the water go? |
| 0:43.8 | How long does it stick around and how is it influencing everything |
| 0:46.8 | from ecosystem processes all the way up to human societies? |
| 0:50.8 | Fun fact, it can save us a lot of money in the long run. |
| 0:54.0 | But there's so much more to it than that, and joining us to talk about this is Dr. John Van Stan. |
| 0:59.0 | And when I say he is super passionate about this subject, I'm only scratching the surface. He has such |
| 1:04.7 | interesting insights into the world of wet plants and he and his colleagues are doing |
| 1:09.2 | really important work to help us understand these processes so much better. |
| 1:13.7 | So let's just jump right into it. |
| 1:15.6 | Without further ado, here's my conversation with Dr. John Van Stan. |
| 1:19.0 | I hope you enjoy. All right, Dr. John Van Stan, welcome to the podcast. It is so exciting to have you here. |
| 1:38.7 | I'm really pumped to pick your brain, but first let's start off with an introduction. |
| 1:42.3 | Tell us a little bit about who you are and what it is you do. |
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