Simon Pierce (University of Milan, Italy)
Ecology and applied botany, including rare species conservation and orchid hunting seen (mostly) from a first-person point-of-view perspective. And a definition of life.
Why do leaves change colour and fall in autumn?
Saving the fen orchid | Liparis loeselii | Loesel's twayblade | bog twayblade
Scam AI detector tools | how to catch them out
Mount Tombea Saxifrage | taking cuttings for a conservation project | Applied Botany
What life is | a biologist explains
Plant Community Ecology - The Musical!
Autumnal flowering | Biodiversity creation is like making pizza 9
Scientific papers | a complete guide for science students
Caulerpa and the secret of life
Mediterranean dwarf palm | keystone species
How small is too small? Population size in plant conservation
The Victorian walled kitchen garden | creating microclimates to increase diversity
Alien invasion! | Biodiversity creation is like making pizza 8
Aliens invade a hospital | urban exploration and invasive plants
Putting the biology back into ecology | Biodiversity creation is like making pizza 7
Bird traps conserve orchids
Discovering alpine plant biodiversity
The lady's slipper | pollination of Europe's largest-flowered orchid
Species richness and productivity | Biodiversity creation is like making pizza 6
Jumping fruits of wild oat (Avena fatua)
Green Milan | Lombardy poplars and other native trees at the Quarry Park
Why genetic diversity matters | Biodiversity creation is like making pizza 5
Loose-flowered orchid (Anacamptis laxiflora)
Community assembly | Biodiversity creation is like making pizza 4
False Virginia creeper | invasive species
Patchiness and the species pool | Biodiversity creation is like making pizza 3
The last day of winter | Biodiversity creation is like making pizza 2
How species coexist | Biodiversity creation is like making pizza 1
Dogtooth violet | the understorey at winter's end
Vernal geophytes and the temporal niche