Diverse Voices in Ecology: Amplifying Underrepresented Voices in Ecology and Conservation
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Diverse Voices in Ecology
Dr. Nathalie Nagalingum
Dr. Nathalie Nagalingum (@NNagalingum on twitter), born in Australia and a first-generation Mauritian, specialized in studying the evolution of ferns and cycads. Dr. Nagalingum began her career in paleobotany, which led to studing cycads, an ancient order of plants now found in the tropical regions on the world. She has worked to identify new species, create a database of cycad species, and to inform conservation efforts for cycads.
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Dr. Tanisha Williams
Dr. Tanisha Williams (@t_marie_wms), a black woman and founder of #blackbotanistsweek, is a botanist and plant ecologist, focusing specifically on botanical responses to climate change. #Blackbotanistsweek is a social media initiative to bring awareness and celebration to black engagement with the botanical natural world. Dr. Williams is currently in a postdoctoral research program at Bucknell University, studying Australian plant species and Aboriginal people’s relation to them, as well as doing genomics work on an endangered Pennsylvania plant.
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