Post by 58chevy on Feb 22, 2021 9:51:14 GMT -8
Greetings!
Most of Austin is still recovering from last week's historic winter storm (140-170 hrs below freezing in Travis Co.!), so this month's Austin Butterfly Forum presentation on Cuba and it's butterflies by Marc Minno should be a most welcome diversion!
This Zoom meeting is open to all! Please click this link to start joining in at 6:30 pm (Central Time) tonight, February 22. Meeting will start at 7:00.
us02web.zoom.us/j/87269323860 (Save this link for next month's March 22 Zoom meeting.)
(Note: This link has been checked (and rechecked), but if you have any problems logging in, please contact me at entomike@gmail.com or text at 512-577-0250)
Exploring a Tropical Paradise: Cuba and Its Fantastic Biodiversity, presented by Marc C. Minno, Ph.D.
Since 2011, I have been working with volunteers and Cuban scientists to explore Cuba's extraordinary natural areas, document flora and fauna, and assess the conservation needs of the rarest butterflies. Cuba has some plant communities that are similar to those in South Florida including mangrove swamps, freshwater marshes, and dry tropical forests, but others have no equivalent such as savannas, scrubs, and pinelands on serpentine soils, moist tropical forests in the mountains, and arid, rocky shrublands. The island is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots with many endemic plants and animals. At least 210 different kinds of butterflies have been reported from Cuba and about 40% are unique to the island. Butterflies are often good at dispersing and there is exchange with Mexico, Hispaniola, south Florida, and other widely separated places. This presentation will give an overview of Cuban culture, landscapes, and biodiversity.
Bio: Dr. Minno has a Ph.D. in zoology and more than 30 years of professional experience as an interdisciplinary scientist. He is currently a Water Resource Coordinator with the Suwannee River Water Management District in Live Oak, Florida. Marc and Maria Minno also work on plant and butterfly projects throughout Florida via Eco-Cognizant, Inc., their home-based consulting business. In addition to his many years of experience with wetlands, Dr. Minno is keenly interested in conservation biology and has conducted field research throughout the US and in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Europe, and India. Since 2011 Dr. Minno has been working with biologists in Cuba to better understand the ecological relationships of imperiled butterflies in southern Florida. He has authored/ coauthored six books and six book chapters on butterflies and plants.
Mogotes Cuba Vinales Valley June 2014 LR.jpg
PC Phoebis avellaneda M Cuba Sierra de Chorillo Jun 11 2012 7903 LR.jpg
P Parides gundlachianus Cuba Granma Prov Turquino Natl Park Nov 16 2016 0711 LR.jpg
The Zoom meeting link is also on our Austin Butterfly Forum website and our Butterfly Forum Facebook Page.
Please share this invitation with anyone you think might be interested!
Our March 22 zoom meeting will be on the conservation of the Manfreda Giant Skipper by Marianna Trevino-Wright. Executive Director, National Butterfly Center
To ensure notices of future meetings, please join our club: austinbutterflies.org/html/membership.html
Mike Quinn, vice president, programs
Austin Butterfly Forum
entomike@gmail.com
512-577-0250 - cell
Most of Austin is still recovering from last week's historic winter storm (140-170 hrs below freezing in Travis Co.!), so this month's Austin Butterfly Forum presentation on Cuba and it's butterflies by Marc Minno should be a most welcome diversion!
This Zoom meeting is open to all! Please click this link to start joining in at 6:30 pm (Central Time) tonight, February 22. Meeting will start at 7:00.
us02web.zoom.us/j/87269323860 (Save this link for next month's March 22 Zoom meeting.)
(Note: This link has been checked (and rechecked), but if you have any problems logging in, please contact me at entomike@gmail.com or text at 512-577-0250)
Exploring a Tropical Paradise: Cuba and Its Fantastic Biodiversity, presented by Marc C. Minno, Ph.D.
Since 2011, I have been working with volunteers and Cuban scientists to explore Cuba's extraordinary natural areas, document flora and fauna, and assess the conservation needs of the rarest butterflies. Cuba has some plant communities that are similar to those in South Florida including mangrove swamps, freshwater marshes, and dry tropical forests, but others have no equivalent such as savannas, scrubs, and pinelands on serpentine soils, moist tropical forests in the mountains, and arid, rocky shrublands. The island is one of the world's biodiversity hotspots with many endemic plants and animals. At least 210 different kinds of butterflies have been reported from Cuba and about 40% are unique to the island. Butterflies are often good at dispersing and there is exchange with Mexico, Hispaniola, south Florida, and other widely separated places. This presentation will give an overview of Cuban culture, landscapes, and biodiversity.
Bio: Dr. Minno has a Ph.D. in zoology and more than 30 years of professional experience as an interdisciplinary scientist. He is currently a Water Resource Coordinator with the Suwannee River Water Management District in Live Oak, Florida. Marc and Maria Minno also work on plant and butterfly projects throughout Florida via Eco-Cognizant, Inc., their home-based consulting business. In addition to his many years of experience with wetlands, Dr. Minno is keenly interested in conservation biology and has conducted field research throughout the US and in Central America, South America, Caribbean, Europe, and India. Since 2011 Dr. Minno has been working with biologists in Cuba to better understand the ecological relationships of imperiled butterflies in southern Florida. He has authored/ coauthored six books and six book chapters on butterflies and plants.
Mogotes Cuba Vinales Valley June 2014 LR.jpg
PC Phoebis avellaneda M Cuba Sierra de Chorillo Jun 11 2012 7903 LR.jpg
P Parides gundlachianus Cuba Granma Prov Turquino Natl Park Nov 16 2016 0711 LR.jpg
The Zoom meeting link is also on our Austin Butterfly Forum website and our Butterfly Forum Facebook Page.
Please share this invitation with anyone you think might be interested!
Our March 22 zoom meeting will be on the conservation of the Manfreda Giant Skipper by Marianna Trevino-Wright. Executive Director, National Butterfly Center
To ensure notices of future meetings, please join our club: austinbutterflies.org/html/membership.html
Mike Quinn, vice president, programs
Austin Butterfly Forum
entomike@gmail.com
512-577-0250 - cell
