TreeNote

KUER

TreeNote is a two minute weekly feature from renowned ecologist Dr. Nalini Nadkarni and KUER. Listen on podcast or on YouTube.

  1. HACE 4 DÍAS

    Life in the treetops

    In the four decades that I've studied treetop biology, I've always focused on canopy-dwelling plants. But forests also support a fascinating array of arboreal animals.

    3 min

  2. 6 NOV

    Maple trees' little helicopters

    One of my favorite traits of maple trees is how they distribute their seeds.

    3 min

  3. 30 OCT

    A Witches' Broom

    If you look up at a forest canopy, you might see what look like tangled clusters of twigs scattered among the branches.

    3 min

  4. 16 OCT

    The resonance of hardwood

    Clarinets are made from a tree in the rosewood family, a dense hardwood that allows makers to create instruments with long vibrations and resonant tones.

    3 min

  5. 9 OCT

    Spanish moss? Not exactly.

    On a recent visit to south Florida, I was intrigued to learn about Spanish moss, a plant that looks like wispy gray hair draped in the crowns of live oak and other trees in subtropical woodlands.

    2 min

  6. 2 OCT

    The seaworthy wooden canoe

    Just how far could a primitive wooden raft get you across the ocean? According to archeologists, much further than we previously thought.

    3 min

  7. 18 SEP

    What makes the aspen quake?

    The world of trees creates many superlatives — the oldest tree, the tallest tree — but I bet that the quaking aspen is the world's liveliest tree. Its round leaves flutter in the slightest breeze.

    2 min

  8. 12 SEP

    How driftwood connects the forests to the seas

    I’ve always thought of forests and the sea as two distinct and separate systems. But there is a connector: driftwood — which brings elements of living forests to coastal marine life.

    3 min
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TreeNote is a two minute weekly feature from renowned ecologist Dr. Nalini Nadkarni and KUER. Listen on podcast or on YouTube.

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  • Creador
    KUER
  • Años de actividad
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodios
    18
  • Clasificación
    Apto
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    TreeNote

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