[PCA] Questions and Challenges for Island Conservation

[De Angelis, Patricia]

Based on material from Joyce Maschinski, Ph.D., Vice President of Science
and Conservation
[Lead story in July news from the Center for Plant Conservation]

Standing on a plateau on Isla Guadalupe off the coast of Baja California,
Joyce Maschinski, Ph.D., could appreciate the beauty of an island in
recovery – the return of pine and cypress forests and other habitats after
more than a century of invasive animal impacts. She also came to appreciate
the power of fog, as it dramatically rolled over the chaparral, depositing
droplets of moisture that sustain the vegetation on the island through the
summer dry season. These are just a few of the traits shared by many of the
other islands off the coast of California and Baja California; stretching
from the Bay Area to halfway down the Baja Peninsula. On each of these
islands, conservation efforts have made huge strides in bringing back the
unique vegetation. But many challenges remain.

Full story: https://www.saveplants.org/2019/07/15/july-2019-news/
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