[Leps-l] Cuba and Its Fantastic Biodiversity - ABF Forum Zoom Meeting Tonight 2/22 at 7 pm (CST)

[Mike Quinn]

Neil, All,

Yes!! Marc has given us permission to record his presentation so we’re all
set to do so. I should be able to post the link by tomorrow.

(I thought to mention this just after hitting send naturally!)

Mike in Texas

On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 11:30 AM Neil Jones <neil at aurinia.co.uk> wrote:

> ​
> ​It sounds like a wonderful talk. Is there any prospect of it being
> recorded and put online? 7:00 Central Time is actually 1 AM over here. I'm
> not sure I could stay awake!
> Neil Jones
> neil at aurinia.co.uk
> ​
> ​
> *On 17:13, 22nd Feb 2021, Mike Quinn wrote:*
> ​
> 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.
>
> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87269323860
> <https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87269323860?fbclid=IwAR3F56VvI3LuoSS3cfCZv7jtyEgsGvEkpK6-RoME0AIGmlx1-ohbaNwkTOU> (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 at gmail.com
> <http:///webmail/compose?to[]=entomike at 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.[image: Mogotes Cuba Vinales Valley June 2014 LR.jpg]
> [image: PC Phoebis avellaneda M Cuba Sierra de Chorillo Jun 11 2012 7903
> LR.jpg]
> [image: 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
> <http://austinbutterflies.org/> website and our Butterfly Forum Facebook
> Page <https://www.facebook.com/groups/1126095124154672>.
> 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:
> http://austinbutterflies.org/html/membership.html
> Mike Quinn, vice president, programs
> Austin Butterfly Forum
> entomike at gmail.com <http:///webmail/compose?to[]=entomike at gmail.com>
> 512-577-0250 - cell
>
>
>
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