Dr Kit Prendergast
@BeeBabette
I'm Dr Kit Prendergast, aka the Bee Babette, native bee researcher. My research focusses on native bee biodiversity, ecology and conservation.
ID:1017627671415537666
https://www.instagram.com/bee.babette_performer/?hl=en 13-07-2018 04:31:58
12,0K Tweets
3,0K Followers
1,7K Following
The pollinator seed mix in Mr Fothergills bee hotels? Only one is an Aus native. The bee hotels are shit too. Email me at [email protected] for my book on what flowers are best for native #bees in Aus & optimally designed #beehotels
Wake up, honey: new phylogeny of flowering plants just dropped!
Over 9K species, 58% of genera, and all 416 families inferred using Angiosperms353! Out now in Nature - congrats to the Kew Science team and SO MANY collaborators!
nature.com/articles/s4158…
UQ’s Prof. Maron Martine Maron discussed Australia’s extinction crisis and EPBC Act reforms at a recent Senate inquiry. “We need stronger National Environmental standards that don’t allow trading off one species for another” she says. Read for more: 1/3
Great article by James B Dorey & Amy-Marie Gilpin . If you’re in #QLD , I’m doing a theatrical comedy performance on these topics for WorldBeeDayAustralia May 25&26, tix here
anywhere.is/series/the-bir…
THREE #TopCitedArticle in Wiley #AustralEcology ! Check them out on my ResearchGate or Patreon The Bee Babette :)
Updated Forrest Foundation profile!
#Scholar #ForrestFam #academicchatter #beebabette #thisismyscience #womeinSTEM
forrestresearch.org.au/profiles/dr-ki…
Fire breaks can be important, but we do not need to clear habitat for endangered species in the process. These are some of the last old growth trees left after logging and fires - we need to protect them Biodiversity Council
Important new study on the dependence of crops on #pollinators such as #bees by Catarina Siopa et al. Take home: previous studies have under-estimated the role of pollinators for agricultural production - they are even more vital than we realised!
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…?
Want to reduce #landclearing & #biodiversity loss ? Go #plantbased theguardian.com/australia-news…
Crows gutting a cane toad
#corvids #birds #qld #invasivespecies #canetoads Qld Trust for Nature CSIRO #AustralEcology
My science circus comedy on #pollination The Birds & the Bees was featured on ABC Science 🤩
If you’re in #Queensland get your tickets!
Wheen Bee Foundation Australian Entomological Society NationalScienceWeek #science #radio #bees #buzz
