A fun listen: there's a new book by Mike Shanahan about fig trees, "Gods, Wasps, and Stranglers," and we had him on the Mongabay Newscast to discuss the restoration potential of fig trees, including stranglers: he says whole forests could be regenerated by planting figs, since they will grow on anything and attract and feed so many other species:
https://news.mongabay.com/2016/12/newscast-8-top-new-species-discoveries-of-2016-and-how-fig-trees-can-save-rainforests/ Give a listen if you like! We also round up the top species discoveries of 2016, from dancing peacock spiders to beaked whales. Subscribe to/find all of our podcast episodes on Stitcher <http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/mongabay-newscast>, TuneIn <http://tunein.com/radio/Mongabay-Newscast-p914475/>, iTunes <https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/mongabay-newscast-1-panamas/id1155856616?i=1000375414517&mt=2>, and Google Play <https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ii23ecdja5vf2we3ahata3x7uie>. Erik -- See my latest writing projects for Sierra magazine, the Guardian, and others plus online photo gallery here <http://www.erikhoffner.com/> *tw: @erikhoffner <https://twitter.com/ErikHoffner>*
