This story was sent to you by: David Kelley >From this morning's Los Angeles Times . . . interesting to note that Jodie >Holt, at UC Riverside, is an invasive species biologist (read "weed >scientist")--an appropriate expert for Avatar, I think.
-------------------- Inventing the plants of 'Avatar' -------------------- A plant physiologist from UC Riverside helped create the exotic flora seen in the movie. 'What botanist would not want to "discover" new plants and name them?' she says. By Lori Kozlowski January 2 2010 James Cameron's science-fiction blockbuster "Avatar" takes place in 2154 on the lush moon Pandora. To help make the set believable, Jodie Holt, chairwoman of the department of botany and plant sciences at UC Riverside, was approached to consult on the film's plant life, as well as how a botanist would study such flora. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-avatar-q-and-a2-2010jan02,0,5033714.story Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com -- Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected]
