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This conceptual illustration demonstrates how an invasive ant species is threatening fragile forest ecosystems on Mauritius by stealing nectar from Roussea simplex plants, which are primarily pollinated by the blue-tailed day gecko (Phelsuma cepediana). Without pollination by these geckos, this endangered shrub is pushed further towards extinction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/1653010334180-2B0XO5PTVAF0MAG1WZF3/fruiting%2Broses%2Bcorrected.jpg Work - Color Hometown Harvest, gouache. A collection of rose family plants with edible fruit native to my hometown in Union County, New Jersey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/f32fe508-33f0-47ae-a8ca-93d405ddb54a/p+pigmalion+life+cycle+layout.jpg Work - Color Mangrove Skipper Life Cycle, colored pencil on polyester film. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/1716684868511-1LBEC2MX5YZDYB07FBJX/Besser_Deborah_507_tromp.jpg Work - Color Good Omens, gouache. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/1716685168325-16XGWC15WJQ8EC6P989S/microhabitat%2Bretouched%2Bscan%2Bcopy.jpg Work - Color Forest Floor, watercolor, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/1716685205957-E9XB0Z7CT2UQPO1P6D7C/p%252Borphanae%252Bfinal%252Bcopy.jpg Work - Color Scale Worm 1 (Peinaleopolynoe orphanae), watercolor, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/678c556c-3f92-48de-87bb-58011008fcc8/agave+desmettiana+final+version.png Work - Color Variegated Smooth Agave (Agave desmettiana), colored pencil on polyester film, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/39ed404a-2c56-41c7-ae8e-fa9f7e34ac76/Besser+chrysaora+colorata1.jpg Work - Color Purple-striped Jelly (Chrysaora colorata), colored pencil on polyester film, 2022. https://www.deborahbesser.com/work/achromatic monthly 0.5 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/1647800534112-JUZY3W1VD0O1SL7CAAS9/Besser%252Banemones%252Bcomposition.jpg Work - Achromatic Starburst Anemone (Anthopleura sola) Opening, pen and ink, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/1653010127555-SEAMCO2A7X4JX02CL784/iris%2Bdissection%2Bpen%2Band%2Bink%2Bcopy.jpg Work - Achromatic Dutch Iris (Iris hollandica) Dissection, pen and ink, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/6d26a4eb-cd50-48e5-bfae-9358f9be8d94/jungle+nymph+stipple.jpg Work - Achromatic Malayan Jungle Nymph (Heteropteryx dilatata), pen and ink, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/dcb7a9d2-cc91-4b49-ae35-22334f3ce630/Besser_toller_scratchboard.png Work - Achromatic Kaiah, scratchboard, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/cc4fbad9-7320-447f-b042-db3860954608/urchin+graphite+revised+copy.jpg Work - Achromatic Pencil Urchin (Phyllacanthus imperialis) Test, graphite, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/84fc8aab-253c-43a3-8749-ce9d1c23ad31/trillium+specimen+reconstruction+pen+and+ink+retouched.jpg Work - Achromatic Red Trillium (Trillium erectum) Specimen Reconstruction, pen and ink, 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/e752317b-1778-4262-a4a9-4afa981c2f99/Besser_sloane%27s_viperfish.png Work - Achromatic Sloane's Viperfish (Chauliodus sloani), scratchboard, 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/0cd08ade-048e-4641-93cc-38eb405db0a6/Besser+leopard+sharks.png Work - Achromatic Leopard Sharks (Triakis semifasciata), colored pencil on coquille, 2021. https://www.deborahbesser.com/work/journal monthly 0.5 2023-04-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/364a845a-bf24-49eb-bb61-eda151df0f26/A4+true+colors+and+values.png Work - Nature Journal Carmel River State Beach, September 2021. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6234ef720fadc9449b944de7/984d1dd0-b081-4b99-b121-e816f788a3d8/landscape+study+field+sketch.jpg Work - Nature Journal Fire from Mt. 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