Geo Beck | What do rocks have to do with life? A lot, actually @Geobeck | Uploaded June 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
What do rocks have to do with life? A lot! In this video come with me as I explore just one example of a place where you can see the connection between bedrock and biodiversity. This is located in western Massachusetts, but wherever you live you can likely find a similar place near you. Rocks are the foundation of everything else, so it makes sense that they influence the soil, and therefore the types of life that decide to take root in an area (or not root, depending on the type of organism…)
As a geologist, one of my favorite things is learning about and exploring the countless connections between rocks and other things - farming, building materials, art, and in this case, PLANTS! I have also been on a journey lately of trying to learn more about plants, birds, and everything else in nature, which you may notice in this video. Because after all, they are all out there with the rocks and I would be crazy not to want to learn more about them, right?
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If you liked this video, you'll probably like some of my other ones:
What do rocks have in common with life? A lot, actually: youtube.com/watch?v=t_wXznkgfNg&t=80s
200 million years of history in NYC Brownstones: youtube.com/watch?v=FJQ4MTJ9B4U&t=404s&ab_channel=GeoBeck
Geology of coffee: youtube.com/watch?v=4on0kZtBM-k&t=670s
What’s going on with these strange stone pillars in NYC? youtube.com/watch?v=L7ruDtOT7D8&t=1s
Disclaimer: The topics I talk about in my videos are highly simplified, and usually there is a lot more information, detail, and nuance included in these geologic processes and events. The purpose of these videos is to spark your interest in the wonderful world of geology and all the amazing things we are surrounded by all the time, and they are not meant to act as lectures or fully-encompassing video essays about everything needed to know about a topic. Thank you for keeping this in mind and for supporting me and my channel! I love making these videos and appreciate every person who watches them.
Thanks for watching!
Below are some resources in relation to the topic if you’re interested in delving deeper:
inaturalist.org/taxa/170512-Asplenium---ebenoides
berkshireeagle.com/botanical-rarity-found-in-sheffield-scotts-spleenwort-hadnt-been-seen-in-mass-in-25-years/image_5ab4a3a6-838f-11ec-914b-bf09cf0549d2.html
btwberkshires.com/outdoors/bartholomews-cobble
dbpedia.org/page/Bartholomew's_Cobble
https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/7362/492180
berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_culture/home-garden/thom-smith-some-66-fern-varieties-can-be-found-in-the-berkshires/article_dfbd1416-cd3c-11eb-98e6-db5073be670f.html
gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/polypodium/appalachianum
Ferns seen at Bartholomew’s Cobble (from 2006): nefern.info/SiteList/annotated FERNS of Barts Cobble.htm
About bobolinks: allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bobolink/maps-range#:~:text=Bobolinks travel about 12%2C500 miles,wintering grounds in South America
Photos:
Maidenhair spleenwort vintage: [eol.org/media/5685](eol.org/media/5685)
Purple stemmed cliffbrake: [commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=purple+stemmed+cliffbrake&title=Special:MediaSearch&go=Go&type=image](commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=purple+stemmed+cliffbrake&title=Special:MediaSearch&go=Go&type=image)
Maidenhair spleenwort photo (from Watkins Glen State Park, NYS): [commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asplenium_sp.%3F_(5394672434).jpg](commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asplenium_sp.%3F_(5394672434).jpg)
What do rocks have to do with life? A lot! In this video come with me as I explore just one example of a place where you can see the connection between bedrock and biodiversity. This is located in western Massachusetts, but wherever you live you can likely find a similar place near you. Rocks are the foundation of everything else, so it makes sense that they influence the soil, and therefore the types of life that decide to take root in an area (or not root, depending on the type of organism…)
As a geologist, one of my favorite things is learning about and exploring the countless connections between rocks and other things - farming, building materials, art, and in this case, PLANTS! I have also been on a journey lately of trying to learn more about plants, birds, and everything else in nature, which you may notice in this video. Because after all, they are all out there with the rocks and I would be crazy not to want to learn more about them, right?
subscribe for more vids ➭ bit.ly/geobeck
My website: geo-beck.com
Socials:
Instagram: @geobeckly instagram.com/geobeckly/?hl=en
TikTok: tiktok.com/@geobeckly
If you liked this video, you'll probably like some of my other ones:
What do rocks have in common with life? A lot, actually: youtube.com/watch?v=t_wXznkgfNg&t=80s
200 million years of history in NYC Brownstones: youtube.com/watch?v=FJQ4MTJ9B4U&t=404s&ab_channel=GeoBeck
Geology of coffee: youtube.com/watch?v=4on0kZtBM-k&t=670s
What’s going on with these strange stone pillars in NYC? youtube.com/watch?v=L7ruDtOT7D8&t=1s
Disclaimer: The topics I talk about in my videos are highly simplified, and usually there is a lot more information, detail, and nuance included in these geologic processes and events. The purpose of these videos is to spark your interest in the wonderful world of geology and all the amazing things we are surrounded by all the time, and they are not meant to act as lectures or fully-encompassing video essays about everything needed to know about a topic. Thank you for keeping this in mind and for supporting me and my channel! I love making these videos and appreciate every person who watches them.
Thanks for watching!
Below are some resources in relation to the topic if you’re interested in delving deeper:
inaturalist.org/taxa/170512-Asplenium---ebenoides
berkshireeagle.com/botanical-rarity-found-in-sheffield-scotts-spleenwort-hadnt-been-seen-in-mass-in-25-years/image_5ab4a3a6-838f-11ec-914b-bf09cf0549d2.html
btwberkshires.com/outdoors/bartholomews-cobble
dbpedia.org/page/Bartholomew's_Cobble
https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/7362/492180
berkshireeagle.com/arts_and_culture/home-garden/thom-smith-some-66-fern-varieties-can-be-found-in-the-berkshires/article_dfbd1416-cd3c-11eb-98e6-db5073be670f.html
gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/polypodium/appalachianum
Ferns seen at Bartholomew’s Cobble (from 2006): nefern.info/SiteList/annotated FERNS of Barts Cobble.htm
About bobolinks: allaboutbirds.org/guide/Bobolink/maps-range#:~:text=Bobolinks travel about 12%2C500 miles,wintering grounds in South America
Photos:
Maidenhair spleenwort vintage: [eol.org/media/5685](eol.org/media/5685)
Purple stemmed cliffbrake: [commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=purple+stemmed+cliffbrake&title=Special:MediaSearch&go=Go&type=image](commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?search=purple+stemmed+cliffbrake&title=Special:MediaSearch&go=Go&type=image)
Maidenhair spleenwort photo (from Watkins Glen State Park, NYS): [commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asplenium_sp.%3F_(5394672434).jpg](commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asplenium_sp.%3F_(5394672434).jpg)
