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  • Botany and Conservation Biology
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Background:

  • Kaua'i's endemic flora faces severe threats, with 97% of species endangered, critically endangered, or extinct.
  • Vertical cliff habitats serve as vital refugia but pose significant challenges for conservation access.

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  • To introduce the Mamba, a novel aerial system designed for plant sampling in inaccessible vertical cliff habitats.
  • To demonstrate the system's capability in collecting samples of critically endangered plant species.

Main Methods:

  • The Mamba system utilizes a lifting drone with an actively controlled platform suspended by a long cable.
  • Operated by two pilots, the system allows for precise and safe aerial sampling of plant species.

Main Results:

  • Eleven plant samples from five critically endangered species were successfully collected from otherwise inaccessible cliff locations on Kaua'i.
  • All collected samples are currently surviving in nurseries, indicating successful initial conservation intervention.

Conclusions:

  • The Mamba system offers a viable solution for accessing and collecting plant samples from extreme environments.
  • This technology can significantly enhance conservation efforts by facilitating the complete conservation life cycle for rare and endangered species in challenging terrains.