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Mutualistic interactions reshuffle the effects of climate change on plants across the tree of life
Climatically induced local species extinctions may trigger coextinction cascades, thus driving many more species to extinction than originally predicted by species distribution models. Using seven pollination networks across Europe that include the phylogeny and life history traits of plants, we show a substantial variability across networks in climatically predicted plant...Bascompte, Jordi ; García, María ; Ortega, Raúl ; Rezende, Enrico ; Pironon, Samuel
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Morphological and functional seed traits of the wild medicinal plant Dioscorea strydomiana, the most threatened yam in the world
Morphological and functional seed traits have important roles in characterising the species regeneration niche and help to understand the reproductive biology of rare and threatened plants, which can thus support appropriate plant conservation measures. Seed morphometric and dispersal kinetics of the critically endangered Dioscorea strydomiana were measured and compared with...Mattana, E ; Gomez-Barreiro, P ; Lötter, M ; Hankey, A ; Froneman, W …
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Mesosphaerum caatingense (Lamiaceae), a new species from the semi-arid Caatinga Region of Northeast Brazil
A new species, Mesosphaerum caatingense Harley & J.F.B.Pastore (Lamiaceae: tribe Ocimeae: subtribe Hyptidinae), is described from the semi-arid Northeast region of Brazil known as the Caatinga biome, included under the domain of the STDF (Seasonally Tropical Dry Forest). The generic placement and its conservation status are assessed and its phenology...Harley, R ; Pastore, J ; de Souza Soares, A ; Fernando, E ; Mota, M
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Molecular phylogeny and morphology of Elatostema s.l. (Urticaceae): Implications for inter- and infrageneric classifications
Elatostema s.s. (Urticaceae) comprises approximately 500 species of herbs and subshrubs distributed in tropical and subtropical Asia, Australasia, and Africa. The delimitation of Elatostema s.s. and the closely related genera Elatostematoides, Pellionia, and Procris has long been problematic because of the large number of taxa and presumed homoplasy among diagnostic...Tseng, Yu-Hsin ; Monro, Alex ; Wei, Yi-Gang ; Hu, Jer-Ming
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Mechanisms in mutualisms: a chemically mediated thrips pollination strategy in common elder
The concept of flower-feeding thrips as pollinating insects in temperate regions is rarely considered as they are more frequently regarded to be destructive florivores feeding on pollen and surrounding plant tissue. Combining laboratory and field-based studies we examined interactions between Sambucus nigra (elderflower) and Thrips major within their native range... -
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Lophopyxidaceae (Malpighiales): A new family record for Thailand
The liana Lophopyxis maingayi is recorded from Narathiwat in Peninsular Thailand, representing the first record for this species, the genus Lophopyxis, and the family Lophopyxidaceae in Thailand. © 2019 Forest Herbarium.Utteridge, Tim
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Linking democracy and biodiversity conservation: Empirical evidence and research gaps
Increasing human pressure threatens plant and animal species with extinction worldwide. National political institutions constitute an important arena for biodiversity conservation. Yet, the relationship between how democratic these national institutions are and a country’s efforts towards and track-record for biodiversity conservation remains poorly understood. In this review, we outline the...Rydén, Oskar ; Zizka, Alexander ; Jagers, Sverker ; Lindberg, Staffan ; Antonelli, Alexandre