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Phylogenetics and conservation.
Forest, F.
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The likely extinction of hundreds of palm species threatens their contributions to people and ecosystems.
Bellot, S. ; Lu, Y. ; Antonelli, A. ; Baker, W. J. ; Dransfield, J. …
Extinction, Ecosystem services, Economic botany, Biodiversity, Palmae, Ethnobotany, Palms, and Conservation biology
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The climatic challenge: Which plants will people use in the next century?
More than 31,000 useful plant species have been documented to fulfil needs and services for humans or the animals and environment we depend on. Despite this diversity, humans currently satisfy most requirements with surprisingly few plant species; for example, just three crops – rice, wheat and maize – comprise more...