Index Catalog // Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew research repository

2020

Journal article

Evolutionary patterns in the geographic range size of Atlantic Forest plants

Species’ geographic range size is arguably the single most important predictor of vulnerability to extinction and a key metric in ecology. Despite this, patterns of specific variation in range size and their underlying reasons are still poorly understood. For example, hypotheses on how evolutionary history affects range size have scarcely...

Leão, Tarciso C. C. ; Eimear Nic, Lughadha ; Reich, Peter B.

extent of occurrence, evolutionary age, vulnerability to extinction, diversification rate, area of occupancy , species richness, and tropical forest

2020

Journal article

Extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi

Societal Impact Statement There is increasing awareness that plants and fungi, as natural solutions, can play an important role in tackling ongoing global environmental challenges. We illustrate how understanding current and projected threats to plants and fungi is necessary to manage and mitigate risks, while building awareness of gaps and...

Nic Lughadha, Eimear ; Bachman, Steven P. ; Leão, Tarciso C. C. ; Forest, Félix ; Halley, John M. …

automated conservation assessments , extinction debt, extinction risk, Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) Target 2, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species, phylogenetic diversity (PD), and biodiversity loss

2020

Journal article

Caution Needed When Predicting Species Threat Status for Conservation Prioritization on a Global Scale

The recent Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) report highlighted the large scale of extinction risks to biodiversity (Díaz et al., 2019). Assessing species' extinction risk is vital for setting conservation priorities and the first step toward protecting particular areas or groups. A widely accepted approach to...