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2022
Journal article
Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities.
Madagascar’s unique biota is heavily affected by human activity and is under intense threat. Here, we review the current state of knowledge on the conservation status of Madagascar’s terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity by presenting data and analyses on documented and predicted species-level conservation statuses, the most prevalent and relevant threats,... -
2022
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Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use.
Madagascar’s biota is hyperdiverse and includes exceptional levels of endemicity. We review the current state of knowledge on Madagascar’s past and current terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity by compiling and presenting comprehensive data on species diversity, endemism, and rates of species description and human uses, in addition to presenting an updated... -
2022
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A function-based typology for Earth’s ecosystems.
As the United Nations develops a post-2020 global biodiversity framework for the Convention on Biological Diversity, attention is focusing on how new goals and targets for ecosystem conservation might serve its vision of ‘living in harmony with nature’ . Advancing dual imperatives to conserve biodiversity and sustain ecosystem services requires...Keith, David A. ; Ferrer-Paris, José R. ; Nicholson, Emily ; Bishop, Melanie J. ; Polidoro, Beth A. …
Ecosystem ecology, Conservation biology, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem conservation
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2021
Journal article
Colombia’s bioregions as a source of useful plants.
The aim of our study was to assess the importance of different Colombian bioregions in terms of the supply of useful plant species and the quality of the available distribution data. We assembled a dataset of georeferenced collection localities of all vascular plants of Colombia available from global and local... -
2021
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The potential for income improvement and biodiversity conservation via specialty coffee in Ethiopia.
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2015
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Green Plants in the Red: A Baseline Global Assessment for the IUCN Sampled Red List Index for Plants.