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935. Vachellia anegadensis.
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The abundant-centre is not all that abundant: a comment to Osorio-Olvera et al. 2020
Species abundance is expected to decrease from the centre towards the edge of their ecological niches (abundant niche-centre hypothesis). Recently, Osorio-Olvera et al. (2020) reported strong support for the abundant niche-centre relationship in North American birds. We demonstrate here that methodological decisions strongly affected perceived support. Avoiding these issues casts...Dallas, Tad ; Pironon, Samuel ; Santini, Luca
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Habitats Menacés et Zones Tropicales Importantes Pour les Plantes (ZTIP) de Guinée, Afrique de l'Ouest.
La Guinée compte plus de 250 espèces répertoriées de plantes uniques et menacées, plus que tout autre pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest. Assurer leur protection ne devrait pas uniquement être une priorité nationale, mais une priorité mondiale. Parmi ces espèces – ces ressources naturelles – il existe potentiellement de nouveaux médicaments,...Couch, Charlotte ; Cheek, Martin ; Haba, Pépé ; Molmou, Denise ; Williams, Jenny …
West Africa, Threatened habitats, Guinea, and Tropical Important Plant Areas
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Threatened Habitats & Tropical Important Plant Areas (TIPAs) of Guinea, West Africa.
Guinea has more than 250 documented unique and threatened plant species, more than is known for any other country in West Africa. To protect them should be not only a national priority but a global one. Among these species – these natural resources – are the potential for new medicines,...Couch, Charlotte ; Cheek, Martin ; Haba, Pépé ; Molmou, Denise ; Williams, Jenny …
West Africa, Threatened habitats, Guinea, and Tropical Important Plant Areas
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Top-down and bottom-up processes to implement biological monitoring in protected areas
Achieving biodiversity conservation objectives and targets requires environmental management agencies to undertake monitoring. Several management practices have been used but are they successful? Using SANParks as an example, we focus on three cases of national parks that use different techniques to implement environmental monitoring. We assessed a top-down, bottom-up and...Cowell, Carly ; Bissett, Charlene ; Ferreira, Sam M.
Adaptive management, METT, Biodiversity, Bottom-up, Top-down, and Integrated monitoring
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Nomenclatural and taxonomic notes on some Salix taxa (Salicaceae) from Eastern Asia I
During the preparation of a catalogue of type specimens for Korean plants deposited at LE, the taxonomic position and synonymy of Salix blinii H.Lév., S. hallaisanensis H.Lév., S. hallaisanensis H.Lév. var. nervosa H.Lév. and S. maximoviczii Kom. were clarified and the names were typified where necessary.Grabovskaya-Borodina, A.E. ; Tatanov, I.V. ; Belyaeva, I.V.
catalogue of type specimens, Salix, Salicaceae, Korea, and typification
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Conference dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Alexey Konstantinovich Skvortsov
The brief information on the eight conferences (2012-2019) in the memory of A.K. Skvortsov is given in the article. A review of scientific reports and events held at the 9th Anniversary Conference is made.Schantser, I.A. ; Vinogradova, Yu.K. ; Belyaeva-Chamberlain, I.V. ; Ignatov, M.S. ; Stepanova, N.Yu …
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Phenomenon of A.K. Skvortsov's Heritage
The main features of the scientific heritage of A.K.Skvortsov are given and its phenomenon is underlined. Some scientific approaches, such as species concept and infra-specific variability, nomenclature versus taxonomy are discussed.Belyaeva-Chamberlain, I.V.
nomenclature, taxonomy, infra-specific variability, species concept, and A.K.Skvortsov’ heritage phenomenon
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Historic herbarium specimens as biocultural assets: An examination of herbarium specimens and their in situ plant communities of the Agulhas National Park, South Africa
Globally there is a need for protected areas to conserve both biodiversity and heritage. Historic specimen localities, although significant to botanists, are not known or recognized under the global heritage umbrella; yet they form an important component of the protected area landscape. We aimed to articulate the conservation and heritage...Cowell, Carly R. ; Anderson, Pippin M. L. ; Annecke, Wendy A.
Agulhas Plain , botanical collectors, biocultural heritage, Cape Colony, fynbos, Bolus, and conservation
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A hairy situation: Plant species in warm, sunny places are more likely to have pubescent leaves
Aim Leaf pubescence has several important roles, including regulating heat balance, reducing damage from UV radiation, minimizing water loss and reducing herbivory. Each of these functions could affect a plant's ability to tolerate the biotic and abiotic stresses encountered in different parts of the world. However, we know remarkably little... -
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Macroevolutionary patterns in seed component mass and different evolutionary trajectories across seed desiccation responses.
Seed coat and seed reserve show substantial mass variation, play different roles in plant life strategies and are shaped by different selective forces. However, remarkably little is known about the macroevolution of the relative allocation in seed components and its influence on important ecophysiological processes. Using phylogenetic comparative methods and...Chen, Si‐Chong ; Wu, La‐Mei ; Wang, Bo ; Dickie, John B.
Seed reserve, Seed defence, Recalcitrant, Macroevolution, Seed kernel, Trait evolution, Orthodox, and Seed coat
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Hibiscus fabiana sp. nov. (Malvaceae) from the Guinea Highlands (West Africa)
Hibiscus fabiana Cheek (sect. Furcaria, Malvaceae) is described from the Guinea Highlands of West Africa, and its taxonomic affinities and ecology are considered. Hibiscus fabiana has previously been confused with H. rostellatus but has red fleshy calyx ribs (vs not red and non-fleshy), the calyx surface is glabrous apart...Cheek, M. ; Haba, P.K. ; Cisse, S.
conservation, Important Plant Areas, Bowal, Simandou, Hibiscus, Furcaria, and Guinea Highlands
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Plant dispersal strategies of high tropical alpine communities across the Andes
Dispersal is a key ecological process that influences plant community assembly. Therefore, understanding whether dispersal strategies are associated with climate is of utmost importance, particularly in areas greatly exposed to climate change. We examined alpine plant communities located in the mountain summits of the tropical Andes across a 4000 km... -
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Convergent molecular evolution among ash species resistant to the emerald ash borer
Recent studies show that molecular convergence plays an unexpectedly common role in the evolution of convergent phenotypes. We exploited this phenomenon to find candidate loci underlying resistance to the emerald ash borer (EAB, Agrilus planipennis), the United States’ most costly invasive forest insect to date, within the pan-genome of ash...Kelly, Laura J. ; Plumb, William J. ; Carey, David W. ; Mason, Mary E. ; Cooper, Endymion D. …
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Microsatellite marker development in the crop wild relative Linum bienne using genome skimming
Premise: Nuclear microsatellite markers were developed for Linum bienne, the sister species of the crop L. usitatissimum, to provide molecular genetic tools for the investigation of L. bienne genetic diversity and structure. Methods and Results: Fifty microsatellite loci were identified in L. bienne by means of genome skimming, and 44...Landoni, Beatrice ; Viruel, Juan ; Gómez, Rocio ; Allaby, Robin G. ; Brennan, Adrian C. …
Linum bienne, pale flax, population genetics, crop wild relative, Linaceae, and simple sequence repeat (SSR)
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Monitoring Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Colombia's High Andean Ecosystems: Toward an Integrated Strategy
There is growing consensus that biodiversity losses resulting from global change profoundly affects ecosystem services and human welfare. However, biodiversity and ecosystem processes are commonly monitored independently and on spatiotemporal scales inadequate to inform decision-making. The high Andean ecosystems of Colombia, extending from high Andean forests and páramos to glacier...Llambí, Luis D. ; Becerra, María Teresa ; Peralvo, Manuel ; Avella, Andrés ; Baruffol, Martín …
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Lectotypification of the name Salix pseudodepressa (Salicaceae)
Problems with typification of the name, Salix pseudodepressa A.K.Skvortsov, are discussed and the lectotypification of this name is made.Kovtonyuk, Nataliya K. ; Belyaeva, Irina V.
nomenclature, digital herbarium, Caucasus, Salix pseudodepressa, Salicaceae, lectotypification, and flora
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Lost and Found: Coffea stenophylla and C. affinis, the Forgotten Coffee Crop Species of West Africa.
Coffea arabica (Arabica) and C. canephora (robusta) almost entirely dominate global coffee production. Various challenges at the production (farm) level, including the increasing prevalence and severity of disease and pests and climate change, indicate that the coffee crop portfolio needs to be substantially diversified in order to ensure resilience and...Davis, Aaron P. ; Gargiulo, Roberta ; Fay, Michael F. ; Sarmu, Daniel ; Haggar, Jeremy
Climate change, Speciality coffee, DNA, Coffee, Agronomy, Sierra Leone, West Africa, and Crop wild relatives
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Comparing essential oils from Australia's ‘Victorian Christmas Bush’ (Prostanthera lasianthos Labill., Lamiaceae) to closely allied new species: Phenotypic plasticity and taxonomic variability
Prostanthera lasianthos (Lamiaceae) is commonly referred to as the ‘Victorian Christmas Bush’, a name that derives from the floral display it gives in the Christmas period. However, botanists recognise P. lasianthos as a heterogeneous species aggregate that includes several putative new species that are confined to disjunct locations. Recently one...Sadgrove, Nicholas John
Principal component analysis, Terpene, Volatiles, Prostanthera lasianthos, Dendrogram, Lamiaceae, Phenotypic plasticity, Gas chromatography, and Essential oils
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Virotia azurea (Proteaceae: Macadamieae), a striking new species endemic to New Caledonia and notes on V. francii and V. leptophylla
Virotia azurea H.C. Hopkins & Pillon (Proteaceae), the seventh species in the endemic genus Virotia L.A.S. Johnson & B.G. Briggs from New Caledonia is described and illustrated. A distribution map and preliminary conservation assessment are provided. This new species occurs principally on non-ultramafic substrates in a restricted area of central...Hopkins, Helen C.F. ; Pillon, Yohan
Virotia, taxonomy, new species, manganese, Serpentine flora, new Caledonia, and Proteaceae
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