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Effects of H2SO4, GA3, and Cold Stratification on the Water Content, Coat Composition, and Dormancy Release of Tilia miqueliana Seeds.
Wu, Yu ; Huang, Wen Hui ; Peng, Chen Yin ; Shen, Yong Bao ; Visscher, Anne M. …
Dormancy release, Water gap and channels, Seed coat components, Mechanical properties, and H2SO4-GA3 treatment
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Characterization of an α-Amylase from the Honeybee Chalk Brood Pathogen Ascosphaera apis.
The insect pathogenic fungus, Ascosphaera apis, is the causative agent of honeybee chalk brood disease. Amylases are secreted by many plant pathogenic fungi to access host nutrients through the metabolism of starch, and the identification of new amylases can have important biotechnological applications. Production of amylase by A. apis in... -
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Domestication of the Amazonian fruit tree cupuaçu may have stretched over the past 8000 years.
Amazonia, one of the largest and most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth, is a significant yet less-known arena for ancient plant domestication. Here, we traced the origins of ( ), an Amazonian tree crop closely related to cacao ( ), cherished for its flavorful seed-pulp, by employing an extensive genomic analysis... -
Master's dissertation
Enhancing the Establishment of the Rust Fungus Puccinia komarovii var. glanduliferae, a Biological Control Agent of Himalayan balsam.
Humbeeck, Theo
Puccina komarovii var. glandulifera, Species distribution modelling, Rust fungi, Impatiens glandulifera, Biological control agents, and Invasive plants
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Can seed banking assist in conserving the highly endemic New Zealand indigenous flora?.
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Evolution of pollen grain morphology in Amorimia and allies evidences the importance of palynological apomorphies and homoplasies in Malpighiaceae systematics.
– Pollen grain morphology is an important morphological character for aiding the systematics of flowering plants. For Malpighiaceae, only a single unpublished palynological study has comprehensively sampled ca 60 of this family’s 75 currently accepted genera. To test the systematic relevance of pollen morphology in and allies, we characterised the... -
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Revision of Tinospora (Menispermaceae - Chasmantheroideae - Burasaieae) in Singapore.
The lianescent genus Tinospora Miers in Singapore is revised. Four species are recognised, two of which are newly described. Tinospora krispura I.M.Turner sp. nov. is known from Christmas Island and Singapore. Tinospora singapura I.M.Turner sp. nov. is known only from Singapore. Two new lectotypifications are included, one at the second...Turner, I. M.
Lianas, Climbers, Dioecy, Tinospora krispura, Christmas Island, Singapore, New species, Malesia, Tinospora singapura, and Tinospora
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Widespread Support for a Global Species List with a Formal Governance System.
Taxonomic data are a scientific common. Unlike nomenclature, which has strong governance institutions, there are currently no generally accepted governance institutions for the compilation of taxonomic data into an accepted global list. This gap results in challenges for conservation, ecological research, policymaking, international trade, and other areas of scientific and...Lien, Aaron M. ; Banki, Olaf ; Barik, Saroj K. ; Buckeridge, John S. ; Christidis, Les …
Species list, Species, Governance systems, Global species list, and Taxonomic data
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A multi-taxon analysis of European Red Lists reveals major threats to biodiversity.
Biodiversity loss is a major global challenge and minimizing extinction rates is the goal of several multilateral environmental agreements. Policy decisions require comprehensive, spatially explicit information on species’ distributions and threats. We present an analysis of the conservation status of 14,669 European terrestrial, freshwater and marine species (ca. 10% of... -
Master's dissertation
Using Geographic Profiling as a Tool to Identify Areas of High Risk of Human-Wildlife Conflict: a Case Study on Panthera tigris sumatrae.
Helvin, Stina
Human-wildlife conflict, Panthera tigris sumatrae, Conservation management plan, Resource distribution, Geographic profiling, and Direct process mixture
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Master's dissertation
Rapid Baseline Ecological Assessment of Two Different Land Management Systems, Traditional Garden and Ecological Landscape, at Wakehurst.
Png, Jun Qiang
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Wakehurst Place, Ecological assessment, Restoration, qPCR, Pollination, Carbon efflux, and Land management
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Master's dissertation
Seed Trait Diversity of Alnus glutinosa Across the UK.
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Master's dissertation
Non-pathogenic Fungi Among Killer Ophiocordyceps: Phylogenetic Investigation Into Yeast-Like Endosymbionts of Coccid (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) Species.
Bonser, Tom
Coccids, Scale insects, Ophiocordyceps, Endosymbionts, Phylogenetics, Non-pathogenic fungi, Yeast-like symbionts, and Symbiosis
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Master's dissertation
A Taxonomic Synopsis of Ranunculus in New Guinea.
Lewis, Saskia
Endemic species, Ranunculaceae, New Guinea, Conservation, and Taxonomy
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Master's dissertation
Investigating the Diversity of the Citrus Family (Rutaceae) in Mozambique.
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Master's dissertation
Sonoran Desert Ex Situ Conservation Gap Analysis: Charting the Path Toward Conservation.
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DNA Barcoding Cohort'': Diversity of Epiphytic Fungi Capable of Plastic Degradation.
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A Phylogenetic Assessment of Clusia flavia Group.
Richardson, Emma
Neotropics, RADseq, Phylogenetic tree, Taxonomy, Character analysis, Morphology, nrITS, Clusia, Pollen, and Systematics
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Master's dissertation
Diversity and Distribution of Spider Pathogens in Kew Collections.
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Phylogenomic and morphological data reveal hidden patterns of diversity in the national tree of Brazil, Paubrasilia echinata.
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Island area, isolation and climate effects upon flower traits in a megadiverse archipelago.
Trethowan, Liam A. ; Jennings, Laura ; Bramley, Gemma ; Briggs, Marie ; Clark, Ruth …
Flower colour, Islands, Calyx length, Flower size, Malesia, Evolution, Corolla length, and Reproductive traits
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A new Ypsilopus (Orchidaceae, Angraecinae) from Zimbabwe and notes on the parallel evolution of extreme column exsertion in African angraecoids.
– A preliminary review of hawkmoth-pollinated angraecoids from Africa unveiled a remarkable case of parallel evolution of extreme column exsertion between the two species formerly classified in in the defunct genus . These belong to one clade of , including and , and Ypsilopus sect. Barombiella, including and . The... -
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A first draft genome of holm oak (Quercus ilex subsp. ballota), the most representative species of the Mediterranean forest and the Spanish agrosylvopastoral ecosystem “dehesa”.
The holm oak ( subsp. ) is the most representative species of the Mediterranean Basin and the agrosylvopastoral Spanish “ ” ecosystem. Being part of our life, culture, and subsistence since ancient times, it has significant environmental and economic importance. More recently, there has been a renewed interest in using... -
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Complementing model species with model clades.
Model species continue to underpin groundbreaking plant science research. At the same time, the phylogenetic resolution of the land plant Tree of Life continues to improve. The intersection of these two research paths creates a unique opportunity to further extend the usefulness of model species across larger taxonomic groups. Here... -
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A conceptual framework for nomenclatural stability and validity of medically important fungi: a proposed global consensus guideline for fungal name changes supported by ABP, ASM, CLSI, ECMM, ESCMID-EFISG, EUCAST-AFST, FDLC, IDSA, ISHAM, MMSA, and MSGERC.
The rapid pace of name changes of medically important fungi is creating challenges for clinical laboratories and clinicians involved in patient care. We describe two sources of name change which have different drivers, at the species versus the genus level. Some suggestions are made here to reduce the number of...de Hoog, Sybren ; Walsh, Thomas J. ; Ahmed, Sarah A. ; Alastruey-Izquierdo, Ana ; Alexander, Barbara D. …
Pathogenic fungi, Nomenclature, Taxonomy, Medically important fungi, and Fungi
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Revisiting an ecophysiological oddity: Hydathode‐mediated foliar water uptake in Crassula species from southern Africa.
Hydathodes are usually associated with water exudation in plants. However, foliar water uptake (FWU) through the hydathodes has long been suspected in the leaf‐succulent genus (Crassulaceae), a highly diverse group in southern Africa, and, to our knowledge, no empirical observations exist in the literature that unequivocally link FWU to hydathodes... -
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1068. Amorphophallus ongsakulii Hett. & A.Galloway: Araceae.
Hett. & A.Galloway is illustrated from plants cultivated by the authors. Its ecology, distribution, and systematics are described, along with notes on cultivation.Dodsworth, Steven ; Phillips, Charlotte ; Lambkin, Deborah
Cultivation, Nomenclature, Etymology, Geographical distribution, Habitat, Amorphophallus ongsakulii, Descriptors, and Plant ecology
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Drivers of species knowledge across the tree of life.
Knowledge of biodiversity is unevenly distributed across the Tree of Life. In the long run, such disparity in awareness unbalances our understanding of life on Earth, influencing policy decisions and the allocation of research and conservation funding. We investigated how humans accumulate knowledge of biodiversity by searching for consistent relationships...Mammola, Stefano ; Adamo, Martino ; Antić, Dragan ; Calevo, Jacopo ; Cancellario, Tommaso …
Sociocultural factors, Tree of Life, IUCN Red List, and Biodiveristy
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Wild edible yams from Madagascar: New insights into nutritional composition support their use for food security and conservation.
Yams ( species) are an important food resource in Madagascar, where both cultivated winged yam ( ) and wild edible yams are consumed. However, there is limited knowledge on the nutrient composition of wild edible yams in Madagascar, and on how they compare with the cultivated winged yam. Therefore, in... -
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Bridging local and scientific knowledge for area-based conservation of useful plants in Colombia.
While the importance of interdisciplinary approaches is increasingly recognised in conservation, bridging knowledge systems across scales remains a fundamental challenge. Focusing on the Important Plant Areas (IPA) approach, we evaluate how complementing scientific and local knowledge can better inform the conservation of useful plants in Colombia. We worked in three... -
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Occurrence-based diversity estimation reveals macroecological and conservation knowledge gaps for global woody plants.
Incomplete sampling of species’ geographic distributions has challenged biogeographers for many years to precisely quantify global-scale biodiversity patterns. After correcting for the spatial inequality of sample completeness, we generated a global species diversity map for woody angiosperms (82,974 species, 13,959,780 occurrence records). The standardized diversity estimated more pronounced latitudinal and... -
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The holocentric chromosome microevolution: From phylogeographic patterns to genomic associations with environmental gradients.
Geographic isolation and chromosome evolution are two of the major drivers of diversification in eukaryotes in general, and specifically, in plants. On one hand, range shifts induced by Pleistocene glacial oscillations deeply shaped the evolutionary trajectories of species in the Northern Hemisphere. On the other hand, karyotype variability within species... -
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One Hundred Priority Questions for the Development of Sustainable Food Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Sub-Saharan Africa is facing an expected doubling of human population and tripling of food demand over the next quarter century, posing a range of severe environmental, political, and socio-economic challenges. In some cases, key Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are in direct conflict, raising difficult policy and funding decisions, particularly in... -
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Restringing some coral beads — nomenclatural notes on Nertera (Rubiaceae).
is reduced to the synonymy of . A new combination, , is proposed to replace , as the name for a species endemic to Tristan da Cunha. Nine lectotypes are designated.Turner, I. M.
Lectotypification, Nertera granadensis, Tristan da Cunha, Major synonym, Geophila humifusa, Nertera, Nomenclature, and Malaysia
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Re‐evaluating the importance of threatened species in maintaining global phytoregions.
Brown, Matilda J. M. ; Walker, Barnaby E. ; Budden, Andrew P. ; Nic Lughadha, Eimear
Phytoregions, Biotic homogenisation, Threatened species, Introductions, Extinctions, Infomap, and Network analysis
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How diverse are the mountain karst forests of Mexico?
Tropical forests on karstic relief (tropical karst forest) are among the most species-rich biomes. These forests play pivotal roles as global climate regulators and for human wellbeing. Their long-term conservation could be central to global climate mitigation and biodiversity conservation. In Mexico, karst landscapes occupy 20% of the total land... -
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Lateralized Movements during the Mating Behavior, Which Are Associated with Sex and Sexual Experience, Increase the Mating Success in Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).
In the present study, we explored the effects of displacement directionality in mating behavior (i.e., lateralized and non-lateralized movements) on mating success (i.e., copulation occurs) and efficiency (i.e., time length at which copulation is achieved), and its association with sex and sexual experience in A. diaperinus. To do so, we... -
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Understanding the users and uses of UK Natural History Collections.
UK natural science collections hold over 137 million items, an unrivalled source of data about 4.56 billion years of planetary development and hundreds of years of biological change, including the differences made by humans — but the scientific, commercial, and societal benefits of these collections are constrained by the limits...Hardy, Helen ; Livermore, Laurence ; Kersey, Paul ; Norris, Ken ; Smith, Vincent