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Endemism and Conservation of Hemiptera on the Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau [PDF]

open access: yesEcology and Evolution
The Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau is essential for the maintenance of global biodiversity. Exploring the drivers of species diversity and the conservation status of species in this region contributes significantly to elucidating the mechanisms underlying ...
Zhengxue Zhao   +3 more
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A First Quantification of Plant Endemism in the Manica Highlands (Zimbabwe–Mozambique) and the Significance of Open Habitats [PDF]

open access: yesEcology and Evolution
The Manica Highlands is a tropical transboundary mountain system shared by Zimbabwe and Mozambique, covering 7400 km2. Although extensively botanized for over 100 years, with many known endemic plant species, these have never been comprehensively ...
Jonathan Timberlake, Vincent Ralph Clark
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Global increase in the endemism of birds from north to south [PDF]

open access: yesNature Communications
Endemism is a highly valuable metric for conservation because it identifies areas with irreplaceable species, ecological functions, or evolutionary lineages.
D. Matthias Dehling, Steven L. Chown
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Ontology of areas of endemism [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Biogeography, 2011
Brian Crother, Christopher Murray
exaly   +2 more sources

Distribution of freshwater fish from the Southern Neotropics reveals three new areas of endemism and show diffuse limits among freshwater ecoregions

open access: yesNeotropical Ichthyology, 2021
Ecoregions and areas of endemism are central concepts in biogeography. Based on collection records and the Endemic Analyses implemented with NDM/VNDM method we analyzed fish areas of endemism in the junction of three freshwater ecoregions related to the ...
José Bessonart   +3 more
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Exploring the Species Richness Pattern and Areas of Endemism of Tenebrionidae (Coleoptera) in Xinjiang, China

open access: yesDiversity, 2022
Species richness and areas of endemicity (AOE) are the basis of biogeography, which is of great significance for understanding the evolution of species and making conservation plans. The present study aimed to investigate the species richness pattern and
Yalin Li   +5 more
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Assessing the Diversity and Distribution Pattern of the Speciose Genus Lycocerus (Coleoptera: Cantharidae) by the Global-Scale Data

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Species richness patterns and endemism on the large-scale play a significant role in biogeography and biodiversity conservation. This study aimed to explore the diversity centers and endemic areas of a large cantharid genus Lycocerus, so as to test ...
Tong Liu   +4 more
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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF MALARIA IN ENDEMIC AREAS [PDF]

open access: yesMediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, 2012
Malaria infection is still to be considered a major public health problem in those 106 countries where the risk of contracting the infection with one or more of the Plasmodium species exists. According to estimates from the World Health Organization, over 200 million cases and about 655.000 deaths have occurred in 2010.
AUTINO, Beatrice   +3 more
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Areas of endemism of two biogeographic provinces in central Mexico based on their endemic Asteraceae: a conservation proposal

open access: yesRevista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2021
The Transmexican Volcanic Belt (TVB) and the Balsas Basin (BB), situated in central Mexico, stand out for their species richness and endemism. Documenting patterns of distribution of endemism is relevant, since species restricted to an area may become ...
Ana Susana Estrada-Márquez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial Distribution of Pollinating Butterflies in Yunnan Province, Southwest China with Resource Conservation Implications

open access: yesInsects, 2020
Pollinating butterflies are an important asset to agriculture, which still depends on wild resources. Yunnan Province in Southwest China is a region with typical montane agriculture, but this resource is poorly investigated. From literature reference and
Hui-Hong Zhang   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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