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Species richness, endemism, and conservation of wild Rhododendron in China

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2023
This study aimed to identify the main factors driving species richness and endemism patterns of Chinese wild Rhododendron as well as to assess the hotspots of species diversity and their conservation status.
Zhengxue Zhao   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Species richness and conservation gap analysis of karst areas: A case study of vascular plants from Guizhou, China

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2018
Guizhou province, famous for its karst landforms and rich biodiversity, is facing exceptional threats by intensive human activities, like many areas in China. As a result, Guizhou is a critical and priority area for biodiversity conservation.
Bo Liu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Spatial patterns of phylogenetic diversity and endemism in the Western Ghats, India: A case study using ancient predatory arthropods

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2021
The Western Ghats (WG) mountain chain in peninsular India is a global biodiversity hotspot, one in which patterns of phylogenetic diversity and endemism remain to be documented across taxa. We used a well‐characterized community of ancient soil predatory
D. K. Bharti   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Land snail biogeography and endemism in south-eastern Africa: Implications for the Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany biodiversity hotspot.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2021
Invertebrates in general have long been underrepresented in studies on biodiversity, biogeography and conservation. Boundaries of biodiversity hotspots are often delimited intuitively based on floristic endemism and have seldom been empirically tested ...
Sandun J Perera   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patterns of Richness and Endemism in the Gypsicolous Flora of Mexico

open access: yesDiversity, 2023
Gypsum soils occur around the world, mainly in arid regions. These harsh environments promote unusual flora with high degrees of endemism. Mexico has extensive gypsum outcrops, but their flora has been poorly studied.
Juan Pablo Ortiz-Brunel   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

SCHISTOSOMAL MYELORADICULOPATHY IN A NON-ENDEMIC AREA [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Paulista de Pediatria, 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To report a schistosomal myeloradiculopathy case in a non-endemic area. Case description: A previously healthy 11-year-old boy, stricken by an acute loss of strength on his lower limbs, followed by a loss of strength on his upper limbs and upper body, associated with altered sensitivity of the vesical globe formation.
Lívia Souza de Oliveira   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Perceived Impacts and Predictors of Cannabis Products Used by Patients with Rheumatologic Conditions in Alberta, Canada: A Multivariable Analysis of Cross‐Sectional Survey Data

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to characterize cannabis product choices (cannabinoid content and formulation) among patients with rheumatologic conditions and their associations with patient factors, patient‐reported perceived side effects, and positive impacts.
Susan Zhang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inflammaging in Endemic Areas for Infectious Diseases [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2020
Immunosenescence is marked by a systemic process named inflammaging along with a series of defects in the immunological activity that results in poor responses to infectious agents and to vaccination. Inflammaging, a state of low-grade chronic inflammation, usually leads to chronic inflammatory diseases and frailty in the elderly. However, some elderly
Marina Andrade Batista   +15 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Coronary Artery Calcium Progression: A Case Cohort Analysis From ELSA‐Brasil

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To investigate the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) prevalence, incidence, and progression over four years in adults without prior cardiovascular disease. Methods A case‐cohort study within the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA‐Brasil) included 585 participants (86 patients with ...
Patrícia Fonseca Estrada   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parsimony Analysis of Endemicity (PAE) in Iranian freshwater basins based on subterranean amphipods genus Niphargus (Crustacea, Malacostraca) [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2020
The order Amphipoda is one of the most diverse taxa that globally distributed in all environments and virtually habitats. The members of genus Niphargus represent an important part of the Western Palearctic subterranean amphipoda fauna.
Somayeh Esmaeili-Rineh
doaj   +1 more source

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