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Economics of African biodiversity genomics and bioinformatics for prosperity

African biodiversity is at a transformative juncture where advances in genome sequencing and bioinformatics could support productivity gains, structural transformation, and greater economic resilience. In this work, we examine how the generation, sharing, and use of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) shape the economic returns from biodiversity ...
Badaoui, Bouabid, Hayah, Ichrak, Smith, Rae, Guerfali, Fatma Zahra, Sharaf, Abdoallah, El Hajoui, Yassine, Carstens, Nadia, Ghoor, Samira, Mathebula, Sydney, Mungloo-Dilmohamud, Zahra, Nguinkal, Julien A., Ntji, Shabangu, Oke, Emmanuel Kolawole, Omotoriogun, Taiwo Crossby, Radouani, Fouzia, Raouf, Radouane, Kinnear, Craig, Osuji, Julian, Muigai, Anne, Ezzahid, Elhadj, Ebenezer, ThankGod Echezona   +20 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Taxonomy of a novel and a new geographical record of Nigropunctata species (Pallidoperidiaceae) on Bambusa vulgaris from northern Thailand

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Nigropunctata is an understudied genus of bambusicolous fungi, and its diversity in Thailand remains poorly known. This study aimed to investigate species of Nigropunctata associated with bamboo in Thailand using morphological observations along with multi‐locus phylogenetic analyses of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS), large subunit (LSU), RNA ...
Zaw Lin Tun, Vinodhini Thiyagaraja, Chitrabhanu Sharma Bhunjun, Sajeewa Sandeshya Nilukana Maharachchikumbura, Alotibi Fatimah, Kevin David Hyde   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Automating the Curation of DNA Barcode Databases for Vascular Plants

Environmental DNA
Comprehensive, curated, and current DNA barcode reference databases are essential for both the identification of single specimens and for the interpretation of metabarcoding data.
Andreas Kolter, Paul Hebert
doaj   +1 more source

Leaf micromorphology and genetic diversity analysis of Iranian Hordeum species using ISSR and SCoT markers

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
The genus Hordeum (Poaceae), of the tribe Triticeae, comprises approximately 32 species with substantial potential for barley improvement. Hordeum vulgare is an economically important cereal widely cultivated across diverse environments, from the Arctic to desert and humid regions.
Maryam Keshavarzi, Raheleh Tabaripour, Nasrin Farasat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mazus dabieshanensis sp. nov. (Mazaceae) from eastern China

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Mazus dabieshanensis, a newly described species endemic to the Dabieshan Mountains in eastern China, is illustrated and described. Molecular phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences consistently demonstrate that this new species forms a stable clade with other Mazus species characterized by a pubescent ovary. Morphologically,
Rui Tong, Zhuo‐Min Shen, Peng‐Rui Luo, Tao Deng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic analysis of the rare forest bryophyte Dicranum viride in the boreo‐nemoral zone near the northern distribution range limit

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Bryophytes are important forest ecosystem elements, being an integral part of biodiversity. Genetic studies contribute to bryophyte population ecology by helping to understand species historical distribution patterns and genetic diversity at different scales.
Anna Mežaka, Ilona Plaksenkova, Līga Anna Leitāne, Baiba Krivmane, Vilnis Šķipars, Dainis Ruņģis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Historical data reveal earlier flowering under environmental change

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Global temperatures have risen ~ 1.1°C since the 1800s and the mean annual air temperature in the Arctic has increased by nearly four times the global average. Temperature has a significant effect on fundamental life‐cycle events of flora and fauna. With temperatures increasing, Arctic plants are expected to shift their active periods accordingly, with
Elizabeth Stunz, Ante Stattin Gustavsson, Christine D. Bacon   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ranavirus risk depends on host community characteristics more than the presence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

Oikos, EarlyView.
Novel parasite introductions are threatening wildlife communities globally. The degree of threat depends on the ecological context, namely host community characteristics and the presence of other parasites. How these two factors interact to shape the outcomes of parasite introductions is not known. We experimentally investigated how infection following
David R. Daversa, Andy Fenton, Lola M. Brookes, Gonçalo M. Rosa, Chris Sergeant, Trenton W. J. Garner   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Furin as target for suppression of mosquito-borne viruses

Virology Journal
Background Mosquitoes are the main vectors of arboviruses, which infect millions of people every year. These viruses depend on host factors, such as the proprotein convertase furin, for replication.
Alejandra Centurión, Bodunrin Omokungbe, Markus Oberpaul, Ludwig Dersch, Sabrina Stiehler, Cross Chambers, Marcus Lechner, Tim Lüddecke, Andreas Vilcinskas, Torsten Steinmetzer, Kornelia Hardes   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Technical wildness: Modernity, romanticism, and the technocratic turn in Scottish rewilding

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Technical wildness is a new and increasingly influential culture of nature. This paper marks its emergence in Scotland in the early 2020s. Focusing on Scotland's rapidly evolving land management sector, the paper traces how private rewilding companies position science‐led land management and natural capital markets as the most effective ...
Theo Stanley
wiley   +1 more source