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Balancing tracks and trees: Assessing railroad impact on Brazilian biodiversity

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The Brazilian West–East Integration Railway (FIOL) aims to boost the national economy by improving commodity transport; however, it crosses three of Brazil's most biodiverse and fragile regions: the Caatinga, Cerrado and Atlantic Forest. Using digitised plant records and land‐use analyses, our study reveals significant vegetation loss within the ...
Ana Luiza Silva Rocha   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conservation status of species used in the UK herbal medicine industry

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Given the ongoing biodiversity crisis, sustainable use and management of medicinal plants is critical. We assessed the conservation status, threats and conservation actions of 298 species sold by UK suppliers to medical herbalists. We found that most species used are unevaluated, representing a gap in conservation knowledge, and of those with ...
Isabella Flowers   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The potential effect of megafaunal extinctions on modern conservation of horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum

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Many plant species worldwide are struggling to regenerate due to the ongoing effects of climate change. These effects appear to be further exacerbated by the loss of keystone megafauna, which were important seed dispersers. By identifying the traits commonly seen in seeds spread by modern elephants, it is possible to predict which species likely ...
Andrew J. Tighe
wiley   +1 more source

DdRAD sequencing of the endangered species Primula Palinuri Petagna reveals high levels of inter-population diversity. [PDF]

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Perez-Bello P   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Status and future of seed conservation of threatened plants in the post‐2020 era

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Ambitious targets have been set to backup seeds of threatened plants by the global strategy for plant conservation (GSPC), but it is unclear in how far these targets have been met and how seed collection should be organized to meet future challenges. Here, we provide an overview of the status of 44 countries in achieving seed conservation targets.
Andreas Ensslin   +130 more
wiley   +1 more source

Epidemiological Investigation of Infectious Diseases at the Domestic-Synanthropic-Wild Animal Interface Reveals Threats to Endangered Species Reintroduction in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. [PDF]

open access: yesVet Sci
Aljasir SF   +16 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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