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N.I. VAVILOV’S EXPEDITIONS

open access: yesВавиловский журнал генетики и селекции, 2014
N.I. Vavilov occupies a special position among scientists and most successful «hunters» for cultivated plants and their relatives. He first predicted and then discovered and collected an unexpectedly broad diversity of species, accessions, and varieties.
N. P. Goncharov
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Historical and recent investigations on the bee fauna of Taiwan (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The bee fauna of Taiwan was studied intensively in the first half of last century and was based in large parts on the extensive material collected by Hans Sauter between 1902 and 1914. Subsequent studies on bees of Taiwan have only been sporadic.
Dubitzky, Andreas   +2 more
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Wilting wildflowers and bummed‐out bees: Climate change threatens US state symbols

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Species designated as state symbols in the United States carry cultural importance, embody historical heritage and maintain long‐standing linkages to Indigenous traditions. However, they are threatened by climate change and even face the risk of local or global extinction.
Xuezhen Ge   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recent advances in Joule‐heating synthesis of functional nanomaterials for photo and electrocatalysis

open access: yesPhotoMat, EarlyView.
This paper presents a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in Joule‐heating synthesis of photo and electrocatalysts, emphasizing its benefits and applications. The objective is to offer an effective strategy for enhancing the diversity and performance of catalytic materials.
Jiaqi Li   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The importance of integrating herbarium records into conservation plans: a case study on Honduran ferns and lycophytes

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Herbarium collections are powerful, yet underutilized, tools for global biodiversity conservation and protected area management. By integrating digitized herbarium records with existing biodiversity data, previously unknown plant species were uncovered, exposing critical gaps in conservation knowledge.
Sven P. Batke   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

How digitisation of herbaria reveals the botanical legacy of the First World War

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Digitisation of herbarium collections is bringing greater understanding to bear on the complexity of narratives relating to the First World War and its aftermath – scientific and societal. Plant collecting during the First World War was more widespread than previously understood, contributed to the psychological well‐being of those involved and ...
Christopher Kreuzer, James A. Wearn
wiley   +1 more source

Capacity building needed to reap the benefits of access to biodiversity collections

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Global conservation efforts increasingly depend on digitised natural history collections, yet the benefits of this digital data are not equally shared. We analysed biodiversity specimens and citation data from Montserrat and the Cayman Islands to assess who collected these specimens, how they are used, and by whom.
Quentin Groom   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bryophytes and lichens of Aldabra [PDF]

open access: yes, 1996
Aldabra Atoll, in the Republic of Seychelles, lies 450 km to the north of Madagascar and 650 km to the east of the Tanzanian coast of Africa (9o24’S, 46o20’E).
Aptroot, André   +2 more
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Future Experimental Programs

open access: yes, 2013
I was asked to discuss future experimental programs even though I'm a theorist. As a result, I present my own personal views on where the field is, and where it is going, based on what I myself have been working on.
Murayama, Hitoshi
core   +1 more source

Digitization connects scattered specimens and enables new historical research: Plants from the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881–1884)

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Widespread museum digitization initiatives have made the world's herbaria more accessible than ever, launching a renaissance of specimen use. We highlight the value of digitization to bolster both scientific and historical research using the specimens from the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition (1881–1884) to the Canadian arctic, remembered for its tragedy ...
J. Mason Heberling, Jackson P. Wright
wiley   +1 more source

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