Results 91 to 100 of about 34,935 (260)

Conservation status of species used in the UK herbal medicine industry

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
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, Jon C. Lovett, Christopher Hassall   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate requirements for cultivated Liberica coffee (Coffea liberica) and consequences for its use and development as a crop species

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The global coffee industry, supporting 25 million smallholder farmers, is vulnerable to climate change. Diversifying the coffee species portfolio beyond Arabica and robusta is a promising intervention. Liberica coffee could provide adaptive capacity, although its climate parameters for cultivation are poorly known.
Isobel M. J. Wild, Aaron P. Davis, Kenny Wee Ting Lee, Justin Moat   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of an efficient in vitro micropropagation and biochemical profiling of Salvia halophila, an endemic Turkish sage

BMC Plant Biology
Background Salvia halophila Hedge is an endemic sage species confined to the salt steppe ecosystems of Central Anatolia (Türkiye), particularly around the Lake Tuz Basin, and is classified as Endangered (EN) by the IUCN. Its narrow distribution, low seed
Münüre Tanur Erkoyuncu
doaj   +1 more source

The Protection and Management of the Sargasso Sea [PDF]

, 2017
The Sargasso Sea is a fundamentally important part of the world's ocean, located within the North Atlantic sub-tropical gyre with its boundaries defined by the surrounding currents.

core  

Exploring Costa Rica's fungal trends: Insights from digitized specimens

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Fungi are essential to tropical ecosystems but remain largely absent from conservation agendas. By analyzing over 78,000 fungal records from Costa Rica—a globally recognized biodiversity hotspot—this study reveals key patterns in fungal diversity, distribution, and seasonality.
Melissa Mardones, Julieta Carranza‐Velázquez, Carlos Rojas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of the Ecology and Economics of Montserrat's Marine Resources [PDF]

, 2015
Montserrat is a small, volcanic island in the Caribbean Sea that has undergone significant economic and ecological change over the past three decades due to disruption caused by a hurricane and prolonged volcanic activity.

core  

A national crop wild relative checklist for Zimbabwe reveals edible crop wild relative diversity of regional and global importance

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Crop wild relatives (CWR) in Zimbabwe are reservoirs of beneficial agronomic traits, yet they remain under‐documented and poorly conserved. This study developed Zimbabwe's first national CWR checklist based on a conceptual framework combining floristic, ecological and ethnobotanical data, revealing over 2700 taxa, with nearly 1000 edible species ...
Kudakwashe Mutasa, Onismus Chipfunde, Christopher Chapano, Patience Chatukuta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the viability of airborne environmental DNA detection for identifying trafficked lion pelts (Panthera leo) in a containerised environment

Frontiers in Conservation Science
Accurate and rapid detection methodologies for monitoring the illicit trafficking of threatened species through highly exploited maritime routes are crucial to support law enforcement and conservation efforts. One of the most prominent trafficked species
Georgia Kate Moloney, Gabrielle Grace Brien, Nellie May Shute, Aliakbar Khabiri, John Moloney, Iliana Delcheva, Melanie MacGregor, Anne-Lise Chaber   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluating land–sea linkages using land cover change and coral reef monitoring data: A case study from northeastern Puerto Rico

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Land cover change that leads to increased nutrient and sediment runoff is an important driver of change in coral reef ecosystems. In this study, we combined satellite remote sensing and field monitoring to assess concomitant changes in watershed land cover and coral cover in northeastern Puerto Rico in 2000–2015.
Pirta Palola, Sasha Hills, Simon J. Pittman, Edwin A. Hernández‐Delgado, Antoine Collin, Lisa M. Wedding   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conservation of Atlantic Forest fragments: is the iconic brazilwood Paubrasilia echinata adequately protected in south-east Brazil?

Oryx
The brazilwood tree Paubrasilia echinata is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil and is categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List as a result of habitat loss and overexploitation.
Patricia Rosa, Nerivaldo Gomes Antas, Joelcio Freitas, Eimear Nic Lughadha, Trevon Fuller, Catarina Fonseca Lira, Cyl Farney Catarino Sá, Cláudio Belmonte de Athayde Bohrer, Gwilym P. Lewis, Heloisa G.R. Dantas, Haroldo Cavalcante de Lima   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source