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The potential of seedbank digital information in plant conservation

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Seedbanks are vital for biodiversity conservation, but their potential remains underutilised due to a limited understanding of the intraspecific genetic diversity they hold. By leveraging digitised data associated with seedbank collections, such as sampling locations, number of maternal plants and seed traits, we can attempt the estimation of genetic ...
Roberta Gargiulo +23 more
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Flowering out of sync: Climate change alters the reproductive phenology of Terminalia paniculata in the Western Ghats of India

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Understanding how climate change impacts the plant life cycle is critical for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem services. Our findings suggest that Terminalia paniculata Roth, a common tropical deciduous tree species in the Western Ghats, is now flowering and fruiting at more scattered times than it used to in the past.
Ananthapadmanaban Karthikeyan +2 more
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Repositories of biocultural diversity: Toward best practices for empowering ethnobotany in digital herbaria

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Societal Impact Statement As herbaria digitize millions of plant specimens, ethnobotanical information associated with them is becoming increasingly accessible. These biocultural data include plant uses, names, and/or management practices of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).
Robbie Hart +23 more
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Tracing holotype trajectories: Mapping the movement of the most valuable herbarium specimens

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Global efforts to protect biodiversity depend on fair access to key plant specimens. This study examines the distribution of 119,361 holotypes—unique herbarium specimens used to formally describe new plant species. By linking collection and storage data, we found that holotypes are increasingly held closer to their places of origin, particularly in ...
Dominik Tomaszewski, Łukasz Walas, Marzenna Guzicka +2 more
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Life after herbarium digitisation: Physical and digital collections, curation and use

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Societal Impact Statement Collections of dried plant specimens (herbaria) provide an invaluable resource for the study of many areas of scientific interest and conservation globally. Digitisation increases access to specimens and metadata, enabling efficient use across a broad spectrum of research.
Alan James Paton +39 more
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Digitisation of herbarium specimens to the benefit of research: An African perspective focusing on South Africa and Western Indian Ocean Island states

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Botanical exploration, discovery and conservation rely heavily on access to herbarium collections. Recently, digital access to label information, including georeferenced locality data, and images of herbarium specimens available online have greatly increased usage of herbarium specimen data.
Ronell R. Klopper +9 more
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A pipeline to compile expert‐verified datasets of digitised herbarium specimens for automated plant identification to accelerate taxonomy

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Understanding and protecting plant life is essential for tackling the twin challenges of biodiversity loss and climate change. To support this, we have developed a new digital approach that helps identify plant species more quickly and accurately.
Jed Arno +10 more
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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
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Crime and Poverty: Evidence from a Natural Experiment [PDF]

This paper investigates the relationship between poverty and crime. Following a disputed presidential election, fuel supply to the highlands of Madagascar was severely curtailed in early 2002, resulring in a massive - if temporary - increase in poverty ...
Bart Minten, Marcel Fafchamps
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Open letter: The need for a site‐based biodiversity standard measuring and certifying impacts from nature‐based projects

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Despite growing investment in restoration, weak accountability and poor biodiversity monitoring mean many projects fail to achieve ecological recovery. The Global Biodiversity Standard (TGBS) offers a practical way to ensure that restoration finance delivers measurable gains for nature.
David Bartholomew +254 more
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