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Two new species of Fulvifomes (Basidiomycota, Hymenochaetaceae) on threatened or near threatened tree species in Japan.

open access: yesMycoscience, 2021
We describe two new species of Fulvifomes based on morphological observations and phylogenetic investigations. Both species were identified as Phellinus rimosus by former mycologists, but both are morphologically distinct from authenticated specimen of P. rimosus. Fulvifomes boninensis is characterized by perennial basidiomata, a sulcate pileus surface
Hattori, Tsutomu   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Eight new species of Cestrum (Solanaceae) from Mesoamerica

open access: yesPhytoKeys, 2012
As part of the preparation of a taxonomic revision of Cestrum (Solanaceae) for Flora Mesoamericana eight hitherto undescribed species from Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Panama were identified.
Alex Monro
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of civil war on forest wildlife in West Africa: Mammals in Gola Forest, Sierra Leone [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Human conflicts may sometimes benefit wildlife by depopulating wilderness areas but there is evidence from Africa that the impacts tend to be negative. The forested states of West Africa have experienced much recent human conflict but there have been no ...
Klop, E., Lindsell, J.A., Siaka, A.M.
core   +1 more source

Endemic Bamboo (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) of the Lesser Sunda Islands

open access: yesJurnal Biodjati, 2023
More than 50 species of bamboo were known from the Lesser Sunda Islands (LSI), including several endemic species. Endemic species are often highly specialized, found in limited geographical areas, and vulnerable to extinction if their habitat is ...
I Putu Gede P. Damayanto   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current State of Conservation Knowledge on Threatened Amphibian Species in Peru [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This study documents the current state of conservation knowledge on threatened amphibian species in Peru. Following the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classification system, we considered species in the following categories ...
Angulo, Ariande   +26 more
core   +1 more source

What is a tree in the mediterranean basin hotspot? A critical analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background: Tree species represent 20% of the vascular plant species worldwide and they play a crucial role in the global functioning of the biosphere. The Mediterranean Basin is one of the 36 world biodiversity hotspots, and it is estimated that forests
Arroyo Marín, Juan   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Estimating ecological metrics for holistic conservation management in a biodiverse but information‐poor tropical region

open access: yesConservation Science and Practice, 2020
Conservation ecologists face the dual challenge of working with difficult‐to‐study species and providing ecological metrics that support conservation management at global, regional, and local levels.
Christian Devenish   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Population dynamics of two sympatric intertidal fish species (the shanny, Lipophrys pholis, and long-spined scorpion fish,Taurulus bubalis) of Great Britain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The shanny/common blenny (Lipophrys pholis) and long-spined scorpionfish/bullhead (Taurulus bubalis) are commonly encountered, sympatric species within much of Great Britain’s rocky intertidal zones. Despite being prey items of the cod (Gadus morhua) and
Barrett, C.J., Hull, S.L., Johnson, M.L.
core   +1 more source

The first use of Fulton's K for assessing and comparing the conditions of inter-tidal fish populations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Fulton's K condition factor was applied, for the first time, to inter-tidal specimens of the shanny (Lipophrys pholis) and long-spined scorpion fish (Taurulus bubalis) from two English rocky shore and two Welsh rocky shore sites during summer 2010 and ...
Barrett, Chris J.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Revised Red Data List of Estonian bryophytes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
All Estonian bryophyte species (597) that had written records up to 2018 were evaluated against IUCN criteria. More than half of the species belong to the least concern category, but almost one fourth (158) is evaluated as threatened, and one tenth (65 ...
Ehrlich, Loore   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

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