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El género Galeandra (Orchidaceae) en Argentina
RodriguésiaResumen Galeandra (Orchidaceae) comprende alrededor de 18 especies de hierbas epífitas y terrestres de distribución neotropical, las cuales son reconocidas por presentar las flores con el labelo en forma de embudo y espolonado en la base. Cuatro especies
Christian A. Zanotti +2 more
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Cecropia manauara (Urticaceae), a new species from the Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
Acta Botânica BrasílicaA new species of Cecropia (Urticaceae) is described for Amazonas state, Brazil. Collecting and processing of the vouchers followed the usual procedures for botanical specimens.
Daniel Praia Portela de Aguiar +6 more
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The lichen flora of the Chagos Archipelago : including a comparison with other island and coastal tropical floras [PDF]
, 2000 The 1996 Chagos Expedition provided the first opportunity to study the archipelago’s lichen flora. Seventeen of the 55 islands were ecologically investigated, some in more detail than others, and lists and representative collections of lichens have been ...
Aptroot, André, Seaward, Mark R. D.
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Biodiversity is threatened by human activities, with extinction debt accumulating rapidly. Many of these activities change the connectivity of populations, fragmenting existing population systems or bringing previously isolated populations or species into contact.
Zhiqin Long +7 more
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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 +2 more
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Occurrence of the neotropical moss Dicranella hilariana (Mont.) Mitt. in the Antarctic [PDF]
, 2000 Dicranella hilariana (Mont.) Mitt., a pan-neotropical moss species, is reported for the first time from the Antarctic botanical zone. It was found on geothermally heated ground near fumaroles on Visokoi, Candlemas and Bellingshausen Islands in the ...
Arts, Theo +3 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Tiny, leafless fairy lanterns are easily overlooked on the forest floor. Thismia abei, endemic to Japan, persists in small, unstable populations and is listed nationally as Critically Endangered. Our recent work has revealed another, less obvious form of obscurity.
Kenji Suetsugu +2 more
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A contribution to the moss flora of Ecuador [PDF]
, 1998 An annotated list of new records or otherwise interesting species from Ecuador is presented. The occurrence of rhizoidal tubers is reported for the first time in Anoectangium aestivum, Brachymenium chilense and Bryoerythrophyllum ...
Arts, Theo, Sollman, Philip
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The most threatened plants receive the least scientific attention
PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Plants sustain all life, providing the energetic and structural basis of ecosystems, but they face a growing risk of extinction. Reversing this decline requires an understanding of how scientific knowledge is distributed among species, and identification of the biases and gaps that hinder effective responses to the threats they face. However, we reveal
Renon S. Andrade +3 more
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Offspring sex ratio of introduced red deer in Patagonia, Argentina after an intensive drought [PDF]
, 2001 Red deer (Cervus elaphus) introduced to Patagonia have reached high densities in the forest-steppe ecotone. Drought conditions during 1998/99 were suspected to impact subsequent reproductive performance.
Fluck, Werner Thomas
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