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Extinction risk of the endemic vascular flora of Kauai, Hawaii, based on IUCN assessments. [PDF]

Conserv Biol, 2022
Abstract The International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN Red List) is the world's most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of species. Governmental agencies and conservation organizations increasingly rely on IUCN Red List assessments to develop conservation policies and ...
Rønsted N, Walsh SK, Clark M, Edmonds M, Flynn T, Heintzman S, Loomis A, Lorence D, Nagendra U, Nyberg B, Opgenorth M, Weisenberger L, Williams A, Wolkis D, Wood KR, Keir M.   +15 more
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Vascular plant extinction in the continental United States and Canada. [PDF]

Conserv Biol, 2021
Abstract Extinction rates are expected to increase during the Anthropocene. Current extinction rates of plants and many animals remain unknown. We quantified extinctions among the vascular flora of the continental United States and Canada since European settlement. We compiled data on apparently extinct species by querying plant conservation databases,
Knapp WM, Frances A, Noss R, Naczi RFC, Weakley A, Gann GD, Baldwin BG, Miller J, McIntyre P, Mishler BD, Moore G, Olmstead RG, Strong A, Kennedy K, Heidel B, Gluesenkamp D.   +15 more
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Long transient response of vegetation dynamics after four millennia of anthropogenic impacts in an island ecosystem. [PDF]

Glob Chang Biol, 2022
In the Mediterranean region, island ecosystem dynamics have been influenced by millennia of anthropogenic impacts. Here, we analysed the spatio‐temporal dynamics of vegetation in sa Dragonera, where herbivory by goats, over‐logging and rat occurrence ended in the last decades.
Oro D, Pueyo Y, Bauzà J, Errea MP, Arroyo AI.   +4 more
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Examining the structure of plant-lemur interactions in the face of imperfect knowledge. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Biotic interactions, such as plant–animal seed dispersal mutualisms, are essential for ecosystem function. Such interactions are threatened by the possible extinction of the animal partners. Using a data set that includes plant–lemur interactions across Madagascar, we studied the current state of knowledge of these interactions and their ...
Tonos J, Papinot B, Park DS, Raelison M, Ramaroson H, Stubbs J, Razafindratsima OH.   +6 more
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Effect of primate protection on threatened and endemic vertebrates, plants, ecosystem services, and future climate refugia. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Primates, 69% of which are threatened with extinction, are the third most specious order of mammals. We used primates as model taxa to examine the umbrella effects of primates on ecosystem services and the protection of other vertebrates and seed plants in Yunnan Province, China.
Yang Y, Li C, Fang YH, Ren GP, Huang ZP, Li YP, Cui LW, Chu-Yuan MR, Chapmman CA, Grueter CC, Zhou J, Yan WB, Liu X, Zhang LX, Tang RA, Tian YP, Li F, Hang KG, Li PY, Garber PA, Wu RD, Xiao W.   +21 more
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Las plantas vasculares endémicas del estado de Sinaloa, México

Botan‪ical Sciences, 2022
Antecedentes: Sinaloa es uno de los estados de México con mayor necesidad de estudios florísticos. Preguntas: ¿Cuáles son las plantas endémicas de Sinaloa? ¿cuáles son las regiones con mayor endemismo? ¿cuál es su importancia etnobotánica?
Juan Fernando Pío-León, Martha González-Elizondo, Rito Vega-Aviña, M. Socorro González-Elizondo, Jesús Guadalupe González-Gallegos, Bladimir Salomón-Montijo, Manuel Guillermo Millán-Otero, Carlos A. Lim-Vega   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying Mozambique's most critical areas for plant conservation: An evaluation of protected areas and Important Plant Areas

Biotropica, Volume 55, Issue 6, Page 1183-1194, November 2023., 2023
Plants are often overlooked in conservation planning. In Mozambique, we find that the richest areas for rare and threatened plant species are poorly represented within the protected area network. We use Important Plant Areas and the Weighted Endemism including Global Endangerment (WEGE) index to identify opportunities to better conserve Mozambique's ...
Sophie L. Richards, Harith Farooq, Hermenegildo Matimele, Tereza Alves, Castigo Datizua, Clayton Langa, Alice Massingue, Jo Osborne, Saba Rokni, Camila de Sousa, Iain Darbyshire   +10 more
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Cultural importance, availability and conservation status of Spanish wild medicinal plants: Implications for sustainability

People and Nature, Volume 5, Issue 5, Page 1512-1525, October 2023., 2023
Abstract The harvest of wild plants with medicinal uses is increasing globally, both for self‐treatment and as a source of income. The increasing demand for these remedies could lead to the over‐harvest of some species. Despite a recent surge in the number of studies analysing wild medicinal plants management, little is known about the effects of non ...
J. Mateo‐Martín, G. Benítez, A. Gras, M. Molina, V. Reyes‐García, J. Tardío, A. Verde, M. Pardo‐de‐Santayana   +7 more
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Meta‐analysis of Red List conservation assessments of Mexican endemic and near endemic tree species shows nearly two thirds of these are threatened

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 581-599, July 2023., 2023
Mexico's extraordinary tree diversity is threatened by the increasing demand for resources because of the tenfold population growth in the last century. The conservation status of trees, and both urban and rural livelihoods, are also negatively affected by agriculture, mining and tourism.
Marie‐Stéphanie Samain, Salvador Guzmán Díaz, Karina Machuca Machuca, Alejandra Celeste Dolores Fuentes, Ana Gabriela Zacarías Correa, Dagoberto Valentín Martínez, Fabián Augusto Aldaba Núñez, Rosario Redonda‐Martínez, Sara F. Oldfield, Esteban Manuel Martínez Salas   +9 more
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The Red List for the endemic trees of Colombia: Effective conservation targeted for plants required in biodiversity hotspots

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 617-627, July 2023., 2023
Conserving trees is fundamental to maintaining forests, which are home to about half of the global biodiversity and provide unmeasurable benefits to people. Colombia has 5868 known species of trees, 1148 of which are endemic to the country. Unfortunately, 45% of the endemic trees of Colombia are threatened with extinction, and therefore, the ecosystem ...
Cristina Lopez‐Gallego, Paula A. Morales‐Morales   +1 more
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