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The Impact of Spatial Delineation on the Assessment of Species Recovery Outcomes

Diversity, 2022
In 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) introduced a novel method for assessing species recovery and conservation impact: the IUCN Green Status of Species.
Molly K. Grace, H. Resit Akçakaya, Elizabeth L. Bennett, Michael J. W. Boyle, Craig Hilton-Taylor, Michael Hoffmann, Daniel Money, Ana Prohaska, Rebecca Young, Richard Young, Barney Long   +10 more
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Near-infrared spectroscopy of AGB star candidates in Fornax, Sculptor and NGC 6822 [PDF]

, 2009
Context: The Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) phase is characterised by substantial mass loss that is accompanied by the formation of dust. In extreme cases this will make the star no longer visible in the optical.
Groenewegen, M. A. T., Lancon, A., Marescaux, M.   +2 more
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Global and regional IUCN red list assessments: 5 [PDF]

, 2018
In this contribution, the conservation status of four vascular plants according to IUCN categories and criteria are presented. It includes the assessment of Arceuthobium oxycedri (DC.) M.Bieb., Ionopsidium albiflorum Durieu, Trifolium latinum Sebast ...
Cambria S, Crisafulli A, De Sanctis M, Fanelli G, Fenu G, Gennai M, Gonnelli V, Latini M, Nicolella G, Orsenigo S, Perrino EV, Serafini Sauli A, Silletti GN, Viciani D, Wagensommer RP   +14 more
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The sampled Red List Index for plants, phase II: ground-truthing specimen-based conservation assessments. [PDF]

Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci, 2015
Brummitt N, Bachman SP, Aletrari E, Chadburn H, Griffiths-Lee J, Lutz M, Moat J, Rivers MC, Syfert MM, Nic Lughadha EM.   +9 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Countdown to 2010: Can we assess Ireland’s insect species diversity and loss? [PDF]

, 2010
peer-reviewedThe insects are the most diverse organisms on this planet and play an essential role in ecosystem functioning, yet we know very little about them.
McCormack, Stephen, Nash, Robert, Nelson, Brian, O'Connor, James P, Regan, Eugenie   +4 more
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Neue Nachweise der Gerandeten Wasserspinne Dolomedes plantarius in Brandenburg (Araneae: Pisauridae)

Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 2009
The great raft spider, Dolomedes plantarius (Clerck, 1757), is a rare and endangered species in Germany and other European countries. Current data on its distribution and ecology are briefly reviewed.
Harms, Danilo, Dunlop, Jason A., Schütt, Karin   +2 more
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Sphaerocarpos muccilloi (Sphaerocarpaceae, Marchantiophyta), a critically endangered species recollected in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, and Sphaerocarpos texanus, a new record to Brazil

Rodriguésia, 2020
Sphaerocarpos muccilloi (Sphaerocarpaceae, Marchantiophyta) was described in 1981, being an endemic species and the only species of the family to Brazil.
Juçara Bordin, Daiane Valente Valente, Denilson Fernandes Peralta, Paulo Eduardo Aguiar Saraiva Câmara   +3 more
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Red list assessments of Chinese higher plants

International Journal of Digital Earth, 2023
Based on the two most recent assessments of Chinese higher plants in 2013 and 2020, of 34,450 and 39,330 species, respectively, we analysed the threatened status of Chinese higher plants.
Liping Li, Haining Qin, Eimear Nic Lughadha, Yaomin Zheng, Huawei Wan, Jack Plummer, Melanie-Jayne R. Howes, Huiyuan Liu, Yangming Jiang, Tuo Wang, Huihui Zhao, Zhanfeng Shen, Huiping Huang   +12 more
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Challenging the Scientific Foundations for an IUCN Red List of Ecosystems [PDF]

, 2014
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is currently discussing the development of a Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) that would mirror the categories and criteria used to assess the conservation status of species.
BOITANI, Luigi, Mace, Georgina M., RONDININI, CARLO   +2 more
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A comprehensive assessment of endemic Brazilian Stachytarpheta (Verbenaceae): the need for conservation efforts in campos rupestres and savannahs

Oryx
Despite significant efforts to assess conservation status, many endemic plants in Brazil remain largely unstudied, including Stachytarpheta, a genus of Verbenaceae with 90 species in the country, of which 82 are endemic.
Pedro Henrique Cardoso, Monira Bicalho, Eduardo Fernandez, Glaucia Crispim Ferreira, Luiz Menini Neto, Marcelo Trovó   +5 more
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