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Pest‐preservation paradox among insects

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
The pest‐preservation paradox is a non‐binary perspective that insects range from those that are harmful and requiring management on the one side, to those requiring conservation intervention on the opposite end of the spectrum. Importantly, the vast majority of insects occur somewhere in the center of the two extremes, and their position along the ...
Michael J. Samways   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two new species of <i>Besleria</i> (Gesneriaceae) from Reserva Natural Mesenia-Paramillo in Colombia's Cordillera Occidental. [PDF]

open access: yesPhytoKeys
Clark JL   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Synthesis of Pollinator‐Friendly Management in European Protected Areas

open access: yesConservation Biology, EarlyView.
Effectiveness of pollinator‐friendly management in European protected areas. Abstract Pollinators are important to humans and nature due to their role in ecosystem functioning and services. Research on the effects of pollinator management in protected areas is insufficient compared with that on farmlands and urban areas, potentially hindering ...
Gabriella Süle   +45 more
wiley   +1 more source

1172. Dendrobium chryseum Rolfe

open access: yesCurtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.
Summary Dendrobium chryseum is a widespread orchid from continental tropical Asia and Taiwan with a confused taxonomical history. In addition to its horticultural merits and its use in Traditional Chinese Medicine, this species has significant cultural importance among the Tsou people of Taiwan. Notes on pollination, cultivation, taxonomy, distribution,
André Schuiteman   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

1177. Streptocarpus aylae T.J.Edwards

open access: yesCurtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.
Summary Streptocarpus aylae T.J.Edwards, a spectacular, rosette forming herbaceous perennial from cliffs of the Msikaba River in Pondoland, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa is illustrated and discussed. The species is known from only two sites and is highly localised, growing in humus rich cracks and crevices on sandstone cliffs.
Paul Rees   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

1173. Ipomoea pandurata (L.) G. Mey

open access: yesCurtis's Botanical Magazine, EarlyView.
Summary Ipomoea pandurata is a Morning Glory from North America which develops a large storage root. There is much uncertainty about its discovery before its formal description in the middle of the 18th century. Originally described as a Convolvulus, almost a hundred years passed before its recognition as a species of Ipomoea.
John R.I. Wood   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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