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View article: Genomic data define species delimitation in Liberica coffee with implications for crop development and conservation
Genomic data define species delimitation in Liberica coffee with implications for crop development and conservation Open
Safeguarding the long-term future of the global coffee supply chain represents a major challenge, particularly in an era of accelerated climate change. Of particular concern are the millions of smallholder farmers across the tropical belt …
View article: Rapid polygenic adaptation in a wild population of ash trees under a novel fungal epidemic
Rapid polygenic adaptation in a wild population of ash trees under a novel fungal epidemic Open
Rapid evolution through small shifts in allele frequencies at thousands of loci is a long-standing neo-Darwinian prediction but is hard to characterize in the wild. European ash tree ( Fraxinus excelsior ) populations have recently come un…
View article: Ectomycorrhizal community composition and traits predict soil carbon stocks at the landscape scale
Ectomycorrhizal community composition and traits predict soil carbon stocks at the landscape scale Open
View article: 300 billion years of angiosperm evolution at risk of extinction
300 billion years of angiosperm evolution at risk of extinction Open
Extinction results in not only loss of species, but also loss of the unique evolutionary history that they represent and the irreplaceable features they exhibit. There is broad consensus regarding the necessity to optimise the preservation…
View article: Beyond 4 × 4: Paramotoring a novel approach to accelerate plant exploration in challenging environments
Beyond 4 × 4: Paramotoring a novel approach to accelerate plant exploration in challenging environments Open
Societal Impact Statement Addressing the burning environmental crisis, we explore how the ‘extreme sport’ of paramotoring can enhance and accelerate scientific exploration with minimal environmental impact compared to off‐road vehicles. Ou…
View article: Distribución geográfica y estado de conservación del cactus endémico <i>Austrocylindropuntia pachypus</i> y nuevos registros para el sur del Perú
Distribución geográfica y estado de conservación del cactus endémico <i>Austrocylindropuntia pachypus</i> y nuevos registros para el sur del Perú Open
Austrocylindropuntia pachypus (K.Schum.) Backeb. it is an endemic cactus whose distribution was restricted to the western slopes of La Libertad, Ancash, Lima; and based on botanical expeditions through the Andean foothills of Ica, new reco…
View article: Giant sequoia ( <i>Sequoiadendron giganteum</i> ) in the UK: carbon storage potential and growth rates
Giant sequoia ( <i>Sequoiadendron giganteum</i> ) in the UK: carbon storage potential and growth rates Open
Giant sequoias ( Sequoiadendron giganteum ) are some of the UK’s largest trees, despite only being introduced in the mid-nineteenth century. There are an estimated half a million giant sequoias and closely related coastal redwoods ( Sequoi…
View article: A taxonomic revision of the genus Weberbauerella Ulbr. (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) in Peru and Chile
A taxonomic revision of the genus Weberbauerella Ulbr. (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) in Peru and Chile Open
Summary The little-known and infrequently collected papilionoid legume genus Weberbauerella, is only known from outlying regions of the Atacama Desert. Presently it comprises three species, one in Chile and two in Peru. These small, woody,…
View article: Late pre-Hispanic fog oasis settlements and long-term human occupation on the Peruvian central coast from satellite imagery
Late pre-Hispanic fog oasis settlements and long-term human occupation on the Peruvian central coast from satellite imagery Open
Fog oases ( lomas ) present pockets of verdant vegetation within the arid coastal desert of Andean South America and archaeological excavation within some of the oases has revealed a long history of human exploitation of these landscapes. …
View article: Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: a data repository
Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: a data repository Open
Data repository for the two sister reviews of Madagascar's biodiversity: Antonelli et al.: "Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use", Science 378 (6623): eabf0869 – https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf0869 …
View article: Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: a data repository
Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: a data repository Open
Data repository for the two sister reviews of Madagascar's biodiversity: Antonelli et al.: "Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use", Science 378 (6623): eabf0869 – https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf0869 …
View article: Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities
Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities Open
Madagascar’s unique biota is heavily affected by human activity and is under intense threat. Here, we review the current state of knowledge on the conservation status of Madagascar’s terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity by presenting da…
View article: Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use
Madagascar’s extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use Open
Madagascar’s biota is hyperdiverse and includes exceptional levels of endemicity. We review the current state of knowledge on Madagascar’s past and current terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity by compiling and presenting comprehensive d…
View article: Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: a data repository
Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: a data repository Open
Data repository for the double review of Madagascar's biodiversity: Antonelli et al.: "Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use", https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf0869 Ralimanana et al.: "Madagascar's ext…
View article: Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: a data repository
Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: a data repository Open
Data repository for the double review on Madagascar's biodiversity [ADD FULL CITATIONS + DOI WHEN ACCEPTED] REVIEW I: EVOLUTION, DISTRIBUTION AND USE CatalogueOfVascularPlantsOfMadagascar.csv -- Comma-separated table with comprehensive tax…
View article: A function-based typology for Earth’s ecosystems
A function-based typology for Earth’s ecosystems Open
View article: Rapid polygenic adaptation in a wild population of ash trees under a novel fungal epidemic
Rapid polygenic adaptation in a wild population of ash trees under a novel fungal epidemic Open
Rapid evolution via small shifts in allele frequencies at thousands of loci are a long- standing neo-Darwinian prediction but are hard to characterize in the wild. European ash tree ( Fraxinus excelsior ) populations have recently come und…
View article: Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: a data repository
Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: a data repository Open
Data repository for the double review on Madagascar's biodiversity [ADD FULL CITATIONS + DOI WHEN ACCEPTED] REVIEW I: EVOLUTION, DISTRIBUTION AND USE CatalogueOfVascularPlantsOfMadagascar.csv -- Comma-separated table with comprehensive tax…
View article: Insights into changing coastlines, environments and marine hunter-gatherer lifestyles on the Pacific coast of South America from the La Yerba II shell midden, Río Ica estuary, Peru
Insights into changing coastlines, environments and marine hunter-gatherer lifestyles on the Pacific coast of South America from the La Yerba II shell midden, Río Ica estuary, Peru Open
Shell middens are conspicuous manifestations of the exploitation of rich, sustainable, easily seen and harvested marine resources that, worldwide, enabled hunter-gatherers to reduce mobility and increase population and social complexity. G…
View article: Validating South Sudan as a Center of Origin for Coffea arabica: Implications for Conservation and Coffee Crop Improvement
Validating South Sudan as a Center of Origin for Coffea arabica: Implications for Conservation and Coffee Crop Improvement Open
Cultivated Arabica coffee outside Ethiopia is plagued by low genetic diversity, compromising disease resistance, climate resiliency and sensory potential. Access to the wider genetic diversity of this species may circumvent some of these p…
View article: Hot Coffee: The Identity, Climate Profiles, Agronomy, and Beverage Characteristics of Coffea racemosa and C. zanguebariae
Hot Coffee: The Identity, Climate Profiles, Agronomy, and Beverage Characteristics of Coffea racemosa and C. zanguebariae Open
Climate change poses a considerable challenge for coffee farming, due to increasing temperatures, worsening weather perturbations, and shifts in the quantity and timing of precipitation. Of the actions required for ensuring climate resilie…
View article: Seeing through the clouds – Mapping desert fog oasis ecosystems using 20 years of MODIS imagery over Peru and Chile
Seeing through the clouds – Mapping desert fog oasis ecosystems using 20 years of MODIS imagery over Peru and Chile Open
The desert fog oasis ecosystem of Peru and Chile comprises numerous oases along 3000 km of the Pacific coastal
\nbelt, it hosts a highly endemic flora, providing vital ecosystem services and genetic resources. However, due to
\ntheir marke…
View article: Colombia’s bioregions as a source of useful plants
Colombia’s bioregions as a source of useful plants Open
The aim of our study was to assess the importance of different Colombian bioregions in terms of the supply of useful plant species and the quality of the available distribution data. We assembled a dataset of georeferenced collection local…
View article: Data for: Madagascar's rapidly declining biodiversity: Patterns, trends, and opportunities for terrestrial conservation and restoration
Data for: Madagascar's rapidly declining biodiversity: Patterns, trends, and opportunities for terrestrial conservation and restoration Open
CatalogueOfPlantsOfMadagascar.csv -- Comma-separated table with comprehensive taxonomic database of plants of Madagascar, from the “Catalogue of the Plants of Madagascar” project. Contact: Peter Phillipson - [email protected] and …
View article: Data for: Madagascar's rapidly declining biodiversity: Patterns, trends, and opportunities for terrestrial conservation and restoration
Data for: Madagascar's rapidly declining biodiversity: Patterns, trends, and opportunities for terrestrial conservation and restoration Open
CatalogueOfPlantsOfMadagascar.csv -- Comma-separated table with comprehensive taxonomic database of plants of Madagascar, from the “Catalogue of the Plants of Madagascar” project. Contact: Peter Phillipson - [email protected] and …
View article: The potential for income improvement and biodiversity conservation via specialty coffee in Ethiopia
The potential for income improvement and biodiversity conservation via specialty coffee in Ethiopia Open
The specialty coffee sector represents opportunities for coffee farmers and other actors due to increased value within the supply chain, driven by elevated consumer purchase prices. We investigated these relationships up to the export stag…
View article: Vascular plants of Colombia
Vascular plants of Colombia Open
The distribution records for all vascular plants of Colombia were downloaded from the SiB Colombia open national biodiversity data network and GBIF in February 2020. In order to mitigate some of the known limitations of species occurrence …
View article: Assessing the Geographical Structure of Species Richness Data with Interactive Graphics
Assessing the Geographical Structure of Species Richness Data with Interactive Graphics Open
Understanding species richness is an important aspect of biodiversity studies and conservation planning, but varying collection effort often results in insufficient data to have a complete picture of species richness. Species accumulation …
View article: Ecology and diagnosis of Enallodiplosis discordis (Diptera:Cecidomyiidae)
Ecology and diagnosis of Enallodiplosis discordis (Diptera:Cecidomyiidae) Open
The coastal desert of Peru and Chile is home to Prosopis (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae) tree species that are exceptionally well-adapted to the hyperarid conditions and keystone in dry-forest ecosystems. From 2001 to 2018, Prosopis in Peru hav…
View article: To clean or not to clean: Cleaning open‐source data improves extinction risk assessments for threatened plant species
To clean or not to clean: Cleaning open‐source data improves extinction risk assessments for threatened plant species Open
Plants are under‐represented in conservation efforts, with only 9% of described species published on the IUCN Red List. Biodiversity aggregators including the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) and the more recent Botanical In…