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View article: The importance of integrating herbarium records into conservation plans: a case study on Honduran ferns and lycophytes
The importance of integrating herbarium records into conservation plans: a case study on Honduran ferns and lycophytes Open
Societal Impact statement Herbarium collections are powerful, yet underutilized, tools for global biodiversity conservation and protected area management. By integrating digitized herbarium records with existing biodiversity data, previous…
View article: Surrounded by concrete: genetic isolation of <i>Tillandsia recurvata</i> L. in an urban landscape in southeastern Brazil
Surrounded by concrete: genetic isolation of <i>Tillandsia recurvata</i> L. in an urban landscape in southeastern Brazil Open
Increasing urban expansion has resulted in the decline of many natural and seminatural communities globally. However, the connectivity and genetic structure of species that survive in these urban landscapes have received little attention, …
View article: Phylogenetic diversity and the structure of host-epiphyte interactions across the Neotropics
Phylogenetic diversity and the structure of host-epiphyte interactions across the Neotropics Open
Understanding the mechanisms driving community assembly has been a major focus of ecological research for nearly a century, yet little is known about these mechanisms in commensal communities, particularly with respect to their historical/…
View article: Surrounded by Concrete: Genetic Isolation of Tillandsia Recurvata L. in an Urban Landscape in South-Eastern Brazil
Surrounded by Concrete: Genetic Isolation of Tillandsia Recurvata L. in an Urban Landscape in South-Eastern Brazil Open
Increasing urban expansion has resulted in the decline of many natural and semi-natural communities globally. However, the connectivity and genetic structure of species that survive in these urban landscapes has received little attention, …
View article: The largest digital database of fern and lycopod records from Honduras: spatial, temporal and collector biases
The largest digital database of fern and lycopod records from Honduras: spatial, temporal and collector biases Open
Honduras is one of the least botanically studied countries in Central America. Most of the scientific botanical information for Honduras is housed in globally distributed herbaria, an often-under-used resource. A recently published checkli…
View article: Identification, surveillance and management of Aedes vexans in a flooded river valley in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Identification, surveillance and management of Aedes vexans in a flooded river valley in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom Open
Aedes vexans is known to occur in large populations in riverine floodplains in much of Europe, where it can cause a significant biting nuisance and is often subject to large scale control strategies. Until recently it had only been reporte…
View article: Working towards a Co-Ordinated Approach to Invasive Mosquito Detection, Response and Control in the UK
Working towards a Co-Ordinated Approach to Invasive Mosquito Detection, Response and Control in the UK Open
The United Kingdom (UK) has reported a single detection of the eggs of the invasive mosquito vector Aedes albopictus in each of the three years from 2016 to 2018, all in southeast England. Here, we report the detection of mosquito eggs on …
View article: Understanding Plant Blindness – Students’ Inherent Interest of Plants in Higher Education
Understanding Plant Blindness – Students’ Inherent Interest of Plants in Higher Education Open
Plant-blindness' (PB) is the inability to see or notice plants in one's own environment. There has been growing concerns amongst biologists that PB is becoming an increasing issue in young university students. However, currently we are sti…
View article: The challenge of invasive mosquito vectors in the U.K. during 2016–2018: a summary of the surveillance and control of <i>Aedes albopictus</i>
The challenge of invasive mosquito vectors in the U.K. during 2016–2018: a summary of the surveillance and control of <i>Aedes albopictus</i> Open
Mosquito‐borne diseases resulting from the expansion of two key vectors, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae), continue to challenge whole regions and continents around the globe. In recent years there have been human ca…
View article: Surveillance and detection of invasive mosquito species in the United Kingdom
Surveillance and detection of invasive mosquito species in the United Kingdom Open
The UK employs a multi-faceted approach to surveillance for invasive Aedes species, including active methods, designed to target particular, potentially higher locations, and passive methods, providing a means for the general public and re…
View article: Aedes nigrinus (Eckstein, 1918) (Diptera, Culicidae), a new country record for England, contrasted with Aedes sticticus (Meigen, 1838)
Aedes nigrinus (Eckstein, 1918) (Diptera, Culicidae), a new country record for England, contrasted with Aedes sticticus (Meigen, 1838) Open
We report the discovery of Aedes nigrinus (Eckstein, 1918) in the New Forest of southern England, bringing to 36 the number of mosquito species recorded in Britain. Because it seems that this species has been misidentified previously in Br…
View article: Aedes nigrinus (Eckstein, 1918) (Diptera, Culicidae), a new country record for England, contrasted with Aedes sticticus (Meigen, 1838)
Aedes nigrinus (Eckstein, 1918) (Diptera, Culicidae), a new country record for England, contrasted with Aedes sticticus (Meigen, 1838) Open
We report the discovery of Aedesnigrinus (Eckstein, 1918) in the New Forest of southern England, bringing to 36 the number of mosquito species recorded in Britain. Because it seems that this species has been misidentified previously in Bri…