Comprehensive conservation assessments reveal high extinction risks across Atlantic Forest trees

RAF de Lima, G Dauby, AL de Gasper, EP Fernandez… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Biodiversity is declining globally, yet many biodiversity hotspots still lack comprehensive
species conservation assessments. Using multiple International Union for Conservation of …

Plant diversity darkspots for global collection priorities

I Ondo, KL Dhanjal‐Adams, S Pironon… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
More than 15% of all vascular plant species may remain scientifically undescribed, and
many of the> 350 000 described species have no or few geographic records documenting …

Pervasive impacts of climate change on the woodiness and ecological generalism of dry forest plant assemblages

MR Moura, FAO do Nascimento, LN Paolucci… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate emergency is a significant threat to biodiversity in the 21st century, but species will
not be equally affected. In summing up the responses of different species at the local scale …

Fire-sensitive and threatened plants in the Upper Paraguay River Basin, Brazil: Identifying priority areas for Integrated Fire Management and ecological restoration

PI Martins, LBC Belém, LM Peluso, JK Szabo… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Extreme wildfires present an ever-increasing problem in different landscapes around the
world. Here, we explore recent wildfires to prioritize recovery efforts and mitigate effects of …

A taxonomic overview of Notylia platyglossa Schltr. and related species (Orchidaceae)

MS DE OLIVEIRA, AH KRAHL, JBF SILVA… - …, 2024 - phytotaxa.mapress.com
In this study, through a review of the literature, analysis of protologues, field collections and
consultations of herbariums, we elucidated the Notylia platyglossa species complex. We …

National biodiversity data infrastructures: ten essential functions for science, policy, and practice

A Güntsch, J Overmann, B Ebert, A Bonn, Y Le Bras… - …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Today, at the international level, powerful data portals are available to biodiversity
researchers and policymakers, offering increasingly robust computing and network …

Linking migration flows with the prevalence of exotic plant species in the Andes

MV González, L Montti, YG Jimenez, E Aráoz - Mountain Research and …, 2024 - BioOne
Human mobility and connectivity between cities are key features of globalization that foster
urban expansion, landscape transformations, and changes in species distributions. Andean …

Distribution and historical aspects of Brazilian Stachytarpheta (Verbenaceae): Exploring a comprehensive dataset of taxonomically verified specimens

PH Cardoso, M Colli-Silva, LM Neto, M Trovó - Flora, 2024 - Elsevier
Stachytarpheta (Verbenaceae) encompasses approximately 120 species distributed
throughout tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, with Brazil boasting the highest …

[HTML][HTML] Marine planktonic and benthic organisms: an ocean of diversity in the collections of the State of São Paulo

M Borges, MAV Petti, MV Fukuda, V Cassano… - Biota …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Brazil is characterized as a megadiverse country, and one of the factors that guarantees the
knowledge and preservation of this biodiversity is an improvement in the biological …

The Invisible Species: Big Data Unveil Coverage Gaps in the Atlantic Forest Hotspot

WCF Trindade, MCM Marques - Diversity and Distributions, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Rapid technological advancements and the biodiversity crisis have motivated efforts to
document species before their extinction. However, taxonomic coverage gaps, where certain …