Intercontinental disjunctions between eastern Asia and western North America in vascular plants highlight the biogeographic importance of the Bering land bridge …
This review shows a close biogeographic connection between eastern Asia and western
North America from the late Cretaceous to the late Neogene in major lineages of vascular …
North America from the late Cretaceous to the late Neogene in major lineages of vascular …
Collections‐based science in the 21st century
VA Funk - Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Discoveries from collections‐based science change the way we perceive ourselves, our
environment, and our place in the universe. The 18th Century saw the beginning of formal …
environment, and our place in the universe. The 18th Century saw the beginning of formal …
Herbarium collections remain essential in the age of community science
The past decade has yielded more biodiversity observations from community science than
the past century of traditional scientific collection. This rapid influx of data is promising for …
the past century of traditional scientific collection. This rapid influx of data is promising for …
The discovery of the Amazonian tree flora with an updated checklist of all known tree taxa
H Ter Steege, RW Vaessen, D Cárdenas-López… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Amazonia is the most biodiverse rainforest on Earth, and the debate over how many tree
species grow there remains contentious. Here we provide a checklist of all tree species …
species grow there remains contentious. Here we provide a checklist of all tree species …
Herbaria as big data sources of plant traits
JM Heberling - International Journal of Plant Sciences, 2022 - journals.uchicago.edu
Herbarium specimens have long been a cornerstone of taxonomic research but are only
recently being recognized for their potential as a source of spatially and temporally …
recently being recognized for their potential as a source of spatially and temporally …
Exploring the floristic diversity of tropical Africa
Background Understanding the patterns of biodiversity distribution and what influences them
is a fundamental pre-requisite for effective conservation and sustainable utilisation of …
is a fundamental pre-requisite for effective conservation and sustainable utilisation of …
Major clades and a revised classification of Magnolia and Magnoliaceae based on whole plastid genome sequences via genome skimming
With more than 300 species, the Magnoliaceae family represents a major Magnoliid lineage
that is disjunctly distributed in Asia and the New World. The classification of Magnolia sl has …
that is disjunctly distributed in Asia and the New World. The classification of Magnolia sl has …
Plant and fungal collections: Current status, future perspectives
Societal Impact Statement Plant and fungal specimens provide the auditable evidence that a
particular organism occurred at a particular place, and at a particular point in time, verifying …
particular organism occurred at a particular place, and at a particular point in time, verifying …
Assessing the relevance of herbarium collections as tools for conservation biology
Herbarium collections constitute permanent and often well-documented records of the
distribution of taxa through space and time. Since their creation, their uses have dramatically …
distribution of taxa through space and time. Since their creation, their uses have dramatically …
A new phylogenetic tribal classification of the grape family (Vitaceae)
Vitaceae (the grape family) consist of 16 genera and ca. 950 species primarily distributed in
tropical regions. The family is well‐known for the economic importance of grapes, and is …
tropical regions. The family is well‐known for the economic importance of grapes, and is …