The diversity of vascular plants is very unevenly distributed across the globe. The five
centres that reach species richness of more than 5,000 spp./10,000 km2 (Costa Rica-Chocó …

Protected areas present a global heritage. Assessing conservation achievements in
protected areas is of crucial importance with respect to the on-time delivery of international …

Macroecological patterns of leaf traits can be used to assess adaptive responses of plants to
environmental stress. Here we present the first such study on a large number of fern species …

The coastal forests of Kenya are global biodiversity hotspots known for rich plant diversity
and endemism. They exist as fragmented forest islands, and their current conservation …

Vasconcellea species, often referred to as highland papayas, consist of a group of fruit
species that are closely related to the common papaya (Carica papaya). The genus …

Los modelos de distribución de especies basados en un sistema de información geográfica
son herramientas útiles para predecir la distribución potencial de las especies y ayudar a …

The study area was defined as being the whole country of Bolivia. The Conservation Status
of Bolivian Reptiles has been poorly investigated. Very few species had been assessed by …

The genetic structure of an organism is shaped by various factors, many of which vary
significantly over space. In this chapter, we provide insight on how studying geographic …

The current work is the first comprehensive publication on the distribution and conservation
status of Bolivian amphibians. For 202 species modeled distribution range maps are …

Abstract Weed species Anoda cristata, Ipomoea hederacea, and I. triloba are reported for
the first time for the flora of IRAN. Trianthema portulacastrum, and Merremia dissecta, which …