Abstract Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations, PSESP, is a conservation concept
developed in China aimed at rescuing most threatened plant species of China. The PSESP …

Ecuador belongs to the megadiverse countries of the world. However, the high diversity in
species, ecosystems and their services are under threat by land use changes, invasive …

Effective population size (N e) is a particularly useful metric for conservation as it affects
genetic drift, inbreeding and adaptive potential within populations. Current guidelines …

Tropical secondary forests are increasingly important for carbon sequestration and
biodiversity conservation worldwide; yet, we still cannot accurately predict community …

Frugivory, that is feeding on fruits, pulp or seeds by animals, is usually considered a
mutualism when interactions involve seed dispersal, and an antagonism when it results in …

Background Studying population genetic structure and gene flow of plant populations and
their influencing factors is of particular significance in the field of conservation biology …

Human activities are primarily responsible for habitat loss and changes in natural
environments around the world. It has been suggested that populations inhabiting human …

Understanding the factors that shape the diversity and composition of biotic communities in
natural and human-modified landscapes remains a key issue in ecology. Here, we evaluate …

Plant species that are capable of propagating clonally are expected to be less vulnerable to
habitat fragmentation due to their long life span. Cypripedium calceolus L. is a rare, clonal …

Habitat loss and the illegal exploitation of natural resources are among the main drivers of
species extinction around the world. These disturbances act at different scales, once …