Islands are key for protecting the world’s plant endemism
Nature,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
634(8035), С. 868 - 874
Опубликована: Окт. 16, 2024
Язык: Английский
Tracking hidden dimensions of plant biogeography from herbaria
New Phytologist,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 14, 2025
Plants
are
diverse,
but
investigating
their
ecology
and
evolution
in
nature
across
geographic
temporal
scales
to
predict
how
species
will
respond
global
change
is
challenging.
With
breadth,
herbarium
data
provide
physical
evidence
of
the
existence
a
place
time.
The
remarkable
size
collections
along
with
growing
digitization
efforts
around
world
possibility
extracting
functional
traits
from
preserved
plant
specimens
makes
them
invaluable
resources
for
advancing
our
understanding
changing
distributions
over
time,
biogeography,
conserving
communities.
Here,
I
synthesize
core
aspects
biogeography
that
can
be
gleaned
herbaria
distributions,
attributes
(functional
biogeography),
conservation
globe.
advocate
collaborative,
multisite,
multispecies
research
harness
full
potential
these
while
addressing
inherent
challenges
using
macroecological
investigations.
Ultimately,
present
untapped
opportunities
enable
predictions
species'
responses
inform
effective
planning.
Язык: Английский
Predicting undetected native vascular plant diversity at a global scale
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
121(34)
Опубликована: Авг. 12, 2024
Vascular
plants
are
diverse
and
a
major
component
of
terrestrial
ecosystems,
yet
their
geographic
distributions
remain
incomplete.
Here,
I
present
global
database
vascular
plant
by
integrating
species
distribution
models
calibrated
to
species’
dispersal
ability
natural
habitats
predict
native
range
maps
for
201,681
into
unsurveyed
areas.
Using
these
maps,
uncover
unique
patterns
diversity,
endemism,
phylogenetic
diversity
revealing
hotspots
in
underdocumented
biodiversity-rich
regions.
These
hotspots,
based
on
detailed
species-level
show
pronounced
latitudinal
gradient,
strongly
supporting
the
theory
increasing
toward
equator.
trained
random
forest
extrapolate
under
unbiased
sampling
identify
overlaps
with
modeled
estimations
but
unveiled
cryptic
that
were
not
captured
estimations.
Only
29%
36%
extrapolated
inside
protected
areas,
leaving
more
than
60%
outside
vulnerable.
However,
unprotected
harbor
attributes
make
them
good
candidates
conservation
prioritization.
Язык: Английский
Uzbekistan vascular plant novelties 1993 through 2023
BIO Web of Conferences,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
173, С. 01005 - 01005
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
This
study
aimed
to
determine
the
number
of
taxa
that
will
be
discovered
in
Uzbekistan
from
1993
2023.
As
a
result
analysis
various
scientific
journals,
monographs,
and
flora
books
2023,
it
was
found
114
new
vascular
plant
were
described
for
during
this
period:
1
genus,
80
species,
28
combinations,
2
subspecies,
4
names,
variety.
The
process
discovering
plants
continue
coming
years.
In
preparing
national
Uzbekistan,
is
very
important
composition
conduct
taxonomic
research.
Major
work
being
carried
out
regard,
especially
over
next
10
Sometimes,
newly
by
scientists
are
cited
local
journals
or
monographs.
creates
difficulties
disclosing
these
global
community.
From
results,
can
concluded
if
regularly
included
databases
(such
as
IPNI),
easier
world
community
floristic
individual
countries
specific
geographical
regions.
Язык: Английский
Does Reproductive Success in Orchids Affect the Evolution of Their Number of Flowers?
Plants,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
14(2), С. 204 - 204
Опубликована: Янв. 13, 2025
Species
are
disappearing
worldwide,
and
changes
in
climate
land
use
commonly
assumed
to
be
the
most
important
causes.
Organisms
counteracting
negative
effects
of
environmental
factors
on
their
survival
by
evolving
various
defence
strategies,
which
positively
affect
fitness.
Here,
question
addressed
is:
can
evolution
shape
these
strategies
so
that
they
fitness
an
organism?
This
is
complex
depends
taxa
factors.
Therefore,
here,
only
a
special
case
this
studied
deceptive
species
orchids:
reproductive
success
(RS,
ratio
number
fruits
flowers
produced
plant
during
whole
season),
used
measure
develop
model
describing
how
RS
affects
flowers,
n,
plant.
predicts
that:
(i)
resulting
relationship
between
n
skewed
parabola,
(ii)
distribution
numbers
individuals
with
specific
(n)
NI(n),
also
resembles
parabola
skewed,
(iii)
peak
NI
left
RS.
A
large
set
data
presented
supports
predictions.
If
small,
concave
parabolic
RS–n
dependence
obscured
other
Язык: Английский
Are these islands isolated? Floristic diversity in inselberg habitats of the Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil
Biodiversity and Conservation,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 19, 2025
Язык: Английский
Global distribution, climatic preferences and photosynthesis‐related traits of C4 eudicots and how they differ from those of C4 grasses
Ecology and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
13(11)
Опубликована: Ноя. 1, 2023
Abstract
C₄
is
one
of
three
known
photosynthetic
processes
carbon
fixation
in
flowering
plants.
It
evolved
independently
more
than
61
times
multiple
angiosperm
lineages
and
consists
a
series
anatomical
biochemical
modifications
to
the
ancestral
C
3
pathway
increasing
plant
productivity
under
warm
light‐rich
conditions.
The
4
eudicots
belong
seven
orders
15
families,
are
phylogenetically
less
constrained
those
monocots
entail
an
enormous
structural
ecological
diversity.
Eudicot
likely
syndrome
along
different
evolutionary
paths.
Therefore,
better
understanding
this
diversity
key
evolution
complex
trait
as
whole.
By
compiling
1207
recognised
species
described
literature
presenting
data
among
these
species,
we
identify
global
centres
richness
high
phylogenetic
Furthermore,
discuss
climatic
preferences
context
functional
traits.
We
two
hotspots
eudicot
diversity:
arid
regions
Mexico/Southern
United
States
Australia,
which
show
similarly
number
genera
but
differ
that
situ.
Further
with
many
families
South
Africa,
West
Patagonia,
Central
Asia
Mediterranean.
In
general,
diverse
deserts
xeric
shrublands,
tropical
subtropical
grasslands,
savannas
shrublands.
found
occur
areas
annual
precipitation
grasses
can
be
explained
by
frequently
associated
adaptations
drought
stress
such
others
succulence
salt
tolerance.
indicate
utilising
NAD‐ME
decarboxylating
enzyme
grow
drier
using
NADP‐ME
indicating
restrictions
later
system
higher
temperatures.
conclude
most
lineages,
ancestrally
already
drought‐adapted
clades
enabled
further
spread
habitats
colonise
even
areas.
Язык: Английский
Refuting the hypothesis of Centinelan extinction at its place of origin
Nature Plants,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
10(11), С. 1627 - 1634
Опубликована: Окт. 15, 2024
Язык: Английский
The Elevational Distribution Patterns of Plant Diversity and Phylogenetic Structure Vary Geographically Across Eight Subtropical Mountains
Ecology and Evolution,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
14(12)
Опубликована: Дек. 1, 2024
ABSTRACT
Mountains
have
been
recognized
as
biodiversity
hotspots
and
possess
strong
elevational
gradients.
Whether
these
gradients
exhibit
similar
characteristics
in
the
multidimensional
diversity
patterns
across
different
mountain
ranges
is
a
subject
of
inquiry.
Exploring
phylogenetic
information
plant
species
subtropical
mountains
necessary.
Here,
we
compiled
occurring
eight
China
focused
on
assessment
determinants
multi‐dimensional
structure
mountains.
We
also
detected
their
relationship
between
groups.
The
results
indicate
two
main
diversity:
monotonic
decrease
hump‐shaped,
along
with
area
effect
diversity.
There
positive
link
non‐native
native
richness,
significant
differences
structure's
distribution.
did
not
find
same
rule
that
lowlands
overdispersion,
higher
elevation
regions
clustering.
found
plants'
peak
related
to
size,
this
result
showed
should
pay
more
attention
conservation
communities
for
This
study
suggested
take
protective
measures
mountains:
lowland
be
paid
Mt.
Lushan
(LS),
Guanshan
(GS),
Huanggang
(HG),
Fanjing
(FJ),
middle‐altitude
concern
other
helps
better
understand
scales
provides
supporting
scientific
basis
regions.
Язык: Английский