A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea
The Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea (CVPRG) is a specimen-based, expert-validated knowledge product, which provides a concise synthesis and overview of current knowledge on 3901 vascular plant species documented from Guinea (Conakry), West Africa, including their accepted …
Camera trapping expands the view into global biodiversity and its change
Growing threats to biodiversity demand timely, detailed information on species occurrence, diversity and abundance at large scales. Camera traps (CTs), combined with computer vision models, provide an efficient method to survey species of certain taxa with high spatio-temporal resolution. We test th…
Climatic niche differentiation between native and non-native ranges is widespread in Ponto-Caspian amphipods
O_LINiche conservatism posits that a species non-native populations establish in areas that match the native environmental conditions. Although the Ponto-Caspian region is a major source of inland aquatic alien species, the extent to which their climatic niches diverged between the invasive and nati…
Functional and historical drivers of leaf shape evolution in Palms (Arecaceae)
Aim Leaves display a remarkable variety of shapes, each with potential ecological advantages in specific climates. While the relations between leaf shape and either climate or height have been relatively well studied in eudicots, the macroecological drivers of shape remain poorly known in monocots. …
Syzygium australe (JC Wendl. ex Link) B. Hyland (Myrtaceae) in South Africa: current distribution and invasion potential
Syzygium australe (Australian brush-cherry; the names Eugenia australis and Syzygium paniculatum have been misapplied to this species in some regions) is native to Australia. It has been introduced and used as an ornamental plant in several regions outside its native range and is invasive in Hawaii …
Climate suitability modeling for Anastrepha suspensa (Diptera: Tephritidae): current and future invasion risk analysis
The Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Lower, 1862) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a pest of significant economic importance in Central America and Florida (USA). This study was carried out to examine the influence of climate change on the space–time distribution of A. suspensa on temporal and sp…
Genetic diversity and population divergence of Leonurus japonicus and its distribution dynamic changes from the last interglacial to the present in Ch…
Background Leonurus japonicus , a significant medicinal plant known for its therapeutic effects on gynecological and cardiovascular diseases, has genetic diversity that forms the basis for germplasm preservation and utilization in medicine. Despite its economic value, limited research has focused on…
Different GCMs yet similar outcome: predicting the habitat distribution of Shorea robusta C.F. Gaertn. in the Indian Himalayas using CMIP5 and CMIP6 c…
Climate change impact on the habitat distribution of umbrella species presents a critical threat to the entire regional ecosystem. This is further perilous if the species is economically important. Sal ( Shorea robusta C.F. Gaertn.), a climax forest forming Central Himalayan tree species, is one of …
The past, present, and future of ecogeographic isolation between closely related Aquilegia plants
Quantifying the strength of the ecogeographic barrier is an important aspect of plant speciation research, and serves as a practical step to understanding the evolutionary trajectory of plants under climate change. Here, we quantified the extent of ecogeographic isolation in four closely related Aqu…
FIRST RECORD OF THE BURROWING TREEFROG SMILISCA DENTATA (SMITH, 1957) FOR THE STATE OF ZACATECAS, MEXICO
Presento el registro formal de la rana de madriguera Smilisca dentata para el estado de Zacatecas, México, con base en el hallazgo de dos individuos adultos, uno fotografiado vivo y otro accidentalmente sacrificado durante una excavación en una de las 21 madrigueras encontradas en el municipio de Ap…
Biodiversity and Resilience to Tsunamis in Chilean Urban Areas: The Role of Ecoinformatics
By definition, a smart city must improve its readiness for extreme events in order to confront the growing unpredictability of natural disasters. Doing this implies planning for resilience. That is, to enhance our capacity to cope, mitigate, adapt, and rebuild human settlements after a catastrophic …
Partitioning the effects of habitat loss, hunting and climate change on the endangered Chacoan peccary
Aim Land-use change and overexploitation are major threats to biodiversity, and climate change will exert additional pressure in the 21st century. Although there are strong interactions between these threats, our understanding of the synergistic and compensatory effects on threatened species' range …
WESTERNMOST RECORD OF THE SHORT-NOSED ROCK LIZARD (PETROSAURUS REPENS; SQUAMATA: PHRYNOSOMATIDAE) AND COMMENTS ON ITS DISTRIBUTION
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Relatively large wings facilitate life at higher elevations among Nearctic dragonflies
Determining which traits allow species to live at higher elevations is essential to understanding the forces that shape montane biodiversity.For the many animals that rely on flight for locomotion, a long‐standing hypothesis is that species with relatively large wings should better persist in high‐e…
The effect of physiographic and hydrologic complexities and their alterations on the distribution of obligate freshwater dolphins
Physiographic and hydrologic complexities play major role in determining the habitat suitability for river dolphins. However, dams and other water development structures alter hydrologic regimes that degrade habitat conditions. For the three extant species of obligate freshwater dolphins, namely: Am…
Agapostemon fasciatus Crawford (Hymenoptera, Halictidae), a valid North American bee species ranging into southern Canada
AbstractBackgroundSweat bees of the genus Agapostemon Guérin-Méneville, 1844 (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) are common and widespread in the Americas. Despite distinct morphological characters that were recognised in earlier taxonomic treatments, Agapostemonfasciatus Crawford, 1901 has been considered a …
Mining biodiversity databases establishes a global baseline of cosmopolitan Insecta mOTUs: a case study on Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera) with conseque…
AbstractIn the past decade, several platygastroid biological control agents were found to be adventive in North America and Europe while under evaluation in quarantine. The scope and relative risk of this phenomenon is not fully known, but it is clearly a trend with implications for classical biolog…
Taxonomic revision of kelp species with rhizome-like holdfast, Laminaria longipes Bory and Laminaria repens Ruprecht, from Russian Far Eastern seas
In this paper, we describe the historical background of one Laminaria J.V. Lamouroux species from the northern Pacific region. In the references, two different Laminaria species were recorded under the same name, Laminaria longipes Bory, due to errors in the labeling of authentic herbarium specimens…
Mining biodiversity databases establishes a global baseline of cosmopolitan Insecta mOTUs: a case study on Platygastroidea (Hymenoptera) with conseque…
AbstractIn the past decade, several platygastroid biological control agents were found to be adventive in North America and Europe while under evaluation in quarantine. The scope and relative risk of this phenomenon is not fully known, but it is clearly a trend with implications for classical biolog…
Chilean bee diversity: Contrasting patterns of species and phylogenetic turnover along a large‐scale ecological gradient
Chile's isolation and varied climates have driven the evolution of a unique biodiversity with a high degree of endemism. As a result, Chile encompasses diverse environments, including the Mediterranean‐type ecosystem, a global biodiversity hotspot. These environments are currently threatened by anth…
Spatial analysis of the occurrence of the western conifer seed bug Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heteroptera: Coreidae) in Europe based on multiple envir…
The western conifer seed bug (WCSB) Leptoglossus occidentalis (Heidemann) (Heteroptera: Coreidae) is a pest insect that causes significant losses of coniferous trees worldwide. In this study, we sought to project the potential distribution of the WCSB based on dual CLIMEX modeling and random forest …
Attrition and the design of metacollections for ex situ plant conservation
Living plant collections increasingly contribute to ex situ conservation through the establishment of metacollections: coordinated networks of living collections that, by pooling resources, aim to represent and maintain intraspecific variation of species of conservation concern. Metacollections may …
Mapping 24 woody plant species phenology and ground forests phenology over China from 1951–2020
Abstract. Plant phenology refers to the cyclic plant growth events, and is one of the most important indicators of climate change. Integration of plant phenology information is of great significance for understanding the response of ecosystems to global change and simulating the material and energy …
The role of reservoir species in mediating plague's dynamic response to climate
The distribution and transmission of Yersinia pestis , the bacterial agent of plague, responds dynamically to climate, both within wildlife reservoirs and human populations. The exact mechanisms mediating plague's response to climate are still poorly understood, part…
Biodiversity protection against anthropogenic climate change: Conservation prioritization of Castanea sativa in the South Caucasus based on genetic an…
The climate drives species distribution and genetic diversity; the latter defines the adaptability of populations and species. The ongoing climate crisis induces tree decline in many regions, compromising the mitigation potential of forests. Scientific‐based strategies for prioritizing forest tree p…