Phylogeny-Based Measures of Biodiversity When Data Is Scarce: Examples with the Vascular Flora of Chile and California

2018 ◽  
pp. 131-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa A. Scherson ◽  
Taryn Fuentes-Castillo ◽  
Rafael Urbina-Casanova ◽  
Patricio Pliscoff
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Flora ◽  
Flora Of Chile

Assessing floristic representativeness in the protected areas national system of Chile: are vegetation types a good surrogate for plant species?

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-207
Author(s):  
RAFAEL URBINA-CASANOVA ◽  
FEDERICO LUEBERT ◽  
PATRICIO PLISCOFF ◽  
ROSA A. SCHERSON
Keyword(s):  
Protected Areas ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Full Range ◽  
Vegetation Types ◽  
Vascular Flora ◽  
National System ◽  
Flora Of Chile ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Better Than

SUMMARYConservation planning relies heavily on representativeness patterns. In Chile, this has not been assessed at the species level. This study evaluates floristic representativeness in the National System of Protected Areas (SNASPE). Species rarefaction and non-parametric estimators were used to extrapolate total representativeness. Given that conservation planning in Chile is mainly based on protecting vegetation types, the effectiveness of using vegetation types as a surrogate of plant species was evaluated based on richness and complementarity. The study found available information for 42% of the 96 protected areas of continental Chile. According to this information the SNASPE protects at least 48% of the native vascular flora. The southern area protects the largest number of species, most of which are non-endemic natives. The largest number of endemic protected species was found in the central-northern area. The SNASPE in its full range is projected to protect 64% of the vascular flora of Chile. Richness and complementarity surrogacy analyses showed weak effectiveness of vegetation types as a surrogate of plant species, although complementarity performed slightly better than richness. Surrogacy effectiveness was lower for endemic species, probably due to their narrow distributions that are more easily missed when vegetation types are considered instead.

Spatial phylogenetics of the vascular flora of Chile

2017 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 88-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa A. Scherson ◽  
Andrew H. Thornhill ◽  
Rafael Urbina-Casanova ◽  
William A. Freyman ◽  
Patricio A. Pliscoff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Flora ◽  
Flora Of Chile

Patterns of chemical defences in plants: an analysis of the vascular flora of Chile

Chemoecology ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramiro O. Bustamante ◽  
Paulina Chacón ◽  
Hermann M. Niemeyer
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Flora ◽  
Chemical Defences ◽  
Flora Of Chile

Epilobium ciliatum Rafin. (Onagraceae), una nueva adventicia potencialmente invasora en la Península Ibérica. Epilobium ciliatum Rafin. (Onagraceae), a new adventive species potentially invasive in the Iberian Peninsula

2012 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. 179-184
Author(s):  
José Luis Fernández Alonso
Keyword(s):  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Vascular Flora ◽  
Adventive Species ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Península Ibérica

Epilobium ciliatum Rafin. (Onagraceae), a new adventive species potentially invasive in the Iberian Peninsula Palabras clave. Epilobium ciliatum, especies adventicias, Flora vascular, Onagraceae, Península Ibérica. Key words. Epilobium ciliatum, Iberian Peninsula, adventive species, Onagraceae, vascular flora

scholarly journals VASCULAR FLORA OF THE TENDERFOOT CREEK EXPERIMENTAL FOREST, LITTLE BELT MOUNTAINS, MONTANA

Madroño ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott A. Mincemoyer ◽  
Jennifer L. Birdsall
Keyword(s):  
Vascular Flora

An inventory of vascular plants endemic to Italy

Phytotaxa ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 168 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
LORENZO PERUZZI ◽  
FABIO CONTI ◽  
FABRIZIO BARTOLUCCI
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Northern Italy ◽  
Alpine Region ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Vascular Flora ◽  
Administrative Region ◽  
Italian Flora ◽  
Endemic Flora

For the purpose of the present study we considered as Italian endemics those specific and subspecific taxa occurring in Italy that are not found elsewhere with the exception of Corsica (France) and Malta. This study presents an updated list of the endemic taxa in the Italian flora, including their geographical distribution at regional level. Italy is characterized by 1371 endemic species and subspecies (18.9% of the total vascular flora): three taxa belong to Lycopodiidae, one to Polypodiidae, two to Pinidae and 1365 to Magnoliidae (three paleoherbs, 221 monocots and 1144 eudicots). The endemic flora belongs to 29 orders, 67 families and 304 genera. Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria and Abruzzo are the four regions richest in endemics. About 58% of endemics are confined to a single administrative region. The most represented orders, families and genera are: Asterales, Caryophyllales and Asparagales, Asteraceae, Plumbaginaceae and Caryophyllaceae, Limonium, Centaurea and Hieracium, respectively. The phytogeographic isolation of Sardinia and Sicily and the separation of peninsular Italy from Northern Italy is confirmed. The relative isolation of Puglia with respect the remaining southern Italian pensinsular regions is also confirmed. Alpine region endemics (from northern Italy) are underrepresented.

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