In-situ and ex situ pollination biology of the four threatened plant species and the significance for conservation

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-391
Author(s):  
Rong Tang ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Yulin Xu ◽  
Johann Schinnerl ◽  
Weibang Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Pollination Biology ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Threatened Plant ◽  
Threatened Plant Species

Ex situ conservation of threatened plant species in island biodiversity hotspots: A case study from Hawai‘i

2020 ◽  
Vol 243 ◽  
pp. 108435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leland K. Werden ◽  
Nellie C. Sugii ◽  
Lauren Weisenberger ◽  
Matthew J. Keir ◽  
Gregory Koob ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Ex Situ Conservation ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Biodiversity Hotspots ◽  
Threatened Plant ◽  
Threatened Plant Species ◽  
Island Biodiversity

scholarly journals The role of the Francisco Javier Clavijero Botanic Garden (Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico) in the conservation of the Mexican flora

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milton Díaz-Toribio ◽  
Victor Luna ◽  
Andrew Vovides
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Cloud Forest ◽  
Vascular Plant ◽  
Plant Conservation ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Botanic Gardens ◽  
Botanic Garden ◽  
Threatened Plant ◽  
Threatened Plant Species

Background and Aims: There are approximately 3000 botanic gardens in the world. These institutions cultivate approximately six million plant species, representing around 100,000 taxa in cultivation. Botanic gardens make an important contribution to ex situ conservation with a high number of threatened plant species represented in their collections. To show how the Francisco Javier Clavijero Botanic Garden (JBC) contributes to the conservation of Mexican flora, we asked the following questions: 1) How is vascular plant diversity currently conserved in the JBC?, 2) How well is this garden performing with respect to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) and the Mexican Strategy for Plant Conservation (MSPC)?, and 3) How has the garden’s scientific collection contributed to the creation of new knowledge (description of new plant species)?Methods: We used data from the JBC scientific living collection stored in BG-BASE. We gathered information on species names, endemism, and endangered status, according to national and international policies, and field data associated with each species. Key results: We found that 12% of the species in the JBC collection is under some risk category by international and Mexican laws. Plant families with the highest numbers of threatened species were Zamiaceae, Orchidaceae, Arecaceae, and Asparagaceae. We also found that Ostrya mexicana, Tapirira mexicana, Oreopanax capitatus, O. echinops, and O. xalapensis are highly threatened species representative of cloud forest currently in the collection. Conclusions: The conservation and scientific utility of the JBC collection is reflected in the exceptional accession data and the description of 24 new plant species. Having a significant number of threatened plant species in its ex situ collection, the JBC contributes to the implementation of the GSPC, particularly Target 8, as well as the implementation of the MSPC.

scholarly journals An analysis of Species Conservation Action Plans in Guinea

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Couch ◽  
Denise Molmou ◽  
Sékou Magassouba ◽  
Saïdou Doumbouya ◽  
Mamadou Diawara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Species Conservation ◽  
Iucn Red List ◽  
Red List ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
Conservation Action ◽  
Threatened Plant ◽  
Threatened Plant Species

AbstractTo achieve conservation success, we need to support the recovery of threatened species. Yet, <5% of plant species listed as threatened on the IUCN Red List have Species Conservation Action Plans (CAPs). If we are to move from a Red List to a Green List for threatened plant species, CAPs need to be devised and implemented. Guinea is one of the most botanically diverse countries in West Africa. Recent research found that nearly 4000 vascular plants occur in Guinea, a 30% increase from previous estimates. 273 of these plant species are now assessed as threatened with global extinction. There is increasing pressure on the environment from the extractive industry and a growing population. In parallel with implementation of an Important Plant Area programme in Guinea, CAPs were developed for 20 threatened plant species. These plans elaborate conservation efforts needed first to safeguard threatened species both in situ and ex situ and then to support their recovery. We document the approach used to assemble the Species Conservation Action Plans, and we discuss the importance of having up to date field information, IUCN Red List assessments, and use of a collaborative approach. The need for these plans is increasingly important with recent calculations suggesting a third of African plants are threatened with extinction. This paper outlines initial detailed plant conservation planning in Guinea and offers a template for conservation practitioners in other tropical African countries to follow.

Are listed threatened plant species actually at risk?

2002 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark A. Burgman
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Feedback Loop ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
The State ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Threatened Plant ◽  
Threatened Plant Species ◽  
Legal Mandates ◽  
State Of The Environment

Despite the fact that the most changes in lists of threatened species reflect changes in knowledge rather than changes in conservation status, the lists continue to provide social and legal mandates for conservation; they are used to report on the state of the environment and to guide the allocation of scarce resources. There is a substantial under-representation of non-vascular species in threatened plant lists, reflected in an absence of documented extinctions among fungi and algae. Turnover in the composition of extinct flora lists in Australia suggests that the lists of threatened species may not be sufficiently reliable to form the basis for reporting on the state of the environment. They are of limited use in distinguishing between levels of threat and may not be a reliable guide for the allocation of scarce conservation resources among plant species. Systems for listing threatened species create a feedback loop, responsive to the subjective preferences of scientists, largely unresponsive to underlying true threats, self-perpetuating and accentuating bias with each iteration. Other tools, including formal decision approaches and the acquisition of new kinds of data, are needed to fill the roles.

Using summed individual species models and state-of-the-art modelling techniques to identify threatened plant species hotspots

2009 ◽  
Vol 142 (11) ◽  
pp. 2501-2509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miia Parviainen ◽  
Mathieu Marmion ◽  
Miska Luoto ◽  
Wilfried Thuiller ◽  
Risto K. Heikkinen
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Individual Species ◽  
Threatened Plant ◽  
Threatened Plant Species ◽  
Modelling Techniques

Loss of pathogens in threatened plant species

Oikos ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 119 (12) ◽  
pp. 1919-1928 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda K. Gibson ◽  
Jorge I. Mena-Ali ◽  
Michael E. Hood
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Threatened Plant ◽  
Threatened Plant Species

Rediscovery of Ophiorrhiza incarnata C.E.C. Fisch. (Rubiaceae) from the Western Ghats of India after a lapse of 83 years

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 18953-18955
Author(s):  
Perumal Murugan ◽  
Vellingiri Ravichandran ◽  
Chidambaram Murugan
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Adjacent Area ◽  
Threatened Plant ◽  
Threatened Plant Species ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
The Western Ghats

Ophiorrhiza incarnata C.E.C.Fisch. (Rubiaceae), a threatened plant species of southern Western Ghats is rediscovered from the adjacent area of the type locality after lapse of eight decades.  Its distribution and conservation status are discussed.

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