Climatic stability and geological history shape global centers of neo-and paleoendemism in seed plants

L Cai, H Kreft, A Taylor, J Schrader… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Assessing the distribution of geographically restricted and evolutionarily unique species and
their underlying drivers is key to understanding biogeographical processes and critical for …

Plant diversity darkspots for global collection priorities

I Ondo, KL Dhanjal‐Adams, S Pironon… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
More than 15% of all vascular plant species may remain scientifically undescribed, and
many of the> 350 000 described species have no or few geographic records documenting …

The global distribution of plants used by humans

S Pironon, I Ondo, M Diazgranados, R Allkin… - Science, 2024 - science.org
Plants sustain human life. Understanding geographic patterns of the diversity of species
used by people is thus essential for the sustainable management of plant resources. Here …

[HTML][HTML] Global patterns of taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of flowering plants: Biodiversity hotspots and coldspots

H Qian, J Zhang, M Jiang - Plant Diversity, 2023 - Elsevier
Species diversity of angiosperms (flowering plants) varies greatly among regions.
Geographic patterns of variation in species diversity are shaped by the interplay of …

The contribution of plant life and growth forms to global gradients of vascular plant diversity

A Taylor, P Weigelt, P Denelle, L Cai, H Kreft - New Phytologist, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plant life and growth forms (shortened to 'plant forms') represent key functional strategies of
plants in relation to their environment and provide important insights into the ecological …

GIFT—An R package to access the Global Inventory of Floras and Traits

P Denelle, P Weigelt, H Kreft - Methods in Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Advancing knowledge of biodiversity requires global open‐access databases. Having large‐
scale information on plant distributions, functional traits and evolutionary history will enable …

Predicting undetected native vascular plant diversity at a global scale

BH Daru - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024 - pnas.org
Vascular plants are diverse and a major component of terrestrial ecosystems, yet their
geographic distributions remain incomplete. Here, I present a global database of vascular …

Connecting the multiple dimensions of global soil fungal diversity

V Mikryukov, O Dulya, A Zizka, M Bahram… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
How the multiple facets of soil fungal diversity vary worldwide remains virtually unknown,
hindering the management of this essential species-rich group. By sequencing high …

Historical impacts of grazing on carbon stocks and climate mitigation opportunities

S Ren, C Terrer, J Li, Y Cao, S Yang, D Liu - Nature Climate Change, 2024 - nature.com
Grazing has been associated with contrasting effects on soil carbon stocks at local scales,
but accurate global assessments of its net impact are lacking. Here we conducted a meta …

Spatial phylogenetics

BD Mishler - Journal of Biogeography, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The metric called phylogenetic diversity (PD) has been employed over the last 30 years to
add an evolutionary dimension to the exploration of biodiversity. However, the application of …