Primary data, such as geographical records of species, are base-line for conservation status
assessments. For many years, data on Brazil's threatened butterflies (58 taxa (based on …

Only a small fraction of the species on Earth is known (Linnean shortfall), while geographic
ranges of already described species are poorly documented (Wallacean shortfall). While the …

Societal Impact Statement Herbaria can be considered plant libraries, each holding
collections of dried specimens documenting plant diversity in space and time. For many …

Based on the two most recent assessments of Chinese higher plants in 2013 and 2020, of
34,450 and 39,330 species, respectively, we analysed the threatened status of Chinese …

Societal Impact Statement Conserving trees is fundamental to maintaining forests, which are
home to about half of the global biodiversity and provide unmeasurable benefits to people …

Aim Species occurrence data are valuable information that enables one to estimate
geographical distributions, characterize niches and their evolution, and guide spatial …

Funding for rare plant conservation is limited. In addition, many aspects of the biology and
ecology of rare plants are unknown. Therefore, low-cost data generation approaches to fill …

Aim Rapid technological advancements and the biodiversity crisis have motivated efforts to
document species before their extinction. However, taxonomic coverage gaps, where certain …

Increase in human activities owing to the rise in consumption demand is increasing the risk
of biodiversity loss. To address this concern, several conservation activities are being …

Plinia renatiana is a species endemic to the state of Espírito Santo (ES) and has been
assessed as endangered (EN). The species was described in the 1990s based on two …