Bat caves are very special roosts that harbour thousands of bats of one or more species.
Such sites may hold an incredible “dark fungal diversity” which is still underestimated. We …

Background Isolated monoliths of granitic and/or gneissic rock rising abruptly from the
surrounding landscape are known as inselbergs. Dome-shaped inselbergs are common …

Plants are under‐represented in conservation efforts, with only 9% of described species
published on the IUCN Red List. Biodiversity aggregators including the Global Biodiversity …

Tropical forests on karstic relief (tropical karst forest) are among the most species-rich
biomes. These forests play pivotal roles as global climate regulators and for human …

The aim of our study was to assess the importance of different Colombian bioregions in
terms of the supply of useful plant species and the quality of the available distribution data …

Vascular epiphytes are a characteristic life form in many tropical regions and often occur
growing on bare rocks. South America has the highest diversity. Here, we describe a …

The geodiversity of rocky ecosystems includes diverse plant communities with specific
names, but their continental‐scale floristic identity and the knowledge on the role of …

This research assessed the efficacy of deep segmentation in identifying and measuring
natural karst depressions in the Bambuí Group's carbonate rocks in Western Bahia, Brazil …

Habenaria karstica JAN Bat. sp. nov., a new species from limestone outcrops (ie, karst) in
the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is described. The new species is ecologically very distinct …

The inselberg vegetation, in general, occurs in patches that vary in size, shape, number of
plant species and are surrounded by a bare rock. The present study evaluated the species …