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Edwards EJ, Mishler BD, Davis CD. University herbaria are uniquely important. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024:S1360-1385(24)00146-8. [PMID: 38937215 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2024.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2024] [Revised: 06/05/2024] [Accepted: 06/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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University herbaria play critical roles in biodiversity research and training and provide interdisciplinary academic environments that foster innovative uses of natural history collections. Universities have a responsibility to steward these important collections in perpetuity, in alignment with their academic missions and for the good of science and society.
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- Erika J Edwards
- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Yale University Herbarium, Yale University, PO Box 208105, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University and Jepson Herbaria, University of California, 1001 Valley Life Science Building #2465, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Herbaria, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
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Haswell ES. What's in a name? NATURE PLANTS 2024; 10:692. [PMID: 38671076 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01687-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Jones CB, Stock K, Perkins SE. AI-based discovery of habitats from museum collections. Trends Ecol Evol 2024; 39:323-327. [PMID: 38355366 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Museum collection records are a source of historic data for species occurrence, but little attention is paid to the associated descriptions of habitat at the sample locations. We propose that artificial intelligence methods have potential to use these descriptions for reconstructing past habitat, to address ecological and evolutionary questions.
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- Christopher B Jones
- School of Computer Science and Informatics, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK.
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- Massey Geoinformatics Collaboratory, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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Wu R, Zou Y, Liao S, Shi K, Nan X, Yan H, Luo J, Xiang Z, Bao Z. Shall we promote natural history collection today?-Answered by reviewing Ernest Henry Wilson's plant collection process in China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 915:170179. [PMID: 38246391 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Plant diversity exploration needs to be accelerated because many species will go extinct before their discovery and description, and many species-rich regions remain poorly studied. However, most contemporary plant collections prefer to focus on a specific group, which hinders the exploration and conservation of plant diversity. Therefore, we need an alternative approach to the dilemma at hand. The comprehensive Natural History Collection (NHC), which existed throughout the pinnacle of biodiversity exploration in the 20th century could be considered. We explore Ernest Henry Wilson's (one of the most successful naturalists in the 20th) plant collections in China as a case to illustrate the advantages of NHC and discuss whether NHC deserves to be promoted again today. From multiple sources, we gathered 19,218 available specimen records of 11,884 collecting numbers assigned and analyzed the collected species, the collection's nature, and restored four routes of his explorations. Results reveal that Wilson's specimens were collected from 28 prefecture-level cities and 38 county-level regions of 7 provinces or municipalities, they belong to 200 families, 1046 genera, 3794 species, and 342 infraspecific taxa, approximately 41 %, 22 %, 10 %, 5 % of Chinese plant families, genera, species, and infraspecific taxa respectively. The Wilson case study shows that NHC is particularly effective in emphasizing species discovery and conservation, recording ecological information, understanding a region's flora, and developing landscape applications. Therefore, we strongly advocate for the expansion of natural history collections in species-rich regions. Furthermore, we recommend the employment of specialized collectors, the enlistment of international cooperation, and the standardization of guidelines for future NHCs.
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- Renwu Wu
- College of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China.
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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Hightower AT, Chitwood DH, Josephs EB. Herbarium specimens reveal links between Capsella bursa-pastoris leaf shape and climate. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2024:2024.02.13.580180. [PMID: 38405842 PMCID: PMC10888959 DOI: 10.1101/2024.02.13.580180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Studies into the evolution and development of leaf shape have connected variation in plant form, function, and fitness. For species with consistent leaf margin features, patterns in leaf architecture are related to both biotic and abiotic factors. However, for species with inconsistent leaf margin features, quantifying leaf shape variation and the effects of environmental factors on leaf shape has proven challenging. To investigate leaf shape variation in species with inconsistent shapes, we analyzed approximately 500 digitized Capsella bursa-pastoris specimens collected throughout the continental U.S. over a 100-year period with geometric morphometric modeling and deterministic techniques. We generated a morphospace of C. bursa-pastoris leaf shapes and modeled leaf shape as a function of environment and time. Our results suggest C. bursa-pastoris leaf shape variation is strongly associated with temperature over the C. bursa-pastoris growing season, with lobing decreasing as temperature increases. While we expected to see changes in variation over time, our results show that level of leaf shape variation is consistent over the 100-year period. Our findings showed that species with inconsistent leaf shape variation can be quantified using geometric morphometric modeling techniques and that temperature is the main environmental factor influencing leaf shape variation.
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- Asia T Hightower
- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, 612 Wilson Rd, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1226
- Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior Program, Michigan State University, 567 Wilson Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
- Plant Resilience Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1226
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- Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, 1066 Bogue Street, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
- Department of Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering, Michigan State University, 428 S Shaw Ln, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
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- Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, 612 Wilson Rd, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1226
- Ecology, Evolution, & Behavior Program, Michigan State University, 567 Wilson Rd, East Lansing, MI 48824-1226
- Plant Resilience Institute, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824-1226
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Vieira TL, Barbosa-Silva RG, Acosta AL, van den Berg C. Expanding the Distribution of Prosthechea jauana (Orchidaceae) in the Pantepui and Highlighting the Urgent Need for Conservation Strategies in the Region in Face of Climate Change. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:222. [PMID: 38256775 PMCID: PMC10820582 DOI: 10.3390/plants13020222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Prosthechea jauana has been recognized as an orchid species endemic to the Venezuelan tepui. The first record of P. jauana in Brazil is presented here, also from a tepui in the Southern phytogeographical district of Pantepui in the Serra do Aracá, at the northern border of the Amazonas state. A detailed morphological description and images of the specimen are presented, as well as an updated distribution map, preliminary conservation status assessment, and taxonomic notes about the species. In addition, we provide species' distribution models for P. jauana based on current and future bioclimatic data. Future projections suggest that the geographic distribution of P. jauana will likely be severely affected, with ~79% of its suitable habitat being reduced by 2041-2060 and ~92% by 2061-2080. Prosthechea jauana could represent a flag species and an example of how climate change may affect the endemic Pantepui flora.
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- Tiago L. Vieira
- Harvard University Herbaria, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Instituto Tecnológico Vale Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Belém 66055-090, Pará, Brazil; (R.G.B.-S.); (A.L.A.)
- Coordenacão Botânica, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belém 66077-830, Pará, Brazil
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- Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Instituto Tecnológico Vale Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Belém 66055-090, Pará, Brazil; (R.G.B.-S.); (A.L.A.)
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana 44036-246, Bahia, Brazil;
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Novikov A, Savytska A, Kuzyarin O, Nachychko V, Susulovska S, Rizun V, Susulovsky A, Hushtan H, Hushtan K, Leleka D. Data mobilisation in the LWS Herbarium: success and prospects. Biodivers Data J 2024; 12:e117292. [PMID: 38249570 PMCID: PMC10797612 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.12.e117292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Background Digitisation of hosted specimens is a crucial task for all herbaria worldwide and is one of the main streams for today. By digitising their collections and publishing the datasets, the herbaria grant access to essential data to a wide research audience and, as a result, involve their collections in scientific work more actively. Digitisation also allows virtual preservation of the collections, which is especially important in conditions of hostilities, when the entire collection can be destroyed or damaged in one moment. This paper describes two datasets recently published in GBIF in the framework of the LWS herbarium digitisation initiative. It also contains some considerations about further digitisation priorities and plans in the LWS Herbarium in the context of complicated war conditions and limited facilities. New information In total, 2,419 occurrence records from Ukraine mobilised from LWS Herbarium were published. These datasets are planned to be dynamic with the addition of new records along with progress of digitisation work at LWS. At least 6,000 more records are planned to be published through these datasets in 2024.
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- Andriy Novikov
- State Museum of Natural History of the NAS of Ukraine, Lviv, UkraineState Museum of Natural History of the NAS of UkraineLvivUkraine
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- State Museum of Natural History of the NAS of Ukraine, Lviv, UkraineState Museum of Natural History of the NAS of UkraineLvivUkraine
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- State Museum of Natural History of the NAS of Ukraine, Lviv, UkraineState Museum of Natural History of the NAS of UkraineLvivUkraine
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- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, UkraineIvan Franko National University of LvivLvivUkraine
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- Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, UkraineIvan Franko National University of LvivLvivUkraine
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- State Museum of Natural History of the NAS of Ukraine, Lviv, UkraineState Museum of Natural History of the NAS of UkraineLvivUkraine
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- State Museum of Natural History of the NAS of Ukraine, Lviv, UkraineState Museum of Natural History of the NAS of UkraineLvivUkraine
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- State Museum of Natural History of the NAS of Ukraine, Lviv, UkraineState Museum of Natural History of the NAS of UkraineLvivUkraine
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- State Museum of Natural History of the NAS of Ukraine, Lviv, UkraineState Museum of Natural History of the NAS of UkraineLvivUkraine
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- Institute of Ecology of the Carpathians of the NAS of Ukraine, Lviv, UkraineInstitute of Ecology of the Carpathians of the NAS of UkraineLvivUkraine
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Kim AS, Kreiner JM, Hernández F, Bock DG, Hodgins KA, Rieseberg LH. Temporal collections to study invasion biology. Mol Ecol 2023; 32:6729-6742. [PMID: 37873879 DOI: 10.1111/mec.17176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Biological invasions represent an extraordinary opportunity to study evolution. This is because accidental or deliberate species introductions have taken place for centuries across large geographical scales, frequently prompting rapid evolutionary transitions in invasive populations. Until recently, however, the utility of invasions as evolutionary experiments has been hampered by limited information on the makeup of populations that were part of earlier invasion stages. Now, developments in ancient and historical DNA technologies, as well as the quickening pace of digitization for millions of specimens that are housed in herbaria and museums globally, promise to help overcome this obstacle. In this review, we first introduce the types of temporal data that can be used to study invasions, highlighting the timescale captured by each approach and their respective limitations. We then discuss how ancient and historical specimens as well as data available from prior invasion studies can be used to answer questions on mechanisms of (mal)adaptation, rates of evolution, or community-level changes during invasions. By bridging the gap between contemporary and historical invasive populations, temporal data can help us connect pattern to process in invasion science. These data will become increasingly important if invasions are to achieve their full potential as experiments of evolution in nature.
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- Amy S Kim
- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Roma-Marzio F, Maccioni S, Dolci D, Astuti G, Magrini N, Pierotti F, Vangelisti R, Amadei L, Peruzzi L. Digitization of the historical Herbarium of Michele Guadagno at Pisa (PI-GUAD). PHYTOKEYS 2023; 234:107-125. [PMID: 37868742 PMCID: PMC10587777 DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.234.109464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
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The herbarium digitization process is an essential first step in transforming the vast amount of data associated with a physical specimen into flexible digital data formats. In this framework, the Herbarium of the University of Pisa (international code PI), at the end of 2018 started a process of digitization focusing on one of its most relevant collections: the Herbarium of Michele Guadagno (1878-1930). This scholar studied flora and vegetation of different areas of southern Italy, building a large herbarium including specimens collected by himself, plus many specimens obtained through exchanges with Italian and foreign botanists. The Herbarium is composed by 547 packages of vascular plants. Metadata were entered into the online database Virtual Herbaria JACQ and mirrored into a personalized virtual Herbarium of the Botanic Museum. After the completion of the digitization process, the number of sheets preserved in the Herbarium amounts to 44,345. Besides Guadagno, who collected 42% of his specimens, a further 1,102 collectors are represented. Most specimens were collected in Europe (91%), but all the continents are represented. As expected, Italy is the most represented country (59%), followed by France, Spain, Germany, and Greece. The specimens cover a time span of 99 years, from 1830 to 1929, whereas the specimens collected by Guadagno range between 1889 and 1928. Furthermore, we traced 134 herbarium sheets associated with documents, among which 75 drawings handmade by Guadagno, 34 letters from various corresponding authors, 16 copies of publications, and 14 copies of published iconographies.
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- Francesco Roma-Marzio
- Orto e Museo Botanico, Sistema Museale d’Ateneo, Università di Pisa, via Ghini 13, 56126 Pisa, ItalyUniversità di PisaPisaItaly
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- Orto e Museo Botanico, Sistema Museale d’Ateneo, Università di Pisa, via Ghini 13, 56126 Pisa, ItalyUniversità di PisaPisaItaly
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- Orto e Museo Botanico, Sistema Museale d’Ateneo, Università di Pisa, via Ghini 13, 56126 Pisa, ItalyUniversità di PisaPisaItaly
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- Orto e Museo Botanico, Sistema Museale d’Ateneo, Università di Pisa, via Ghini 13, 56126 Pisa, ItalyUniversità di PisaPisaItaly
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- Orto e Museo Botanico, Sistema Museale d’Ateneo, Università di Pisa, via Ghini 13, 56126 Pisa, ItalyUniversità di PisaPisaItaly
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- Orto e Museo Botanico, Sistema Museale d’Ateneo, Università di Pisa, via Ghini 13, 56126 Pisa, ItalyUniversità di PisaPisaItaly
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- Orto e Museo Botanico, Sistema Museale d’Ateneo, Università di Pisa, via Ghini 13, 56126 Pisa, ItalyUniversità di PisaPisaItaly
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- Orto e Museo Botanico, Sistema Museale d’Ateneo, Università di Pisa, via Ghini 13, 56126 Pisa, ItalyUniversità di PisaPisaItaly
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- Orto e Museo Botanico, Sistema Museale d’Ateneo, Università di Pisa, via Ghini 13, 56126 Pisa, ItalyUniversità di PisaPisaItaly
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López-Tobar R, Herrera-Feijoo RJ, Mateo RG, García-Robredo F, Torres B. Botanical Collection Patterns and Conservation Categories of the Most Traded Timber Species from the Ecuadorian Amazon: The Role of Protected Areas. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:3327. [PMID: 37765489 PMCID: PMC10536464 DOI: 10.3390/plants12183327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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The Ecuadorian Amazon is home to a rich biodiversity of woody plant species. Nonetheless, their conservation remains difficult, as some areas remain poorly explored and lack georeferenced records. Therefore, the current study aims predominantly to analyze the collection patterns of timber species in the Amazon lowlands of Ecuador and to evaluate the conservation coverage of these species in protected areas. Furthermore, we try to determine the conservation category of the species according to the criteria of the IUCN Red List. We identified that one third of the timber species in the study area was concentrated in three provinces due to historical botanical expeditions. However, a worrying 22.0% of the species had less than five records of presence, and 29.9% had less than ten records, indicating a possible underestimation of their presence. In addition, almost half of the species evaluated were unprotected, exposing them to deforestation risks and threats. To improve knowledge and conservation of forest biodiversity in the Ecuadorian Amazon, it is recommended to perform new botanical samplings in little-explored areas and digitize data in national herbaria. It is critical to implement automated assessments of the conservation status of species with insufficient data. In addition, it is suggested to use species distribution models to identify optimal areas for forest restoration initiatives. Effective communication of results and collaboration between scientists, governments, and local communities are key to the protection and sustainable management of forest biodiversity in the Amazon region.
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- Rolando López-Tobar
- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo (UTEQ), Quevedo Av. Quito km, 1 1/2 Vía a Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Quevedo 120550, Ecuador;
- Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Unidad de Posgrado, Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo (UTEQ), Quevedo Av. Quito km, 1 1/2 Vía a Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Quevedo 120550, Ecuador
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- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales, Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo (UTEQ), Quevedo Av. Quito km, 1 1/2 Vía a Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Quevedo 120550, Ecuador;
- Unidad de Posgrado, Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo (UTEQ), Quevedo Av. Quito km, 1 1/2 Vía a Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, Quevedo 120550, Ecuador
- Escuela de Doctorado, Centro de Estudios de Posgrado, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/Francisco Tomás y Valiente, nº 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Departamento de Biología (Botánica), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain;
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- Departamento de Biología (Botánica), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain;
- Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Cambio Global (CIBC-UAM), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería y Gestión Forestal y Ambiental, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Montes, Forestal y del Medio Natural, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, C/José Antonio Novais 10, 28040 Madrid, Spain;
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- Facultad de Ciencia de la Vida, Universidad Estatal Amazónica (UEA), Puyo 160101, Ecuador;
- Ochroma Consulting and Services, Puerto Napo, Tena 150150, Ecuador
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Zhu K, Song Y. Harnessing herbaria to advance plant phenology research under global change. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 239:2057-2059. [PMID: 37376722 DOI: 10.1111/nph.19088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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This article is a Commentary on Park et al. (2023), 239: 2153–2165.
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- Kai Zhu
- Institute for Global Change Biology and School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Institute for Global Change Biology and School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
- Department of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA
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Park DS, Xie Y, Ellison AM, Lyra GM, Davis CC. Complex climate-mediated effects of urbanization on plant reproductive phenology and frost risk. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2023; 239:2153-2165. [PMID: 36942966 DOI: 10.1111/nph.18893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Urbanization can affect the timing of plant reproduction (i.e. flowering and fruiting) and associated ecosystem processes. However, our knowledge of how plant phenology responds to urbanization and its associated environmental changes is limited. Herbaria represent an important, but underutilized source of data for investigating this question. We harnessed phenological data from herbarium specimens representing 200 plant species collected across 120 yr from the eastern US to investigate the spatiotemporal effects of urbanization on flowering and fruiting phenology and frost risk (i.e. time between the last frost date and flowering). Effects of urbanization on plant reproductive phenology varied significantly in direction and magnitude across species ranges. Increased urbanization led to earlier flowering in colder and wetter regions and delayed fruiting in regions with wetter spring conditions. Frost risk was elevated with increased urbanization in regions with colder and wetter spring conditions. Our study demonstrates that predictions of phenological change and its associated impacts must account for both climatic and human effects, which are context dependent and do not necessarily coincide. We must move beyond phenological models that only incorporate temperature variables and consider multiple environmental factors and their interactions when estimating plant phenology, especially at larger spatial and taxonomic scales.
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- Daniel S Park
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, USA
- Purdue Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, USA
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Herbaria, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, USA
- Purdue Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47906, USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY, 41099, USA
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- Harvard University Herbaria, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02135, USA
- Sound Solutions for Sustainable Science, Boston, MA, 02135, USA
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Herbaria, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Biodiversidade e Evolução, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Bahia, 40170-115, Brazil
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Herbaria, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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Park DS, Feng X, Akiyama S, Ardiyani M, Avendaño N, Barina Z, Bärtschi B, Belgrano M, Betancur J, Bijmoer R, Bogaerts A, Cano A, Danihelka J, Garg A, Giblin DE, Gogoi R, Guggisberg A, Hyvärinen M, James SA, Sebola RJ, Katagiri T, Kennedy JA, Komil TS, Lee B, Lee SML, Magri D, Marcucci R, Masinde S, Melnikov D, Mráz P, Mulenko W, Musili P, Mwachala G, Nelson BE, Niezgoda C, Novoa Sepúlveda C, Orli S, Paton A, Payette S, Perkins KD, Ponce MJ, Rainer H, Rasingam L, Rustiami H, Shiyan NM, Bjorå CS, Solomon J, Stauffer F, Sumadijaya A, Thiébaut M, Thiers BM, Tsubota H, Vaughan A, Virtanen R, Whitfeld TJS, Zhang D, Zuloaga FO, Davis CC. The colonial legacy of herbaria. Nat Hum Behav 2023:10.1038/s41562-023-01616-7. [PMID: 37308536 DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01616-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Herbarium collections shape our understanding of Earth's flora and are crucial for addressing global change issues. Their formation, however, is not free from sociopolitical issues of immediate relevance. Despite increasing efforts addressing issues of representation and colonialism in natural history collections, herbaria have received comparatively less attention. While it has been noted that the majority of plant specimens are housed in the Global North, the extent and magnitude of this disparity have not been quantified. Here we examine the colonial legacy of botanical collections, analysing 85,621,930 specimen records and assessing survey responses from 92 herbarium collections across 39 countries. We find an inverse relationship between where plant diversity exists in nature and where it is housed in herbaria. Such disparities persist across physical and digital realms despite overt colonialism ending over half a century ago. We emphasize the need for acknowledging the colonial history of herbarium collections and implementing a more equitable global paradigm for their collection, curation and use.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniel S Park
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
- Purdue Center for Plant Biology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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- Department of Geography, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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- Department of Botany, National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Herbarium Bogoriense, Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
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- Instituto Experimental Jardin Botánico 'Dr. Tobías Lasser', Avenida Salvador Allende, Ciudad Universitaria, Caracas, Venezuela
- Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
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- Herbier LY, FR-BioEEnVis, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Botany Section, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Herbario San Marcos, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Peru
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- Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
- Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Průhonice, Czech Republic
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- Central Regional Centre, Botanical Survey of India, Allahabad, India
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- University of Washington Herbarium, Burke Museum, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Sikkim Himalayan Regional Centre, Botanical Survey of India, Gangtok, India
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- Botany Unit, Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Western Australian Herbarium, Kensington, Western Australia, Australia
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- South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa
- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Kochi University, Kochi, Japan
- Hattori Botanical Laboratory, Nichinan, Japan
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- Institute of Botany, Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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- National Parks Board, Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Environmental Biology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Komarov Botanical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
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- Herbarium Collections & Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin, Poland
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- East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Rocky Mountain Herbarium, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
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- Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns, Botanische Staatssammlung München, München, Germany
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- Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA
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- Herbier Louis-Marie, Université Laval, Québec City, Québec, Canada
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- University of Florida Herbarium, Florida Museum, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal (UNC-CONICET), Córdoba, Argentina
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- Naturhistorisches Museum Wien, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Deccan Regional Centre, Botanical Survey of India, Hyderabad, India
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- Herbarium Bogoriense, Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
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- National Herbarium of Ukraine, M.G. Kholodny Institute of Botany, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Conservatory and Botanic Gardens of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Herbarium Bogoriense, Research Center for Biosystematics and Evolution, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Cibinong, Indonesia
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Herbier LY, FR-BioEEnVis, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
- Miyajima Natural Botanical Garden, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- University of Oulu Botanical Museum, Oulu, Finland
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- South China Botanical Garden Herbarium, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University Herbaria, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Jenny LA, Shapiro LR, Davis CC, Jonathan Davies T, Pierce NE, Meineke E. Herbarium specimens reveal herbivory patterns across the genus Cucurbita. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2023; 110:e16126. [PMID: 36633920 DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.16126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
PREMISE Quantifying how closely related plant species differ in susceptibility to insect herbivory is important for understanding the variation in evolutionary pressures on plant functional traits. However, empirically measuring in situ variation in herbivory spanning the geographic range of a plant-insect complex is logistically difficult. Recently, new methods have been developed using herbarium specimens to investigate patterns in plant-insect symbioses across large geographic scales. Such investigations provide insights into how accelerated anthropogenic changes may impact plant-insect interactions that are of ecological or agricultural importance. METHODS Here, we analyze 274 pressed herbarium samples to investigate variation in herbivory damage in 13 different species of the economically important plant genus Cucurbita (Cucurbitaceae). This collection is composed of specimens of wild, undomesticated Cucurbita that were collected from across their native range, and Cucurbita cultivars collected from both within their native range and from locations where they have been introduced for agriculture in temperate North America. RESULTS Herbivory is common on individuals of all Cucurbita species collected throughout their geographic ranges. However, estimates of herbivory varied considerably among individuals, with mesophytic species accruing more insect damage than xerophytic species, and wild specimens having more herbivory than specimens collected from human-managed habitats. CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that long-term evolutionary changes in habitat from xeric to mesic climates and wild to human-managed habitats may mediate the levels of herbivory pressure from coevolved herbivores. Future investigations into the potential factors that contribute to herbivory may inform the management of domesticated crop plants and their insect herbivores.
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- Laura A Jenny
- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, United States
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, United States
- Department of Applied Ecology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27695, United States
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- Harvard University Herbaria, Department of Organismal and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, United States
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- Departments of Botany, and Forest & Conservation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
- African Centre for DNA Barcoding, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng, 2028, South Africa
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- Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138, United States
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, 95616, United States
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