Verges as Fragments of Loess Grasslands in the Carpathian Basin and Their <i>Festuca</i> Species by Szilárd Szentes, Zsuzsanna Sutyinszki, Tímea Kiss, Attila Fűrész, Dénes Saláta, Zsuzsanna Harkányiné Székely, Károly Penksza

“…We examined the age of the verges and their natural condition. Floristic and coenological surveys were applied to analyse the diversity of the verges. …”
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Generation and classification of transcriptomes in two Croomia species and molecular evolution of CYC/TB1 genes in Stemonaceae by Ruisen Lu, Wuqin Xu, Qixiang Lu, Pan Li, Jocelyn Losh, Faiza Hina, Enxiang Li, Yingxiong Qiu

“…The genus Croomia (Stemonaceae) is an excellent model for studying the evolution of the Eastern Asia (EA)–Eastern North America (ENA) floristic disjunction and the genetic mechanisms of floral zygomorphy formation. …”
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Middle Triassic dipterid ferns from west-central Argentina and their relationship to palaeoclimatic changes by Josefina Bodnar, Juan Martín Drovandi, Eduardo Manuel Morel, Daniel Gustavo Ganuza

“…Furthermore, Dipteridaceae appear important in the establishment of plant communities, being part of early stages of floristic succession.…”
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The Study of Exotic and Invasive Plant Species in Gullele Botanic Garden, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Mehari Girmay, Kflay Gebrehiwot, Ergua Atinafe, Yared Tareke, Birhanu Belay

“…Sorensen’s similarity index was used to measure the floristic similarity between the sampled land use types. …”
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The studies of the reaction to the salt stress of varieties of fodder crops for formation of pastures in the conditions of North Western Caspian by M Yu Puchkov, M A Lysakov, A F Tumanyan, E G Loktionova, V M Strukov, A A Terekhin

“…We conducted expeditionary studies on the study of floristic composition, as well as phenological, biometric observation and thoroughly studied the soil cover of pasture communities. …”
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ON THE USE OF SHORTWAVE INFRARED FOR TREE SPECIES DISCRIMINATION IN TROPICAL SEMIDECIDUOUS FOREST by M. P. Ferreira, M. Zortea, D. C. Zanotta, J. B. Féret, Y. E. Shimabukuro, C. R. Souza Filho

“…However, mapping of tree species in tropical forests using remote sensing data is a challenge due to high floristic and spectral diversity. Little is known about the use of different spectral regions as most of studies performed so far used visible/near-infrared (390-1000 nm) features. …”
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Forest Diversity and Structure in the Amazonian Mountain Ranges of Southeastern Ecuador by Wilson Quizhpe, Ángel Benítez, Klever Cuenca, Hernán Uvidia, Isau Huamantupa, Jesús Muñoz, Omar Cabrera

“…Our hypothesis was that the forests of the eastern mountain ranges are not homogeneous, but rather present differences in their structure, richness, and floristic diversity. Our main objective was to classify the types of forests based on the characteristics of the diameter structure and the species composition of the Amazonian forests of the eastern mountain ranges in southern Ecuador, and we determined the influence of critical edaphic, environmental, and geomorphological factors, For this we installed eight permanent plots of one hectare in homogeneous and well preserved forest stands, four plots in the province of Zamora Chinchipe and four in the province of Morona Santiago. …”
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Shade tree diversity and aboveground carbon stocks in Theobroma cacao agroforestry systems: implications for REDD+ implementation in a West African cacao landscape by Evans Dawoe, Winston Asante, Emmanuel Acheampong, Paul Bosu

“…We estimated the aboveground carbon stocks in cacao and shade trees, determined the floristic diversity of shade trees and explored the possibility of implementing REDD+ interventions in cacao landscapes. …”
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First evaluation of the use of assisted natural regeneration by central african farmers to restore their landscapes by Arnot Kpolita, Emilien Dubiez, Olga Yongo, Régis Peltier

“…On the outskirts of the city of Bangui, the capital of the Central African Republic, fuelwood production, slash-and-burn agriculture and artisanal timber exploitation are causing deforestation and forest ecosystem degradation.Within the framework of the REDD+ Component of the South-West Regional Development Project, the implementation of Assisted Natural Regeneration during weeding (ANRw) in the slash-and-burn system was proposed and set up by 23 volunteer farmers on 24 fields with an average area of 0.22 ha in two villages (Boteke and Salanga).The objective of the study was to characterise the floristic structure of the juvenile woody vegetation resulting from ANRw in these two villages. …”
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An annotated checklist of the coastal forests Kenya, East Africa by Veronicah Mutele Ngumbau, Quentin Luke, Mwadime Nyange, Vincent Okelo Wanga, Benjamin Muema Watuma, Yuvenalis Morara Mbuni, Jacinta Ndunge Munyao, Millicent Akinyi Oulo, Elijah Mbandi Mkala, Solomon Kipkoech, Malombe Itambo, Guang-Wan Hu, Qing-Feng Wang

“…In spite of the high plant species richness and their importance towards supporting the livelihoods of the communities that live around them, floristic studies in these forests have remained poorly investigated. …”
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Generative spatial generalized dissimilarity mixed modelling (spGDMM): An enhanced approach to modelling beta diversity by Philip A. White, Henry A. Frye, Jasper A. Slingsby, John A. Silander Jr, Alan E. Gelfand

“…The approach is illustrated by examining dissimilarity in three datasets: tree survey data from Panama's Barro Colorado Island (BCI), plant occurrence data from southwest Australia and plant abundance surveys from the Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR) of South Africa. We select a best model using out‐of‐sample predictive performance. …”
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Additions to the vascular flora of Mongolia - IV by Urgamal M, Gundegmaa V, Baasanmunkh Sh, Oyuntsetseg B, Darikhand D, Munkh-Erdene T

“…The article presents updates on the new species recorded in the “Conspectus of the Vascular Plants of Mongolia” (Urgamal et al. 2014), and three articles published “Additions to the Vascular Flora of Mongolia – I, II, III (2013, 2014, 2016)” listed as new for the Mongolian floristic novelties and reported as well. The aim of this article is to officially report new records for vascular plants from Mongolia, and this includes the data in total, 28 species (with 2 infraspecies) from 19 genera and 12 families. …”
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Distribution and diversity of entomopathogenic nematodes (Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae) in a South African nature reserve by Isiah Nthenga, Rinus Knoetze, Antoinette P. Malan

“…Conservation implications: The undisturbed alluvial fynbos and renosterveld of the JS Marais Nature Reserve showed high EPN abundance and diversity in stark contrast to the agro-ecosystems present in the Cape floristic region. This finding, on a micro level, should be conserved for future bioprospecting in the fynbos for EPNs with potential as biocontrol agents.…”
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Using Springs as Sentinels of Climate Change in Nature Parks North and South of the Alps: A Critical Evaluation of Methodological Aspects and Recommendations for Long-Term Monitori... by Marco Cantonati, Kurt Lichtenwöhrer, Gabi Leonhardt, Linda Seifert, Andrea Mustoni, Ralf Hotzy, Eva Schubert, Lucas Blattner, Olena Bilous, Annette Lotz, Benjamin Poschlod, Reinhard Gerecke

“…This includes documenting the spring’s environment and structure, measuring abiotic parameters, and determining selected floristic and faunistic groups. We recommend measurement and sampling-survey intervals ranging from 3(4) times yearly to every 5 years, depending on the parameter. …”
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Plant diversity and spatial vegetation structure of the calcareous spring fen in the "Arkaulovskoye Mire" Protected Area (Southern Urals, Russia) by E.Z. Baisheva, A.A. Muldashev, V.B. Martynenko, N.I. Fedorov, I.G. Bikbaev, T.Yu., Minayeva, A.A. Sirin

“…A retrospective assessment of the seasonal development of vegetation and surface temperature at Arkaulovskoye Mire, using earth observation data, suggests that the microclimatic conditions of the mire habitat can mitigate extremes of continental climate in the forest-steppe zone and thus support the survival of the mire’s relict floristic complexes. Finally, a comparison of climatic data between the Arkaulovskoye Mire and Nätsjöbäcken Mire in Sweden, which is a site for Schoenus ferrugineus within its main European range, shows that the annual temperature regimes of these two locations are rather similar.…”
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Vegetation climate and marine environmental reconstruction in the western Mediterranean (southern Rifian corridor, Morocco) over the Tortonian-Messinian transition by Soukaina Targhi, Nadia Barhoun, Naima Bachiri Taoufiq, Mohamed Achab, Abdallah Ait Salem, Mohamed Zakaria Yousfi

“…The temperature index shows that the thermal conditions of the surface water were warm.In the late Tortonian, faunal and floristic assemblages indicate an open, relatively deep, outer platform type marine environment with a slight tendency towards an inner platform context. …”
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Plant and fungal use in Tusheti, Khevsureti, and Pshavi, Sakartvelo (Republic of Georgia), Caucasus by Rainer W. Bussmann, Narel Y. Paniagua-Zambrana, Shalva Sikharulidze, Zaal Kikvidze, David Kikodze, David Tchelidze, Ketevan Batsatsashvili, Robert E. Hart

“…While the great variety of plant species used in the Georgian Caucasus might provide a reservoir for food security climate change is starting to affect both natural floristic diversity and gardens both in the Caucasus as well as continent wide.…”
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Ethnobotanical Study on Plant Used by Semi-Nomad Descendants’ Community in Ouled Dabbeb—Southern Tunisia by Olfa Karous, Imtinen Ben Haj Jilani, Zeineb Ghrabi-Gammar

“…This work aims to (1) explore and compile the unique diversity of floristic and ethnobotanical information on different folk use of plants in this sector and (2) provide a novel insight into the degree of knowledge transmission between the current population and their semi-nomadic forefathers. …”
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Molecular phylogeny of Artemisia (Asteraceae-Anthemideae) with emphasis on undescribed taxa from Gilgit-Baltistan (Pakistan) based on nrDNA (ITS and ETS) and cpDNA (psbA-trnH) sequ... by Adil Hussain, Daniel Potter, Sangtae Kim, Muhammad Hayat, Syed Bokhari

“…Background – Gilgit-Baltistan, the Northeast region of Pakistan, is well known for its floristic diversity, including members of the genus Artemisia. …”
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Contributions to the flora of Myanmar from 2000 to 2019 by Bin Yang, Min Deng, Ming-Xia Zhang, Aung Zaw Moe, Hong-Bo Ding, Mya Bhone Maw, Pyae Pyae Win, Richard T. Corlett, Yun-Hong Tan

“…Myanmar is botanically rich and floristically diverse: one of the world's biodiversity hotspots. …”
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