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    Urban greening with shrubs can supercharge invertebrate abundance and diversity

    In urban areas, diverse and complex habitats for biodiversity are often lacking. This lack of diversity not only compromises essential ecological processes, such as pollination and nutrient cycling, but also d...

    Mahmuda Sharmin, Mark G. Tjoelker, Manuel Esperon-Rodriguez in Scientific Reports (2024)

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    AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora

    We introduce the AusTraits database - a compilation of values of plant traits for taxa in the Australian flora (hereafter AusTraits). AusTraits synthesises data on 448 traits across 28,640 taxa from field camp...

    Daniel Falster, Rachael Gallagher, Elizabeth H. Wenk, Ian J. Wright in Scientific Data (2021)

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    Conservation prioritization can resolve the flagship species conundrum

    Conservation strategies based on charismatic flagship species, such as tigers, lions, and elephants, successfully attract funding from individuals and corporate donors. However, critics of this species-focused...

    Jennifer McGowan, Linda J. Beaumont, Robert J. Smith in Nature Communications (2020)