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Coffee: Genetic Diversity, Erosion, Conservation, and Utilization
The predominantly cultivated coffee, Coffea arabica, is characterized by low genetic diversity making it highly vulnerable to biotic and abiotic...
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The impact of traditional conservation practices on species composition and diversity patterns of sacred swamps in the central Western Ghats, India
Sacred forests are of immense value for their ecosystem functions. Traditional indigenous conservation practices have helped to maintain biological...
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Genetic diversity and population structure patterns in Lavandula stoechas L. wild germplasms using ISSR and EST-SSRs markers and implications for conservation
Lavandula stoechas L. is a popular shrub endemic to the Mediterranean region recognized for its significant ecological and economic potential due to...
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Assessment of population structure and genetic diversity of wild and captive populations of Ammotragus lervia provide insights for conservation management
The aoudad ( Ammotragus lervia ) is a Vulnerable bovid endemic of North Africa. Although legally protected in almost every country of its native...
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Can we have it all? The role of grassland conservation in supporting forage production and plant diversity
ContextA key global challenge is to meet both the growing demand for food and feed while maintaining biodiversity’s supporting functions. Protected...
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Inventory of on-farm sorghum landrace diversity and climate adaptation in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: implications for sorghum breeding and conservation
The study was conducted with the aim of inventorying and assessing the level of sorghum landraces richness, estimating the extent and patterns of...
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Homegarden Agroforestry for Plant Diversity Conservation in an Urban Landscape: Practices and Prospects
Urbanization is rapidly increasing in recent years. Many habitats and agricultural lands are converted into residential land uses displacing several...
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Genomic insights into the conservation status of the Idle Crayfish Austropotamobius bihariensis Pârvulescu, 2019: low genetic diversity in the endemic crayfish species of the Apuseni Mountains
BackgroundBiodiversity in freshwater ecosystems is declining due to an increased anthropogenic footprint. Freshwater crayfish are keystone species in...
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Tree Species Diversity and Richness Patterns Reveal High Priority Areas for Conservation in Eswatini
The Kingdom of Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) is characterized by high plant species richness and endemism. In this study, stacked species...
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Why Nature Conservation?
Nature conservation presupposes a certain historical situation: industrialization as well as the rise of the bourgeois way of thinking. In terms of...
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Conservation Potential for Australia’s Moths: Focus on Wider Diversity
Interest in Australia’s moths has increased considerably over the last few years, with taxonomic overviews of some important conspicuous...
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Genetic diversity analysis of sorghum genotypes for sustainable genetic resource conservation and its implication for breeding program in ethiopia
Ethiopia is considered to be the center of origin and diversity for sorghum [ Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]. Knowledge of the genetic structure of the...
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A review of the freshwater diversity in the Okavango Delta and Lake Ngami (Botswana): taxonomic composition, ecology, comparison with similar systems and conservation status
Freshwater organisms in the Okavango Delta and Lake Ngami (Botswana) provide direct and indirect benefits to people and the economy of the region....
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Phylogenetics in the Context of Tree Diversity and Conservation
Phylogenetics has been pivotal in enabling biological sciences more relevant to life and life forms since the 1980s. In the last two decades, the...
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Genetic diversity and population structure of the Saharan honey bee Apis mellifera sahariensis from southeastern Morocco: introgression assessment and implications for conservation
This study assessed the conservation status of the Saharan honey bee ( Apis mellifera sahariensis ) from southeastern Morocco using 12 microsatellite...
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Pollen cryobanking in wild solanums for conservation and utilization of nuclear genetic diversity
Wild species of Solanum have been identified and used for incorporating various biotic and abiotic stress resistance traits in cultivated eggplants....
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Global multifaceted biodiversity patterns, centers, and conservation needs in angiosperms
The Convention on Biological Diversity seeks to conserve at least 30% of global land and water areas by 2030, which is a challenge but also an...
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Genetic structure and north-south decrease of genetic diversity in the Patagonian maqui berry (Aristotelia chilensis [Molina] Stuntz): implications for its conservation and use
Maqui ( Aristotelia chilensis ) is a small tree endemic to Patagonia. It is currently being actively domesticated for its edible berries, which have...
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Conservation genomics of the wild pumpkin Cucurbita radicans in Central Mexico: The influence of a changing environment on the genetic diversity and differentiation of a rare species
The genetic diversity found in natural populations is the result of the evolutionary forces in response to historical and contemporary factors. The...
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Comparing the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of two sampling methods for monitoring carabid beetle diversity, species assemblages and conservation status in an alpine grassland
AbstractAmong the methods aimed at assessing carabid beetle diversity, pitfall trap** (PFT) is currently much more widely used than hand searching...
