Functional rarity of plants in German hay meadows — Patterns on the species level and mismatches with community species richness
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9375
Abstract: Abstract Functional rarity (FR) — a feature combining a species' rarity with the distinctiveness of its traits — is a promising tool to better understand the ecological importance of rare species and consequently to protect… read more here.
Keywords: trait distinctiveness; hay meadows; rare species; rarity ... See more keywords
How modified landscapes filter rare species and modulate the regional pool of ecological traits?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10750-020-04405-9
Abstract: Common and rare species differ in their level of dispersal ability and habitat specialization, and thus should respond to distinct assembly rules. Rare species are much more spatially restricted and usually show higher habitat specialization,… read more here.
Keywords: common species; filter rare; species modulate; landscapes filter ... See more keywords
Detecting biodiversity refugia using remotely sensed data
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DOI: 10.1007/s10980-018-0705-1
Abstract: ContextHabitats characterized by improved soil moisture availability can function as microrefugia (hereafter referred to as “refugia”) for the persistence of rare plant species in dry environments. Such areas are dominated by Mediterranean woody vegetation (shrubland… read more here.
Keywords: dry environments; refugia; detecting biodiversity; biodiversity refugia ... See more keywords
Unseen rare tree species in southeast Brazilian forests: a species abundance distribution approach
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DOI: 10.1007/s42974-020-00025-4
Abstract: Rarity is an important aspect of biodiversity often neglected in ecological studies. Species abundance distributions (SADs) are useful tools to describe patterns of commonness–rarity in ecological communities. Most studies assume field observations of species relative… read more here.
Keywords: species abundance; rare tree; unseen rare; rare species ... See more keywords
Modeling opportunistic exploitation: increased extinction risk when targeting more than one species
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109611
Abstract: Abstract Extinction rates are increasing globally, and direct exploitation is an important driver. Many pathways have been proposed to explain how exploitation can lead to extinction. One of these proposed but understudied multispecies pathways is… read more here.
Keywords: exploitation; opportunistic exploitation; risk; extinction ... See more keywords
How diverse can rare species be on the margins of genera distribution?
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DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plz037
Abstract: Abstract Different genetic patterns have been demonstrated for narrowly distributed taxa, many of them linking rarity to evolutionary history. Quite a few species in young genera are endemics and have several populations that present low… read more here.
Keywords: diverse rare; margins genera; species margins; rare species ... See more keywords
Sampling and modelling rare species: Conceptual guidelines for the neglected majority
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16114
Abstract: Biodiversity conservation faces a methodological conundrum: Biodiversity measurement often relies on species, most of which are rare at various scales, especially prone to extinction under global change, but also the most challenging to sample and… read more here.
Keywords: species distribution; sampling modelling; different types; modelling rare ... See more keywords
Land cover differentially affects abundance of common and rare birds
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16700
Abstract: While rare species are vulnerable to global change, large declines in common species (i.e., those with large population sizes, large geographic distributions, and/or that are habitat generalists) also are of conservation concern. Understanding if and… read more here.
Keywords: common rare; change; cover; rare species ... See more keywords
Algae obscura: The potential of rare species as model systems
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DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13321
Abstract: Model organism research has provided invaluable knowledge about foundational biological principles. However, most of these studies have focused on species that are in high abundance, easy to cultivate in the lab, and represent only a… read more here.
Keywords: model systems; potential rare; algae obscura; species model ... See more keywords
Rare Species-Driven Diversity–Ecosystem Multifunctionality Relationships are Promoted by Stochastic Community Assembly
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00449-22
Abstract: The relative functional importance of rare and abundant species in driving relationships between biodiversity and ecosystem functions remains unknown. Here, we highlighted the importance of rare species for ecosystem multifunctionality. ABSTRACT The relative functional importance… read more here.
Keywords: ecosystem functions; importance rare; diversity; multifunctionality ... See more keywords
Taxonomic novelties, new records, and rare species of desmids from the Chapada Diamantina region, Brazil
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DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.391.3.2
Abstract: We report here taxonomic novelties and interesting records of desmids, including new taxa, rare species and new occurrences, collected at three areas (Piatã, Rio de Contas and Palmeiras) in the Chapada Diamantina region, northeastern Brazil.… read more here.
Keywords: diamantina region; chapada diamantina; new records; taxonomic novelties ... See more keywords