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Discovery of a diverse cave flora in China by Monro, Alexandre K, Bystriakova, Nadia, Fu, Longfei, Wen, Fang, Wei, Yigang

“…Few studies document plants in caves. Our field observations of a widespread and seemingly angiosperm-rich cave flora in SW China lead us to test the following…”
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A new R package to parse plant species occurrence records into unique collection events efficiently reduces data redundancy by de Melo, Pablo Hendrigo Alves, Bystriakova, Nadia, Lucas, Eve, Monro, Alexandre K.

“…Biodiversity data aggregators, such as Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) suffer from inflation of the number of occurrence records when data from…”
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Phenotype-environment mismatches reduce connectivity in the sea by Marshall, D.J, Monro, K, Bode, M, Keough, M.J, Swearer, S

“…The connectivity of marine populations is often surprisingly lower than predicted by the dispersal capabilities of propagules alone. Estimates of connectivity,…”
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How diverse are the mountain karst forests of Mexico? by Molina-Paniagua, María Eugenia, Alves de Melo, Pablo Hendrigo, Ramírez-Barahona, Santiago, Monro, Alexandre K, Burelo-Ramos, Carlos Manuel, Gómez-Domínguez, Héctor, Ortiz-Rodriguez, Andrés Ernesto

“…Tropical forests on karstic relief (tropical karst forest) are among the most species-rich biomes. These forests play pivotal roles as global climate…”
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Polyphyly of Boehmeria (Urticaceae) congruent with plastome structural variation by Zhan, Min, Xue, Ling, Zhou, Jian-Jun, Zhang, Qiang, Qin, Xin-Mei, Liao, Xiao-Wen, Wu, Lei, Monro, Alexander K, Fu, Long-Fei

“…is a taxonomically challenging group within the nettle family (Urticaceae). The polyphyly of the genus has been proposed by previous studies with respect to…”
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Deep Insights Into the Plastome Evolution and Phylogenetic Relationships of the Tribe Urticeae (Family Urticaceae) by Ogoma, Catherine A, Liu, Jie, Stull, Gregory W, Wambulwa, Moses C, Oyebanji, Oyetola, Milne, Richard I, Monro, Alexandre K, Zhao, Ying, Li, De-Zhu, Wu, Zeng-Yuan

“…Urticeae , a tribe of Urticaceae well-known for their stinging trichomes, consists of more than 10 genera and approximately 220 species. Relationships within…”
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Revised Species Delimitation in the Giant Water Lily Genus Victoria (Nymphaeaceae) Confirms a New Species and Has Implications for Its Conservation by Smith, Lucy T., Magdalena, Carlos, Przelomska, Natalia A. S., Pérez-Escobar, Oscar A., Melgar-Gómez, Darío G., Beck, Stephan, Negrão, Raquel, Mian, Sahr, Leitch, Ilia J., Dodsworth, Steven, Maurin, Olivier, Ribero-Guardia, Gaston, Salazar, César D., Gutierrez-Sibauty, Gloria, Antonelli, Alexandre, Monro, Alexandre K.

“…Reliably documenting plant diversity is necessary to protect and sustainably benefit from it. At the heart of this documentation lie species concepts and the…”
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An integrative approach to species delimitation sinks three Chinese limestone karst Elatostema (Urticaceae) species by Xin, Zi-Bing, Monro, Alexandre K, Wang, Ren-Fen, Fu, Long-Fei

“…is recognized as a taxonomically difficult group due to the reduced nature of the tiny flowers and inflorescences, also the large number of species (ca 650 to…”
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Elatostema qinzhouense (Urticaceae), a new species from limestone karst in Guangxi, China by Fu, Longfei, Monro, Alexandre K, Yang, Tiange, Wen, Fang, Pan, Bo, Xin, Zibing, Zhang, Zhixiang, Wei, Yigang

“…L.F. Fu, A.K. Monro & Y.G. Wei, a new species from Guangxi, China is described and illustrated. Morphologically, is most similar to from which it differs by…”
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Pilea danxiaensis (Urticaceae), a new species in the Danxia landform from Guangdong, China including a description of the entire chloroplast genome by Fu, Long-Fei, Xiong, Chi, Monro, Alexandre K., Fan, Qiang, Chen, Zai-Xiong, Wen, Fang, Xin, Zi-Bing, Wei, Yi-Gang, Liao, Wen-Bo

“…Pilea danxiaensis L.F.Fu, A.K.Monro & Y.G.Wei, a new species of Urticaceae from Danxia landform, Guangdong, China, is described and photographed. Phylogenetic…”
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The rediscovery and delimitation of Elatostema setulosum W.T.Wang (Urticaceae) by Fu, Long-Fei, Monro, Alexandre K., Wen, Fang, Xin, Zi-Bing, Wei, Yi-Gang, Zhang, Zhi-Xiang

“…Of the 280 species of Elatostema documented in China, 189 are known only from a single collection. Elatostemasetulosum is one such species, having been known…”
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revision of species-rich genera: a phylogenetic framework for the strategic revision of Pilea (Urticaceae) based on cpDNA, nrDNA, and morphology by Monro, Alex K

“…The revision of species-rich genera underpins research and supports the sustainable use and monitoring of biological diversity. One fifth to one quarter of the…”
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Light quantity and quality induce shade‐avoiding plasticity in a marine macroalga by Monro, K., Poore, A. G. B.

“…Light‐induced plasticity in plant morphology is considered adaptive in terrestrial habitats that vary in light, but remains unexplored for marine habitats…”
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Production of potentially hazardous respirable silica airborne particulate from the burning of sugarcane by Le Blond, Jennifer S., Williamson, Ben J., Horwell, Claire J., Monro, Alex K., Kirk, Caroline A., Oppenheimer, Clive

“…In some areas of the world where agricultural burning is practised, the airborne particles produced have been linked to respiratory disease in humans. Here, we…”
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A Preliminary Evaluation of The Karst Flora of Brazil Using Collections Data by Bystriakova, Nadia, Alves De Melo, Pablo Hendrigo, Moat, Justin, Lughadha, Eimear Nic, Monro, Alexandre K.

“…Karst is defined as landscapes that are underlain by soluble rock in which there is appreciable water movement arising from a combination of high rock…”
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Two New Species of Freziera (Pentaphylacaceae) from Costa Rica by Santamaría-Aguilar, Daniel, Monro, Alex K, Jiménez-Madrigal, Quírico, Lagomarsino, Laura P

“…Two new species of Freziera endemic to Costa Rica, F. tarariae from the Cordillera de Talamanca and F. bradleyi from the Cordillera Central, are described and…”
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Plant diversity darkspots for global collection priorities by Ondo, Ian, Dhanjal‐Adams, Kiran L., Pironon, Samuel, Silvestro, Daniele, Colli‐Silva, Matheus, Deklerck, Victor, Grace, Olwen M., Monro, Alexandre K., Nicolson, Nicky, Walker, Barnaby, Antonelli, Alexandre

“…Summary More than 15% of all vascular plant species may remain scientifically undescribed, and many of the > 350 000 described species have no or few…”
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Combination of Sanger and target-enrichment markers supports revised generic delimitation in the problematic ‘Urera clade’ of the nettle family (Urticaceae) by Wells, Tom, Maurin, Olivier, Dodsworth, Steven, Friis, Ib, Cowan, Robyn, Epitawalage, Niroshini, Brewer, Grace, Forest, Felix, Baker, William J., Monro, Alexandre K.

“…[Display omitted] •The genus Urera (Urticaceae) is polyphyletic, with 3 other genera nested within it.•Sanger & High-throughput sequencing resolved…”
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Molecular phylogeny and morphology of Elatostema s.l. (Urticaceae): Implications for inter- and infrageneric classifications by Tseng, Yu-Hsin, Monro, Alex K., Wei, Yi-Gang, Hu, Jer-Ming

“…[Display omitted] •We represent the most robust molecular phylogeny for Elatostema to date.•Elatostema s.a., Elatostematoides and Procris are distinct genera…”
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A morphological study of Aristolochia holostylis (Aristolochiaceae) reveals the presence of a new species by Frank, Dominik, Lombardi, Julio A., Monro, Alexandre K.

“…Aristolochia holostylis has long been construed as constituting a single widespread and variable species, ranging across Paraguay, Bolivia, and Brazil…”
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