Search Results - "Schatz, G E"

Aligning Conservation Priorities across Taxa in Madagascar with High-Resolution Planning Tools by Kremen, C., Cameron, A., Moilanen, A., Phillips, S. J., Thomas, C. D., Beentje, H., Dransfield, J., Fisher, B. L., Glaw, F., Good, T. C., Harper, G. J., Hijmans, R. J., Lees, D. C., Louis, E., Nussbaum, R. A., Raxworthy, C. J., Razafimpahana, A., Schatz, G. E., Vences, M., Vieites, D. R., Wright, P. C., Zjhra, M. L.

“…Globally, priority areas for biodiversity are relatively well known, yet few detailed plans exist to direct conservation action within them, despite urgent…”
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A third of the tropical African flora is potentially threatened with extinction by Stévart, T, Dauby, G, Lowry, 2nd, P P, Blach-Overgaard, A, Droissart, V, Harris, D J, Mackinder, B A, Schatz, G E, Sonké, B, Sosef, M S M, Svenning, J-C, Wieringa, J J, Couvreur, T L P

“…Preserving tropical biodiversity is an urgent challenge when faced with the growing needs of countries. Despite their crucial importance for terrestrial…”
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Measuring the fate of plant diversity: towards a foundation for future monitoring and opportunities for urgent action by Nic Lughadha, E, Baillie, J, Barthlott, W, Brummitt, N.A, Cheek, M.R, Farjon, A, Govaerts, R, Hardwick, K.A, Hilton-Taylor, C, Meagher, T.R, Moat, J, Mutke, J, Paton, A.J, Pleasants, L.J, Savolainen, V, Schatz, G.E, Smith, P, Turner, I, Wyse-Jackson, P, Crane, P.R

“…Vascular plants are often considered to be among the better known large groups of organisms, but gaps in the available baseline data are extensive, and recent…”
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Female flowers and inflorescences of Didymelaceae by von Balthazar, M., Schatz, G. E., Endress, P. K.

“…In molecular analyses Didymelaceae together with Buxaceae form a fairly well-supported clade among families near the base of eudicots. Only little is known,…”
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Testing for Life Historical Changes in Spatial Patterns of Four Tropical Tree Species by Sterner, Robert W., Ribic, Christine A., Schatz, George E.

“…(1) Spatial patterns of the mortality of tropical trees were investigated using maps of four species on an 80 × 80-m site of primary rainforest in Costa Rica…”
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Pollination of Ravenala madagascariensis (Strelitziaceae) by lemurs in Madagascar: Evidence for an archaic coevolutionary system? by Kress, W.J, Schatz, G.E, Andrianifahanana, M, Morland, H.S

“…Investigations of the floral biology of the traveler's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis) and the ecology of the ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata), both endemic…”
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The Rediscovery of a Malagasy Endemic: Takhtajania perrieri (Winteraceae) by Schatz, George E.

“…The history and rediscovery of Takhtajania perrieri (Capuron) Baranova & J.-F. Leroy, the only extant representative of the primitive family Winteraceae in the…”
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Molecular Evidence for the Phylogenetic Position of Takhtajania in the Winteraceae: Inference from Nuclear Ribosomal and Chloroplast Gene Spacer Sequences by Karol, Kenneth G., Suh, Youngbae, Schatz, George E., Zimmer, Elizabeth A.

“…The nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacers (ITS 1 and ITS 2) and 5.8S coding region of nuclear ribosomal DNA, as well as the non-coding…”
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A new Cymbopetalum (Annonaceae) from Costa Rica and Panama with observations on natural hybridization by Schatz, G.E

“…Cymbopetalum torulosum G. E. Schatz, sp. nov., known from northeastern Costa Rica and a single location in Pacific western Panama adjacent to the Costa Rica…”
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Floral Structure of Takhtajania and Its Systematic Position in Winteraceae by Endress, Peter K., Igersheim, Anton, Sampson, F. B., Schatz, George E.

“…Floral structure of Takhtajania perrieri, the sole species of Winteraceae in Africa/Madagascar, was studied and compared with that in other Winteraceae. Floral…”
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Takhtajania perrieri rediscovered by Schatz, George E, Lowry, Porter P, Ramisamihantanirina, Annick

“…Spectacular finds of early Cretaceous fossil flowers during the past decade have fuelled a resurgence of research into the origin of flowering plants, the…”
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New Species of Sapranthus B. C. Seemann and Unonopsis R. E. Fries (Annonaceae) from Mesoamerica by Schatz, George E.

“…Two new species of Annonaceae, Sapranthus viridiflorus G. E. Schatz and Unonopsis stevensii G. E. Schatz, are described from Mesoamerica. Color photographs of…”
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Pinpointing and preventing imminent extinctions by Ricketts, T.H, Dinerstein, E, Boucher, T, Brooks, T.M, Butchart, S.H.M, Hoffmann, M, Lamoreux, J.F, Morrison, J, Parr, M, Pilgrim, J.D

“…Slowing rates of global biodiversity loss requires preventing species extinctions. Here we pinpoint centers of imminent extinction, where highly threatened…”
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Taxonomy and Herbaria in Service of Plant Conservation: Lessons from Madagascar's Endemic Families by Schatz, George E.

“…Our actions during the next two decades will largely determine how many of the world's ca. 300,000 species of vascular plants will survive for future…”
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IUCN Red List Assessment and the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: Taxonomists Must Act Now by Callmander, Martin W., Schatz, George E., Lowry, Porter P.

“…The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) sets a series of ambitious targets for 2010 to stem the loss of plant diversity. Target 2 calls for a…”
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Stilt roots and growth of arboreal palms by Schatz, G.E, Williamson, G.B, Cogswell, C.M, Stam, A.C

“…Patterns in the growth of palms support the hypothesis that stilt roots enable arboreal palms to produce an axis early in their development. The height of…”
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A New Xylopia (Annonaceae) from Panama by Schatz, George E.

“…Xylopia panamensis sp. nov. is proposed based on material from Santa Rita Ridge and El Llano-Cartí road formerly referred to Xylopia bocatorena Schery. The new…”
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Endemic families of Madagascar. V. A synoptic revision of Eremolaena, Pentachlaena and Perrierodendron (Sarcolaenaceae) by LOWRY, P. P, HAEVERMANS, T, LABAT, J.-N, SCHATZ, G. E, LEROY, J.-F, WOLF, A.-E

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Taxonomic Notes on Mesoamerican Annona Section Atta (Annonaceae), including Annona pruinosa sp. nov by Schatz, George E.

“…A new species of Annona sect. Atta from the upper altitudinal limit of the Pacific dry forest of Nicaragua and Costa Rica is proposed based upon a distinctive…”
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The Genus Uvariopsis (Annonaceae) in Tropical Africa, with a Recombination and One New Species from Cameroon by Kenfack, David, Gosline, George, Gereau, Roy E., Schatz, George E.

“…Uvariopsis submontana Kenfack, Gosline & Gereau (Annonaceae) is described from premontane habitats in western Cameroon. The new species is morphologically most…”
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