Extinction Risk of<i>Zamia inermis</i>(Zamiaceae): A Genetic Approach for the Conservation of Its Single Natural Population

Iglesias-Andreu, Lourdes Georgina; Octavio‐Aguilar, Pablo; Vovides, Andrew P.; Meerow, Alan W.; Cáceres-González, Francisco N. de; Galván-Hernández, Dulce María

doi:10.1086/694080

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“…Some have allowed advances in their biological knowledge, such as the bamboo collection (Ruiz-Sanchez 2013), or they have served as a basic complement for various floristic studies, such as the Palm Collection of the Culiacán Botanical Garden (Equihua Zamora et al 2020). Others have allowed the development of propagation protocols such as the Crassulaceae Collection (Reyes Santiago et al 2014), or ex situ rescue and conservation strategies as it occurs in the Cycad Collection (Iglesias-Andreu et al 2017). Additionally, the AMJB has promoted the creation of networks among its members at national and international levels (Lascuráin et al 2009, Vovides et al 2013, and among its most remarkable objectives is a proposal to create a regional collection of cacti in the botanical gardens of southern United States and northern Mexico, as they share common arid environments (Hultine et al 2016).…”

Section: Ex Situ Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Wild plant conservation in Mexico in the 21st century

Dávila¹,

Soto-Trejo²,

Rodríguez‐Arévalo³

et al. 2022

Bot. Sci.

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Twenty-one years have elapsed of the 21st Century and within the framework of the celebration of the 100th volume of Botanical Sciences, it is relevant to assess the progress of the research on conservation and on the activities undertaken for protecting the plants of Mexico, including the complementary in situ and ex situ approaches. By means of a systematic search of scientific articles related to the conservation of the Mexican flora on the Web of Science database, for the 2000–2021 period, we identified different scientific inputs, all showing specific objectives for undertaking conservation activities. The publications that resulted from this search were classified into six categories: (a) Regions and Ecoregions; (b) Communities or Ecosystems; (c) Taxonomic Groups; (d) Species and Populations; (e) Botanical Gardens; and (f) Seed Banks. For these categories, the results are presented under the headings “in situ conservation” and “ex situ conservation.” Additionally, we assessed by a random examination, the bibliography used to support touristic development projects. The results show that, despite the wide temporal range considered in this review, and even though there is a vast number of publications related to the characterization of the Mexican biodiversity, the production of scientific work oriented to the development of plant conservation strategies and activities is still scarce. Also evident is the lack of connection and communication among researchers of different disciplines, highlighting the disciplinary or multidisciplinary activities that they undertake. Finally, ten conclusions are presented, and some future research activities are suggested for conserving the Mexican flora.

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Section: Ex Situ Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Wild plant conservation in Mexico in the 21st century

Dávila¹,

Soto-Trejo²,

Rodríguez‐Arévalo³

et al. 2022

Bot. Sci.

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Predicting the distribution of Encephalartos latifrons, a critically endangered cycad in South Africa

2018

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This study evaluates how a modelling approach to determine areas of suitable habitat for the Critically Endangered Albany cycad Encephalartos latifrons can assist in systematic conservation planning for this and other rare and threatened cycads. A map distinguishing suitable from unsuitable habitat for E. latifrons was produced and important environmental predictors (climate, geology, topography and vegetation) influencing the suitable habitat were estimated. The maximum entropy (MaxEnt) modelling technique was chosen for this study as it has consistently performed well compared with alternative modelling methods and is also an appropriate model choice when the sample size is small and locality records are relatively few. Predicted habitat suitability showed that some locations chosen for translocation and restoration of E. latifrons specimens are not suitable. This revealed that modelling suitable habitat can guide relocation and regeneration of E. latifrons and perhaps other threatened cycads with restricted distributions and few locality records. The species distribution model constructed for E. latifrons is the first reported habitat model for a Critically Endangered cycad in South Africa. The results may be incorporated into conservation planning and structured decision-making about translocations and restoration programmes involving vulnerable cycads, which are among the most threatened organisms globally.

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