When the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence: Nasa (Loasaceae) rediscoveries from Peru and Ecuador, and the contribution of community science networks

 

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Auteurs: Henning, Tilo, Acuña Castillo, Rafael, Cornejo, Xavier, Gonzáles, Paúl, Segovia, Edgar, Wong Sato, Akira Armando, Weigend, Maximilian
Format: artículo original
Date de publication:2023
Description:Documentation of plant taxa has long been subject to the temporal and spatial selectivity of professional research expeditions, especially in tropical regions. Therefore, rare and/or narrowly endemic species are sometimes known only from very few and very old herbarium specimens. However, these taxa are very important from a conservation perspective. The lack of observations of living plants and confirmation of the actual occurrence of taxa hinders the planning and implementation of effective conservation measures. Community science networks have recently made tremendous contributions to documenting biodiversity in many regions across the globe. The rediscovery of six species of Nasa (Loasaceae) from Peru and Ecuador primarily via the platform iNaturalist, is reported.
Pays:Kérwá
Institution:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Langue:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/89551
Accès en ligne:https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/100082/element/8/180491//
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/89551
Mots-clés:ANDES
SPECIES
ENDANGERED SPECIES
PERU
ECUADOR
COMMUNITY
SCIENCE