DOAJ Open Access 2023

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

Tilo Henning Rafael Acuña-Castillo Xavier Cornejo Paúl Gonzáles Edgar Segovia +2 lainnya

Abstrak

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.

Topik & Kata Kunci

Botany

Penulis (7)

Tilo Henning

Rafael Acuña-Castillo

Xavier Cornejo

Paúl Gonzáles

Edgar Segovia

Akira Armando Wong Sato

Maximilian Weigend

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Henning, T., Acuña-Castillo, R., Cornejo, X., Gonzáles, P., Segovia, E., Sato, A.A.W. et al. (2023). 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. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.229.100082

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