Nearly half of popular tropical plant groups related to birds-of-paradise and bananas are threatened with extinction
A new analysis from researchers at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History reveals that nearly half of the genus ...
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Nearly Half of the Colorful and Charismatic Heliconia Tropical Plant Species Are Threatened With Extinction, New Study Reveals
Using data from over 10,000 herbarium specimens, Smithsonian scientists uncover the urgent conservation needs of the plants, ...
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90-Million-Year-Old Pollen Fossils Reveal Origins Of Asian Tropics’ Staggering Biodiversity
Where does biodiversity come from? It’s a question many generations of biologists have spent their time thinking about.” ...
Satellite image analysis delivers new insight into the functional diversity of tropical forests
Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of different tropical ...