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RESEARCH PRODUCT
European Red List of Lycopods and Ferns
Y. IvanenkoAngelo TroiaJosé Antonio MolinaMaarten J. M. ChristenhuszR. A. DyerAna NietoRichard V. LansdownHenry VäreJ. VrbaR. Bento EliasGerminal RouhanDaniella IvanovaF. RumseyM. Garcia Criadosubject
0106 biological sciences0303 health sciencesExtinctionbiologyEcologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaeducationContext (language use)Biodiversity conservation Europe flora lycophytes pteridophytes15. Life on landbiology.organism_classification010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciences030308 mycology & parasitology03 medical and health sciencesDisturbance (ecology)13. Climate actionSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E Applicata1181 Ecology evolutionary biologyIUCN Red ListEcosystemFerndescription
In recent years, awareness has risen surrounding the crucial role of plants in providing ecosystem services and on their decline – they are one of the essential foundations of healthy ecosystems that we depend on. However, significant gaps in knowledge still remain. In this context, the European Red List of lycopods and ferns provides the first ever comprehensive assessment of the extinction risk of all native lycopod and fern species to Europe. With 194 species assessed, this assessment highlights that 19.9% of lycopod and fern species are threatened with extinction in Europe. This is mainly due to urban and infrastructure development, human intrusions and disturbance, pollution, and water use and management.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 |