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Read more about the article Anthropic plant extinctions differ quantitatively and qualitatively between biodiversity hot- and coldspots
2019 / Highlighted papers

Anthropic plant extinctions differ quantitatively and qualitatively between biodiversity hot- and coldspots

In a paper recently published in Current Biology, an international team led by C·I·B research associate Jaco Le Roux and postdoctoral fellow Heidi Hirsch contrasted the patterns and dynamics of plant extinctions between biodiversity hot- and coldspots.

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23 August 2019
Read more about the article C·I·B associates compile first worldwide survey of alien plants
Common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) (Photo credit: Rob Hille/Wikimedia)
2015 / Highlighted papers

C·I·B associates compile first worldwide survey of alien plants

Humans have been moving plants and animals around the world for many centuries. Some of these plants and animals often grow and adapt to their new environment, becoming naturalised species. Naturalised species are species that grow and reproduce in the wild outside of their original range.

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2 September 2015