Worldwide, thousands of orchid species are harvested from the wild. Widespread legal and
illegal unsustainable trade has contributed to the decline of many species. However, there is …

Tropical montane forests (TMF) are characterised by high endemism, species richness and
turnover across elevations. A key question is how niche‐based processes, via adaptation of …

Climate and land‐cover changes are major threats to biodiversity, and their impacts are
expected to intensify in the future. Protected areas (PAs) are crucial for biodiversity …

Biotic interactions are widely accepted as an important driver of ecological and evolutionary
patterns, contributing to the structure of systems as diverse as tropical tree seedlings …

Physical gradients are major natural drivers of global biodiversity. A key question is
understanding how biogeographic patterns are impacted by transformation of natural …

Extensive fieldwork carried out on the Andean forests of Colombia resulted in the discovery
of Lepanthes cordillerana, described here as a novel taxon. The new species is most similar …

The tree of life (TOL) is severely threatened by climate and land-cover changes. Preserving
the TOL is urgent, but has not been included in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework …

Abstract The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), the highest and largest plateau in the world, plays
a vital role in maintaining the balance of the global ecosystem and China's ecological …

Amazon ecosystems have suffered constant losses due to fragmentation processes, which
as a result puts associated biodiversity at risk. Although vascular epiphytes constitute a …

Understanding the impacts and constraints of climate change on the geographical
distribution of wild Akebia trifoliata is crucial for its sustainable management and economic …