A map of the United States shaded on a white-to-black gradient, indicating the percentage of plant species in each state that have an assigned NatureServe subnational rank (S-rank). Darker shading represents states with a higher proportion of ranked species. Image credit: Julia Prins

Semi-automated assessment for #NatureServe subnational conservation status ranks for state floras

New in #AppsPlantSci by Julia Prins & Joey Shaw

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @natureserve.bsky.social #PlantConservation #ConservationStatus #ExtinctionRisk #botany #PlantScience

"Here there be lions — maybe."
Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri), aka "the giraffe gazelle."
#gerenuk #samburunationalreserve #samburu #kenya 🇰🇪 #potd #gazelle #wildlifephotography #photography #wildlife #nature #mammalia #outdoorphotography #naturelovers #IUCN #iucnredlist #ConservationStatus #semiarid

Medicinal plants support global healthcare + livelihoods, yet many used in the UK market have no conservation data. Of assessed species, 13.7% are threatened and overharvesting remains a major risk #PlantScience #ConservationStatus #Herbalism #SustainableUse

Niche-based modeling improves the assessment of the conservation status of two Amazonian frog species - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Amazonia #frogs #conservationstatus @wileyecology.bsky.social

And ... goddamn it! ... it's been painted over already. And by big graffiti lettering which, while "groovy", isn't a patch on an apex predator with #ConservationStatus issues.

A global review of the conservation status of true quails (Families Odontophoridae and Phasianidae) vist.ly/3zmvg #Quails #BigData #ConservationStatus

11. #climatechange #biodiversity #birds #climatescience #climatevulnerability #northamerica #artists #conservationstatus #populationrecovery #science #climatecrisis #climateemergency #climateadaptation #biodiversityloss #dawnchorus 🧵⬆️