Browsing Plant Science by Author "Schrire, Brian D."

Browsing Plant Science by Author "Schrire, Brian D."

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  • The Acacia controversy resulting from minority rule at the Vienna Nomenclature Section : much more than arcane arguments and complex technicalities 
    Moore, Gerry; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela; Demissew, Sebsebe; Lewis, G.P. (Gwilym Peter); Schrire, Brian D.; Rico, Lourdes; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam); Luckow, Melissa; Kiesling, Roberto; Mario, Sousa S. (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2011-06)
    The arguments towards resolving the Acacia nomenclatural controversy put forth by Thiele & al. (2011) are reviewed and rebutted. We argue that a truly pragmatic and, moreover, defensible and equitable alternative to ...
  • Acacia, the 2011 Nomenclature Section in Melbourne, and beyond 
    Moore, Gerry; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Figueiredo, Estrela; Demissew, Sebsebe; Lewis, G.P. (Gwilym Peter); Schrire, Brian D.; Rico, Lourdes; Van Wyk, Abraham Erasmus (Braam) (International Association for Plant Taxonomy, 2010-08)
    This paper briefly reports on the developments surrounding the Acacia name conservation controversy since the Nomenclature Section meeting at the Seventeenth International Botanical Congress at Vienna in 2005. Actions taken ...
  • Extinction risk and diversification are linked in a plant biodiversity hotspot 
    Davies, T. Jonathan; Smith, G.F. (Gideon Francois), 1959-; Bellstedt, Dirk U.; Boatwright, James S.; Bytebier, Benny; Cowling, R.M. (Richard Mark); Forest, Felix; Harmon, Luke J.; Muasya, A. Muthama; Schrire, Brian D.; Steenkamp, Yolande; Van der Bank, Michelle; Savolainen, Vincent (Public Library of Science, 2011-05-24)
    It is widely recognized that we are entering an extinction event on a scale approaching the mass extinctions seen in the fossil record. Present-day rates of extinction are estimated to be several orders of magnitude greater ...