Online-only Table 1.
Examples of peer-reviewed academic research publications using WCVP as a source of data supporting analyses in a wide diversity of disciplines.
| Title(Ref) | Description | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
| Areas of plant diversity – what do we know?34 | Review of geographical patterns of plant diversity around the world, comparison with vertebrate groups and identification of next steps for better characterising diversity patterns to achieve effective conservaion prioritization. | Biodiversity, Biogeography, Conservation |
| Extinction risk and threats to plants and fungi35 | Illustrates how understanding current & projected threats to plants and fungi is necessary to manage and mitigate risks, while building awareness of gaps & bias in assessment coverage is essential to prioritize conservation efforts. | Conservation, Extinction risk, Biodiversity |
| EpiList 1.0: a global checklist of vascular epiphytes36 | First global list of vascular epiphytes based on standardized definitions and taxonomy | Biodiversity, Ecology, |
| New Guinea has the world’s richest island flora37 | New Guinea has the world’s richest island flora. Expert-verified checklist of the vascular plants of mainland New Guinea and surrounding islands. | Botany, Taxonomy, Ecology, Biodiversity |
| Historical legacies and ecological determinants of grass naturalizations worldwide38 | Understanding geographic differences in knowledge of plant extinction, species occurrence knowledge through comparison of grasses (Poaceae) of Madagascar and the British Isles | Botany, Taxonomy, Ecology, Extinction, Biodiversity, History |
| Inequality in plant diversity knowledge and unrecorded plant extinctions: An example from the grasses of Madagascar39 | Used national and subnational checklists of native and introduced grass species to determine the extent to which each region was a source or recipient of exotic grass species. Asked how species traits may distinguish those grass species that have naturalized outside their native range from those that have not, and how environmental conditions are related to the distribution of exotic grass species. | Botany, Taxonomy, Ecology, Invasive Plants, Weeds, Biodiversity, History |
| Vulnerability to climate change of islands worldwide and its impact on the tree of life40 | Study aim was: (i) to map the relative vulnerability of islands to each of these threats from climate change on a worldwide scale; (ii) to estimate how island vulnerability would impact phylogenetic diversity. | Botany, Taxonomy, Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation, Climate, |
| Gap analysis of Indonesian priority medicinal plant species as part of their conservation planning41 | Identification of gaps in current in and ex situ conservation of Indonesian medicinal plant species. Recommendations for establishment of conservation reserves for priority plants in areas of Indonesia with greatest diversity of species. | Conservation, Medicine |
| Quinone diterpenes from Salvia species: chemistry, botany, and biological activity42 | Analysis of diterpenoids from 130 Salvia species of central Asia/Mediterranean, eastern Asia, and Central & South America. Information on phytochemistry & biological activities (anti-cancer, antioxidant, anxiolytic & antidepressant, anti-obesity, antinflammatory), as well as antimicrobial and toxicological aspects of these compounds was provided. | Medicine, Taxonomy, Chemistry, Biological Activity |
| Global dataset shows geography and life form predict modern plant extinction and rediscovery43 | Global analysis of modern extinction in plants. Almost 600 species have become extinct, at higher rates than background extinction; almost as many have been erroneously declared extinct, then rediscovered. Reports of extinction on islands, in the tropics and of shrubs, trees or species with narrow ranges are least likely to be refuted by rediscovery. | Extinction, Botany, Taxonomy, Ecology, Biodiversity, History |
| Nomenclatural changes in Coleus and Plectranthus (Lamiaceae): a tale of more than two genera44 | Taxonomic changes following recircumsciption of a medicinally and horticulturally important group. Full synonomy & geographical details were provided. WCVP data were the basis for sampling for phylogenetic analysis and for revised compilation. | Horticulture, Medicine, Taxonomy |
| Conflicting phylogenetic signals in genomic data of the coffee family (Rubiaceae)45 | Phylogenetic analyses on two plastid data sets and on a nuclear rDNA data set. Identification and interpretation of conflicting phylogenetic signals in the data. | Evolutionary history, Phylogenomics |