Journal article
Influence of biological and social-historical variables on the time taken to describe an angiosperm.
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Premise of the Study
By convention, scientific naming of angiosperm species began in 1753; it is estimated that 10–20% of species remain undescribed. To complete this task before rare, undescribed species go extinct, a better understanding of the description process is needed. The South American Cerrado biodiversity hotspot was considered a suitable model due to a high diversity of plants, habitats, and social history of species description.
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A randomized s...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Funding
The Darwin Initiative
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British Petroleum
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Programa Reflora
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Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
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Brazilian Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- American Journal of Botany Publisher's website
- Journal:
- American Journal of Botany Journal website
- Volume:
- 103
- Issue:
- 11
- Pages:
- 2000-2012
- Publication date:
- 2016-11-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-09-26
- DOI:
- ISSN:
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0002-9122 and 1537-2197
- Source identifiers:
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661793
Item Description
- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:661793
- Deposit date:
- 2017-02-27
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- Copyright holder:
- Proenca et al
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © 2016 Proenca et al. Published by the Botanical Society of America. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY-NC).
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