Javier E. Florentin

I present the first ever survey of all generic names in the Rubiaceae plant family.

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📢 Our new article has been published! 🎉
We investigated the phylogeny of the genus Galianthe (Rubiaceae) using a molecular and morphological approach. 🌿
📄 Read the full study here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.10…
#Botany #Taxonomy #Phylogeny #Rubiaceae #Evolution

Rubiaceae This website is dedicated to Rubiaceae, a cosmopolitan plant family of about 14,200 species, including the coffee shrubs.

The #Rubiaceae website contains the contact details of researchers working on this plant family, an up-to-date list of the systematic literature (3500+ references), and more. If you are interested in the #systematics and #evolution of this large family, please visit the website!

Capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) Generate Grazing Lawns and Maintain Plant Diversity in Neotropical Savanna We show that excluding native grazers from a South American grassy ecosystem leads to strong declines in plant species richness over an 18-month period. Our results imply that severely defaunated Sou...

Check out our new study on the ecosystem impacts of the world's biggest #rodent 🌿🐭 Capybaras generate #grazing lawns and maintain #plant diversity in Neotropical #savanna 🌎https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/avsc.70013. #herbivores #megafauna #capybara

Very interesting, too bad I didn't see it in time. Without a doubt, I would have applied; an excellent opportunity. I'll be attentive next time.