| Title |
Orchid conservation: how can we meet the challenges in the twenty-first century?
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Botanical Studies, June 2018
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| DOI | 10.1186/s40529-018-0232-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael F. Fay |
| Abstract |
With c. 28,000 species, orchids are one of the largest families of flowering plants, and they are also one of the most threatened, in part due to their complex life history strategies. Threats include habitat destruction and climate change, but many orchids are also threatened by unsustainable (often illegal and/or undocumented) harvest for horticulture, food or medicine. The level of these threats now outstrips our abilities to combat them at a species-by-species basis for all species in such a large group as Orchidaceae; if we are to be successful in conserving orchids for the future, we will need to develop approaches that allow us to address the threats on a broader scale to complement focused approaches for the species that are identified as being at the highest risk. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 7 | 28% |
| Spain | 2 | 8% |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 4% |
| Germany | 1 | 4% |
| Colombia | 1 | 4% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 4% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 4% |
| Nepal | 1 | 4% |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 9 | 36% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 19 | 76% |
| Scientists | 5 | 20% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 4% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Unknown | 255 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 35 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 32 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 32 | 13% |
| Researcher | 19 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 5% |
| Other | 41 | 16% |
| Unknown | 84 | 33% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 91 | 36% |
| Environmental Science | 23 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 18 | 7% |
| Unspecified | 6 | 2% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 20 | 8% |
| Unknown | 92 | 36% |
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