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Alexander Zizka

- Verified email at biologie.uni-marburg.de - Cited by 3784

Vera MA Zizka

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[HTML][HTML] The Andes through time: evolution and distribution of Andean floras

OA Pérez-Escobar, A Zizka, MA Bermúdez… - Trends in Plant …, 2022 - cell.com
The Andes are the world's most biodiverse mountain chain, encompassing a complex array
of ecosystems from tropical rainforests to alpine habitats. We provide a synthesis of Andean …

Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities

…, BE Walker, P Wilkin, J Williams, T Ziegler, A Zizka… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Madagascar’s unique biota is heavily affected by human activity and is under intense threat.
Here, we review the current state of knowledge on the conservation status of Madagascar’s …

Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use

…, BE Walker, P Wilkin, J Williams, T Ziegler, A Zizka… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Madagascar’s biota is hyperdiverse and includes exceptional levels of endemicity. We review
the current state of knowledge on Madagascar’s past and current terrestrial and freshwater …

CoordinateCleaner: Standardized cleaning of occurrence records from biological collection databases

A Zizka, D Silvestro, T Andermann… - Methods in Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Species occurrence records from online databases are an indispensable resource in
ecological, biogeographical and palaeontological research. However, issues with data quality, …

Amazonia is the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity

A Antonelli, A Zizka, FA Carvalho… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
The American tropics (the Neotropics) are the most species-rich realm on Earth, and for
centuries, scientists have attempted to understand the origins and evolution of their biodiversity. …

Estimating species diversity and distribution in the era of B ig D ata: to what extent can we trust public databases?

C Maldonado, CI Molina, A Zizka… - Global Ecology and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Massive digitalization of natural history collections is now leading to a steep
accumulation of publicly available species distribution data. However, taxonomic errors and …

Global patterns in endemicity and vulnerability of soil fungi

L Tedersoo, V Mikryukov, A Zizka… - Global change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Fungi are highly diverse organisms, which provide multiple ecosystem services. However,
compared with charismatic animals and plants, the distribution patterns and conservation …

Bridging the research-implementation gap in IUCN Red List assessments

…, C Meyer, V Clausnitzer, M Böhm, A Zizka… - Trends in Ecology & …, 2022 - cell.com
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species
is central in biodiversity conservation, but insufficient resources hamper its long-term growth, …

[PDF][PDF] Infomap bioregions: Interactive mapping of biogeographical regions from species distributions

D Edler, T Guedes, A Zizka, M Rosvall… - Systematic …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Biogeographical regions (bioregions) reveal how different sets of species are spatially grouped
and therefore are important units for conservation, historical biogeography, ecology, and …

[HTML][HTML] Conceptual and empirical advances in Neotropical biodiversity research

…, H Ter Steege, H Tuomisto, FP Werneck, A Zizka… - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
The unparalleled biodiversity found in the American tropics (the Neotropics) has attracted
the attention of naturalists for centuries. Despite major advances in recent years in our …