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  The genus Iris L. s. l. (Iridaceae) in the Mountains of Central Asia biodiversity hotspot

  Authors: Alexander Sennikov, Furkat Khassanov, Elyor Ortikov, Mamura Kurbonaliyeva, Komiljon Sh. Tojibaev (Author)

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.54981/PDCA/vol2_iss1/a1

  License: cc BY 4.0

  Keywords: Central Asia; identification key; Iris; Juno; typification

  Abstract The novel, phylogeny-based classification of Iris s.l. in the Mountains of Central Asia biodiversity hotspot has been developed. Fifty seven species are accepted and classified into 14 sections. The majority of accepted species (38) belong to the juno irises, which have a centre of their diversity…

  2023-01-01

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  Conservation-oriented restoration and its application to Central Asia

  Authors: Sergei Volis (Author)

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.54981/PCDA/vol1_iss1/a3

  License: cc BY 4.0

  Keywords: biodiversity; conservation strategy; restoration; threatened species

  Abstract Continuing wide-scale habitat degradation and species extinctions indicate that existing plant conservation practices are inadequate and new approaches are needed. I briefly summarize the major principles of a previously proposed concept called conservation- oriented restoration and compare it…

  2-20 pp.2022-04-01

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  Vascular flora of the Nuratau Mountains (Uzbekistan): an annotated checklist

  Authors: Natalya Yu. Beshko (Author)

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.54981/PDCA/vol4_iss1/a2

  License: cc BY 4.0

  Keywords: alien species; biogeography; checklist; endemic; flora; key biodiversity areas; native species; plant diversity; threatened species

  Abstract The Nuratau Mountains located in Uzbekistan, in the transitional zone between the Central Asian Mountain and the Turanian phytogeographical provinces, are one of the key biodiversity areas within the Mountains of Central Asia Global Biodiversity Hotspot. These medium-altitude semiarid mountains…

  1-322 pp.2025-06-01

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  Conservation strategy and diversity of Tulipa (Liliaceae) in Uzbekistan

  Authors: Davron Dekhkonov, Temur Asatulloev, Feruz Akbarov, Umida Tojiboeva, Lorenzo Peruzzi, Komiljon Sh. Tojibaev (Author)

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.54981/PDCA/vol2_iss2/a2

  License: cc BY 4.0

  Keywords: conservation; protected area; spatial distribution; Tulipa; in situ; ex situ; civic awareness

  Abstract In light of the ongoing biodiversity crisis, appropriate conservation strategies are urgently needed. The steadily increasing anthropogenic pressure on nature in Central Asian countries seriously threatens the fate of local species and their habitats. Here, we analyze the threats to the genus…

  40-81 pp.2023-08-01

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  Conservation of Central Asian plant biodiversity

  Authors: Sergei Volis (Author)

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.54981/PDCA/vol2_iss2/a1

  License: cc BY 4.0

  Keywords: endangered plants; in situ; ex situ; quasi in situ; conservation guidelines; nature reserves; protected areas

  Abstract The severely threatened Central Asian (CA) flora requires a detailed conservation strategy well adapted to this region. The present review provides a detailed conservation methodology useful for every CA country that embraces ex situ and in situ approaches as inter-linked components. The proposed…

  2023-08-01

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  Species Distribution Modeling - a conservation tool with a wide spectrum of applications in Central Asia

  Authors: Sergei Volis (Author)

  DOI: https://doi.org/10.54981/PDCA/vol1_iss2/a2

  License: cc BY 4.0

  Keywords: conservation planning; reserve design; reintroduction; restoration; threatened species

  Abstract The goal of this paper was to review and illustrate the utility of SDM for solving conservation problems. Using real-world examples, I show a variety of uses for SDM, and then review the existing and potential applications of SDM for plant conservation in Central Asia. Central Asia is the region…

  26-66 pp.2022-08-01

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