Plant scientists' research attention is skewed towards colourful, conspicuous and broadly distributed flowers.
Nat Plants
; 7(5): 574-578, 2021 05.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33972712
ABSTRACT
Scientists' research interests are often skewed toward charismatic organisms, but quantifying research biases is challenging. By combining bibliometric data with trait-based approaches and using a well-studied alpine flora as a case study, we demonstrate that morphological and colour traits, as well as range size, have significantly more impact on species choice for wild flowering plants than traits related to ecology and rarity. These biases should be taken into account to inform more objective plant conservation efforts.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Research Personnel
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Botany
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Flowers
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Plants
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy