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Vida Svahnström

@vidasplants.bsky.social

mostly botany, conservation, and orchids; PhD student at Kew Gardens & Imperial College London 🌿

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Susana P. Cunha@susanapcunha.bsky.social · 4mo ago

First PhD paper out on @consletters.bsky.social 🎉 We identified 8 potential EDGE fungal species, a conservation metric so far not available for fungi. This study also revealed a large number of Data Deficient species, highlighting the need for more mycological research. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/con4...

Prevalence of Red List DD Species Limits the Application of the EDGE Approach for Fungi

Despite their importance, fungi remain underrepresented in global conservation priorities and largely absent from indicators established for monitoring progress within the Global Biodiversity Framewo...

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Vida Svahnström@vidasplants.bsky.social · last yr.

Glad to finally be able to share this paper! We found that epiphytes and their close relatives tend to have small range sizes, meaning a high proportion are likely to be at risk of extinction www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Geographic range size and rarity of epiphytic flowering plants - Nature Plants

Epiphytes have larger ranges than closely related terrestrial species. However, a large proportion of species in epiphyte-rich clades are rare with small range sizes, regardless of their lifeform.

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Kew Gardens@rbgkew.bsky.social · last yr.

For over 100 years, epiphytes - plants that grow on other plants such as orchids & bromeliads - were believed to be widespread and resilient 🌿 But our new study in Nature Plants tells a very different story 👇

Red and green bromeliads growing epiphytically on a mossy tree trunk in a tropical forest.
Vida Svahnström@vidasplants.bsky.social · last yr.

A win for prioritizing fungal conservation - we’ve assessed the extinction risk of over 1,000 species of fungi! 🥳

IUCN SSC Fungal Conservation Committee@iucnfungi.bsky.social · last yr.

BREAKING NEWS: the number of #fungi species on the IUCN Red List has surpassed 1000!! 🥳🥳 Today's update confirmed that #deforestation, agricultural expansion and urban development are driving fungi to decline worldwide. It's the top story on the press release — iucn.org/press-releas...