Database of European vascular plants red lists as a contribution to more coherent plant conservation

We introduce the database of European vascular plant red lists, a compilation of red list categories designated to taxa during in-country conservation assessments. Version 1.0 of the database is a standalone static dataset with open access in an end-user friendly format. Its aim is to fulfil the objectives of European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action 18201, ConservePlants. The database synthesizes data across 42 red lists from 41 countries, with participation of 39 out of a total of 44 European countries and two additional Mediterranean countries. The database contains 51,109 records representing 21,481 original taxonomic names with 37 different red list categories. During data harmonisation, 20,312 of the original taxonomic names were assigned to 17,873 unique accepted taxonomic names with scientific authorships across 184 families, 1650 genera and 15,593 species; and red list categories were standardised to 13 unique categories. We see this database as a source of information in diverse plant conservation activities and suitable for various stakeholders.

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2024-10-16
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03963-0
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Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
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We introduce the database of European vascular plant red lists, a compilation of red list categories designated to taxa during in-country conservation assessments. Version 1.0 of the database is a standalone static dataset with open access in an end-user friendly format. Its aim is to fulfil the objectives of European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action 18201, ConservePlants. The database synthesizes data across 42 red lists from 41 countries, with participation of 39 out of a total of 44 European countries and two additional Mediterranean countries. The database contains 51,109 records representing 21,481 original taxonomic names with 37 different red list categories. During data harmonisation, 20,312 of the original taxonomic names were assigned to 17,873 unique accepted taxonomic names with scientific authorships across 184 families, 1650 genera and 15,593 species; and red list categories were standardised to 13 unique categories. We see this database as a source of information in diverse plant conservation activities and suitable for various stakeholders.

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University of Primorska (SI), Meise Botanic Garden (BE), University of Vienna (AT), Université Libre de Bruxelles (BE), University of Bucharest (RO), Ca' Foscari University of Venice (IT), National University of Ireland, Maynooth (IE), Saint Joseph University (LB), Utrecht University (NL), Estonian University of Life Sciences (EE), University of Malta (MT), Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK), Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BG), Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (GB), Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (DE), Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (GB), Jardin Botanique de Genève (CH), Nicolaus Copernicus University (PL), Agricultural Research Organization (IL), Institute of Ecology and Botany (HU), Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic (CZ), Nature Research Centre (LT), HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research (HU), Forest Research Institute (BG), Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem (PT), Instytut Badawczy Leśnictwa (PL), French Community of Belgium (BE), Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NO), Musée national d'histoire naturelle Luxembourg (LU), P.S. Pasternak Research Institute for Mountain Forestry (UA), Düzce Üniversitesi (TR), University of Tirana (AL), Wellcome Trust (GB), University of Latvia (LV), Wageningen University & Research (NL), University of the Aegean (GR), KU Leuven (BE)
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