Using life-history trait variation to inform ecological risk assessments for threatened and endangered plant species.

ABSTRACT: Developing population models for assessing risks to terrestrial plant species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is challenging given a paucity of data on their life histories. The purpose of this study was to develop a novel approach for identifying relatively data-rich nonlisted species that could serve as representatives for species listed under the ESA in the development of population models to inform risk assessments. We used the USDA PLANTS Database, which provides data on plants present in the US territories, to create a list of herbaceous plants. A total of 8742 species was obtained, of which 344 were listed under the ESA. Using the most up-to-date phylogeny for vascular plants in combination with a database of matrix population models for pla

SUBMITTER: Rueda-Cediel P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10083932 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature