@article{fdi:010091959,
  title = {{R}efuting the hypothesis of {C}entinelan extinction at its place of origin},
  author = {{W}hite, {D}. {M}. and {P}itman, {N}. {C}. {A}. and {F}eeley, {K}. {J}. and {R}ivas-{T}orres, {G}. and {B}ravo-{S}ánchez, {S}. and {S}ánchez-{P}arrales, {F}. and {C}lark, {J}. {L}. and {U}lloa, {C}. {U}. and {C}ornejo, {X}. and {C}ouvreur, {T}homas and {P}eñafiel, {M}. and {B}enavides, {G}. and {B}onifaz, {C}. and {C}erón, {J}. {C}. and {F}ernandez, {A}. and {F}ortier, {R}. {P}. and {N}avas-{M}uñoz, {D}. and {R}ojas, {M}. {V}. and {Z}apata, {J}. {N}. and {W}illiams, {J}. and {G}uevara-{A}ndino, {J}. {E}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}cientists' limited understanding of tropical plant communities obscures the true extent of species loss caused by habitat destruction1. {T}he {C}entinelan extinction hypothesis2,3 posits an extreme but widely referenced scenario wherein forest clearing causes the immediate extinction of species known only from a single geographic location. {I}t remains unclear, however, whether the disappearance of such microendemics reflects their global extinction or insufficient collection effort at larger scales. {H}ere we test these hypotheses by synthesizing decades of floristic data from the heavily deforested tropical cloud forest ({TCF}) at {C}entinela, {E}cuador. {W}e find that 99% of its putative microendemics have been collected elsewhere and are not extinct. {O}ur field work also revealed new species, highlighting the enduring conservation value of {TCF}s and the intense efforts required to illuminate such plant diversity 'darkspots'4. {F}ield and herbarium research remain essential to the conservation action needed to forestall large-scale plant extinctions in {E}arth's beleaguered cloud forests. {S}ynthesis of decades of field, herbarium and taxonomic studies show the presumed extinct species of {E}cuador's iconic {C}entinela ridge have survived, revealing the complexity of tropical cloud forests and offering new optimism for their conservation.},
  keywords = {{EQUATEUR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature {P}lants},
  volume = {[{E}arly access]},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[18 p.]},
  ISSN = {2055-026{X}},
  year = {2024},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41477-024-01832-7},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010091959},
}