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ArticlePloS one2023

Oases in the Sahara Desert-Linking biological and cultural diversity.

Laura Tydecks, Juan Antonio Hernández-Agüero, Katrin Böhning-Gaese, Vanessa Bremerich, Jonathan M Jeschke, Brigitta Schütt, Christiane Zarfl, Klement Tockner

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Article in PloS one, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Understandings and critiques of biocultural diversity conservation and future recommendations for conservation actors.Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Laura TydecksLeibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.
Juan Antonio Hernández-AgüeroSenckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Frankfurt (Main), Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6584-5774
Katrin Böhning-GaeseFaculty of Biosciences, Goethe University, Frankfurt (Main), Germany.
Vanessa BremerichLeibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7657-1534
Jonathan M JeschkeLeibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Berlin, Germany.
Brigitta SchüttFreie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Christiane ZarflDepartment of Geosciences, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Klement TocknerSenckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Frankfurt (Main), Germany.
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries · DEGoethe University Frankfurt · DEFreie Universität Berlin · DESenckenberg - Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research · DEUniversity of Tübingen · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The diversity of life sensu lato comprises both biological and cultural diversity, described as "biocultural diversity." Similar to plant and animal species, cultures and languages are threatened by extinction. Since drylands are pivotal systems for nature and people alike, we use oases in the Sahara Desert as model systems for examining spatial patterns and trends of biocultural diversity. We identify both the underlying drivers of biodiversity and the potential proxies that are fundamental for understanding reciprocal linkages between biological and cultural diversity in oases. Using oases in Algeria as an example we test current indices describing and quantifying biocultural diversity and identify their limitations. Finally, we discuss follow-up research questions to better understand the underlying mechanisms that control the coupling and decoupling of biological and cultural diversity in oases.

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BiodiversityCultural DiversityAfrica, NorthernAlgeriaAnimalsLanguage

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