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174 found in: Burelo-Ramos et al. 2018 (Pinguicula olmeca (Lentibulariaceae) una nueva especie del

175 sur de México. Botanical Sciences 96: 359-365. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17129/botsci.1927 and

176 Martínez-González et al. 2015 (Opuntia leiascheinvariana, una nueva especie de Cactaceae del

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181 Pinguicula olmeca Zamudio, Burelo & González-Aguilar, sp. nov. (Figure 1).

182 Type. Mexico, Tabasco, municipio de Huimanguillo, Ejido [Villa] de Guadalupe, cerro de la

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233 [Articles in scientific journals]

234 Alfonso-Corrado C, Clark-Tapia R, Mendoza A. 2007. Demography and management of two

235 clonal oaks: Quercus eduardii and Q. potosina (Fagaceae) in central México. Forest Ecology

236 and Management 251: 129-141. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2006.11.004

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237 Aragón-Gastélum JL, Flores J, Jurado E, Ramírez-Tobías HM, Robles-Díaz E, Rodas-Ortiz JP,

238 Yáñez-Espinosa L. 2018. Potential impact of global warming on seed bank, dormancy and

239 germination of three succulent species from the Chihuahuan Desert. Seed Science Research

240 28: 312-318. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960258518000302

241 Aragón-Gastélum JL, Flores J, Yáñez-Espinosa L, Reyes-Olivas A, Rodas-Ortiz JP, Robles-Díaz

242 E, González FJ. 2017. Advantages of vivipary in Echinocactus platyacanthus, an endemic and

243 protected Mexican cactus species. Journal of Arid Environments 141: 56-59. DOI:

244 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2017.01.012

245 Aragón-Gastélum JL, Reyes-Olivas Á, Sánchez-Soto BH, Casillas-Álvarez P, Flores J. 2013.

246 Vivipary in Ferocactus herrerae (Cactaceae) in Northern Sinaloa, México. Bradleya 31: 44-

247 52. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25223/brad.n31.2013.a7

248 Han C, Ren J, Tang H, Xu D, Xie X. 2016. Quantitative imaging of radial oxygen loss from

249 Valisneria spiralis roots with a fluorescent planar optode. Science of the Total Environment

250 569-570: 1232-1240. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.198

251 Orbe Sosa Z, Villalobos López MÁ, Arroyo Becerra A. 2020. Análisis transcriptómico del

252 musgo Physcomitrella patens bajo estrés osmótico. Revista Multidisciplinaria de Avances de

253 Investigación 6: 13-23.

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255 [Books]

256 Rodríguez-Zúñiga T, Troche-Souza C, Vázquez-Lule AD, Márquez-Mendoza J, Vázquez-

257 Balderas B, Valderrama-Landeros L, Velázquez-Salazar S, Cruz-López MI, Ressl R, Uribe-

258 Martínez A, Cerdeira-Estrada S, Acosta-Velázquez J, Díaz C. 2013. Manglares de México,

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259 Extensión, Distribución y Monitoreo. DF, México: Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y

260 Uso de la Biodiversidad. ISBN: 978-607-8328-02-4

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262 [Books chapters]

263 Alongi DM, Brinkman R. 2011. Hydrology and biogeochemistry of mangrove forests. In: Levia

264 DF, Carlyle-Moses D, Tanaka T, eds. Forest Hydrology and Biogeochemistry, Synthesis of

265 Past Research and Future Directions, Ecological Studies. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands,

266 pp. 203-219. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1363-5_10

267 Delgadillo Moya C. 2011. Los musgos, Veracruz y el Corredor Florístico del Golfo. In: Cruz

268 Angón A. ed, La biodiversidad en Veracruz. Estudio de estado. Vol. II. México: Comisión

269 Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad. pp. 89-96. ISBN: 978-607-

270 7607-51

271 Reddy KR, DeLaune RD. 2008. Biogeochemical Characteristics. In: Biogeochemistry of

272 Wetlands. Boca Raton: CRC Press, pp. 27-65. ISBN: 978-1-56670-678-0

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274 [Thesis, dissertations]

275 Carter B. 2008. Technology, Society and change: Shell Artifact Production Among the Manteno

276 A.D. 800-1532 of Coastal Ecuador. PhD Thesis. University of Washington.

277 Jaynes JL. 2012. A Feasibility Assessment of Native Ferns for Phytoremedation of Arsenic. MSc.

278 Thesis, Western Carolina University.

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280 Juárez-Medina AK. 2008. Biodiversidad de la Flora del Bosque Mesófilo de Montaña del

281 Municipio de Huayococotla, Veracruz, México. BSc Thesis. Universidad Nacional Autónoma

282 de México.
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284 [Electronic documents available on line]

285 Fernández-Eguiarte A, Romero-Centeno R, Zavala-Hidalgo J. 2012. Atlas Climático Digital de

286 México y Áreas Adyacentes, Vol. 1. Mexico, DF: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

287 http://atlasclimatico.unam.mx/ACM (accessed January 23, 2013).

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289 [Technical bulletins or other non-periodic serials]

290 SEMARNAT [Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales]. 2010. Norma Oficial

291 Mexicana NOM-059-SEMARNAT-2010, Protección ambiental - Especies nativas de México

292 de flora y fauna silvestres - Categorías de riesgo y especificaciones para su inclusión,

293 exclusión o cambio - Lista de especies en riesgo. Diario Oficial de la Federación. 2da

294 Sección, 30 de diciembre de 2010.

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296 DGRU [Dirección General de Repositorios Universitarios]. 2021. Portal de Datos Abiertos

297 UNAM, Colecciones Universitarias. México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.

298 https://datosabiertos.unam.mx/ (accessed January 1, 2020)

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300 [Abstracts of congresses and documents generated in academic meetings]

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313 [Example] Table 1. The Yucatan Peninsula Herbaria, Mexico.

Acronyms CICY CIQR CEDESU UADY UCAM UNACAR

Inclusion in
Index Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Herbariorum
Chetumal, Campeche Ciudad del
Mérida, Mérida, Campeche,
Location Quintana , Carmen,
Yucatán Yucatán Campeche
Roo Campeche Campeche
Year founded 1983 1985 2000 1990 1993 2013

Number of 500
70,000 18,250 3,000 20,109 24,738
specimens

Level of curated
85 % 80 % - 92 % 98 % -
specimens
Number of
researchers/ 4/1 1/1 0/1 4/1 2/1 2/0
technicians
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