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Introduction
Victoria Menteli currently works at the Department of Ecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Victoria does research in Botany, Ecology and Ethnobotany. Their most recent publication is 'The electronic trade in endemic plants of Cyprus through the Internet'.
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Background:
Internet trade popularize the ornamental interest of plants but can also threaten species’ wild populations, if this activity is performed in uncontrolled and unauthorised ways.
Questions:
What endemic plants of Morocco and Tunisia are traded over the Internet by whom and at what prices?
Studied species:
94 endemic plants of northern...
Background:
The island of Crete is a biodiversity hotspot having 223 endemic vascular taxa (species and subspecies) as a result of its long isolation and the wide range of habitats it includes. We explore trends and patterns in the electronic trade of these unique genetic resources and in their involvement in wildlife tourism, the ways these two a...
This study assesses the current situation regarding the electronic trade of the Cypriot endemic plants. We examine the plant material sold over the Internet, prices and vendors, and we explore to what extent this activity complies with national laws and international treaties. Overall, 48 taxa (34% of the Cypriot endemic flora) are traded by 21 nur...
We examine the extent to which the rich endemic flora of Greece, a country in the Mediterranean hotspot, and particularly that part facing an extinction risk, is effectively conserved ex situ. We detected 3067 accessions of 523 taxa representing 37.2% of the Greek endemics in 213 botanic gardens (BGs, 439 taxa) and 14 seed banks (SBs, 344 taxa) of...
The Electronic Trade in Greek Endemic Plants: Biodiversity, Commercial and Legal Aspects. We present for the first time an analytical survey of the Greek endemic plants traded over the Internet (n = 588 cases). A total of 145 taxa corresponding to ca. 10% of the Greek endemic flora were found to be traded by 73 nurseries in Europe, North America, a...
