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List of works by Gunter A. Fischer

A 70-year perspective on tropical forest regeneration.

scientific article published on 8 December 2015

A multi-locus plastid phylogenetic analysis of the pantropical genus Diospyros (Ebenaceae), with an emphasis on the radiation and biogeographic origins of the New Caledonian endemic species

scientific article published on 7 May 2009

Additions to the orchid flora of Laos and taxonomic notes on orchids of the Indo-Burma region

scientific article published in 2018

Assessing the Efficacy of A Marine Reserve to Protect Sharks With Differential Habitat Use

Bulbophyllum jingdongense (Orchidaceae), a new species in the Cirrhopetalum alliance from South China and Laos

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CITES-listed sharks remain among the top species in the contemporary fin trade

CTFS-ForestGEO: a worldwide network monitoring forests in an era of global change.

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Cleisostoma schoenorchaefolium (Orchidaceae: Vandeae: Aeridinae), a new species from Lao PDR

scientific article published in 2018

Conservation impacts of commercial cultivation of endangered and overharvested plants

scientific article published on 26 November 2018

Conservation. Improve customs systems to monitor global wildlife trade

scientific article published on 16 April 2015

Correction: Histological and Micro-CT Evidence of Stigmatic Rostellum Receptivity Promoting Auto-Pollination in the Madagascan Orchid

DNA Zip‐coding: identifying the source populations supplying the international trade of a critically endangered coastal shark

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Description of Four New Species of Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) from Madagascar

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Description of two new species and one new section of Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) from Madagascar

scientific article published in 2007

Didymoplexiella laosensis (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Gastrodieae), a new holomycotrophic orchid from Lao PDR

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Direct and indirect effects of climate on richness drive the latitudinal diversity gradient in forest trees

scientific article published on 12 December 2018

Diversification Slowdown in the Cirrhopetalum Alliance (Bulbophyllum, Orchidaceae): Insights From the Evolutionary Dynamics of Crassulacean Acid Metabolism

scientific article published on 3 February 2022

Evolution of crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) as an escape from ecological niche conservatism in Malagasy Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae)

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Evolution of resupination in Malagasy species of Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae).

scientific article published on 18 July 2007

ForestGEO: Understanding forest diversity and dynamics through a global observatory network

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Gastrochilus kadooriei (Orchidaceae), a new species from Hong Kong, with notes on allied taxa in section Microphyllae found in the region

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Genetic identification of African pangolins and their origin in illegal trade

scientific article published in September 2020

Global importance of large-diameter trees

scientific article published in 2018

Histological and micro-CT evidence of stigmatic rostellum receptivity promoting auto-pollination in the madagascan orchid Bulbophyllum bicoloratum

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Impact assessment of a super-typhoon on Hong Kong's secondary vegetation and recommendations for restoration of resilience in the forest succession

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Molecular phylogenetics and floral evolution of the Cirrhopetalum alliance (Bulbophyllum, Orchidaceae): Evolutionary transitions and phylogenetic signal variation

scientific article published on 18 November 2019

Molecular phylogeny of the Neotropical sections of Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) using nuclear and plastid spacers

scientific article published on August 2011

Molecular tracing of confiscated pangolin scales for conservation and illegal trade monitoring in Southeast Asia

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Monoculture plantations impede forest recovery: Evidence from the regeneration of lowland subtropical forest in Hong Kong

New species and nomenclatural changes in Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) from Madagascar

scholarly article published in 2021

Orchid Flora of Laos: findings from a survey of limestone karst vegetation in Vang Vieng, Vientiane Province, Laos

scientific article published in 2016

Orchid conservation: bridging the gap between science and practice

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Pollen-mediated gene flow ensures connectivity among spatially discrete sub-populations of Phalaenopsis pulcherrima, a tropical food-deceptive orchid

scientific article published on 30 December 2019

Preponderance of clonality triggers loss of sex in Bulbophyllum bicolor, an obligately outcrossing epiphytic orchid

scientific article published on 8 April 2017

Prioritizing the orchids of a biodiversity hotspot for conservation based on phylogenetic history and extinction risk

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Reconsideration of the native range of the Chinese Swamp Cypress (Glyptostrobus pensilis) based on new insights from historic, remnant and planted populations

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Recurrent polymorphic mating type variation in Madagascan Bulbophyllum species (Orchidaceae) exemplifies a high incidence of auto-pollination in tropical orchids

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Small fins, large trade: a snapshot of the species composition of low‐value shark fins in the Hong Kong markets

Soil nitrogen concentration mediates the relationship between leguminous trees and neighbor diversity in tropical forests

scientific article published on 19 June 2020

Spatial and environmental constraints on natural forest regeneration in the degraded landscape of Hong Kong

scientific article published on 18 August 2020

Spatial patterns of degraded tropical forest and biodiversity restoration over 70-years of succession

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Species composition of the international shark fin trade assessed through a retail-market survey in Hong Kong.

scientific article published on 27 October 2017

The accumulation of species and recovery of species composition along a 70 year succession in a tropical secondary forest

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The impact of climate change on the distribution of Castanopsis (Fagaceae) species in south China and Indo-China region

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Thismia nigricoronata, a new species of Burmanniaceae (Thismieae, Dioscoreales) from Vang Vieng, Vientiane Province, Laos, and a key to subgeneric classification

scientific article published on 5 September 2017

Two thirds of species in a global shark fin trade hub are threatened with extinction: Conservation potential of international trade regulations for coastal sharks

scientific article published in 2022

Using multiple seedlots in restoration planting enhances genetic diversity compared to natural regeneration in fragmented tropical forests

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Wind pollination over 70 years reduces the negative genetic effects of severe forest fragmentation in the tropical oak Quercus bambusifolia

scientific article published on 20 August 2019