Conservation gap analysis for Erica (Ericaceae)

Preprint ARPHA Preprints https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e176100 (28 Oct 2025) https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e176100 (28 Oct 2025) Published in: Nature Conservation https://doi.org/10.3897/natureconservation.63.175466 Other versions: - Preprint InfoPreprint Info - CiteCite - MetricsMetrics - CommentComment - RelatedRelated - CitedCited ARPHA Preprints doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e176100 First posted 28 Oct 2025 Authors Michael Pirie - Corresponding author University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), Pretoria, South Africa Fossil Plants, Gwynedd, United Kingdom Nelson Mandela University, George, South Africa Westonbirt, the National Arboretum, Forestry England, Tetbury, United Kingdom South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, South Africa Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of A Coruna, A Coruña, Spain Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom Software Engineer, Cape Town, South Africa Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre, Frankfurt, Germany Freelance botanist, Cape Town, South Africa South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), Pretoria, South Africa University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany Institute of Biosciences and BioResources, National Research Council, Palermo, Italy Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, United Kingdom On the Edge, London, United Kingdom Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom Botanic Gardens Conservation International, Richmond, United Kingdom South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, South Africa Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom HBLFA für Gartenbau Schönbrunn und Österreichische Bundesgärten, Vienna, Austria University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, South Africa University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands South African National Biodiversity Institute, Cape Town, South Africa Conflict of interest The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. This is an open access preprint distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.