Aisyah Faruk
A5043354577- Plant and animal studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Synthesis of Organic Compounds
- Agricultural pest management studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Genetic and Environmental Crop Studies
- Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis
- Oil Palm Production and Sustainability
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Coffee research and impacts
- Plant Genetic and Mutation Studies
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Marine Sponges and Natural Products
- Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems
- Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Bioactive natural compounds
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
2021-2024
Haywards Heath Hospital
2016
Queen Mary University of London
1981-2013
Zoological Society of London
2013
Abstract Logged and disturbed forests are often viewed as degraded depauperate environments compared with primary forest. However, they dynamic ecosystems 1 that provide refugia for large amounts of biodiversity 2,3 , so we cannot afford to underestimate their conservation value 4 . Here present empirically defined thresholds categorizing the logged forests, using one most comprehensive assessments taxon responses habitat degradation in any tropical forest environment. We analysed impact...
Agriculturally altered vegetation, especially oil-palm plantations, is rapidly increasing in Southeast Asia. Low species diversity associated with this commodity, but data on anuran plantations are lacking. We investigated how biological differs between forest and plantation, whether observed differences of these areas linked to specific environmental factors. hypothesized that lower support a larger proportion disturbance-tolerant than forest. compared richness, abundance, community...
The Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change Project set out improve the diversity, quantity, and accessibility of germplasm collections crop wild relatives (CWR). Between 2013 2018, partners in 25 countries, heirs globetrotting legacy Nikolai Vavilov, undertook seed collecting expeditions targeting CWR 28 crops global significance for agriculture. Here, we describe implementation national programs present key results. A total 4587 unique samples from at least 355 taxa were collected,...
Social Impact Statement Climate change is expected to disproportionately affect sub‐Saharan Africa in the next century, posing a threat livelihoods of smallholder farmers and deepening food insecurity. To adapt this threat, more climate‐resilient crops need be brought into system; these may developed through breeding with crop wild relatives key traits cope climate change. Here, we assess level open‐access trait documentation 29 important crops, their resilience, how threatened they are...
Abstract The functional stability of ecosystems depends greatly on interspecific differences in responses to environmental perturbation. However, perturbation are not necessarily invariant among populations the same species, so intraspecific variation might also contribute. Such inter-population response diversity has recently been shown occur spatially across species ranges, but we lack estimates extent which individual an entire community have that vary through time. We assess this using...
Societal Impact Statement Ecosystem services are underpinned by biodiversity, which is rapidly eroding globally, threatening rural livelihoods and culture. Examining the uses of wild edible plants (WEPs) that important to communities gives insight into value a biodiverse landscape local communities. Here, importance considering age groups in future ethnobotanical conservation studies highlighted, as this can enhance our understanding on dependence use within landscape, informing more...
Context Globally, plant species are facing numerous threats; an issue particularly acute for island floras, which often exhibit high levels of endemism. Ex situ conservation in seed banks is important tool conservation. However not all species’ seeds can be stored conventional banks. Data on storage behaviour therefore vital decision making. Aims To review available information the New Zealand (NZ) indigenous flora, 86% endemic. Methods We compiled NZ flora from databases and existing...
Plants are the bedrock of life on Earth but increasingly threatened with extinction. The most cost-effective way conserving plant diversity is through Protected Areas (PAs). However, locality, size, and management PAs crucial for effectively maintaining have been criticized as currently inadequate. Using Armenia our study site orchids taxa, we sought to (1) identify spatial patterns orchid hotspots corresponding PA network sites; (2) examine if current effective at capturing species richness...
Abstract A modification of a previously reported synthesis zeaxanthin ( 1 ), and routes to both rhodoxanthin 2 ) from α‐ionone, are described.
M. Akhtar, A. E. Faruk, C. J. Harris, G. P. Moss, S. W. Russell and B. L. Weedon, Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1978, 1511 DOI: 10.1039/P19780001511
Abstract Das acetylenische Triol (I) wird mit LiAlH 4 in das Allendiol (II) übergeführt, sich Ph3 PHBr zum Phosphoniumsalz (III) umlagert, dessen Umsetzung dem Dialdehyd (IV) Apo‐Zeaxanthinal (V) liefert.