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Abstract: Improving the effectiveness of voluntary biodiversity policies requires developing trans‐disciplinary conservation plans that consider social constraints to achieving ecological objectives. We integrated data on landowners’ willingness to participate in voluntary conservation efforts with ecological data on conservation values in a spatial prioritization, and found that doing so considerably reduced the loss in conservation value caused by landowners’ reluctance to participate. We learned that conducting prioritization with stakeholder input gained through dialogue during field visits could be beneficial for increasing the legitimacy of conservation plans with stakeholders. Thus, in addition to developing a methodology for using data on stakeholder perceptions of conservation in spatial prioritization, our study suggests that engaging landowners and other stakeholders in the conservation prioritization process will improve the success of conservation plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the importance of a C4 database to assemble and index databases of discrete traits for large numbers of plant species. The ecological and evolution significance of C4 photosynthesis is mentioned. It states that the C3 and C4 photosynthetic database is based on published anatomical and stable carbon isotope evidence. A chart is presented depicting photosynthetic type for genera which include a mixture of C3, C4 and C3-C4 intermediate species.