title: European Red List of Lycopods and Ferns
abstract: In recent years, awareness has risen surrounding the&nbsp;crucial role of plants in providing ecosystem services&nbsp;and on their decline – they are one of the essential&nbsp;foundations of healthy ecosystems that we depend on.&nbsp;However, significant gaps in knowledge still remain. In&nbsp;this context, the European Red List of lycopods and ferns provides the first ever comprehensive assessment of&nbsp;the extinction risk of all native lycopod and fern species&nbsp;to Europe. With 194 specie