Publications
2024
Nitta, J. H. and W. Iwasaki (2024). “dwctaxon, an R package for editing and validating taxonomic data in Darwin Core format”. In: Journal of Open Source Software 9.93, p. 6215. DOI: 10.21105/joss.06215
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2023
Chen, C., S. Lindsay, J. H. Nitta, G. Rouhan, M. Sundue, L. R. Perrie, Y. Huang, W. Chiou, and K. Chung (2023). “Systematics and biogeography of the Old World fern genus Antrophyum”. In: Cladistics, p. cla.12538. DOI: 10.1111/cla.12538
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Nitta, J. H. (2023). “Machine learning methods reveal processes affecting abundance at multiple scales. A commentary on ‘Global and regional drivers of abundance patterns in the hart’s tongue fern complex (Aspleniaceae)’”. In: Annals of Botany 131.5, pp. i-ii. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcad024
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Nitta, J. H., S. W. Laffan, B. D. Mishler, and W. Iwasaki (2023). “canaper: Categorical analysis of neo‐ and paleo‐endemism in R”. In: Ecography, p. e06638. DOI: 10.1111/ecog.06638
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Nitta, J. H. (2023). “Ferns as a model system for evolutionary biology”. In: The Journal of Phytogeography and Taxonomy 71.2, pp. 115-126. DOI: 10.18942/chiribunrui.0712-03
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Song, M. J., C. J. Rothfels, E. Schuettpelz, J. H. Nitta, L. Huiet, F. Li, and K. M. Wefferling (2023). “Resolving deep relationships and revealing ancient whole-genome duplications in Pteridaceae using transcriptomic data”. In: American Fern Journal 113.3. DOI: 10.1640/0002-8444-113.3.191
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2022
Nitta, J. H., E. Schuettpelz, S. Ramírez-Barahona, and W. Iwasaki (2022). “An open and continuously updated fern tree of life”. In: Frontiers in Plant Science 13, p. 909768. DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.909768
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Nitta, J. H., B. D. Mishler, W. Iwasaki, and A. Ebihara (2022). “Spatial phylogenetics of Japanese ferns: Patterns, processes, and implications for conservation”. In: American Journal of Botany 109.5, pp. 727-745. DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1848
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Nitta, J. H. and S. M. Chambers (2022). “Identifying cryptic fern gametophytes using DNA barcoding: A review”. In: Applications in Plant Sciences 10, p. e11465. DOI: 10.1002/aps3.11465
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2021
Nitta, J. H., J. E. Watkins Jr., N. M. Holbrook, T. W. Wang, and C. C. Davis (2021). “Ecophysiological differentiation between life stages in filmy ferns (Hymenophyllaceae)”. In: Journal of Plant Research 134.5, pp. 971-988. DOI: 10.1007/s10265-021-01318-z
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2020
Nitta, J. H., A. Ebihara, and A. R. Smith (2020). “A taxonomic and molecular survey of the pteridophytes of the Nectandra Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica”. In: PLoS ONE 15.11, p. e0241231. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0241231
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Nitta, J. H., J. E. Watkins Jr., and C. C. Davis (2020). “Life in the canopy: Community trait assessments reveal substantial functional diversity among fern epiphytes”. In: New Phytologist 227.6, pp. 1885-1899. DOI: 10.1111/nph.16607
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2019
Ebihara, A. and J. H. Nitta (2019). “An update and reassessment of fern and lycophyte diversity data in the Japanese Archipelago”. In: Journal of Plant Research 132.6, pp. 723-738. DOI: 10.1007/s10265-019-01137-3
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Ebihara, A., J. H. Nitta, Y. Matsumoto, Y. Fukazawa, M. Kurihara, H. Yokote, K. Sakuma, O. Azakami, Y. Hirayama, and R. Imaichi (2019). “Growth dynamics of independent gametophytes of Pleurosoriopsis makinoi (Polypodiaceae)”. In: Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series B (Botany) 45.2, pp. 77-86.
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Nitta, J. H. and A. Ebihara (2019). “Virtual issue: Ecology and evolution of pteridophytes in the era of molecular genetics”. In: Journal of Plant Research 132.6, pp. 719-721. DOI: 10.1007/s10265-019-01139-1
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2018
Gilbert, K. J., J. H. Nitta, G. Talavera, and N. E. Pierce (2018). “Keeping an eye on coloration: Ecological correlates of the evolution of pitcher traits in the genus Nepenthes (Caryophyllales)”. In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 123.2, pp. 321-337. DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blx142
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Nitta, J. H., S. Amer, and C. C. Davis (2018). “Microsorum × tohieaense (Polypodiaceae), a new hybrid fern from French Polynesia, with implications for the taxonomy of Microsorum”. In: Systematic Botany 43.2, pp. 397-413. DOI: 10.1600/036364418X697166
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2017
Nitta, J. H., J. Meyer, R. Taputuarai, and C. C. Davis (2017). “Life cycle matters: DNA barcoding reveals contrasting community structure between fern sporophytes and gametophytes”. In: Ecological Monographs 87.2, pp. 278-296. DOI: 10.1002/ecm.1246
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Pinson, J. B., S. M. Chambers, J. H. Nitta, L. Kuo, and E. B. Sessa (2017). “The separation of generations: Biology and biogeography of long-lived sporophyteless fern gametophytes”. In: International Journal of Plant Sciences 178.1, pp. 1-18. DOI: 10.1086/688773
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Zhou, X., L. Zhang, C. Chen, C. Li, Y. Huang, D. Chen, N. T. Thi, D. Cicuzza, R. Knapp, T. T. Tam, J. H. Nitta, X. Gao, and L. Zhang (2017). “A plastid phylogeny and character evolution of the Old World fern genus Pyrrosia (Polypodiaceae) with the description of a new genus: Hovenkampia (Polypodiaceae)”. In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 114, pp. 271-294. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.06.020
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2016
Pouteau, R., J. Meyer, P. Blanchard, J. H. Nitta, M. Terorotua, and R. Taputuarai (2016). “Fern species richness and abundance are indicators of climate change on high-elevation islands: evidence from an elevational gradient on Tahiti (French Polynesia)”. In: Climatic Change 138, pp. 143-156. DOI: 10.1007/s10584-016-1734-x
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2015
Chen, C., J. H. Nitta, M. Fanerii, T. Y. A. Yang, F. Pitisopa, C. W. Li, and W. Chiou (2015). “Antrophyum solomonense (Pteridaceae), a new species from the Solomon Islands, and its systematic position based on phylogenetic analysis”. In: Systematic Botany 40.3, pp. 645-651. DOI: 10.1600/036364415X689357
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2013
Ebihara, A., A. Yamaoka, N. Mizukami, A. Sakoda, J. H. Nitta, and R. Imaichi (2013). “A survey of the fern gametophyte flora of Japan: Frequent independent occurrences of noncordiform gametophytes”. In: American Journal of Botany 100.4, pp. 735-743. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1200555
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2011
Nitta, J. H., A. Ebihara, and M. Ito (2011). “Reticulate evolution in the Crepidomanes minutum species complex (Hymenophyllaceae)”. In: American Journal of Botany 98.11, pp. 1782-1800. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000484
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Nitta, J. H., J. Meyer, and A. R. Smith (2011). “Pteridophytes of Mo’orea, French Polynesia: Additional new records”. In: American Fern Journal 101.1, pp. 36-49. DOI: 10.1640/0002-8444-101.1.36
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2010
Ebihara, A., J. H. Nitta, and M. Ito (2010). “Molecular species identification with rich floristic sampling: DNA barcoding the pteridophyte flora of Japan”. In: PLoS ONE 5.12, p. e15136. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015136
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Ebihara, A., J. H. Nitta, and K. Iwatsuki (2010). “The Hymenophyllaceae of the Pacific area. 2. Hymenophyllum (excluding subgen. Hymenophyllum)”. In: Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series B (Botany) 36.2, pp. 43-59.
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2009
Ebihara, A., J. H. Nitta, D. Lorence, and J. Dubuisson (2009). “New records of Polyphlebium borbonicum, an African filmy fern, in the New World and Polynesia”. In: American Fern Journal 99.3, pp. 200-206. DOI: 10.1640/0002-8444-99.3.200
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Nitta, J. H. and M. J. Epps (2009). “Hemi-epiphytism in Vandenboschia collariata (Hymenophyllaceae)”. In: Brittonia 61.4, pp. 392-397. DOI: 10.1007/s12228-009-9097-5
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2008
Nitta, J. H. (2008). “Exploring the utility of three plastid loci for biocoding the filmy ferns (Hymenophyllaceae) of Moorea”. In: Taxon 57.3, pp. 725-736. DOI: 10.1002/tax.573006
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Nitta, J. H. and P. O’grady (2008). “Mitochondrial phylogeny of the endemic Hawaiian craneflies (Diptera, Limoniidae, Dicranomyia): Implications for biogeography and species formation”. In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46.3, pp. 1182-1190. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.12.021
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