The cover image relates to Research Article https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70241 “Challenges in Conservation Effectiveness on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau: An Integrated Assessment Framework for Endemic Plant Species and Spatial Prioritisation” by Zhang et al A ʺsnow rabbitʺ in full bloom – the woolly plant Saussurea medusa, named for the serpentine tangle of its densely woolly leaf lobes that twist and coil like the locks of Medusa – photographed at 4,800 m on the scree slopes of Baima Snow Mountain on the southeastern margin of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, where this endemic invests years of silent growth in a single, terminal flowering before surrendering to the cold (Photo Credit: Yazhou Zhang).
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