Plant Conservation Science and Practice: The Role of Botanic Gardens

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Only a green world, rich in plants, can sustain us and the millions of other species with which we share this planet. But, in an era of global change, nature is on the retreat. Like the communities they form, many plant species are becoming rarer, threatened even to the point of extinction. The worldwide community of almost three thousand botanic gardens are holders of the most diverse living collections of plants and have the unique potential to conserve plant diversity. Conservation biology is a fast moving and often controversial field, and, as the contributions within these pages from experts in the field demonstrate, plant conservation is multifaceted, mirroring the complexity of the biodiversity it aims to protect, and striving not just to protect threatened plants but to preserve ecosystem services and secure the integrity of the biosphere.

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Plant Conservation Science and PracticeThe Role of Botanic Gardens
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Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation - Series page
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1 - Mounting a Fundamental Defence of the Plant Kingdom
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- By Stephen Blackmore, Sara Oldfield
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2 - Using DNA Sequence Data to Enhance Understanding and Conservation of Plant Diversity at the Species Level
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- By Peter M. Hollingsworth, Linda E. Neaves, Alex D. Twyford
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3 - Conservation Assessments and Understanding the Impacts of Threats on Plant Diversity
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- By Malin Rivers
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4 - The Role of Botanic Gardens in In Situ Conservation
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- By Jin Chen, Richard T. Corlett, Charles H. Cannon
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5 - The Role of Botanic Gardens in Ex Situ Conservation
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- By Paul Smith, Valerie Pence
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6 - The Role of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta in Restoring Plants
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From Populations to Ecosystems
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7 - Botanic Gardens and Solutions to Global Challenges
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- By Samuel F. Brockington, Beverley J. Glover
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8 - Cultivating the Power of Plants to Sustain and Enrich Life
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How Public Gardens Can Realise our Purpose by Focusing on the Basic Human Needs Universal to Diverse Audiences
- By Sophia Shaw, Jennifer Schwarz Ballard
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9 - Botanic Gardens and Conservation Impact
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Options for Evaluation
- By Sara Oldfield, Valerie Kapos
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10 - Conclusions
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- By Stephen Blackmore, Sara Oldfield, Paul Smith
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Index
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Contents

Plant Conservation Science and PracticeThe Role of Botanic Gardens
pp i-i

Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation - Series page
pp ii-iv

Plant Conservation Science and Practice - Title page
pp v-v

Copyright page
pp vi-vi

Contents
pp vii-x

Contributors
pp xi-xii

Foreword
pp xiii-xiv

Preface
pp xv-xvii

Acknowledgements
pp xviii-xviii

1 - Mounting a Fundamental Defence of the Plant Kingdom
pp 1-22

2 - Using DNA Sequence Data to Enhance Understanding and Conservation of Plant Diversity at the Species Level
pp 23-48

3 - Conservation Assessments and Understanding the Impacts of Threats on Plant Diversity
pp 49-72

4 - The Role of Botanic Gardens in In Situ Conservation
pp 73-101

5 - The Role of Botanic Gardens in Ex Situ Conservation
pp 102-133

6 - The Role of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta in Restoring Plants
pp 134-165

7 - Botanic Gardens and Solutions to Global Challenges
pp 166-191

8 - Cultivating the Power of Plants to Sustain and Enrich Life
pp 192-218

9 - Botanic Gardens and Conservation Impact
pp 219-235

10 - Conclusions
pp 236-248

Index
pp 249-253

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