Plant conservation science and practice : the role of botanic gardens

Blackmore, Stephen, (editor.). Oldfield, Sara, (editor.).

Summary: "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."--Page 4 of cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781107148147
ISBN: 1107148146
ISBN: 9781316602461
ISBN: 131660246X
Physical Description: print
xvii, 253 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Mounting a fundamental defence of the plant kingdom -- Using DNA sequence data to enhance understanding and conservation of plant diversity at the species level -- Conservation assessments and understanding the impacts of threats on plant diversity -- The role of botanic gardens In Situ conservation -- The role of botanic gardens in Ex Situ conservation -- The role of botanic gardens and arboreta in restoring plants : from populations to ecosystems -- Botanic gardens and solutions to global challenges -- Cultivating the power of plants to sustain and enrich life : how public gardens can realise our purpose by focusing on the basic human needs universal to diverse audiences -- Botanic gardens and conservation impact opinions for evaluation.