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Approaching the contributions of a world-wide sector of scientific institutions to addressing the extinction crisis, Botanical Gardens and Their Role in Plant Conservation brings together a diversity of perspectives. There are more than 3,600 botanical gardens worldwide, where trees, shrubs, herbs, and other plants are studied and managed in collections. They are foremost among efforts to conserve the diversity of living plant species and ensure that crucial biodiversity is available for the future of humanity.

This book is a showcase for plant conservation, restoration, biodiversity, and related scientific and educational work of botanical gardens around the world, featuring both thematic overview chapters and numerous case studies that illustrate the critical role these institutions play in fighting extinction and ensuring plant diversity is available for sustainable use.

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    Table of Contents

    Chapter 1. The Role of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta in Plant Conservation in Serbia

    Chapter 2. Botanical Gardens in Slovakia and Their Role in Plant Protection

    Chapter 3. The Botanical Garden of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Chapter 4. The Role of Russian Botanical Gardens in Plant Biodiversity Conservation

    Chapter 5. Illustrating the Roles of Botanical Gardens in Plant Conservation: The Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle: Contribution to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation

    Chapter 6. Botanical Gardens and Their Role in Plant Conservation in Greece

    Chapter 7. Plant Conservation Programs of the Balkan Botanic Garden of Kroussia and the Greek Gene Bank

    Chapter 8. Role of Atlanta Botanical Garden in Plant conservation

    Chapter 9. The Center for Plant Conservation – A Network of Botanical Gardens in USA and Its Role in Plant Conservation

    Chapter 10. Plant Conservation Efforts at the San Diego Botanic Garden

    Chapter 11. Plant Conservation at Houston Botanic Garden

    Chapter 12. Plant Conservation at the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

    Chapter 13. Royal Botanical Gardens (Canada): Conservation of Plants and Nature by an Urban Botanical Garden

    Chapter 14. The Contribution of the Montreal Botanical Garden to Plant Conservation

    Chapter 15. A Botanical Garden Dedicated to the Conservation of Plants in the Dry Inter-Andean valleys of Bolivia

    Chapter 16. Conservation Efforts for a Threatened Endemic Palm of Bolivia: The Role of Botanical Gardens

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    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
    Publication Date: 9/29/2023 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9781032252223, 978-1032252223
    ISBN10: 1032252227

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Approaching the contributions of a world-wide sector of scientific institutions to addressing the extinction crisis, Botanical Gardens and Their Role in Plant Conservation brings together a diversity of perspectives. There are more than 3,600 botanical gardens worldwide, where trees, shrubs, herbs, and other plants are studied and managed in collections. They are foremost among efforts to conserve the diversity of living plant species and ensure that crucial biodiversity is available for the future of humanity.

    This book is a showcase for plant conservation, restoration, biodiversity, and related scientific and educational work of botanical gardens around the world, featuring both thematic overview chapters and numerous case studies that illustrate the critical role these institutions play in fighting extinction and ensuring plant diversity is available for sustainable use.

    FEATURES

    • A wide range of case studies d

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1. The Role of Botanic Gardens and Arboreta in Plant Conservation in Serbia

      Chapter 2. Botanical Gardens in Slovakia and Their Role in Plant Protection

      Chapter 3. The Botanical Garden of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina

      Chapter 4. The Role of Russian Botanical Gardens in Plant Biodiversity Conservation

      Chapter 5. Illustrating the Roles of Botanical Gardens in Plant Conservation: The Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle: Contribution to the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation

      Chapter 6. Botanical Gardens and Their Role in Plant Conservation in Greece

      Chapter 7. Plant Conservation Programs of the Balkan Botanic Garden of Kroussia and the Greek Gene Bank

      Chapter 8. Role of Atlanta Botanical Garden in Plant conservation

      Chapter 9. The Center for Plant Conservation – A Network of Botanical Gardens in USA and Its Role in Plant Conservation

      Chapter 10. Plant Conservation Efforts at the San Diego Botanic Garden

      Chapter 11. Plant Conservation at Houston Botanic Garden

      Chapter 12. Plant Conservation at the University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley

      Chapter 13. Royal Botanical Gardens (Canada): Conservation of Plants and Nature by an Urban Botanical Garden

      Chapter 14. The Contribution of the Montreal Botanical Garden to Plant Conservation

      Chapter 15. A Botanical Garden Dedicated to the Conservation of Plants in the Dry Inter-Andean valleys of Bolivia

      Chapter 16. Conservation Efforts for a Threatened Endemic Palm of Bolivia: The Role of Botanical Gardens

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