Terrestrial orchid conservation in the age of extinction
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In response to threats to orchid species, integrated conservation approaches have been adopted (including ex situ and translocation principles) in the South West Australian Floristic Region with the result that a significant, multidisciplinary approach is under development to facilitate conservation of some of the most threatened taxa.About:
This article is published in Annals of Botany.The article was published on 2009-08-01 and is currently open access. It has received 548 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Threatened species & Caladenia.read more
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Building evolutionary resilience for conserving biodiversity under climate change
TL;DR: Ideas that need to be considered in planning for evolutionary resilience are summarized and how they might be incorporated into policy and management are suggested to ensure that resilience is maintained in the face of environmental degradation.
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Conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants: problems, progress, and prospects.
TL;DR: It is recommended that biotechnical approaches (e.g. tissue culture, micropropagation, synthetic seed technology, and molecular marker-based approaches) should be applied to improve yield and modify the potency of medicinal plants.
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A Definitive Book on Seed Ecology@@@Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and Evolution of Dormancy and Germination
TL;DR: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Tropical and Subtropical Zones and Biogeographical and Evolutionary Aspects of Seed Dormancy.
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Assisted migration of plants: Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes
TL;DR: A strategy to collect and bank seeds of plant species at risk of extinction in the face of rapid climate change is presented to ensure that emerging habitats are as species-diverse as possible.
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Reconnecting plants and pollinators: challenges in the restoration of pollination mutualisms
Myles H. M. Menz,Ryan D. Phillips,Ryan D. Phillips,Ryan D. Phillips,Rachael Winfree,Claire Kremen,Marcelo A. Aizen,Steven D. Johnson,Kingsley W. Dixon,Kingsley W. Dixon +9 more
TL;DR: It is proposed that pollination could be successfully restored in degraded ecosystems through the use of targeted restoration plantings to attract and sustain pollinators and increased knowledge of the ecological requirements of pollinators.
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Biodiversity hotspots for conservation priorities
Norman Myers,Russell A. Mittermeier,Cristina G. Mittermeier,Gustavo A. B. da Fonseca,Jennifer Kent +4 more
TL;DR: A ‘silver bullet’ strategy on the part of conservation planners, focusing on ‘biodiversity hotspots’ where exceptional concentrations of endemic species are undergoing exceptional loss of habitat, is proposed.
Seeds. Ecology, Biogeography, and, Evolution of Dormancy and Germination 2nd ed
Carol C. Baskin,Jerry M. Baskin +1 more
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Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and, Evolution of Dormancy and Germination
Carol C. Baskin,Jerry M. Baskin +1 more
TL;DR: A Geographical Perspective on Germination Ecology: Tropical and Sub-tropical Zones as discussed by the authors, Temperate and Arctic Zones, and Semi-Arctic Zones: Temperate, Subtropical, and Arctic zones.
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Our Ecological Footprint: reducing human impact on the earth - eScholarship
TL;DR: Wackernagel and Rees as mentioned in this paper presented an analysis of the aggregate land area required for a given population to exist in a sustainable manner, and showed that at 11 acres per person, the U.S. has the highest per capita footprint.
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Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth
TL;DR: Wackernagel and Rees as mentioned in this paper presented an analysis of the aggregate land area required for a given population to exist in a sustainable manner, and showed that at 11 acres per person, the U.S. has the highest per capita footprint.