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Taxonomy and plant conservation : the cornerstone of the conservation and the sustainable use of plants

Highlights the key role played by taxonomy in the conservation and sustainable utilisation of plant biodiversity.
Print Book, English, 2006
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2006
Aufsatzsammlung
xxii, 343 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780521845069, 9780521607209, 0521845068, 0521607205
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Taxonomy and the future of plant diversity science / Peter R. Crane and Laura J. Pleasants
Taxonomy in the implementation of the convention on biological diversity / Alan Paton, China Williams and Kate Davis
Principles and practice of plant taxonomy / Tod F. Stuessy
Flowering-plant families : how many do we need? / J. Cullen and S. Max Walters
Taxonomy, Floras and conservation / Santiago Castroviejo
The democratic processes of botanical nomenclature / R.K. Brummitt
Bringing taxonomy to the users / Ghillean T. Prance
Measuring diversity / Chris J. Humphries
The need for plant taxonomy in setting priorities for designated areas and conservation management plans : a European perspective / Dominique Richard and Doug Evans
The identification, conservation and the use of wild plants of the Mediterranean region : the Medusa network
a programme for encouraging the sustainable use of Mediterranean plants / Melpomeni Skoula and Christopher B. Johnson
Chemosystematics, diversity of plant compounds and plant conservation / Renée J. Grayer
'The business of a poet' : taxonomy and the conservation of island floras / David Bramwell
The role of the taxonomist in conservation of critical vascular plants / T.C.G. Rich
Plant taxonomy and reintroduction / John R. Akeroyd
Rattans, taxonomy and development / John Dransfield
Molecular systematics : measuring and monitoring diversity / Alastair Culham
Legislation : a key user of taxonomy for plant conservation and sustainable use / H. Noel McGough
Gardening the earth : the contribution of botanic gardens to plant conservation and habitat restoration / Stephen Blackmore and David S. Paterson
Taxonomy : the framework for botanic gardens in conservation / Etelka Leadlay, Julia Willison and Peter Wyse Jackson
Wild-seed banks and taxonomy / Paul P. Smith
Good networks : supporting the infrastructure for taxonomy and conservation / Stephen L. Jury