Saving Europe's threatened flora: Progress towards GSPC Target 8 in Europe

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 325-333

  Sharrock, Suzanne ^a   Jones, Meirion ^a  

^a and Botanical Gardens   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Botanic gardens; Ex situ; Plant conservation; Red Lists; Seedbanks

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION PLANNING; DATABASE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FLORISTICS; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROTECTED AREA; RED LIST; SEED BANK; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EUROPE;

EID: 79551651312     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-010-9912-z     Document Type: Article

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