Rescue, ecology and conservation of a rediscovered island endemic fern (Anogramma ascensionis): Exsitu methodologies and a road map for species reintroduction and habitat restoration

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 461-477

  Baker, Katie ^a   Lambdon, Phil ^b   Jones, Edward ^a   Pellicer, Jaume ^a   Stroud, Stedson ^c   Renshaw, Olivia ^c   Niissalo, Matti ^a   Corcoran, Marcella ^a   Clubbe, Colin ^a   Sarasan, Viswambharan ^a  

^a ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^b St Helena Nature Conservation Group   (United States)

^c Georgetown Ascension Island   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adiantum; Ascension Island; Endangered species reintroduction; Invasive alien species; Translocation; UK Overseas Territory

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FERN; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GAMETOPHYTE; POLYPLOIDY; RED LIST; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPOROPHYTE; TRANSLOCATION;

ASCENSION ISLAND; GREEN MOUNTAIN [ASCENSION ISLAND];

ADIANTUM; ANOGRAMMA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 84894421328     PISSN: 00244074     EISSN: 10958339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/boj.12131     Document Type: Article

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