What to do when we can’t bank on seeds: What botanic gardens can learn from the zoo community about conserving plants in living collections

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1541-1543

  Fant, Jeremie B ^a   Havens, Kayri ^a   Kramer, Andrea T ^a   Walsh, Seana K ^b   Callicrate, Taylor ^c   Lacy, Robert C ^c   Maunder, Mike ^d   Meyer, Abby Hird ^e   Smith, Paul P ^e  

^a Department of Plant Science and Conservation ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^c BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

^d FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e and Botanical Gardens   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIONAL SEED BANK; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANT;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; PLANTS; SEED BANK;

EID: 84988557297     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1600247     Document Type: Note

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