Many botanic gardens now have tissue culture laboratories for the micropropagation of
plants that are difficult to propagate by conventional horticultural techniques. In many cases …

A review is presented of recent literature relevant to the conservation management of
remnant lowland grasslands and grassy woodlands, two of the most threatened ecosystems …

The obvious first step in any systematics or population genetics study is to focus on a group
of organisms or a level of interest. We assume that these issues are self-explanatory and the …

Pteridophytes (ferns and fern‐allies) represent the second‐largest group of vascular plants,
but their global biogeography remains poorly studied. Given their functional biology …

Following Appendix II from the EU Habitats Directive, the distribution and conservation
status of 102 plant species in mainland Spain and Balearic Islands were studied …

Conservation International's biodiversity hotspots are areas of high vascular plant endemism
combined with high levels of habitat destruction and land use change. Although such …

ABSTRACT I analyze Chile's biological diversity in terrestrial and marine environments,
including information on the magnitude of biodiversity at three levels (ecosystem, species …

This book is based on our two books, published in the USSR and translated in a number of
other countries Conservation of living nature: problems and perspectives (1983) and The …

Values for vascular plant species density as a principal feature of diversity are calculated for
57 islands and archipelagos worldwide and for 30 Macaronesian Islands. Correlation …

Medicinal plant extraction is a relevant issue in the province of Córdoba, Argentina. A
quantitative methodology is proposed for the evaluation of conservation priorities for species …