Botanical Gardens and Their Role in Plant Conservation

General Topics, African and Australian Botanical Gardens, Volume 1
Herausgeber: Pullaiah, T.; A. Galbraith, David

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is a showcase for plant conservation, restoration, biodiversity, and related scientific and educational work of botanical gardens around the world, featuring both thematic overview chapters and numerous case studies that illustrate the critical role these institutions play in fighting extinction.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 678g
• ISBN-13: 9781032252186
• ISBN-10: 1032252189
• Artikelnr.: 68101378

Autorenporträt

Prof. T. Pullaiah obtained his M. Sc. and Ph. D. degrees in Botany from Andhra University. He was a Post-doctoral Fellow at Moscow State University, Russia, during 1976-1978. He travelled widely in Europe and visited Universities and Botanic Gardens in about 17 countries. He joined Sri Krishnadevaraya University as Lecturer in1979 and became Professor 1993. He has published 120 books, 345 research papers and 35 popular articles. His books have been published by reputed International publishers like Elsevier, Springer, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, Apple Academic Press, Scientific Publishers, Astral International, CBS Publishers etc. Under his guidance, 54 students obtained their Ph. D. degrees and 34 students their M. Phil. Degrees. He is the recipient of P. Maheshwari Gold Medal, Prof. P.C.Trivedi medal for Editorial excellence and Dr. G.Panigrahi Memorial Award of Indian Botanical Society and Prof. Y. D. Tiagi Gold Medal of the Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy. He was President of Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy (2013) and President of the Indian Botanical Society (2014). He was a member of Species Survival Commission of International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). David Galbraith completing his B.Sc. and M.Sc. at University of Guelph and Ph.D. at Queen's University at Kingston, in Canada. His early research focused on evolutionary ecology of aquatic vertebrates. Following a post-doctoral fellowship in Canterbury, England, he served as executive director and curator of a small AZA-accredited center for endangered wildlife species conservation. In 1995 he joined Royal Botanical Gardens (Canada) to develop biodiversity projects among botanical gardens across Canada in response to the Convention on Biological Diversity. In 2006 he was appointed RBG's Head of Science, overseeing library, archives, and herbarium, research, and use of RBG resources by outside researchers. He has published many contributions on conservation policy, management, and history of botanical gardens. In 2002 Dr. Galbraith was honored by the American Public Gardens Association with their annual Professional Citation for his innovative work in public horticulture. He was named Hamilton Environmentalist of the Year in 2010 for his efforts to protect nature. Dr. Galbraith has always been passionately engaged in biology, history, cultural heritage, and the arts, and is fascinated by how all of these intersect within botanical gardens. He is an adjunct biology professor at McMaster University, a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and a Fellow International of the Explorers Club.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1. The Role of Botanical Gardens in Plant Conservation: An
Introduction
Chapter 2. Creating Communities of Practice for Plant Conservation and
Catalyzing Action
Chapter 3. Botanic Gardens Contribute to Food Security through Education,
Conservation, and Research
Chapter 4. The Millenium Seed Bank Partnership: A Global Network of Seed
Banks Conserving Wild Plant Species and Supporting Agriculture, Forestry,
Livelihoods, and Restoration
Chapter 5. Botanic Gardens and the Access and Benefit Sharing Regime
Chapter 6. The Role of Botanical Garden in Education and Plant Conservation
toward the New Biodiversity and Plant Conservation Strategy
Chapter 7. Conservation through Propagation and Dissemination
Chapter 8. The Role of Botanical Gardens in Plant Diversity Conservation of
Sierra Leone
Chapter 9. Botanical Gardens in Tanzania and Their Role in Plant
Conservation
Chapter 10. The Role of Egyptian Botanical Gardens in Germplasm
ConservationChapter 11. Botanical Gardens in Ghana and Their Role in Plant
Conservation
Chapter 12. Plant Rescue, Care and Restoration after Bushfire: A Few Recent
Examples from Australia
Chapter 13. Evolving to Address the State of the Environment - Botanic
Gardens and State Herbarium, South Australia