Introduction to Naples Botanical Gardens, Development of a Conservation program from the ground up.

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Chad Washburn, Naples Botanical Garden Naples Botanical Garden opened its doors to the public in 2009, including regionally themed gardens, on-site natural areas, and educational programs. Initial conservation endeavors focused on restoring a portion of the garden from invasive exotic Melaleuca quinquenervia to a diverse coastal marsh. Efforts to conserve the region’s plants expanded in 2017 […]

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Adopting a Cinderella Ecosystem: A Tale from the Great Plains

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While our plant conservation work is primarily focused on individual at-risk species, Lauritzen Gardens has taken on an unanticipated role as authority and advocate for one of our region’s most biodiverse but underappreciated ecological systems. Sandsage prairie is a shrub-steppe community dominated by sand sagebrush (Artemisia filifolia). Sandsage prairie occupies an estimated 5 million hectares […]

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Assessment of Science Needs for Rare Plants of Conservation Concern in Southeastern Grasslands

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Dr. Reed Noss, Southeastern Grasslands Initiative, Florida Institute for Conservation Science and Southeastern Grasslands Initiative (Contractor) Jennifer Cartwright, U.S. Geological Survey Dwayne Estes, Southeastern Grasslands Initiative Theo Witsell, Southeastern Grasslands Initiative Grasslands of the southeastern United States are considered “endangered ecosystems,” with many grassland types having been reduced by more than 90% since European settlement […]

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Cryopreservation: An Approach for Long-term Storage of Phyto-diversity Plants of North-East India

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Meera Das*, Reema Diengdoh, Seram Devika, Suman Kumaria, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, India, *Speaker North-east India, being one of the global hot-spots, is considered the richest reservoir of diverse plant genetic resources. However, the vast utilities of plant species in medicines, ornamentals, fragrances, urbanization and illegitimate harvest of plant genetic resources have immense impact on […]

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