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Safeguarding the Coastal Sage Scrub Oak

Posted on July 12, 2021 (July 19, 2021) by Center for Plant Conservation

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Experimental Restoration of Torrey Pines in Response to Large-Scale Stand Dieback

Christa Horn, Katie Heineman, Darren Smith, Joyce Maschinski, Cara Stafford, Sheri Smith, Kim Corella The Torrey pine (Pinus torreyana ssp. torreyana), a rare G1 ranked and IUCN Red Listed pine, has its largest population in the Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. However, this population has seen die off in recent years due to a combination […]

Conservation Champion: Christy Powell

Posted on January 27, 2021 (January 27, 2021) by Caroline Iacuaniello

Image of Christy Powell with a coral tree.

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Due Diligence: A Case for Taxonomic Expertise In Plant Conservation

Screenshot of A Case for Taxonomic Expertise In Plant Conservation Video

Sula Vanderplank, San Diego Zoo Global The cross-border seedbanking initiative affectionately known as ‘Baja Rare’ targets around 65 taxa that are documented to be rare, threatened or endangered both sides of the MX/US border. Many of these plants are far better-known in the US than in Mexico and as a result, our program has had to […]

How native is that native?

Posted on February 3, 2020 (November 17, 2020) by Caroline Iacuaniello

Western monarch butterflies in hibernation.

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Conserving Genetic Diversity in Seed Collections

Joe Davitt, Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global Maintaining a plant species’ genetic diversity can contribute to adaptive potential, prevent inbreeding effects, and potentially preserve traits such as drought tolerance and disease resistance, all of which are critical in a changing climate. Seed collections are often the best method of conserving the genetic diversity of rare plant populations ex-situ, […]

The Frozen Zoo® of San Diego Zoo Global: Past, Present, and Future

Dr. Oliver Ryder, Barbara Durrant, Marlys L. Houck, Marisa Korody, Cynthia Steiner, Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Global Cryobanking of viable tissue culture cells at the San Diego Zoo, named the “Frozen Zoo® by its founder, Kurt Benirschke, has contributed knowledge advancing conservation science and species recovery from its beginnings in 1975. This […]

Posted on May 6, 2017 (January 6, 2021) by Caroline Iacuaniello

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