Realising the potential of herbarium records for conservation biology

M Greve; A M Lykke; C W Fagg; R E Gereau; G P Lewis; R Marchant; Andrew R Marshall; J Ndayishimiye; J Bogaert; J C Svenning

doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2016.03.017

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Realising the potential of herbarium records for conservation biology

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Realising the potential of herbarium records for conservation biology

M Greve, A M Lykke, C W Fagg, R E Gereau, G P Lewis, R Marchant, Andrew R Marshall, J Ndayishimiye, J Bogaert and J C Svenning

South African Journal of Botany, Vol.105, pp.317-323

2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2016.03.017

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historical records

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One of the major challenges in ecosystem conservation is obtaining baseline data, particularly for regions that have been poorly inventoried, such as regions of the African continent. Here we use a database of African herbarium records and examples from the literature to show that, although herbarium records have traditionally been collected to build botanical reference "libraries" for taxonomic and inventory purposes, they provide valuable and useful information regarding species, their distribution in time and space, their traits, phenological characteristics, associated species and their physical environment. These data have the potential to provide invaluable information to feed into evidence-based conservation decisions. © 2016 South African Association of Botanists.

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Title: Realising the potential of herbarium records for conservation biology
Authors: M Greve (Author) - Aarhus University
A M Lykke (Author) - Aarhus University
C W Fagg (Author) - Universidade de Brasília
R E Gereau (Author) - Missouri Botanical Garden
G P Lewis (Author) - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
R Marchant (Author) - University of York
Andrew R Marshall (Author) - University of York
J Ndayishimiye (Author) - Université Libre de Bruxelles
J Bogaert (Author) - University of Liège
J C Svenning (Author) - Aarhus University
Publication details: South African Journal of Botany, Vol.105, pp.317-323
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date published: 2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2016.03.017
ISSN: 0254-6299
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450533102621
Output Type: Journal article

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