{"product_id":"plant-conservation-a-natural-history-approach-9780226455136","title":"Plant Conservation: A Natural History Approach","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gary A. Krupnick | W. John Kress | Daniel H. Janzen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Life Sciences - Botany\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatural history has always been the foundation of conservation biology. For centuries, botanists collected specimens in the field to understand plant diversity; now that many habitats are threatened, botanists have turned their focus to conservation, and, increasingly, they look to the collections of museums, herbaria, and botanical gardens for insight on developing informed management programs. \u003ci\u003ePlant Conservation\u003c\/i\u003e explores the value of these collections in light of contemporary biodiversity studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlant Conservation\u003c\/i\u003e opens with a broad view of plant biodiversity and then considers evolutionary and taxonomic threats and consequences of habitat alteration; specific threats to plant diversity, such as invasive species and global climate change; consequences of plant population decline at the ecological, evolutionary, and taxonomic levels; and, finally, management strategies that protect plant biodiversity from further decline. With a unique perspective on biodiversity and scientific collections, \u003ci\u003ePlant Conservation\u003c\/i\u003e ultimately emphasizes the role museums and botanical gardens will play in future conservation.","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47781015224471,"sku":"9780226455136","price":4817.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780226455136.webp?v=1778049902","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/plant-conservation-a-natural-history-approach-9780226455136","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}