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Ethnobotany of the Yali of West Papua.
A general ethnobotanical study of the Yali people was conducted in the Sibi valley in the highlands of West Papua (Jayawijaya, Irian Jaya). The communities were living in a state of relative isolation and relying almost entirely on traditional technology, with substantial use of forest products. Data were collected on...Milliken, William
New Guinea, Ethnobotany, Traditional ecological knowledge, Indigenous peoples, Yali (New Guinean people) , and Plant knowledge
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Caicos Pine Recovery Project Protocols: Standards and methodologies to conserve the TCI National Tree.
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State of the World’s Plants 2016
This is the first document to collate current knowledge on the state of the world’s plants. A large team of researchers has reviewed published literature, scrutinised global databases and synthesised new datasets. The output presented here represents a status report on our knowledge of global vegetation as it stands in...Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Kew Science Publications for the academic year 2016-2017.
In the academic year 2016-2017, Kew scientists, in collaboration with numerous national and international research partners, published 350 papers in international peerreviewed journals and books. Here we bring together the abstracts of some of these papers. Due to space constraints we have included only those which are led by a...Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Bibliographies, Botany, and Scientific publications
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Coffee Farming and Climate Change in Ethiopia: Impacts, Forecasts, Resilience and Opportunities - Summary
A two-year SCIP project undertaken by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and the Environment and Coffee Forest Forum (ECFF), and partners. The aim of the project was to provide a climate-resilient coffee economy strategy for Ethiopia, based on a rigorous assessment of the influence of climate change on coffee-producing areas...Moat, Justin ; Williams, Jenny ; Baena, Susana ; Wilkinson, Tim ; Demissew, Sebsebe …
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State of the World’s Plants 2017
A detailed knowledge of plants is fundamental to human life on Earth. Plants underpin all aspects of our everyday life – from the food that we eat, to the clothes that we wear, the materials we use, the air we breathe, the medicines we take and much more. These essential...Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Kew Science publications for the academic year 2017-2018.
n the academic year 2017-2018, Kew scientists, in collaboration with numerous national and international research partners, published 358 papers in international peer reviewed journals and books. Here we bring together the abstracts of some of these papers. Due to space constraints we have included only those which are led by...Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Bibliographies, Scientific publications, and Botany
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“Specimens Distributed”: The Circulation of Objects from Kew’s Economic Botany Collection.
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State of the World’s Fungi 2018
The facts and figures contained in the pages of this report and accompanying website (stateoftheworldsfungi.org) will probably come as a total revelation to many people. The first of its kind outlining the state of the world’s fungi, the report highlights just how important fungi are to all life on Earth....Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Acer campestre L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Acer campestre within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Viburnum lantana L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Viburnum lantana within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Buxus sempervirens L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Buxus sempervirens within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Ulmus glabra Huds. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Ulmus glabra within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Salix purpurea L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Salix purpurea within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Salix aurita L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Salix aurita within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Rubus idaeus L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Rubus idaeus within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Salix repens L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Salix repens within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Knowledge gaps in the genetics of UK trees and shrubs
This report evaluates the knowledge gaps related to the genetics of UK trees and shrubs including those targeted by the UK National Tree Seed Project. Risk assessments have been conducted by following a decision tree based on two essential considerations: 1. Sampling strategies to capture genetic diversity, 2. Selection of...Gargiulo, Roberta
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Rhamnus cathartica L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Rhamnus cathartica within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Viburnum opulus L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Viburnum opulus within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Taxus baccata L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Taxus baccata within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Populus nigra L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Populus nigra within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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General sampling guide for timber tracking: how to collect reference samples for timber identification
This is a guide for the collection of reference samples of trees to enable the identification of species and/or geographical origin of woody material. It is an update of the sampling section of the GTTN standards and guidelines (Ekué 2014) and builds further on a discussion initiated during a workshop... -
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Report on New Methods for Data Quality Assurance, Verification and Enrichment
Distributed Systems of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo) will facilitate the production of tens of millions of natural history specimen collection images along with their labels each year. The labels of these specimens contain valuable information for research studies, but their transcription can be very difficult and time consuming with often hard...Philips, Sarah ; Mathias, Dillen ; Quentin, Groom ; Green, Laura ; Weech, Marie-Hélène …
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A Strategy for UK Forest Genetic Resources: protecting the UK’s unique diversity of trees and shrubs
This Strategy aims to create a framework for collaboration to better understand, protect and use the genetic diversity in the UK’s trees. It focuses on native species and introduced species where naturalisation has taken place or where important varieties or landraces have been developed in the UK. For ease of...Trivedi, Clare ; Cavers, Stephen ; Atkinson, Nick ; Clark, Jo ; Cottrell, Joan
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Crataegus laevigata (Poir) DC genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Crataegus laevigata within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Alnus glutinosa within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Malus sylvestris Mill. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Malus sylvestris within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Cornus sanguinea L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Cornus sanguinea within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Fraxinus excelsior L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Fraxinus excelsior within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Berberis vulgaris L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Berberis vulgaris within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Fagus sylvatica L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Fagus sylvatica within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Erica vagans L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Erica vagans within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Betula nana L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Betula nana within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Madagascar Grass Atlas
Madagascar has a unique heritage in terms of biodiversity. Its separation from Africa set the backdrop for the unique evolution of its flora and fauna. Its isolated island nature gave rise to high endemism and explosive speciation. Of its estimated 12,000 vascular plant species, 83% are unique to Madagascar (Madagascar... -
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Lonicera periclymenum L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Lonicera periclymenum within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Betula pubescens Ehrh genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Betula pubescens within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Pinus sylvestris L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Pinus sylvestris within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Carpinus betulus L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Carpinus betulus within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta
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Juniperus communis L. genetic risk assessment
A summary of the current understanding of genetic diversity and life history traits of Juniperus communis within the UK, including a genetic risk assessment for population sampling and current knowledge gaps.Gargiulo, Roberta