Preparing plant conservation for the future: Evolutionary aspects in ex-situ conservation and plant reintroduction Plantentuin Meise / Agentschap Plantentuin Meise
Andreas Ensslin
The conservation of threatened plant species ex situ has become a central concept to buffer the ongoing wave of species extinctions in situ. Botanic gardens are core facilities to cultivate plants ex situ in living collections and to store the seeds in seed banks. However, risks associated to the potential evolutionary changes in these collections and their effects on the success of reintroductions have been rarely tested. These risks include ...