The Role of Botanic Gardens in the Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration

• Main Authors: Hardwick K., Fiedler P., Lee L., Pavlik B., Hobbs R., Aronson J., Bidartondo M., Black E., Coates D., Daws M., Dixon K., Elliott S., Ewing K., Gann G., Gibbons D., Gratzfeld J., Hamilton M., Hardman D., Harris J., Holmes P., Jones M., Mabberley D., Mackenzie A., Magdalena C., Marrs R., Milliken W., Mills A., Lughadha E., Ramsay M., Smith P., Taylor N., Trivedi C., Way M., Whaley O., Hopper S.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=79952717401&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/43081
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Many of the skills and resources associated with botanic gardens and arboreta, including plant taxonomy, horticulture, and seed bank management, are fundamental to ecological restoration efforts, yet few of the world's botanic gardens are involved in the science or practice of restoration. Thus...