Plant ecologist Richard T. Corlett proposes a strategy to prevent future land plant extinctions, including training more experts, creating an online 'metaherbarium,' and establishing 'microreserves.' Access to information and a lack of trained specialists are key challenges in plant conservation eff
Plant ecologist Richard T. Corlett argues that preventing all future land plant extinctions is achievable through training more plant experts, building an online “metaherbarium,” and creating “microreserves.” As 21-48% of vascular plant species are at risk of extinction, conservation efforts are needed both in natural habitats and curated environments like botanical gardens. A major barrier to plant conservation is the lack of trained specialists, especially in tropical areas.
“There is no technical reason why any known plant species should go extinct,” writes plant ecologist Richard T. Corlett of the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden in Yunnan, China. “If zero extinction is potentially achievable for plants, a less ambitious target would be inexcusable.” “Conservation of self-sustaining wild populations in protected areas is the ideal,” says Corlett. “This allows continued evolution in response to ongoing environmental change and the continued support of mutualists, herbivores, and pathogens, some of which may face extinction without their only plant hosts.”
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