Tree Science and Conservation [1]
Resources related to conservation of threatened trees. To contribute a resource to the Tree Science and Conservation database, please contact the ArbNet Coordinator at arbnet@mortonarb.org [2].
Conservation Organizations and Initiatives
- American Chestnut Foundation [3] (ACF application [4])
- Botanic Gardens Conservation International [5] (BGCI)
- A Global Conservation Consortium for Oaks [6] (BGCI)
- Capacity for Conservation [7] online organizational self-assessment
- Center for Plant Conservation [8] (CPC)
- Center for Plant Conservation: Rare Plant Academy [9] (CPC)
- Center for Tree Science [10] (CTS)
- Chicago Regional Trees Initiative [11] (CRTI)
- Fauna & Flora International [12] (FFI)
- Global Trees Campaign [13] (GTC)
- Perthshire Conifer Conservation Programme [14] (PCCP)
- International Conifer Conservation Programme [15] (ICCP)
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature [16] (IUCN)
- Plant Collections Network [17]
- Plant Conservation Alliance [18] (PCA)
- Sustainable Sites Initiative [19]
- "Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant Opportunities" [20]- American Public Gardens Association Conference 2018
Grants & Funding
In Situ and Ex Situ Conservation Tools
- Adaptation Workbook: [22] climate change tool for land management and conservation
- Building living plant collections to support conservation: A guide for public gardens [23] (BGCI and Montgomery Botanical Center)
- Red Listing e-learning modules [24] (BGCI)
- Center for Plant Conservation Poster, "Conserving Genetic Diversity ex situ: Updates on Practical Advice" [25] (Hoban et al., 2020)
- Conservation practices - key terms [26]
- Seedlot Selection Tool [27]
- What to do when we can't bank on seeds: What botanic gardens can learn from the zoo community about conserving plants in living collections [28]
- Integrated conservation of tree species by botanic gardens: a reference manual [29] (from BGCI)
- Strengthening the Conservation Value of Ex Situ Tree Collections [30](Cavender et al., 2015 in Oryx)
- Cycads: A model group for ex situ plant conservation [31]
- Manual for Rapid Botanic Survey (RBS) [32] (Oxford University Herbarium)
- Field Techniques Used By Missouri Botanical Garden [33]
- IUCN Species Survival Commission Guidelines on the Use of Ex situ Management for Species Conservation [34]
- IUCN Guidelines for Reintroductions and Other Conservation Translocations [35]
- IUCN Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology: [36] rapidly identify and analyze areas primed for forest landscape restoration
- "PRE Pairing for Success: Emerging Invasives, Contentious Cultivars, and Common Ground" - [37]
American Public Gardens Association Conference 2017 - "Gap Analysis to Support Ex situ Collections Development" [38]- American Public Gardens Association Conference 2018
- Biodiversity and Conservation (Attribute of the Public Gardens Sustainability Index) [39] - (APGA)
- W [40]orking list of commerical timber tree species [41]-- to encourage further research and assessment (BGCI)
- Forest Restoration Learning Modules [42](BGCI)
Seed Collecting and Plant Propagation
- Seedlot Selection Tool [27]
- Tropical Nursery Manual (USDA) [43]
- Hardwood Nursery Guide [44]
- National Nursery and Seed Directory (RNGR) [45]
- Seed Conservation Hub - Training and Resources [46] (BGCI)
- Seed Conservation Directory of Expertise [47] (BGCI)
- Global Seed Conservation Challenge Learning Module Quizzes (BGCI) [48]
- Your Garden's Impact for Research: Uses, Tracking and Getting Credit [49] (American Public Gardens Association Conference, June 2019)
- APGA Breeding and restoring American Elm Webinar [50]
From the Global Trees Campaign
- How to survey an area for threatened tree species [51]
- How to collect botanical information for identification [52]
- How to make a monitoring plan for threatened trees [53]
- How to design and manage a tree nursery [54]
- How to collect seeds from threatened tree species [55]
- How to store seeds and prepare them for germination [56]
- How to germinate seeds and care for young seedling [57]s
- How to solve germination problems [58]
- How to plant and establish trees in the wild [59]
Conservation and Biodiversity Databases
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility [60] (GBIF)
- GlobalTreeSearch [61] (BGCI)
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [62]
- ThreatSearch [63] (BGCI)
Conservation Policies and Progress Reports
- Convention on Biological Diversity [64]
- International Agenda for Botanic Gardens in Conservation [65]
- Global Strategy for Plant Conservation - A guide to the GSPC - All the targets, objectives and facts [66]
- GSPC Toolkit [67]
- Species Recovery Manual (BGCI) [68]
Conservation Interpretation
- Care for the Rare [69] (BGCI)
- Vanishing Acts traveling exhibit [70] (The Morton Arboretum)
- Conservation and protection of plant species [71] (Arboretum Wespelaar)
- Discover Conifers Exhibit [72](The Morton Arboretum)
Tree Conservation Publications from the ArbNet Community
- 2019 Tree Conservation Needs Assessment (ArbNet) [73]
- Conifer Care Report--Bartlett Tree Experts [74]
- Ex situ conservation of plant diversity in the world's botanic gardens [75]
- Building capacity and implementing tree conservation in Mexico [76], Puebla University Botanic Garden
- Botanic Garden Meise: the digital Flora of Central Africa [77]
- Toward the Metacollection: Coordinating conservation collections to safeguard plant diversity [78]2019
- Tree Conservation and the role of botanic gardens [79] (BGJournal)
- Genetic Diversity and conservation evaluation of a critically endangered endemic maple, Acer yangbiense, analyzed using microsatellite markers [80] Yang
- Global Tree Conservation: A world tour of threatened trees [81] - Video
- Rescuing Magnolia sinica (Magnoliaceae), a Critically Endangered species endemic to Yunnan, China [82] Wang
- Red List of Magnoliaceae [83]
- Towards a global tree assessment ORYX [84] Newton
- Conservation Priorities of PSESP in Yunnan Province [85] Yang
- Identifiying target species and seed sources for the restoration of threatened trees in Braizil ORYX [86] Hoffman
- Botanic gardens can positively influence visitors' environmental attitudes BIOCONS [87] Williams
- Botanic Gardens - using databases to support plant conservation [88]. BG Journal
- Botanic gardens can positively influence visitors' environmental attitudes BIOCONS [87] Williams
- Sampling for effective ex situ plant conservation IJPS [89]Guerrant
- Can a BG cycad collection capture the genetic diversity in a wild population - IJPS [90] Griffith
- Curatorial Practices for Botanical Gardens [91] Hohn
- "Leading Audiences to Take Action! A New Approach from the Field of Conservation Psychology" - [92] American Public Gardens Association Conference 2017
- Optimizing Conservation Strategies [93]
- CPC Best Plant Conservation Practices to Support Species Survival in the Wild [94] 2018