Conservation physiology of plants.

M Van Kleunen

doi:10.1093/conphys/cou007

Abstract

Conservation physiology of plants.

Highlights

Conservation physiology was first identified as an emerging discipline in a landmark paper by Wikelski and Cooke (2006)
The case studies and examples presented by Wikelski and Cooke (2006) focused on wild animals, they indicated that conservation physiology should be applicable to all taxa
Given the importance of plants as primary producers, which are indispensable for all other organisms, and the fact that 10 065 of the 21 286 species (47%) assessed by the IUCN Red List as globally threatened are plants, they clearly deserve more attention in the field of conservation physiology and conservation science in general

Summary

Introduction

Conservation physiology was first identified as an emerging discipline in a landmark paper by Wikelski and Cooke (2006). They defined it as ‘the study of physiological responses of organisms to human alteration of the environment that might cause or contribute to population decline’.

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