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The Relationship between Future Wilderness and in Situ and Ex Situ Plant Conservation


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1 Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbanum North Terrace, South Australia, Australia
 

Extrapolation of current (1993) rates of wilderness destruction indicate that no significant areas are likely to remain by the year 2300. This likely trend is reinforced by the current continued growth of the human population.

The concepts of in situ and ex situ plant species conservation are examined in the context of wilderness loss and practical consequences are discussed including the concept of ad valorem species conservation.


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Brian Morley
Botanic Gardens of Adelaide and State Herbanum North Terrace, South Australia, Australia

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Extrapolation of current (1993) rates of wilderness destruction indicate that no significant areas are likely to remain by the year 2300. This likely trend is reinforced by the current continued growth of the human population.

The concepts of in situ and ex situ plant species conservation are examined in the context of wilderness loss and practical consequences are discussed including the concept of ad valorem species conservation.