Plants: the known unknowns which are undermining conservation
Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 10:20
in Biology & Nature
We got the 'green' in green issues from the chlorophyll in plants. But the botanical world—which drives the planet's ecosystems—is the Cinderella science, struggling for resources and recognition, struggling even to keep up with the rate of extinction. And there's a reason for that—or quite a few, says Oxford Professor of Systematic Botany Robert Scotland.