A brief history of New Phytologist

The surprising diversity of ascomycetous mycorrhizas

“…Arthur Tansley was a systems biologist a century before the term was invented. He was the first to use the term 'ecosystem' in print (Tansley, 1935) and established the New Phytologist to promote 'discussion between British botanists on all subjects connected with their branch of science' (Lewis & Ingram, 2002). As Alistair Hetherington, one of the organisers said, 'Tansley would have enjoyed this meeting'.…”

Building botany in Cambridge

“…1) provided a place for the development of the subject, development that has impacted significantly on the wider world. It was also the intellectual home for Sir Arthur Tansley at the time that he launched New Phytologist (Lewis & Ingram, 2002). Harry Marshall Ward was appointed to the chair of Botany at Cambridge University in 1895, and it was his vision and powers of persuasion that resulted in the new building on the Downing Site.…”

Scale and scalability

“…He was the first to use the term 'ecosystem' in print (Tansley, 1935) and established the New Phytologist to promote 'discussion between British botanists on all subjects connected with their branch of science' (Lewis & Ingram, 2002). As Alistair Hetherington, one of the organisers said, 'Tansley would have enjoyed this meeting'.…”