Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden: Biodiversity Conservation in a Tropical Arboretum
Thaís Moreira Hidalgo de Almeida,
Marcus Alberto Nadruz Coelho,
Ariane Luna Peixoto
Abstract:In light of increasing human impacts on natural areas and climate change, urgent action is required to accelerate species conservation efforts. Ex situ conservation has gained importance, yet the increasing endangered species challenge is magnified in botanic gardens, notably tropical ones, insufficient to safeguard such diverse flora. This study focused on the living collection of the arboretum at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, examining all cultivated specimens and institutional database records betwee… Show more
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