Principles and practice of plant conservation

This is the first systematic treatment of conservation principles and practices for rare, threatened, or disappearing plant species. It covers reasons for conserving plant diversity, how plants become threatened or extinct, principles of plant population management, on-site and off-site conservation practices, conservation techniques in modified landscapes, proper methods for documentation of plant information, processes for education and public awareness of conservation issues, conservation legislation, and the economics of plant conservation, with detailed case studies.