Biodiversity and collections: New Zealand Virtual Herbarium
The New Zealand Virtual Herbarium has just been launched. Brings together specimen records from 11 herbaria in NZ - various search options and output in mapping and matrix forms.
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Biodiversity science: transformations in botanical taxonomy
Nature news article on changes to the rules governing taxonomy in botany - the International Botanical Congress is in session and has agreed to radical changes in allowing electronic publication, provoked by Sandy Knapp. A more minor, but interesting, change is agreement that descriptions and diagnoses may be published in either Latin or English - not only in Latin.
Biodiversity science: special issue of Am J Bot on biodiversity
Special issue of the American Journal of Botany on biodiversity, including papers on fungi, microbes and soils. Introductory paper Peter H. Raven, Jonathan M. Chase, and J. Chris Pires Introduction to special issue on biodiversity Am. J. Bot. 2011 98: 333-335. Published online March 2, 2011; doi:10.3732/ajb.1100055
Science Policy UK: Plant science networking website
A new plant science networking website has been launched for the UK.
