Sentences with phrase «preserving plant diversity»

A new study, however, has found that more careful tailoring of seed collections to specific species and situations is critical to preserving plant diversity.

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Findings reported in today's Science linking bison grazing to plant diversity in a Kansas tallgrass prairie offer hope to land managers trying to preserve the last remnants of native U.S. grasslands.

At the moment the only way to preserve the diversity of cocoa plants is to grow entire trees.

Fowler is the executive director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust, an organization that seeks to preserve the genetic diversity of plants in seDiversity Trust, an organization that seeks to preserve the genetic diversity of plants in sediversity of plants in seed banks.

The isolated people who once preserved traditional knowledge of Amazonian plants as well as a rich diversity of cultures and languages face new threats.

«Our approach can be used to further refine seed collection guidelines, which could lead to much more efficient and effective collections, allowing us to preserve more diversity of the world's plants.

The fortunate traveler will experience Australia's largest preserve of pristine sub-tropical rainforest, over 900 species of vascular plants and more than 120 bird species, a remarkable diversity of wildlife and an environment of extraordinary majesty.

The Nature Conservancy The Nature Conservancy preserves the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive.

The lack of transportation services on the islands helps preserve their amazing biological diversity (there are more than 2,000 plant and animal species here).

Linda has been making these flower rubbings for a few years now, a practice that began as a way of preserving the flowers she grew in her own garden, but never before had she had access to the diversity of plants (and, therefore, colors) that she did at Wave Hill.

N.I.Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry From the article «Collection of Hemp Genetic Resources at VIR» - The germplasm collection preserved at the Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry (VIR) is a source of rich genetic diversity in hemp.

NPGS is a cooperative effort by public (State and Federal - U.S.) and private organizations to preserve the genetic diversity of plants.

Founded in 1953 as the first chapter of the The Nature Conservancy, the Eastern New York Chapter is dedicated to preserving the plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth.