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Plant Conservation in the Caribbean Island Biodiversity Hotspot |
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| Authors: | Mike Maunder Angela Leiva Eugenio Santiago-Valentín Dennis W. Stevenson Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez Alan W. Meerow Milcíades Mejía Colin Clubbe Javier Francisco-Ortega |
| Affiliation: | 1.Center for Tropical Plant Conservation,Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden,Miami,USA;2.Department of Biological Sciences,Florida International University,Miami,USA;3.Jardín Botánico Nacional,Havana,Cuba;4.Jardín Botánico de Puerto Rico,Universidad de Puerto Rico,San Juan,USA;5.New York Botanical Garden, Bronx,New York,USA;6.United States National Herbarium, National Museum of Natural History,Smithsonian Institution,Washington,USA;7.United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service,Subtropical Horticulture Research Station,Miami,USA;8.Jardín Botánico Nacional,Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic;9.The Herbarium, Royal Botanic Gardens,Surrey,UK |
| Abstract: | While the Caribbean is a recognized “biodiversity hotspot”, plant conservation has not received adequate attention; particularly, given the high levels of endemism in many plant groups. Besides establishing protected areas, there needs to be a sustained effort to study the taxonomy, systematics and ecology of the flora. Recent phylogenetic studies have shown high levels of endemism and conservation studies indicate a large propotion of the flora is threatened with extinction. Eight recommendations are given for plant conservation in the region. |
| Keywords: | Biodiversity hotspot Caribbean islands Ecosystem Plant conservation |
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