Journal
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
Volume 231, Issue 3, Pages 917-932Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/nph.17410
Keywords
botanical gardens; climate change; conservation; herbarium specimens; phenology; phylogenetics; physiology; public engagement
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- OPUS program of the U.S. National Science Foundation [NSF DEB 1950447]
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Botanical gardens play a unique and important role in climate change research, with rich resources and expert teams. Networks of botanical gardens can expand research value and enhance understanding of climate change. Botanical gardens not only drive research progress but also increase public engagement and awareness.
Botanical gardens make unique contributions to climate change research, conservation, and public engagement. They host unique resources, including diverse collections of plant species growing in natural conditions, historical records, and expert staff, and attract large numbers of visitors and volunteers. Networks of botanical gardens spanning biomes and continents can expand the value of these resources. Over the past decade, research at botanical gardens has advanced our understanding of climate change impacts on plant phenology, physiology, anatomy, and conservation. For example, researchers have utilized botanical garden networks to assess anatomical and functional traits associated with phenological responses to climate change. New methods have enhanced the pace and impact of this research, including phylogenetic and comparative methods, and online databases of herbarium specimens and photographs that allow studies to expand geographically, temporally, and taxonomically in scope. Botanical gardens have grown their community and citizen science programs, informing the public about climate change and monitoring plants more intensively than is possible with garden staff alone. Despite these advances, botanical gardens are still underutilized in climate change research. To address this, we review recent progress and describe promising future directions for research and public engagement at botanical gardens.
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