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Plants, Research, Conservation, and Education in the Bahama Archipelago. The Emerging Picture

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This is an introductory paper for a Special Issue of Botanical Review devoted to plant biodiversity in the Bahamian archipelago. The papers published in this issue represent some of the contributions presented at a symposium that took place in Nassau in October 30 and 31, 2012 to celebrate the 30 year anniversary of the publication of the “Flora of the Bahama Archipelago” by Donovan and Helen Correll. The papers provide insights pertinent to plant conservation challenges, current floristic studies, plant endemicity patterns, plant exploration history, molecular systematic perspectives, and the importance of botanic garden collections for research, horticulture, and education.

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Acknowledgments

This is contribution number 277 from the Tropical Biology Program of Florida International University. Our gratitude to The Bahamas National Trust and The College of The Bahamas for providing a venue to the symposium. The symposium was funded by the Bahamas Environmental Fund. The Latin American and Caribbean Center of FIU and Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden supported attendance to the symposium by JF-O and BJ, respectively.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, 33199, USA

    Javier Francisco-Ortega

  2. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Kushlan Tropical Science Institute, Miami, FL, 33156, USA

    Javier Francisco-Ortega & Brett Jestrow

  3. Bahamas National Trust, P.O. Box N-4105, Eleuthera, The Bahamas

    Ethan Freid

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Francisco-Ortega, J., Jestrow, B. & Freid, E. Plants, Research, Conservation, and Education in the Bahama Archipelago. The Emerging Picture. Bot. Rev. 80, 148–151 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12229-014-9138-y

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