The ability of seed banks to successfully store seeds of economically important crops for long periods of time has been adopted by plant conservationists as a method for conserving dwindling plant diversity across the globe. The premise of seed banking is that if seeds are dried to 15-24% relative humidity and stored at -20°C, many species can be held in a dormant state for decades to…
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Lakeside daisy’s (Tetraneuris herbacea) rocky road to recovery began in 1988 when it was listed as a federally threatened species. This designation was determined in part by the limited availability of suitable habitat, and the potential loss of that habitat as a result of stone quarrying operations in major parts of its range (namely Ohio).…
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