Original Research
Intensity of plant collecting in southern Africa
Submitted: 29 October 1984 | Published: 06 December 1984
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G. E. Gibbs Russell, Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture, South AfricaE. Retief, Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture, South Africa
L. Smook, Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture, South Africa
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The intensity of plant collecting in southern Africa is mapped using records from the Pretoria National Herbarium Computerized Information System (PRECIS), For the entire area, over 85% of the quarter degree grid squares have fewer than 100 specimens recorded. Collecting intensities are compared for different countries, biomes and climatic zones. Future field work from the National Herbarium will be concentrated in areas most seriously under-collected.
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