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 Smithsonian: The Plant Press Newsletter Volume 8.3
Mexico. Though the Rzedowskis were unable to attend, the award was accepted on their behalf by Victoria Sosa from the Instituto de Ecología in Xalapa. According to Sosa, the Rzedow- skis feel that a “fundamental priority” for botanists everywhere is the comple- tion of a fl...
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Mexico. Though the Rzedowskis were unable to attend, the award was accepted on their behalf by Victoria Sosa from the Instituto de Ecología in Xalapa. According to Sosa, the Rzedow- skis feel that a “fundamental priority” for botanists everywhere is the comple- tion of a flora of the world. The Rzedowskis were recognized for writing an impres- sive catalog of the flora of one of the world’s largest metropolitan areas (see related article, page 10). The first invited speaker was Vicki Funk, Senior Scientist at
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Mexico. Though the Rzedowskis were unable to attend, the award was accepted on their behalf by Victoria Sosa from the Instituto de Ecología in Xalapa. According to Sosa, the Rzedow- skis feel that a “fundamental priority” for botanists everywhere is the comple- tion <span class="highlight">of</span> a flora <span class="highlight">of</span> the world. The Rzedowskis were recognized for writing an impres- sive catalog <span class="highlight">of</span> the flora <span class="highlight">of</span> <span class="highlight">one</span> <span class="highlight">of</span> the world’s largest metropolitan <span class="highlight">areas</span> (see related article, page 10). The first invited speaker was Vicki Funk, Senior Scientist at
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taxonomists <span class="highlight">face</span> universal questions as well as the traditional taxon based ones. In addition to “How many species are there?” and “Where do they grow?”, we also contribute answers to questions such as “What are the global patterns <span class="highlight">of</span> diversity in the group?”, “How important are certain taxa?”, “Are ende- micity levels real?”, “What taxa should be conserved?” and “Can <span class="highlight">one</span> taxon serve as the surrogate <span class="highlight">of</span> another?” <span class="highlight">One</span> major source <span class="highlight">of</span> information for helping answer such questions is a flora. Floras have a long and rich
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