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Ex situ seed banks and the IUCN Red List

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Extinct, or just extinct in the wild? Plants lost from in situ habitat, but represented in seed banks, are labelled extinct despite the potential for restoration. A change in the… Click to show full abstract

Extinct, or just extinct in the wild? Plants lost from in situ habitat, but represented in seed banks, are labelled extinct despite the potential for restoration. A change in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List definition of extinct in the wild is needed to improve the status and prospects of threatened plant species.

Keywords: red list; seed; banks iucn; seed banks; situ seed

Journal Title: Nature Plants
Year Published: 2019

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