scholarly journals Florilegium of Fortunata Obrąpalska – iconography of biological diversity in natural phenomena

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Kalinowska
Keyword(s):  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Great Sensitivity ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Plant Organs ◽  
Special Collections ◽  
Natural Objects ◽  
Drawing Technique ◽  
Drawing Skills

Abstract Botanical drawings of Fortunata Obrąpalska are an unknown part of work of this eminent Polish artist photographer. In the special collections of the Library of Botanical Garden of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, there are 523 drawings of Fortunata Obrąpalska that she created in the years 1955-1983. The simple Bristol board ink drawing technique depicts in schematic, but at the same time perfect way, plants and natural phenomena like withering of underground plant organs, frost-damaged shoots or impact of wind on plants in coastal areas. The drawings are a proof of her excellent knowledge of natural objects, impressive drawing skills and imagination. They also show this artist’s great sensitivity to beauty.

Mind, World and Value

1998 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 303-320
Author(s):  
Michael Morris
Keyword(s):  
Natural Science ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Natural Properties ◽  
Natural Objects ◽  
The World

Naturalism is the dominant philosophy of the age. It might be characterized as the view that the only real facts are facts of natural science, or that only statements of natural science are really true. But perhaps this scientistic formulation underestimates the depth and everydayness of the dominance of naturalism. More informally, we might say that naturalism is the view that the world is a world of natural objects and natural phenomena, that the only properties of these objects are natural properties, and the relations between them are all natural relations – in short, there are only natural facts, natural truths.

scholarly journals Economic valuation of plant diversity storage service provided by Brazilian rupestrian grassland ecosystems

2013 ◽  
Vol 73 (4) ◽  
pp. 709-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
FM. Resende ◽  
GW. Fernandes ◽  
MS. Coelho
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Economic Valuation ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Anthropogenic Pressures ◽  
Human Disturbances ◽  
Serra Do Cipó ◽  
Grassland Ecosystems ◽  
Storage Service ◽  
Belo Horizonte

The rupestrian grassland ecosystems provide various goods and services to society and support a significant amount of biological diversity. Notably the rich plant diversity has high levels of endemism and a variety of uses among the local communities and general society. Despite the socio-ecological importance of these ecosystems, they are subjected to significant anthropogenic pressures. The goal of this study is to perform economic valuation of the plant diversity storage service provided by rupestrian grassland ecosystems to provide grounds for the development of conservation policies and encourage sustainable practices in these ecosystems. Given the intense human disturbances and unique flora, the Serra do Cipó (southern portion of the Espinhaço Range in southeast Brazil) was selected for the study. We estimate the monetary value related to the plant diversity storage service provided by the study area using the maintenance costs of native plants in the living collections of the botanical garden managed by the Zoobotanical Foundation - Belo Horizonte (located 97 km from Serra do Cipó). The plant diversity storage value provided by Serra do Cipó ecosystems is significant, reaching US$25.26 million year–1. This study contributes to the development of perspectives related to the conservation of rupestrian grassland ecosystems as well as others threatened tropical ecosystems with high biodiversity

scholarly journals The Results of Plant Monitoring in the Semistozhki Area of Stavropol Region

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
E N Seliverstova ◽  
V V Khrapach ◽  
V V Volkova ◽  
N V Shegrinets
Keyword(s):  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Limiting Factors ◽  
Convention On Biological Diversity ◽  
Distribution Area ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Botanical Gardens ◽  
Plant Associations ◽  
Stavropol Region

Preserving biodiversity is a global problem that was reflected in the Convention on Biological Diversity which appeared in 1992. The adoption of the Convention was an answer to the intensified problem of a significant reduction in the diversity of genetic resources. Botanical gardens are the main centres for preserving the biodiversity of plants that solve the problem of preserving the gene pool. One of the main tasks of botanical gardens is to monitor plant populations in their natural habitats in situ. This paper describes the monitoring of the current state of peonies and sedges in the Semistozhki area of the Andropov district in the Stavropol region. The research determines the growing locations and the belongingness of species to plant associations in the vegetation variety of the Stavropol region. It also determines the species that may be treated as rare due to their limited distribution area. The territory is marked by the presence of Paeonia tenuifolia L., which is a tertiary relict, and Paeonia biebersteiniana Rupr., which is subendimic for Stavropol region. Rear species with low numbers that are not threatened by grave danger of extinction are also present. Carex hordeistichos Vill. and c. otrubae Podp. species in the area are small in number. Their populations in the area are inadequate with young, vegetative and strong specimens lacking. The limiting factors are represented by human agricultural activities. Several specimens of a narrow-leaved peony of pink colour and a big number of petals were planted on an experimental stretch of the botanical garden to continue the analysis ex-situ.

scholarly journals Significance of Horticultural Plants on Biodiversity Conservation

HortScience ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 867C-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donglin Zhang ◽  
Hongwen Huang ◽  
Dongyan Hu*
Keyword(s):  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Molecular Data ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Stem Cuttings ◽  
Horticultural Crops ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Cultivated Plant ◽  
Horticultural Plants ◽  
Propagation Methods

Horticultural plants include fruit, vegetable, ornamental, turf, medicinal, beverage, spice, and other economic species. Although these plants originally derive from wild populations and play a vital role in our daily life, their importance on protecting biodiversity has not been addressed. With tremendous driving force of their monetary value, farmers, gardeners, breeders, and researchers have domesticated, selected, and bred many new horticultural crops, which ultimately increase biological diversity in cultivated plant communities. Both morphological and molecular data from 90 accessions of cultivated Cephalotaxus and 48 accessions of cultivated Chamaecyparis thyoides demonstrated their wide range of morphological differences and more than 43% of genetic dissimilarity coefficients. In US alone, one new cultivar of Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum was released to the nursery industry every year since the first plant was introduced from Wuhan Botanical Garden in 1983. Obviously, human activities rapidly accelerate evolutions. To preserve and reproduce new and rare taxa, regeneration of these plants is challenging. Rooting of Magnolia grandiflora stem cuttings, overcoming Cephalotaxus seed dormancy, experimenting Pinus strobus embryogenesis, and overwintering Stewartia cuttings should be applied for reproduction studies of unusual horticultural clones. For plants that could not be regenerated with today's propagation methods, their seeds, tissues, pollen, and embryos should be preserved as some USDA labs do for heirloom horticultural crops. In the future, with aid of advanced science and technology, we should be able to regenerate those plants from preserved materials and increase biological diversity.

1. Biological diversity and the geography of nature

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Mark V. Lomolino
Keyword(s):  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Distinct Species ◽  
Life Forms ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Geographic Context ◽  
Age Of Enlightenment ◽  
Diversity Of Life

Throughout history, insights into understanding the diversity of life forms have come from placing natural phenomena within an explicit geographic context. “Biological diversity and the geography of nature” maps the discoveries of early explorers in the field, from the Age of Enlightenment to the present day. Where do distinct species occur? How and why do they vary from place to place? Buffon’s Law identified three fundamental processes of biological diversity: evolution, dispersal (or immigration), and extinction. Biological processes are complex—not only because they arise from a variety of factors and processes including evolution, but because the species themselves interact to influence each of the fundamental processes.

scholarly journals Prospects for the Development of Sustainable Tourism in the Okinsky District of the Republic of Buryatia

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 8042
Author(s):  
Maria Kuklina ◽  
Andrey Trufanov ◽  
Natalia Krasnoshtanova ◽  
Nina Urazova ◽  
Dmitrii Kobylkin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Natural Objects ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Mountainous Landscapes ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Republic

This article discusses the prospects for the development of sustainable tourism as an element of the network system in Okinsky District, Republic of Buryatia, RF. Before COVID-19-related restrictions, the number of tourists in this area increased annually, which was associated with the attractiveness of this terrain for visitors. The potential of the tourism sector of Okinsky District comes from the combination of a large number of natural resources. The area has rich water resources, including rivers, lakes, waterfalls, and mineral springs, with well-preserved mountainous landscapes accompanied by a centuries-old cultural and ethnic heritage. Due to Okinsky District’s specific border location and remoteness, the area has a very large number of places for recreation. The objective of our work is to clarify key factors hindering the development of tourism in the district. The study is aimed at examining the state of natural objects and determining their importance for locals, vacationers, and the district as a whole. In this regard, a problem integrity scope and a networked approach to the accompanying analysis reveal the mechanisms that contribute to the conservation of biological diversity of natural objects and their rational, scientifically grounded use in the tourism industry in accordance with the principles of sustainable development. The set of problems that impede the active promotion of tourism were identified. However, these problems are typical not only for the studied district but also many other remote areas of the Russian Federation.

scholarly journals Practical training of geographers: state and problems

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Field Measurements ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Theoretical Knowledge ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Natural Objects ◽  
Visual Observations

The article deals with the place and significance of educational practice in the preparation of future geography specialists. On the example of educational practice in geography of specialty 014 Secondary Education (Geography) some aspects of its conduct on the basis of ethnographic material are considered. The article reveals the purpose of educational practice which is to consolidate the theoretical knowledge gained by the students during the study, acquiring and improving practical skills and abilities, mastering modern methods of field research. Tasks of the practice, which involve teaching students to use special devices and tourist equipment, correctly applying them in different types of geographic research, conducting visual observations, performing field measurements, carrying out scientifically substantiated room processing of empirical results are described. The stages (preparatory, field, and office) of educational practice and the base of its conducting are revealed (Sumy and its surroundings, Sumy region). The article also describes the results of training in geography according to the programs, such as applying the acquired theoretical knowledge for the formation of practical skills, demonstrating the ability to use special instruments of geographic research, organizing independent visual observations of natural objects and phenomena, performing field measurements, demonstrating the ability to perform graphic, map making and map measuring work, using professionally profiled knowledge and practical skills for the study of natural objects, processes and phenomena. Particular attention is paid to the description of unique local lore objects: Mount Zolotukha - the Romanian salt dome, a geological reserve of local importance, the Mohritsky landscape reserve of local importance, the Banytsky quarts quarry , the valley of the Psiol river (along the route Baranivka-Zelenyi Hai - in the vicinity of the town of Sumy), the Botanical Garden of A. S. Makarenko Sumy State Technical University - the object of the natural reserve fund of local importance, in its study students acquire professional competencies. The conclusion emphasizes that educational practice in geography is an integral part of the preparation of a highly skilled geographer; it enables students to consolidate their theoretical knowledge in the field, broadens their outlook and cognitive abilities, causes interest in geography, increases the effectiveness of learning and promotes the sound formation of professional competencies of students – geographers.

scholarly journals Modeling Tropical Diversity in the Undergraduate Classroom: Novel Curriculum to Engage Students in Authentic Scientific Practices

2019 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 417-422
Author(s):  
Jana Bouwma-Gearhart ◽  
Sarah Adumat ◽  
Allyson Rogan-Klyve ◽  
Andrew M. Bouwma
Keyword(s):  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Scientific Models ◽  
Scientific Practices ◽  
Natural Phenomena ◽  
Science Standards ◽  
Causal Explanations ◽  
Tropical Diversity ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Science Educators

A feature of science is its production of evidence-based explanations. Scientific models can both provide causal explanations and be predictive of natural phenomena. Modeling-based inquiry (MBI) is a pedagogical strategy that promotes students' deep learning about phenomena via engagement in authentic scientific practices. Some university instructors have begun to facilitate MBI in their courses, notably those aimed at aspiring K–12 science educators who, per the Next Generation Science Standards, are encouraged to implement MBI. Yet exploration of curriculum and teaching with MBI in postsecondary environments is scarce. We detail a novel MBI curriculum implemented in a postsecondary ecology course that included students interested in future careers in education. The curriculum engages students in modeling why there is greater biological diversity in tropical than in temperate regions. This biological phenomenon continues to be of great interest to the scientific community. We briefly detail how the curriculum impacted students' understanding of participation in aspects of scientific practices and their comfort with facilitating MBI.

scholarly journals Assessment of similarity of inbred lines and F1 generations in collection of winter rye (Secale cereale L.) / Ocena podobieństwa linii wsobnych i pokolenia F1 w kolekcji żyta ozimego (Secale cereale L.)

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 30-34
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Pyza ◽  
Helena Kubicka-Matusiewicz ◽  
Dariusz Gozdowski
Keyword(s):  
Secale Cereale ◽  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Flag Leaf ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Inbred Lines ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Stem Length ◽  
Leaf Width ◽  
Winter Rye ◽  
Secale Cereale L

Abstract Effective tools for evaluation of diversity in the collected gene resources of a given species are multivariate statistical methods. They provide information on phenotypic and genetic variability of collected material. The subjects of this study were nine inbred lines and three F1 generations of winter rye (Secale cereale L.), growing in experimental plots of the Polish Academy of Sciences Botanical Garden, Centre for Biological Diversity Conservation in Powsin. The evaluation was performed over the period of 3 years. Observations were made of the following traits: length of stem, length of spike, number of nodes in spike rachis, number of kernels per spike, weight of kernels per spike, weight of 1000 kernels, length of flag leaf, length of subflag leaf, length of third leaf, width of flag leaf, width of subflag leaf, width of third leaf, area of leaves per stem, number of stems per plant and area of leaves per plant. On the basis of cluster analysis and principal components analysis, two genetically homogeneous groups were identified. Mean values and standard deviations were calculated for each trait in each group and for all genotypes together. Multivariate distance matrix permitted identification of the most genetically similar and most distant forms.

MAIN RESULTS OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR GREEN CONSTRUCTION IN ARID CONDITIONS MANGISTAU

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 5-19
Author(s):  
А.А. Imanbaeva ◽  
◽  
I.F. Belozerov ◽  
G.G. Gassanova ◽  
A.S. Ondasynova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Diversity ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
Complete Information ◽  
Botanical Garden ◽  
Cultural Objects ◽  
Green Construction ◽  
Technical Programs ◽  
Arid Conditions ◽  
Functional Zones

In Mangystau, there is an acute problem of comparative assessment of the overall decorative effect of green devices in the system of a specific natural and urban landscape, which the Mangyshlak Experimental Botanical Garden (MABS) has been dealing with for the last 6 years as part of the scientific and technical programs "Innovative potential of botanical gardens of Kazakhstan as a scientific and practical basis for the conservation and balanced use of biological diversity in the arid conditions of the Mangystau desert". The description of the special computer program "PLANT-EST-KZ" developed at the MIEB is given, the database of which currently includes the most complete information about 94 green devices of residential and industrial zones of 5 settlements of the Mangystau region of 13 types. The decorative significance of the signs was determined by the results of a detailed survey of plantings, during which functional zones, types of compositions, age and height of woody plants, tiering of plantings, species composition, areas under woody vegetation, flower beds, rose gardens and lawns, the number of memorable (cultural) objects were identified. A comprehensive scale for assessing the aesthetics of green devices, compiled in relation to the arid conditions of Mangystau, is proposed, taking into account 37 structural, commemorative, ecological, biological and agrotechnical characteristics of garden and park objects. A comparative analysis of the aesthetics of green devices for various functional purposes is given. The introduction of the developed program into the practice of green construction will become the basis for an objective assessment of the decorative nature of the landscaping plantings of Mangystau and the development of effective measures for the reconstruction of existing and the creation of new garden and park plantings.

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