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Thursday, April 17, 2014

Maia Akhalkatsi

Position

Dr.

Affiliation

Institute of Botany, Tbilisi, Georgia

Phone

maia_akhalkatsi@iliauni.edu.ge

Specialities

Plant genetic resources

Crop domestication

Agrobiodiversity

Plant diversity

Plant reproductive ecology

Vegetation mapping

Plant conservation

Refereed Papers

[01] Pauli, H., Gottfried, M., Dullinger, S., Abdaladze, O., Akhalkatsi, M., Alonso, J.L.B., Coldea, G., Dick, J., Erschbamer, B., Fernández Calzado, R., Ghosn, D., Holten, J.I., Kanka, R., Kazakis, G., Kollár, J., Larsson, P., Moiseev, P., Moiseev, D., Molau, U., Molero Mesa, J., Nagy, L., Pelino, G., Pu?ca?, M., Rossi, G., Stanisci, A., Syverhuset, A. O., Theurillat, J.-P., Tomaselli, M., Unterluggauer, P., Villar, L., Vittoz, P., Grabherr G. 2012. Recent plant diversity trends on Europe¡¯s mountain summits. Science 336, 353-355. DOI: 10.1126/science.1219033.

[02] Gottfried, M., Pauli, H., Futschik, A., Akhalkatsi, M., Baran?ok P., Alonso, J.L.B., Coldea, G., Dick, J., Erschbamer, B., Rosa, M., Calzado, F., Kazakis G., Kraj?i, J., Larsson, P., Mallaun, M., Michelsen, O., Moiseev, D.15, Moiseev, P., Molau, U., Merzouki, A., Nagy, L., Nakhutsrishvili, G., Pedersen, B., Pelino, G., Puscas, M., Rossi, G., Stanisci, A., Theurillat, J.-P., Tomaselli, M., Villar, L., Vittoz, P., Vogiatzakis, I., Grabherr G. 2012. An early warning signal for a continental-scale response to ongoing climate change. Nature Climate Change 2, 111¨C115. DOI: 10.1038/NCLIMATE1329.

[03] Asanidze Z., Akhalkatsi M., Gvritishvili M. 2011. Comparative morphometric study and relationships between the Caucasian species of wild pear (Pyrus spp.) and local cultivars in Georgia. Flora 206, 11:974-986. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2011.04.010.

[04] Akhalkatsi M., Ekhvaia J., Mosulishvili M., Nakhutsrishvili G., Abdaladze O., Batsatsashvili K. 2010. Reasons and processes leading to the erosion of crop genetic diversity in mountainous regions of Georgia. Mountain Research and Development 30, 3:304-310.

[05] Ekhvaia J., Akhalkatsi M. 2010. Morphological variation and relationships of Georgian populations of Vitis vinifera L. subsp. sylvestris (C.C. Gmel.) Hegi. Flora 205, 9:608-617. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2009.08.002.

[06] Hughes N.M., Johnson D.M., Akhalkatsi M., Abdaladze O. 2009. Characterizing Betula litwinowii seedling microsites at the alpine-treeline ecotone, Central Greater Caucasus Mountains, Georgia. Arct. Antarct. Alp. Res. 41,1:112-118

[07] Pistrick, K., Akhalkatsi M., Girgvliani T. Shanshiashvili T. 2009. Collecting plant genetic resources in Upper Svaneti (Georgia, Caucasus Mountains). J. Agric. Rural Dev. Trop. Subtrop. Supplement 92:127-135.

[08] Erschbammer B., Mallaun M., Unterluggauer P., Abdaladze O., Akhalkatsi M., Nakhutsrishvili G. 2010. Species richness and distribution above the treeline in the Central Alps (Italy) and in the Central Caucasus (Georgia). Tuexenia 30:11-29.

[09] Akhalkatsi, M., Lorenz, R., M. Mosulishvili. 2007. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Gattung Dactylorhiza in Georgien (Kaukasus). Ein Beitrag zum OPTIMA-Projekt »Kartierung der mediterranen Orchideen«.- Jber. naturwiss. Ver. Wuppertal 60, 13-100.

[10] Akhalkatsi M., Abdaladze O., Nakhutsrishvili G., Smith W.K. 2006. Rhododendron caucasicum and microtopography extend the Betula litwinowii alpine treeline (Caucasus Mountains, Georgia). Arct. Antarct. Alp. Res. 38, 4:481-488.

[11] Akhalkatsi, M. 2006. International cooperative projects in botany with participation of Georgian scientists. Georgien - Postsowjetische Umbrüche und Hoffnungen auf Europa. Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung - Arbeits- und Diskussiospapier 6: 37-39.

[12] Akhalkatsi M., Lorenz R., Mosulishvili M. 2006. Orchids and their habitats in Georgia. J Eur. Orch. 38 (2): 286 ¨C 287.

[13] Kimeridze M., Akhalkatsi M., Herbst P. 2006. Gefährdung und Schutzmaßnahmen für Georgiens Wälder. Forstzeitung 117, 4:32-33.

[14] Akhalkatsi M., Baumann H., Lorenz R., Mosulishvili M., Peter R. 2005. Beiträge zur Kenntnis kaukasischer Orchideen. J Eur. Orch. 37 (4): 889 ¨C 914.

[15] Akhalkatsi M., Lösch R. 2005. Water limitation effect on seed development and germination in Trigonella coerulea (Fabaceae). Flora 200, 6: 493-501.

[16] Akhalkatsi M., Lorenz R., Matchutadze I., Mosulishvili M. 2004. Spiranthes amoena ¨C a new species for flora of Georgia. J Eur. Orch. 36, 3 : 745-754.

[17] K. Pistrick, M. Akhalkatsi, and G. Nakhutsrishvili. 2003. Collecting Allium in Georgia (Caucasus mountains) 2002. Allium Improvement Newsletter, 13:1-7

[18] Akhalkatsi M., Kimeridze M., Künkele S., Lorenz R., Mosulishvili M. 2001. Orchids of Georgia. J Eur. Orch. 33, 1 : 457-458.

[19] Akhalkatsi M., Lösch R. 2001. Changes in Water Relations, Solute Leakage and Growth Characters During Seed Germination and Seedling Development in Trigonella coerulea (Fabaceae). J. Appl. Bot. 75, 3-4 : 144-151.

[20] Akhalkatsi M., Pfauth M., Calvin C. 1999. Structural aspects of seed and ovule development and non-random abortion in Melilotus officinalis (Fabaceae). Protoplasma 208, 1-4 : 211- 223.

[21] Gvaladze G., Akhalkatsi M. 1998. Double fertilization in Peperomia pellucida. Phytomorphology 48, 4 : 405-409.

[22] Akhalkatsi M., Wagner J. 1997. Comperative embryology of three mountain Gentianaceae in the Central Caucasus and the European Alps. Plant Syst. Evol. 204, 3-4: 39-48.

[23] Akhalkatsi M., Wagner J. 1996. Reproductive phenology and seed development of Gentianella caucasea in different habitats in the Central Caucasus. Flora 191, 1-2 : 161-168.

[24] Wagner J., Achalkazi M., Mayr S. 1995. Anwendung quantitativ-embryologischer Methoden in Entwicklungsbiologie und Reproduktionsoekologie der Pflanzen. Anzeiger Oester. Akad. Wiss. math.-nat. Kl., 131 : 7-18.

[25] Vassilyev A.E., Akhalkatsi M. 1993. Structural and functional characterization of capitate trichoms in some Urticaceae. Bot. Zhurn. 78, 12 : 1-8. (Russ.).

[26] Akhalkatsi M., Gvaladze G. 1992. Seasonal changes of ultrastructure of embryo sac of Galanthus nivalis L. (Amaryllidaceae). Bot. Zhurn. 77, 1 : 66-73. (Russ.).

[27] Gvaladze G., Akhalkatsi M. 1992. On depression of chalazal part of an embryo sac in Angiosperms. Bot. Zhurn. 77, 7 : 71-75. (Russ.).

[28] Gvaladze G., Akhalkatsi M. 1990. Is the Polygonum type embryo sac primitive? Phytomorphology 40, 3-4 : 331-337.

[29] Ciamporova M., Akhalkatsi M., Gvaladze G. 1988. Ultrastructure of the sterile tissues of the ovule of Galanthus nivalis L. (Amaryllidaceae). Bot. Zhurn. 73, 12 : 1722-1730. (Russ.).

[30] Gvaladze G., Akhalkatsi M. 1988. Ultrastructure of autumn and spring embryo sac of Galanthus nivalis L. Ann. Univ. L¡¯ARERS, 23 : 152-154.

[31] Togonidze, N., Akhalkatsi M. 2010. Sky exposition effect on phenological rhythm of Primula species. Proc. Tbilisi Bot. Gard. 98:55-71 (Georg.).

[32] M. Akhalkatsi, M. Bokeria, I. Maisaia. 2007. Wild and Cultivated Species of Savory (Satureja L.) in Georgia and their Use. Proc. Tbilisi Bot. Gard. 97:126-131.

[33] Nadirashvili N., Gvaladze G., Akhalkatsi M. 2006. Structure and function of the hypertrophic synergid in some species of genus Allium L. Proc. Georg. Acad. Sci. Biol. Ser. B, 4,2:53-60.

[34] Nadirashvili N., Gvaladze G., Akhalkatsi M. 2005. Atypical embryo sacs in Allium cepa L. Bull. Georg. Acad. Sci. 171, 2:312-314.

[35] Akhalkatsi M., Gvaladze G., Gachechiladze M. 2004. Relationships between structure of the reproductive organs and the life cycle in the family Gentianaceae. Bull. Georg. Acad. Sci. 170, 1 : 125-129.

[36] Akhalkatsi M., Gvaladze G., Gachechiladze M., Taralashvili N.. 2004. Embryology of Gentiana angulosa and G. pontica (Gentianaceae). Proc. Geor. Acad. Sci., Biol. Ser. B, 2, 1-2 : 29-34.

[37] Akhalkatsi M., Gvaladze G. 1999. The ultrastructure of ovule sterile tissues of Peperomia caperata (Piperaceae). Bull. Georg. Acad. Sci. 159, 1: 130-132.

[38] Akhalkatsi M. 1998. Age and spatial structure in populations of three Astragalus species (Tragacantha, Fabaceae) In: Plant Life in High-Mountains. Eds. G. Nakhutsrishvili, O.Abdaladze, Tbilisi, pp.20-26.

[39] Akhalkatsi M., Gvaladze G., Taralashvili N. 1998. Embryology of Primula algida and Primula amoena (Primulaceae). Bull. Georg. Acad. Sci. 157, 1 : 98-100.

[40] Gvaladze G., Akhalkatsi M. 1996. Comparative embryology of some Astragalus species. Bull. Georg. Acad. Sci. 153, 3 : 432-434.

[41] Gvaladze G., Chochia K., Akhalkatsi M. 1994. Fertilization in Indian lotus - Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (Nelumbonaceae). Bull. Geor. Acad. Sci. 150, 3 : 515-518. (Russ.).

[42] Akhalkatsi M., Beridze M., Gvaladze G. 1989. Female and male gametophytes of Astragalus caucasicus Pall. Proc. Georg. Acad. Sci. Ser. Biol., 15, 4 : 164-168. (Russ.).

[43] Akhalkatsi M., Beridze M., Gvaladze G. 1988. Embryo and endosperm development in Astragalus caucasicus Pall. Bull. Geor. Acad. Sci. 132, 3 : 601-604. (Georg).

[44] Akhalkatsi M., Gvaladze G. 1988. Ultrastructure of the egg cell and zygote of Galanthus nivalis L. (Amaryllidaceae). Bull. Geor. Bot. Soc. 8 : 187-199. (Russ.).

[45] Akhalkatsi, M., Mosulishvili M., Kimeridze M., Maisaia, I. 2009. Traditional use of medicinal plants in historical Tao-Klarjeti. Elkana, 1(2):4-6.

[46] Akhalkatsi, M., Mosulishvili M., Kimeridze M., Maisaia, I. 2006. Saffron- a valuable medicinal plant. Biomeurne, 1(12):33-35 (Georg.).

[47] Akhalkatsi M., Kimeridze M., Maisaia I., Mosulishvili M. 2005. Flowless profits. Cauc. Envir., 4(13):34-37.

[48] Akhalkatsi M., Mosulishvili M., Kimeridze M. 2004. Iris family in Georgia. Cauc. Envir., 2, 7 : 13-16.

[49] Akhalkatsi M., Mosulishvili M. 2004. Wetland orchid Spiranthes amoena in Georgia. Cauc. Envir., 1, 6 : 30-31.

Patents

Akhalkatsi, M., Tarkhnishvili, D. 2012. Habitats of Georgia, GTZ, Tbilisi.

Akhalkatsi M. 2009. Conservation and sustainable use of crop wild relatives in Samtskhe-Javakheti. Tbilisi. Elkana.

Akhalkatsi Maia; Kimeridze Mariam; Mosulishvili Marine; Maisaia Inesa 2008. Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Rare Medicinal Plants in Samtskhe-Javakheti. Final Report. Tbilisi pp. 167.

Akhalkatsi, M.. Kimeridze, M., Mosulishvili, M., Maisaia, I. 2005. Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of the Endangered Medicinal Plants in Samtskhe-Javakheti. Environmental Baseline. Tbilisi. pp. 80.

Books

Akhalkatsi M., Kimeridze M., Künkele S., Lorenz R., Mosulishvili M. 2003. Diversity and conservation of Georgian orchids. Tbilisi, CGS Ltd. pp. 40.

Akhalkatsi, M., Ekhvaia, J., Asanidze, Z. 2012. Diversity and Genetic Erosion of Ancient Crops and Wild Relatives of Agricultural Cultivars for Food: Implications for Nature Conservation in Georgia (Caucasus), Perspectives on Nature Conservation - Patterns, Pressures and Prospects, Prof. John Tiefenbacher (Ed.), ISBN: 978-953-51-0033-1, InTech, Available from: http://www.intechopen.com/books/perspectives-on-nature-conservation-patterns-pressures-and-prospects/diversity-and-genetic-erosion-of-ancient-crops-and-wild-relatives-of-agricultural-cultivars-for-food

Nakhutsrishvili G., Abdaladze O., Akhalkatsi M. 2006. Biotope types of the treeline of the Central Greater Caucasus. In: D. Gafta, J. Akeroyd (eds), Nature Conservation: Concepts and Practice. Springer, Berlin, NY, pp. 211-225.

Academic Activities

Paper Reviewer

Reviewer of Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Reviewer of Tree Physiology

Reviewer of African Journal of Agricultural Research

Courses

1992-1994 Biology course, College of Natural Sciences at the Institute of Physics of Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tbilisi.

1999-2001 Biology course, Faculty of Physics, I. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.

2006-2009 Plant morphology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Ilia Chavchavadze State University.

2010 -2011 Plant morphology and genetic resources, Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi.

Since 2012 Plant morphology, Plant genetic resources and forest ecology. Faculty of Sciences and Art, Ilia State University.

Source: membership.sciencepublishinggroup.com

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Чайный гриб / И.П.Неумывакин

Чайный гриб
Автор: И.П.Неумывакин.
Издательство: "Диле"
Страна: Россия
Год выпуска: 2007
Количество страниц: 162
Описание:
Эта книга посвящена удивительному живому организму — чайному грибу. Его настой, незаслуженно забытый в последнее время, служит прекрасным средством профилактики многих болезней.
Рассказывается об истории чайного гриба, о правильном его хранении и уходе. Приводятся рецепты приготовления и употребления настоя при различных заболеваниях.

Source: Чайный гриб — природный целитель. Мифы и реальность

Sunday, March 16, 2014

Plant pathologist finds connections between plant and human health

By Olga Kuchment

Libo Shan has landed her dream job, and she’s on a quest to help others succeed, too.

Shan’s research, in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, aims to improve the health of plants and even has implications for humans. In 2013, the associate professor won the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean’s Award for Early Career Research. Though Shan is an accomplished researcher, at the core of her work is bringing up the next generation of biologists.

“I want to see more talented undergraduates going into our field,” Shan says. “Biology is the most fascinating science. We will never stop addressing its questions.”

Protecting plants

Shan’s research focuses on plant immune systems. All plants are born with an immune system that detects and fights most types of infection. For example, this innate immune system recognizes certain molecules that are carried by bacteria and other microbial intruders.

Although plants are experts at fighting disease, their defenses can be breached. Pathogens employ sophisticated strategies to dampen the plant immune response. Shan works to understand the battle between pathogens and plants at genetic, molecular, and biochemical levels. Her lab studies cotton, algae, and the small flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana, which has been studied extensively in plant biology and genetics.

Boosting immunity

When microbes invade plants, they often trip the molecular sensors of the innate immune system. Other parts of the innate immune system, acting like police officers that respond to a jewelry store alarm, seek out and apprehend the invaders. And other molecules, including those called negative regulators, essentially turn down the volume of the alarms, as though not wanting to call the cops twice for the same break-in. Some pathogens take advantage of this lapse in vigilance to successfully infect plants.

In the past several years, Shan’s team of postdoctoral fellows, graduates, and undergrads has learned more about this “volume control” feature of plant immune system.

“Let’s say we want to boost the immune response in plants,” Shan says. “We can control the negative regulator, and we can also engineer the immune sensor to be more sensitized. The type of immune response we are studying is very broad. So this applies to a broad spectrum of pathogens.”

The lab’s results may eventually offer crop growers the power to engineer plants that are more resistant to different pests, with higher yields.

“If we can decrease pest damage to crops, this would leverage our capacity to feed the world,” Shan says.

Animal and human health

Animals’ and humans’ immune systems are more complex than those of plants, but their building blocks are similar. Plants such as Arabidopsis are relatively easier and quicker to work with in the lab than animals, yet have many similar innate immunity components. So, studies of the plant innate immune system can provide insights into animal and human health.

For example, the innate immune system plays an essential role in allergies and autoimmune diseases in humans. Shan’s experiments with plants could help explain long-standing mysteries such as why children raised in clean environments are more likely to develop allergies. The research may also pave the way toward treatments for allergies that do more than simply mask symptoms, Shan says. Parts of the work are supported by a grant from the National Institutes of Health.

Teaching
When Shan began training in biology as an undergraduate, she wanted to become a teacher. And today students are closely involved with much of the work in her lab. Shan strives to impart in them a passion for biology and an appreciation for plants. To lab, she brings photos and stories.

“In the cold winter, I see a tiny flower,” Shan says. “Most people wouldn’t notice it but to me, this is something astounding. How come this little guy is alive?”

When students hits a snag in lab, Shan tells them to be patient.

“I tell my students: You are so very talented,” Shan says. “The challenge is how you dig out your talent, how you find it.”

How did Shan end up studying plants? As an undergraduate student at Beijing Normal University in China, she wanted to become a biology teacher. After dissecting animals in class, she chose plants.

“Maybe I was a typical girl?” Shan says. “I hated to see the blood, I hated the smell.”

She has now studied plants for years. Her appreciation for them has only deepened.

“Plants feed themselves and they also produce food for all others in this universe,” Shan says. “I have a lifetime of questions to address. So I think I made the right choice.”

Dr. Libo Shan and her graduate student, Kevin Cox.

Dr. Libo Shan and her graduate students,
Wenwei Lin (left) and Kevin Cox.

Source: http://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/blog

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

ბოტანიკის განაკვეთები : უჯრედი, ქსოვილი, ფესვი, ღერო, ფოთოლი, ყვავილი / ნიკო კეცხოველი

ნაწარმოების სათაური:	ბოტანიკის განაკვეთები : უჯრედი, ქსოვილი, ფესვი, ღერო, ფოთოლი, ყვავილი
ავტორები:	კეცხოველი, ნიკო
საკვანძო სიტყვები:
ფიზიკური მატარებლის სახე:
გამოსახვის ენა:	ქართული
ძირითადი ენა:	ქართული
გამოცემის ადგილი:	ტფილისი
გამოცემის თარიღი:	1934
გამომცემელი:	პედაგ. ინ-ტი (ქიმპრომ. არსებული ლითოგრაფია)
ფიზიკური აღწერილობა:	54 გვ.; 23 სმ.
ფიზიკური მახასიათებლები:
ზოგადი შენიშვნა:	სსსრ. განათლების სახ. კომისარიატი. დაუსწრებელი პედინსტიტუტი. ბიოლოგიური განყოფილები. I კურსი. ბიბლიოგრაფია: "ლიტერატურა" (ყოველი თემის ბოლოს)
ბიბლიოგრაფია:	ყოველი თემის ბოლოს
იდენტიფიკატორი:
თემა / თემატიკა:	ბოტანიკა ბოტანიკის პროგრამები მცენარის უჯრედი მცენარის ქსოვილი მცენარის ფესვი მცენარის ღერო მცენარის ფოთოლი მცენარის ყვავილი
ანოტაცია / რეზიუმე:
მოკლე შინაარსი:
საგანი / საგნობრივი რუბრიკა:
სარჩევი:
დამატებითი ინფორმაცია:	UDC: 58(073) + 581.17 + 581.176 + 581.14
მფლობელი:	ილიას სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტის ბოტანიკის ინსტიტუტი
ადგილმდებარეობა:	ილიას სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტის ბოტანიკის ინსტიტუტის სამეცნიერო ბიბლიოთეკა

Saturday, March 1, 2014

How to press plants

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Ada Hayden Herbarium

The Ada Hayden Herbarium has the largest collection of Iowa plants and fungi, containing over 600,000 specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, fungi, and lichens. Functioning primarily as a research facility important for taxonomic studies (occurrence, distribution, and relationships of plants), it is also used for identifying unknown plants. Specimens are loaned to specialists at other institutions around the world to support research. Loans from other institutions allow our researchers access to other herbaria. Recently, herbaria have become a source of materials to use in molecular studies and to support basic research on biodiversity.

National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI)

CSIR- National Botanical Research Institute (CSIR-NBRI) is a multi-disciplinary plant research centre of international repute, undertaking basic and applied R&D programmes in several strategically important areas of plant sciences, including plant systematics and biodiversity, conservation biology, environmental biology, horticulture and floriculture, plant-microbial interactions, plant biotechnology and genetic engineering, bioinformatics, plant diversity databases, and bio-prospection of plant and microbial resources for health, environment and industry-related products and technologies.

Botany Journals on Genamics JournalSeek

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South London Botanical Institute

Founded in 1910 by a keen botanist, Allan Octavian Hume (1829-1912), the aims of the Institute have remained almost unchanged in 100 years. Hume's lasting contribution has been to provide an environment where those interested in plants, be they amateur or professional, may meet and develop their knowledge of plants. Several generations of botanists have benefited from, and contributed to, the facilities available at the Institute. Today, members still enjoy, as they have done since the Institute’s inception, the evening lectures and field trips, the library, garden and herbaria.

Internet Directory for Botany - Alphabetical List

The Internet Directory of Botany is an index to botanical information available on the Internet, compiled by Anthony R. Brach [brach (at) oeb.harvard.edu] (Harvard University Herbarium, Cambridge / Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, USA), Raino Lampinen (Botanical Museum, Finnish Museum of Natural History, University of Helsinki, Finland), Shunguo Liu [cathay (at) cathay.net] (SHL Systemhouse, Edmonton, Canada) and Keith McCree (Oakridge, Oregon). The alphabetical list (formerly the List of WWW Sites of Interest to Botanists) was compiled by Anthony R. Brach. It was originally posted on TAXACOM in March 1995. HTML format is created and maintained by Shunguo Liu. The subject category list (formerly A Collection of Botany Related URLs), has been discontinued; however, we highly recommend the search engine, and Scott's Botanical Links - Subject Index. The former subject list for the IDB was created by Raino Lampinen and maintained from Autumn 1993 to the year 2000. It started as a personal bookmark list of botanical gopher sites, then in March 1994 also included www sites, and was made available via WWW in December 1994.

The University of Sheffield Library

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National Science Foundation (NSF)

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" With an annual budget of about $7.0 billion (FY 2012), we are the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities. In many fields such as mathematics, computer science and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing.

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is part of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s preeminent museum and research complex. The Museum is dedicated to inspiring curiosity, discovery, and learning about the natural world through its unparalleled research, collections, exhibitions, and education outreach programs. Opened in 1910, the green-domed museum on the National Mall was among the first Smithsonian building constructed exclusively to house the national collections and research facilities. Address: National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) P.O. Box 37012 Smithsonian Inst. Washington D.C., 20013-7012 Email: naturalexperience@si.edu

Linnaean Herbarium

A distinguished scientist and doctor, Carl Linnaeus developed the binomial naming system of plants and animals that we are all familiar with today and which provides the fundamental framework for knowledge of the biota of the Earth, supporting effective conservation measures and the sustainable use of biodiversity. This digital archive of unique material relating to the society's priceless collections of specimens, manuscripts and letters will enable full global access for investigation allowing researchers to rapidly check details of the specimens on-line, including morphological details and written data.

The Linnean Collections

The Linnean Society is the custodian of Linnaeus' collections, which comprises specimens of plants (14,000), fish (168), shells (1,564) and insects (3,198) acquired from the widow of Carl Linnaeus in 1784 by James Edward Smith as well as Smith's own plant (17,000 specimens) and insect (5,800) collections. The collections also include the library of Linnaeus (some 1600 volumes) and around 3000 letters and manuscripts. It is the Linnean Society's aim to make available its primary research material in digital formats to support taxonomic and conservation efforts worldwide as well as providing public pleasure and enjoyment.

The Linnean Society of London

The Linnean Society of London is the world’s oldest active biological society. Founded in 1788, the Society takes its name from the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) whose botanical, zoological and library collections have been in its keeping since 1829. As it moves into its third century the Society continues to play a central role in the documentation of the world’s flora and fauna – as Linnaeus himself did – recognising the continuing importance of such work to biodiversity conservation. The Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BF, UK

The Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

The Ewell Sale Stewart Library

The Ewell Sale Stewart Library and Archives were established at the founding meeting of the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1812 to support the Academy's work. The Library's primary clients are the scientists and staff of the Academy of Natural Sciences. Other clients include Academy members, external researchers, and members of the public with advanced interests in the natural world. It is internationally recognized for its extraordinarily rare and historic books, journals, art, artifacts, manuscripts, photographs, and the unique papers and research of the Academy members and staff. The Library holds over 200,000 volumes dating back to the 1500s. The Archives holds well over 1 million items. Contact information: Library and Archives The Academy of Natural Sciences 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia PA 19103-1195 Library 215-299-1040 library@ansp.org Archives 215-299-1075 archives@ansp.org

Academy of Natural Sciences Library and Archives

The Academy Library and Archives is internationally recognized for its extraordinarily rare and historic books, journals, art, artifacts, manuscripts, photographs, and the unique papers and research of Academy members and staff. The Library holds more than 250,000 titles that span five centuries (1520 to present) and two-thirds of all titles predate the 20th century. The 2,000 Archives collections contain over a million items, including manuscripts, correspondence, field notebooks, films, journals, and photographs.The Archives collections span four centuries (1692 to present), including art and artifacts.

Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL)

The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a consortium of natural history and botanical libraries that cooperate to digitize and make accessible the legacy literature of biodiversity held in their collections and to make that literature available for open access and responsible use as a part of a global “biodiversity commons.” The BHL consortium works with the international taxonomic community, rights holders, and other interested parties to ensure that this biodiversity heritage is made available to a global audience through open access principles. In partnership with the Internet Archive and through local digitization efforts , the BHL has digitized millions of pages of taxonomic literature , representing tens of thousands of titles and over 100,000 volumes.

Botanical Society of America

Founded in 1893, the Botanical Society of America (BSA) is a "not-for-profit" 501 (c) (3) membership society whose mission is to: promote botany, the field of basic science dealing with the study and inquiry into the form, function, development, diversity, reproduction, evolution, and uses of plants and their interactions within the biosphere. To accomplish this mission, the objectives of The Society are to: sustain and provide improved formal and informal education about plants; encourage basic plant research; provide expertise, direction, and position statements concerning plants and ecosystems; and foster communication within the professional botanical community, and between botanists and the rest of humankind through publications, meetings, and committees.

American Journal of Botany

The AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY (print ISSN 0002-9122, electronic ISSN 1537-2197) is an internationally recognized journal accepting refereed research papers on all aspects of plant biology, published monthly since 1914. EDITORIAL OFFICE: American Journal of Botany Botanical Society of America PO Box 299 St. Louis, MO 63166-0299 PHONE: 314-577-5112, (314) 577-9557 FAX: (314) 577-9515, E-mail: ajb@botany.org PHYSICAL ADDRESS: American Journal of Botany, 4475 Castleman Ave., St. Louis, MO 63110

Cambridge Journals

In line with the commitment of Cambridge University Press to advance learning, knowledge and research worldwide, the Press currently publishes over 300 peer-reviewed academic journals for the global market. Containing the latest research from a broad sweep of subject areas, Cambridge journals are accessible worldwide in print and online. Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building Shaftesbury Road Cambridge CB2 8RU United Kingdom Phone: +44 (0)1223 326070 Fax: +44 (0)1223 325150 Email: journals@cambridge.org

Сайт «НАША БОТАНИЧКА»

Этот сайт – “училка” для всех, кто интересуется ботаникой всерьез и не очень. Здесь найдет полезную информацию не только умудренный профессор ботаники, но и школьник самых младших классов. В разных рубриках мы будем размещать опубликованные нами статьи и выдержки из книг, тексты лекций для студентов и аспирантов, а также рассказы о растениях для школьников и взрослых любителей ботаники. © Беликович А.В., Галанин А.В. : содержание, идея, верстка, дизайн. Авторский проект Сайт создан весной 2004 г.

Ботанический сад-институт ДВО РАН

Ботанический сад-институт Дальневосточного отделения Российской Академии наук (БСИ ДВО РАН) является единственным на российском Дальнем Востоке полностью ботаническим научно-исследовательским институтом. Основной целью научно-исследовательской работы института является выполнение фундаментальных исследований и прикладных разработок в области ботаники, экологии, лесоведения, охраны природы. Наши координаты: 43°13'27.48" с.ш.; 131°59'36.32" в.д. Ботанический сад-институт ДВО РАН ул. Маковского 142, г. Владивосток 690024 Тел./Факс: +7 423 2388041 e-mail: bgi.feb.ras@gmail.com

Библиотека ботанического сада-института ДВО РАН

Ботаническая научная библиотека создана в 1974 году. Основа уникального книжного фонда заложена в период с 1974 по 1980, когда в библиотеку были переданы книги и периодика ботанического направления из ЦНБ, библиотек институтов ДВО РАН, Ботанических институтов РАН, дары научных учреждений, учёных, сотрудников института и посетителей сада. Благодаря этому в библиотеке имеются редкие книги на русском и иностранных языках, раритетные издания с XIX века.

Public Libraries

PublicLibraries.com strives to promote the use and support of local public libraries in every city across the United States. We strongly feel that the most important tool in our children's development is the availability of quality education and access to educational materials regardless of class or location. PublicLibraries.com has been operating online since 1997 and over the past 14 years helped millions of visitors connect with the books, movies, media and people of their local public library. Our services have been recognized by thousands of websites and organizations over the years.

The Royal Library, The National Library of Denmark and Copenhagen University Library

The Royal Library in Copenhagen, Denmark (Danish: Det Kongelige Bibliotek), is the national library of Denmark and the university library of the University of Copenhagen. It is the largest library in the Nordic countries. It contains numerous historical treasures; all works that have been printed in Denmark since the 17th century are deposited there. Thanks to extensive donations in the past the library holds nearly all known Danish printed works back to the first Danish book, printed in 1482. The Royal Library, Postbox 2149, DK-1016 Copenhagen K, (+45) 33 47 47 47, kb@kb.dk, EAN: 5798 000795297

Лихенологические ресурсы

Bibliotheca Alexandrina Webcast

As part of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s role as an incubator of knowledge and culture, the library hosts several hundred of lectures and conferences each year, exposing the local community to current perspectives, ideas, methodologies and initiatives taking place worldwide. In order to achieve its objectives of becoming Egypt’s window on the world and the world’s window on Egypt, the BA has found it necessary to open new methods of communication and deliverance of knowledge, thus launching the BA webcasting service.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (English: Library of Alexandria; Arabic: مكتبة الإسكندرية‎ Maktabat al-Iskandarīyah, Egyptian Arabic: [mækˈtæb(e)t eskendeˈɾejjæ]) is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. It is both a commemoration of the Library of Alexandria that was lost in antiquity, and an attempt to rekindle something of the brilliance that this earlier center of study and erudition represented.

Botanisk hage

The Plants Portal

Plants are a major group of life forms and include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, shrubs, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. About 350,000 species of plants, defined as seed plants, bryophytes, ferns and fern allies, are estimated to exist currently. As of 2004, some 287,655 species had been identified, of which 258,650 are flowering and 15,000 bryophytes. Green plants, sometimes called metaphytes, obtain most of their energy from sunlight via a process called photosynthesis.

National Library of China

The National Library of China (simplified Chinese: 中国国家图书馆; traditional Chinese: 中國國家圖書館; pinyin: Zhōngguó Guójiā Túshūguǎn) or NLC in Beijing is the largest library in Asia, and one of the largest in the world with a collection of over 26.3 million volumes of books by 2007. It holds the largest and among the richest worldwide collections of Chinese literature and historical documents. Address: National Library of China, #33 Zhongguancun Nandajie, Hai Dian District, Beijing Postal Code: 100081 Tel: (+86 10) 88544114 Consultation Tel: (+86 10)88545426 88545360 Service Supervision: (+86 10) 88545022 Email: webmaster@nlc.gov.cn

The British Library (BL)

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. The library is a major research library, holding over 150 million items from many countries, in many languages and in many formats, both print and digital: books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, videos, play-scripts, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings. The Library's collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial holdings of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 2000 BC. British Library is one of the two largest libraries in the world, the other being The Library of Congress. Location: 96, Euston Road, London, England, NW1 2DB

Shanghai Library

Shanghai Library (Simplified Chinese: 上海图书馆; Pinyin:Shànghǎi túshūguǎn) is the second largest library in China after the National Library of China in Beijing. It is located in Shanghai, China. At 24 stories and 348 feet (106 m) tall, it is one of the tallest libraries in the world. Shanghai Library merged with the Institute of Scientific and Technological Information of Shanghai (ISTIS) in October 1995. It became the first ever library in China that combines public library services with SciTech and industry information research functions. Today, it is the largest public library in China and one of the ten largest libraries in the world. It was opened to the public on December 20, 1996. It covers 3.1 hectares of land, with a floor space of 83,000 square meters. The Library is located at 1557 Huaihai Zhong Lu, Xuhui District of Shanghai. (Address for locating the Shanghai Library Simplified Chinese: 上海市徐汇区1557淮海中路,复兴中路 Shanghaishi Xuhuiqu 1557 Huaihai Zhong Lu, Fuxingzhong Lu)

The State and University Library, Denmark (SB)

The State and University Library is a public institution under the Danish Ministry of Culture. We solve many kinds of tasks on behalf of students, researchers, lecturers and other staff members at Aarhus University, as well as public libraries, private companies and individuals. In addition to buying and lending physical and electronic material, we focus on running a business at the forefront of product development. We participate in both national and international development projects involving cultural communication, digitisation, IT infrastructure, etc. Address: Victor Albecks Vej 1, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark. Phone +45 8946 2022 Fax +45 8946 2220 Email: sb@statsbiblioteket.dk CVR no. 10100682 EAN no. 5798000791084

Nanjing Library

Nanjing Library (Simplified Chinese: 南京图书馆 Pinyin: Nánjīng Túshūguǎn) is the third largest library in China with over 7 million items. It houses important scientific, cultural and arts literature relating to Jiangsu province and other national historical records such as ancient Chinese and foreign publications. The library contains 1.6 million ancient books and 100,000 volumes of books, documents and manuscripts (including Buddhist scriptures) dating from the Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty. Address:189 Eastern Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province Tel:84356000

Austrian National Library

The Austrian National Library (German: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, abbreviated "ÖNB" and formerly Hof-Bibliothek) is the largest library in Austria with 7.4 million items in its various collections. The library is located in the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. Since 2005, some of the collections have been relocated within the baroque structure of the Palais Mollard-Clary. Founded by the Habsburgs, the library was originally called the 'Hof-Bibliothek' ("Imperial Library"); the change to the current name occurred in 1920. The library complex includes four museums, as well as multiple special collections and archives. Central postal address: Austrian National Library, Josefsplatz 1, PO box 308, 1015 Vienna. Tel.: (+43 1) 534 10 Fax: (+43 1) 534 10-280 Email: onb@onb.ac.at

Springer: 170 years of publishing

Our business is publishing. Throughout the world, we provide scientific and professional communities with superior specialist information – produced by authors and colleagues across cultures in a nurtured collegial atmosphere of which we are justifiably proud. We foster communication among our customers – researchers, students and professionals – enabling them to work more efficiently, thereby advancing knowledge and learning. Our dynamic growth allows us to invest continually all over the world. We think ahead, move fast and promote change: creative business models, inventive products, and mutually beneficial international partnerships have established us as a trusted supplier and pioneer in the information age.

Digital Library of the Real Jardin Botanico

La biblioteca digital del Real Jardín Botánico (CSIC), un servicio de información de bibliografía botánica en línea. La biblioteca digital del Real Jardín Botánico (CSIC) se concibe como un servicio de información de bibliografía botánica en línea, que pone a disposición de los usuarios las imágenes facsimilares de los fondos más destacados, por su rareza, importancia o cantidad de petición de consultas de la biblioteca del Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid, principalmente, aunque también de otras instituciones o, incluso, de bibliotecas particulares.

Interactive Agricultural Ecological Atlas

The AgroAtlas Project began in 2003. Three Russian and an American agency collaborated on the Atlas. The St. Petersburg State University Geography Department was the lead institute, preparing environmental maps, developing the GIS software, and coordinating the overall project. The N. I. Vavilov Institute of Plant Industry prepared maps illustrating where crops have been historically grown, and the geographic distribution maps of wild species that are related to crop species. The All-Russian Institute of Plant Protection prepared maps showing the geographic distribution of crop diseases, insect pests and weeds. The project was funded by the USDA, Agricultural Research Service, and Office of International Research Programs. The project was administrated by the International Science and Technology Center.

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