[Adastra] Axiophytes

[Frances Abraham]

Patrick - yes, the Sussex botanists have started work on a list of
axiophytes - it's a good thing to do - I'm sure we all carry our own private
mental list of such things already - Frances

> From: "Patrick Roper" <patrick at prassociates.co.uk>
> Reply-To: Adastra discussion group <adastra at lists.sxbrc.org.uk>
> Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 12:40:55 +0100
> To: <adastra at lists.sxbrc.org.uk>
> Subject: [Adastra] Axiophytes
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> I have heard several people recently talking about the new (I think) concept
> of 'axiophytes'.
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> The most concise definition I have seen is that axiophytes are "Plants
> indicative of habitats that need to be conserved."
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> There is a web page put up by the Botanical Society of the British Isles
> devoted to the topic here:
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> http://www.bsbi.org.uk/html/axiophytes.html
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> And another useful one here:
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> http://www.bsbi.org.uk/News103p57.pdf
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> I wonder if our Sussex botanists are drawing up, or thinking of drawing up,
> a list for our area as it seems like a good system of establishing more
> finely tuned conservation priorities.
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> I wonder too if a similar system exists for animals.  The last syllable of
> 'axiophytes' means 'plants' so, if a word does not exist already one would
> have to be coined - I rather like 'axiofauns', but I think this would give
> serious taxonomists a heart attack.
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> Whatever, I do think this axiowhatnot could become a very useful
> conservation tool.
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> Patrick Roper
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