Research
Darach Lupton and his colleague Mr David Nkwanga of Nature Palace Botanic Gardens, Uganda are embarking a research project to assess the population genetics and the conservation requirements of Encephalartos equatorialis. The main research will run from 2010 to...
Research
Project Background A methodology has been developed to identify areas of high plant diversity in Ireland. Being able to classify farmland as being of High Nature Value, in an objective manner, will allow the distribution of subsidies aimed at environmental protection...
Irish Botany News
Paul Whelan has recently launched a truly excellent mapping system on his website biology.ie As well as enabling instant conversions between Irish Grid and Latitude/Longitude co-ordinates, the site allows you to pan and zoom in google maps and locate a position on...
Irish Botany News
The Placenames Commission (Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs) and Fiontar (DCU) has developed an online database to the Placenames of Ireland. This provides simultaneous translations in English and Irish and provides four-figure grid references to...
News
2009 marks a double anniversary for Charles Darwin. Born 200 years ago, on the 12 February 1809 in Shrewsbury, England, his most famous book, The Origin of Species, was published 150 years ago on the 24 November 1859. To mark the occasion we constructed a part of Down...
