Los jardines botánicos como centros de difusión y conservación de las colecciones de Historia Natural: El caso del Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid

[EN]The dissemination of Natural History collections is one of the tools with which botanical gardens have contributed to knowledge about plant diversity. Taking as an example the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid, this article examines the historical evolution of the RJB as well as the relationship be...

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Autor: García Guillén, Esther
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/86491
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/86491
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Colecciones botanicas
Historia Natural
Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid
Difusión
Botanical colections
Natural History
Disemination
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Sumario:[EN]The dissemination of Natural History collections is one of the tools with which botanical gardens have contributed to knowledge about plant diversity. Taking as an example the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid, this article examines the historical evolution of the RJB as well as the relationship between the garden, its collections and their social context. The article concludes with an analysis of the situation of the RJB and its collections today and role they play in the use of new technology to disseminate information about plant diversity.