Databases

SEPASAL

SEPASAL Publications and Other Relevant Publications

Ambrose, J., Cook, F.E.M. and Davis, S.D. in prep.  SEPASAL User's Manual.  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 

Anon. 1984. Forage and Browse Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Africa.  IBPGR, Rome and Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  293 pp. 

Booth, F.E.M. and Wickens, G.E. 1988.  Non-timber Uses of Selected Arid Zone Trees and Shrubs in Africa.  FAO Conservation Guide 19.  FAO, Rome.  176 pp. 

Cook, F.E.M. 1995.  Economic Botany Data Collection Standard.  Prepared for the International Working Group on Taxonomic Databases for Plant Sciences (TDWG).  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London.  146 pp. 

Davis, S. (2000).  SEPASAL: database on arid land plants.  World Conservation (The IUCN Bulletin) 2: 21.

Davis, S.D., Ambrose, J.R., Cook, F.E.M. and Prendergast, H.D.V. 1998.  The Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) - what's in it for you?  In Etkin, N.L., Harris, D.R., Houghton, P.J. and Prendergast, H.D.V. (eds), Plants for Food and Medicine.  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  Pp. 295-306. 

Davis, S.D., Sinclair, N.J. and Cook, F.E.M. 1996.  The work of Kew's Centre for Economic Botany and the Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL).  In Rangelands in a Sustainable Biosphere.  Proceedings of the Fifth International Rangeland Congress, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 23-28, 1995.  Volume 1 edited by N.E. West.  Published by Society for Range Management, Denver, Colorado.  Pp. 111-112. 

Huxham, S.K., Schrire, B.D., Davis, S.D. and Prendergast, H.D.V. 1998. Dryland Legumes in Africa. Food for Thought.  Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  85 pp. 

Prendergast, H.D.V. 1995.  Published sources of information on wild plant species.  In Guarino, L., Ramantha Rao, V. and Reid, R. (eds), Collecting Plant Genetic Diversity.  Pp. 153-179.  CAB International, Wallingford, on behalf of IPGRI, FAO, IUCN and UNEP. 

Prendergast, H.D.V., Davis, S.D. and Way, M. 1997.  Dryland plants and their use.  In United Nations Environment Programme, World Atlas on Desertification.  2nd edition.  Edward Arnold, London, for UNEP, Nairobi.  Pp. 136-139.

Prendergast, H.D.V., Davis, S.D. and Way M. 1999.  Dryland plants and their uses.  In Posey, D.A. (ed.), Cultural and Spiritual Values of Biodiversity.  A Complementary Contribution to the Global Biodiversity Assessment.  Intermediate Technology Publications, London, for and on behalf of United National Environment Programme, Nairobi.  Pp. 233-235.

United Nations Environment Programme 1992.  World Atlas of Desertification.  Edward Arnold, London.  69 pp. 

United Nations Environment Programme 1997.  World Atlas of Desertification.  2nd edition. Edward Arnold, London, for UNEP, Nairobi. 182 pp.  (Co-ordinating editors: N. Middleton and D. Thomas.) 

Wickens, G.E., Goodin, J.R. and Field, D.V. 1985.  Plants for Arid Lands.  Proceedings of the Kew International Conference on Economic Plants for Arid Lands held in Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England, 23-27 July, 1984.  George Allen & Unwin.  452 pp.