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Trees influence epiphyte and invertebrate communities
04 Jan 2012
Scientists have found that genetically similar tropical trees host similar species assemblages of epiphytes and invertebrates.
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Introducing the GIS Unit
by: Justin Moat, GIS team blog03 Jan 2012
Find out more about the GIS Unit at Kew from Justin Moat.
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Fascinating collection of Ray Cowell's illustrations comes to Kew
by: Lynn Parker, Library, Art and Archives blog20 Dec 2011
Read about a new acquisition of illustrations by artist Ray Cowell, who painted fungi in astonishing detail - even including the teeth marks of hungry rodents!
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Linear sequences for seed plants
20 Dec 2011
Scientists have been working out the best way to arrange plant specimens in herbaria and other collections so that their order best reflects evolutionary relationships.
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The holly and the ivy
by: Tony Hall, Arboretum team blog20 Dec 2011
Tony Hall tells tales of holly folklore and describes the amazing variety of colour to be seen along Kew's historic Holly Walk.
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Kew magazine wins Garden Media Guild Award
by: Christina Harrison, Kew magazine blog15 Dec 2011
Kew magazine's editor, Christina Harrison, recently attended this year's GMG Awards where her magazine scooped a prestigious award together with finalist results in other categories.
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GIS surveys in New Guinea
13 Dec 2011
Kew botanists have helped to survey the vegetation of Biak Island, off the north coast of New Guinea.
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Sir Joseph Hooker and the UK Overseas Territories
by: Pat Griggs, UK Overseas Territories team blog09 Dec 2011
On the 100th anniversary of the death of one of the greatest botanists of the Victorian era, Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, find out about the unique plants that he encountered on his visits to the UKOTs and how this experience influenced his theories on plant distribution, which he later shared with Charles Darwin.
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Early daffs...and more!
by: Richard Wilford, Alpine and Rock Garden team blog05 Dec 2011
The warm autumn has encouraged some daffodils (Narcissus) to flower early in the Davies Alpine House - and there are other interesting plants to see there too.
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Visit to the Arnold Arboretum Boston, USA
by: Tony Hall, Arboretum team blog05 Dec 2011
The Arnold Arboretum on America's east coast is renowned for its autumn colour and old trees. On a recent visit, Tony Hall delved into Kew's historic links with the arboretum, through plants and plant hunting.
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