Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2007
Keywords
Botanists, Botany, Botany departments, Natural history, Organismal biology, Plant science
Abstract
The number of botany students, botany classes, botany departments in universities and botanists attending conventions has been declining over many years in North America. This is part of a general trend throughout the field of organismal biology, not just botany. The history leading up to the situation today in North America, is discussed and reasons are given for this trend over the last century of time. Seven ways to keep botany a viable occupation are discussed otherwise botany, in the 21st century, may go the way of the dinosaur. © 2007.
Journal Title
South African Journal of Botany
Volume
73
Issue
3
First Page
343
Last Page
346
DOI
10.1016/j.sajb.2007.03.005
First Department
Biology
Recommended Citation
Woodland, Dennis W., "Are Botanists Becoming the Dinosaurs of Biology in the 21st Century?" (2007). Faculty Publications. 2037.
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/2037
Acknowledgements
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