Pioniers zonder opvolgers. De moeizame ontwikkeling van de Nederlandse plantenecologie

Pioneers without successors. The haphazard development of Dutch plant ecology Dutch botany in the nineteenth century focussed on the description of the flora of The Netherlands and its colonies. From 1900 onwards plant physiology gained momentum, but field work and laboratory activities were not linked together. Consequently, favourable conditions for the development of plant ecology were lacking. Unlike in the homeland this prerequisite was fulfilled in the Netherlands East Indies. The botanical garden in Buitenzorg under the directorship of Melchior Treub was a well-known international centr... Mehr ...