The ''New Journal of Botany'' was a peer-reviewed

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covering research on the native

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of Northern and

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, including

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and

conservation biology Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. It is an int ...

ecological genetics Ecological genetics is the study of genetics in natural populations. Traits in a population can be observed and quantified to represent a species adapting to a changing environment. This contrasts with classical genetics, which works mostly on ...

, autecological, physiological, and

phenological Phenology is the study of periodic events in biological life cycles and how these are influenced by seasonal and interannual variations in climate, as well as habitat factors (such as elevation). Examples include the date of emergence of leaves ...

studies, plant/animal interactions, and plant biochemistry. It was established in 1949 as ''Watsonia'', with the subtitle ''Journal & Proceedings of the Botanical Society of the British Isles''. It was named after the eighteenth-century British botanist Hewett Watson. The journal was renamed ''New Journal of Botany'' in 2011 with volume numbering restarting at 1. It was discontinued in 2017. The journal was published by

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on behalf of the

Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) is a scientific society for the study of flora, plant distribution and taxonomy relating to Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. The society was founded as the Botani ...

. It was abstracted and indexed in

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, CAB Abstracts, and

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BSBI Watsonia archives
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