title: Introduction to a Virtual Special Issue to mark the publication of the 200(th) volume of New Phytologist.
authors.forename: Alistair M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hetherington
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Ayres
authors.forename: F Ian
authors.initials: FI
authors.lastname: Woodward
mesh_terms: D001901:Botany; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing
keywords: Arthur Tansley; New Phytologist; New Phytologist Trust; botany; plant science
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