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2020
Doctoral thesis
Ecologie fonctionnelle des communautés graminéennes des formations herbeuses des hauts plateaux centraux de Madagascar.
Solofondranohatra, Cedrique Lova
Root systems, Madagascar, Savannas, Grasslands, Poaceae, Plant anatomy, Uplands, Fire ecology, Functional traits, Grazing, and Grasses
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2017
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2021
Master's dissertation
A taxonomic revision of the genus Hydnora (Hydnoroideae, Aristolochiaceae).
Hatt, Sebastian
Host range, Hydnora, Taxonomy, and Holoparasites
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2021
Master's dissertation
Evaluation de l'influence du feu et du pâturage sur la production des savanes de la commune rurale d'Ibity région des hauts plateaux du Vakinankarata de Madagascar.
Ralainarivo, Faratiana Narindra
Fire ecology, Dissertations, Pasture ecology, Madagascar, Savannas, Ibity (Madagascar), and Savanna ecology
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2021
Master's dissertation
Exploring the potential of opportunistic surveys and sequence databases: revealing the fungal diversity of Madagascar and the arrival of ectomycorrhizal fungi in the island.
Rivas-Ferreiro, Mauro
Sequence databases, Fungal diversity , Madagascar, Opportunistic surveys , and Ectomycorrhizal fungi
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2019
Doctoral thesis
Automating the construction of higher order data representations from heterogeneous biodiversity datasets
Datasets created from large-scale specimen digitisation drive biodiversity research, but these are often heterogeneous: incomplete and fragmented. As aggregated data volumes increase, there have been calls to develop a “biodiversity knowledge graph” to better interconnect the data and support meta-analysis, particularly relating to the process of species description. This work...Nicolson, Nicky
Machine learning, Biodiversity informatics, Clustering, Specimen digitisation, and Record linkage
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2018
Doctoral thesis
Phytogeography and the stoichiometric niche: exploring their interplay in Sulawesi
The Indonesian island of Sulawesi is comprised of a mosaic of soil types including the largest ultramafic outcrops in the tropics (ultramafic soils are macronutrient low and phytotoxic heavy metal rich). The island’s ontogeny is also distinctive, whereby it has formed only recently < 2 million years ago via agglomeration...Trethowan, Liam A.
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2021
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2021
Master's dissertation
Patterns and drivers of crop diversity in the highlands of southwest Ethiopia.
Rampersad, Chris
Highlands , Crop diversity , and Ethiopia
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2021
Master's dissertation
Understanding the conservation gaps to threatened Alpine flora.
Perkins, Blake
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2020
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2020
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2020
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2020
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2020
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2020
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2020
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2020
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2020
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2020
Master's dissertation
Refining extinction estimations for plants of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs)
Vojtek, Ján
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2020
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2020
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2020
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2019
Master's dissertation
Genome size in the UK Fabaceae flora and how this relates to their nitrogen and water tolerance
Genome size (GS) is defined as the total DNA amount in the unreplicated nucleus of an organism, often used synonymously with ‘1C value’. GS varies greatly in flowering plants. Nitrogen (N) and water are considered major limiting factors for plant growth, and their availability could correlate with plants’ GS. Nitrogen...Pollitt, Lauren
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2019
Master's dissertation
Explaining barkcloth properties through plant anatomy
Barkcloth, a material derived from the beaten inner bark of plants, is an ancient textile of widespread origins, recorded in Africa, South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania, especially the Polynesian Islands. An antiquated craft, the practice of making barkcloth is kept alive by the cultural and spiritual significance it retains...Saad, Roberto
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2019
Master's dissertation
Revision of Chassalia (Rubiaceae) in Borneo
The genus Chassalia in Borneo is revised based on a morphological survey of herbarium specimens using classical taxonomic methods. The tribal placement and probable paraphyly of Chassaliaas currently delimited is reviewed. Previously four described species of Chassalia were known from Borneo with only one endemic species Chassalia psychotrioides . 12...Yu, Tianyi
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2019
Master's dissertation
Revisiting generic concepts in the Teloschistaceae (lichenforming Ascomycota) using molecular phylogenetics, algorithmic taxa delimitation and molecular networks
In systematics, genera delimitation is constantly changing as taxonomic units above species level are not standardised. The Teloschistaceae, a diverse family of lichenised fungi, represents an extreme example of this where the number of genera has increased tenfold in the last decade. Many of these genera are based solely on...Llewellyn, Theo
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2019
Master's dissertation
Biogeography and conservation status of the endangered species Varronia bellonis
Varronia bellonis (Boraginaceae) is a threatened (Critically Endangered) species, endemic to the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico where it’s restricted to the island’s western and central-north regions. Ongoing international collaboration is researching key aspects of the species phylogenetic placement, biogeography and conservation status to inform its conservation. Desk and field-based...Maldonado Castro, Anthony
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2019
Master's dissertation
Are orchid pollens recalcitrant?
It has been suggested that Orchidaceae species may have recalcitrant (desiccation sensitive) pollen. We explored drying responses in 23 species from the subfamily Epidendroideae by sampling the Kew living collection and drying the pollen to two conditions (70% RH, control for drying time) and 33% RH. Drying was for 3...Zhu, Yan
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2019
Master's dissertation
Estimating Boyacá’s macrofungal diversity
Colombia is among the world’s most biodiverse countries, but despite being listed as the country with the second-highest number of flowering plants under the Convention on Biological Diversity, there is little information about the country’s fungal diversity. The area of study for this project, Boyacá, is particularly data-poor for fungi....Colson, Isobel
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2019
Master's dissertation
Metabolomic and quality discrimination of Stemona tuberosa radix extracts using LC-MSn
Stemona tuberosa has been used as an antitussive medicine and insecticidal agent since the 6th century A.D. With the understanding of alkaloids as the active compounds, previous studies showed that profiles of alkaloids varied significantly, which raised the issue of quality control. Our study firstly demonstrated a considerable intraspecific chemical...Li, Bingyu
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2019
Master's dissertation
Contributions towards the consistent ID of powdery mildew (Erysiphales, Ascomycota) species
Powdery mildews (Erysiphales, Ascomycota) are an order of plant pathogenic fungi that infect 10,000 different angiosperm species, including important crop species. Traditional morphological methods of identifying powdery mildews can be difficult and time consuming, as different character states can be hard to distinguish. Molecular techniques using the ITS region fail...Shaw, Brandon
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