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Master's dissertation
A Taxonomic Synopsis of Ranunculus in New Guinea.
Lewis, Saskia
Endemic species, Ranunculaceae, New Guinea, Conservation, and Taxonomy
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Master's dissertation
Non-pathogenic Fungi Among Killer Ophiocordyceps: Phylogenetic Investigation Into Yeast-Like Endosymbionts of Coccid (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) Species.
Bonser, Tom
Coccids, Scale insects, Ophiocordyceps, Endosymbionts, Phylogenetics, Non-pathogenic fungi, Yeast-like symbionts, and Symbiosis
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Master's dissertation
Seed Trait Diversity of Alnus glutinosa Across the UK.
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Master's dissertation
Rapid Baseline Ecological Assessment of Two Different Land Management Systems, Traditional Garden and Ecological Landscape, at Wakehurst.
Png, Jun Qiang
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Wakehurst Place, Ecological assessment, Restoration, qPCR, Pollination, Carbon efflux, and Land management
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Master's dissertation
Investigating the hedge effect: exploring hedge proximity and its influence on soil organic carbon and carbon dioxide emissions.
Williams, James
Hedges, Soil organic carbon, Hedge effect, Hedgerows, Field studies, Sustainable agriculture, Carbon dioxide emissions, and Hedge proximity
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Master's dissertation
DNA Barcoding Cohort'': Diversity of Epiphytic Fungi Capable of Plastic Degradation.
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Master's dissertation
Sonoran Desert Ex Situ Conservation Gap Analysis: Charting the Path Toward Conservation.
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Master's dissertation
Investigating the Diversity of the Citrus Family (Rutaceae) in Mozambique.
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Master's dissertation
Enhancing the Establishment of the Rust Fungus Puccinia komarovii var. glanduliferae, a Biological Control Agent of Himalayan balsam.
Humbeeck, Theo
Puccina komarovii var. glandulifera, Species distribution modelling, Rust fungi, Impatiens glandulifera, Biological control agents, and Invasive plants
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Master's dissertation
A Phylogenetic Assessment of Clusia flavia Group.
Richardson, Emma
Neotropics, RADseq, Phylogenetic tree, Taxonomy, Character analysis, Morphology, nrITS, Clusia, Pollen, and Systematics
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Master's dissertation
Diversity and Distribution of Spider Pathogens in Kew Collections.
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Master's dissertation
Using Geographic Profiling as a Tool to Identify Areas of High Risk of Human-Wildlife Conflict: a Case Study on Panthera tigris sumatrae.
Helvin, Stina
Human-wildlife conflict, Panthera tigris sumatrae, Conservation management plan, Resource distribution, Geographic profiling, and Direct process mixture
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Master's dissertation
Crop origin niches: environmental perspectives on the “when, where, and why” of domestication in five grain taxa.
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Master's dissertation
Mining the treasure trove: identification of species new to the United Kingdom and to science of Cortinariaceae in the Fungarium by DNA barcoding.
Wang, Danhao
Cortinarius, British fungal diversity, DNA barcode, New species, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Fungarium, Cortinariaceae, Agaricales, and ITS
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Master's dissertation
Conservation in Tropical Important Plant Areas: Testing the IUCN Green Status of Species on Plants to Assess Species Recovery and Impact of Conservation.
Forde, Meghan
Conservation, IUCN Green Status of Species, Puerto Rico, Tropical Important Plant Areas, Conservation assessment, Species recovery, and Conservation recovery
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Master's dissertation
Invasiveness Traits of American Prairie Species at Wakehurst.
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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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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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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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Master's dissertation
A taxonomic revision of the genus Hydnora (Hydnoroideae, Aristolochiaceae).
Hatt, Sebastian
Host range, Hydnora, Taxonomy, and Holoparasites
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Master's dissertation
Understanding the conservation gaps to threatened Alpine flora.
Perkins, Blake
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Master's dissertation
Refining extinction estimations for plants of the UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs)
Vojtek, Ján
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Master's dissertation
Unravelling the secrets of fern spore germination: what are their thermal thresholds and how will they cope with climate change
Ferns are an important and diverse group of plants. Recruitment from spore to gametophyte represents the first crucial stage in a fern’s development and is responsible for the regeneration of natural populations. However, research into the thermal thresholds for spore germination is deficient and quantitative predictions about how germination may...Steed-Mundin, Olivia
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Master's dissertation
The determinants of geographic variation in within-population genetic diversity: a global meta-analysis
Research has demonstrated that differing levels of genetic diversity within a species can affect how populations respond to disturbance, interact with other species and expand into new ecological niches. The geographic variation in within-population genetic diversity is therefore an important factor in explaining species co-existence, speciation, extinction and ultimately, species...Franz, Madeline
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Master's dissertation
The relationship between antibiotic compounds in wild plant extracts and environmental growing conditions – factors affecting the antimicrobial activity of Allium Ursinum L.
In order to investigate how environmental factors affect plant antibiotic compounds, a literature review of plants with known antibiotic plant activity was carried out, and wild garlic (Allium ursinum L.) chosen as the model organism for the study. 168 individuals were collected from 7 sites across London and its suburban...Burton, George
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Master's dissertation
Novel insight into genome size and succulent trait evolution in Aloe (Asphodelaceae)
Through the evaluation of genomic, anatomical, and physiological characters against the most taxa rich phylogenetic hypothesis of the genus Aloe, this research elucidated succulent trait evolution and relationships governing the ‘succulence syndrome’ within this iconic group. Genome size estimates for 110 species produced 2.7-fold 1C variation and range of 13.49-36.42...Elliott, Kelda
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Master's dissertation
Medicinal and aromatic plants of Pakistan – well documented, effectively conserved and sustainably used
Medicinal and aromatic plants are fundamental to the lives of many people in Pakistan, and numerous species are declining in the wild. In this study, a framework to understand opportunities for conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants in Pakistan was trialed using eight species as case studies. This framework...Roland, Carlin
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Master's dissertation
The impact of genomic structural variation on meiotic pairing and segregation in Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima
A method of ND FISH was employed to identify structural variation in Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima and to evaluate the impact of this variation on meiotic behaviours, specifically synapsis and segregation of chromosomes. An intercalary region (pEV1) on the chromosome IV arm exhibited asymmetry in signals, allowing individual homologues to...Mian, Sahr
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Master's dissertation
Does climate influence genome size diversity? A study of genome size-environment associations across the Madagascar grass flora
Repetitive DNA accumulation and whole genome duplication are common across angiosperm lineages, resulting in some of the largest ever-recorded genomes, yet the majority of angiosperm species have small genomes. This suggests selection may be acting to reduce genome size (GS), and there is growing evidence of environmental factors influencing GS...Morton, Joseph
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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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Master's dissertation
DNA barcoding of Pinanga (Arecaceae) of Borneo
The successful application of DNA barcoding as a tool for species discrimination and identification depends on the adequacy of barcode reference libraries of well identified species. Next generation sequencing (NGS) methods have proven to be more promising especially for herbarium specimen containing degraded DNA than conventional barcoding. To make a...Odufuwa, Phebian
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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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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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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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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