Ludwig BaldasztiRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh · Department of Science
Ludwig Baldaszti
Master of Science
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Introduction
My driving motivation is to expand our understanding of biodiversity patterns in order to accelerate global conservation efforts. In my current work I am identifying gaps in the availability and accessibility of global plant biodiversity data to inform policy-makers. I have a particular interest in developing transdisciplinary biodiversity monitoring approaches to improve the conservation of rare species.
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September 2022 - present
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Publications (5)
In 2004, David Frodin published a landmark review of the history and concepts of big plant genera. Two decades of taxonomic activity have taken place since, coinciding with a revolution in phylogenetics and taxonomic bioinformatics. Here we use data from the World Flora Online (WFO) to provide an updated list of big (more than 500 species) and mega...
The evolution of geophytes in response to different environmental stressors is poorly understood largely due to the great morphological variation in underground plant organs, which includes species with rhizomatous structures or underground storage organs (USOs). Here we compare the evolution and ecological niche patterns of different geophytic org...
Almost 40% of the world's plant species are restricted in their geographic range size. However, little is known about the mechanisms that shape range sizes, particularly in a tropical context. Because small geographic range size is known to increase extinction risk, there is a need to better understand range size in the face of the ongoing biodiver...
