Plant.ID Seminar Series: Molecular identification of plants for science and society
The Plant.ID Seminar Series presented modern molecular tools for identifying plants, showcasing some of the most current developments in the field. This series included 5 seminars each revolving around a specific topic. All were recorded, with the links below for rewatching.
Thursday February 25, 14:00-16:00 CET
| Biodiversity time travels: The use of historical plant genomes in biodiversity research | ||
| 14:00 | Introduction by chairs | |
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Margret Veltman (University of Oslo) & Nataly Canales (University of Copenhagen) |
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| 14:05 | A retrospective view on plant genetic diversity using ancient DNA | |
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Hernán Burbano (University College London) |
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| 14:35 | The Victorian parlour plant and the survival of the unfit | |
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Thibauld Michel (Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh) |
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| 14:55 | Break | |
| 15:10 | Inferring the population genomics of an invasive weed through time | |
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Vanessa Bieker (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) |
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| 15:30 | Vintage genomics: Tracing wine grape varieties through time | |
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Jazmín Ramos Madrigal (University of Copenhagen) |
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| 16:00 | End | |
Thursday March 25, 14:00-16:15 CET
| Modern tools and old methods: Descriptive taxonomy and phylogeny | ||
| 14:00 | Introduction by chair | |
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Stephen Garrett (University of Copenhagen) |
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| 14:05 | Describing signals of phylogeny and molecular evolution across swathes of genomic data | |
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David A Duchêne (Australian National University & University of Copenhagen) |
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| 14:35 | Polyploid genomes, the Achilles heel of molecular taxonomy? | |
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Anne-Sophie Quatela (University of Gothenburg) |
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| 14:50 | Species as a heuristic: reconciling theory and practice | |
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Tom Wells (Oxford University) |
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| 15:20 | Break | |
| 15:30 | Species-tree diffusion models and their applications in campion (Silene) phylogeography | |
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Ntwai Moiloa (University of Gothenburg) |
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| 15:45 | A taxonomic monograph of Ipomoea integrated across phylogenetic scales | |
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Robert Scotland (Oxford University) |
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| 16:15 | End | |
Thursday April 22, 14:00-16:00 CET
| Proxy wars: Molecular tools for reconstructing diets and environments | ||
| 14:00 | Introduction by chair | |
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Physilia Chua (University of Copenhagen) |
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| 14:05 | Ground-truthing soil eDNA vegetation assessment: a blast from the past | |
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María Ariza (University of Oslo) |
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| 14:25 | The hidden biodiversity of pollen grains | |
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Marcel Polling (Naturalis Biodiversity Center) |
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| 14:45 | Break | |
| 15:00 | Holocene vegetation responses to climate and humans in Central Alps | |
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Sandra Garcés Pastor (The Arctic University of Tromsø) |
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| 15:30 | The trophic ecology of large herbivores | |
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Tyler Kartzinel (Brown University) |
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| 16:00 | End | |
Thursday May 27, 15:00-17:00 CET
| Tracing trade: Crossing the border between taxonomy and forensics against illegal plant trade | ||
| 15:00 | Introduction by chair | |
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Yannick Woudstra (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) |
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| 15:05 | Ethnobotany of traded Aloe species in Tanzania | |
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Siri Abihudi (Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology) |
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| 15:35 | Innovative tools for monitoring illegal hardwood timber trade | |
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Mehrdad Jahanbanifard (Naturalis Biodiversity Center) |
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| 15:55 | Break | |
| 16:10 | Genome skimming reveals novel plastid markers for the identification of illegally logged African trees | |
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Maurizio Mascarello (Meise Botanic Garden) |
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| 16:30 | The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and new technologies to tackle illegal plant trade | |
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Carly Cowell (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) |
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| 17:00 | End | |
Thursday June 24, 14:00-16:00 CET
| Molecular monitoring: Plant product quality and the environment | ||
| 14:00 | Introduction by chair | |
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Bastien Anthoons (Centre for Research & Technology, Hellas) |
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| 14:05 | Identification and quantification of bioindicator diatom complexes: a case study with N. palea | |
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Ozan Çiftçi (BaseClear) |
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| 14:25 | DNA barcoding, metabarcoding and chemical profiling of Chinese herbal medicine | |
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Felicitas Mück (University of Oslo) |
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| 14:45 | Break | |
| 15:00 | Molecular tools for early detection of invasive aquatic plants, and identification of cryptic invasive macrophytes | |
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Joanna Freeland (Trent University) |
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| 15:30 | Analytical methods for herbal medicine authentication and the need for standardization in the regulation of the global supply chain | |
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Anthony Booker (University of Westminster) |
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| 16:00 | End | |
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