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 | |
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 | |
Hernán Burbano (University College London) |
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14:35 | The Victorian parlour plant and the survival of the unfit | |
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 | |
Vanessa Bieker (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) |
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15:30 | Vintage genomics: Tracing wine grape varieties through time | |
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 | |
Stephen Garrett (University of Copenhagen) |
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14:05 | Describing signals of phylogeny and molecular evolution across swathes of genomic data | |
David A Duchêne (Australian National University & University of Copenhagen) |
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14:35 | Polyploid genomes, the Achilles heel of molecular taxonomy? | |
Anne-Sophie Quatela (University of Gothenburg) |
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14:50 | Species as a heuristic: reconciling theory and practice | |
Tom Wells (Oxford University) |
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15:20 | Break | |
15:30 | Species-tree diffusion models and their applications in campion (Silene) phylogeography | |
Ntwai Moiloa (University of Gothenburg) |
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15:45 | A taxonomic monograph of Ipomoea integrated across phylogenetic scales | |
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 | |
Physilia Chua (University of Copenhagen) |
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14:05 | Ground-truthing soil eDNA vegetation assessment: a blast from the past | |
María Ariza (University of Oslo) |
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14:25 | The hidden biodiversity of pollen grains | |
Marcel Polling (Naturalis Biodiversity Center) |
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14:45 | Break | |
15:00 | Holocene vegetation responses to climate and humans in Central Alps | |
Sandra Garcés Pastor (The Arctic University of Tromsø) |
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15:30 | The trophic ecology of large herbivores | |
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 | |
Yannick Woudstra (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) |
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15:05 | Ethnobotany of traded Aloe species in Tanzania | |
Siri Abihudi (Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology) |
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15:35 | Innovative tools for monitoring illegal hardwood timber trade | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Ozan Çiftçi (BaseClear) |
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14:25 | DNA barcoding, metabarcoding and chemical profiling of Chinese herbal medicine | |
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 | |
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 | |
Anthony Booker (University of Westminster) |
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16:00 | End |
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