Team
Researchers from Europe, Oceania, Africa, and the Americas working together to unravel the evolutionary history of Sub-Antarctic floras.
This research is coordinated by Mario Mairal (Spain) and carried out by an international team spanning Europe, Oceania, Africa, North and South America, combining expertise in plant systematics, biogeography, phylogeography and conservation.
Coordination
Mario Mairal
(Spain)
Project coordination; plant biogeography and phylogeography.
Research team & collaborators
Ángela Aguado
(Spain)
Phylogeography and evolutionary history of Sub-Antarctic plant lineages.
Peter Convey
(United Kingdom)
Polar terrestrial ecology; Sub-Antarctic biodiversity and conservation expertise.
Nicolás Echarren-Lucendo
(Spain)
Genomic laboratory workflows and data processing support.
Carlos García-Verdugo
(Spain)
Population genetics and evolutionary processes in island and fragmented systems.
Johannes Le Roux
(Australia / South Africa)
Phylogeography, invasion ecology and extreme long-distance dispersal.
Roy Mackenzie Calderón
(Chile)
Chilean Sub-Antarctic flora and vegetation; logistics for expeditions.
Sara Martín Hernanz
(Spain)
Phylogeography and molecular analyses of plant lineages.
Heidi Meudt
(New Zealand)
New Zealand systematics and biogeography; WELT herbarium liaison and fieldwork support.
Sonia Molino
(Spain)
Systematics and evolution of Sub-Antarctic pteridophytes; herbarium-based research and taxonomic expertise.
Zuzana Münzbergová
(Czech Republic)
Population genomics and Flow Cytometry.
Germinal Rouhan
(France)
Herbarium P (MNHN) and austral pteridophytes; herbarium access, loans and sampling support.
Laura Sánchez-Jardón
(Chile)
Chilean Sub-Antarctic ecology; logistics for expeditions.
Isabel Sanmartín
(Spain)
Historical biogeography, macroevolutionary modelling and phylogenetic inference.
Alberto L. Teixido
(Spain)
Floral biology and reproductive ecology in plant populations.
Weston Testo
(United States)
Fern and lycophyte phylogenomics; bioinformatics and evolutionary interpretation.
Bettine van Vuuren
(South Africa)
Sub-Antarctic expertise (Prince Edward archipelago); ddRADseq experience and regional contacts.