Projektnummer

0059190

Zusammenfassung

The project extension is structured into five work packages. The spectrum of methods applied in WP 1 - Research includes molecular phylogenetics and taxonomy, analyses of geographical distributions, historical biogeography, and conservation status assessment. Selected plant genera from different ecosystems (Campanula, Pyrus, Dianthus, Scutellaria, Jurinea, and Ramalina) will be studied as models to arrive at a better understanding their evolutionary history and to carry out meta-analyses on Caucasus plant diversity patterns. Population-level analyses (conservation genetics) will contri...