Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)
Founded in 1670, the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh delivers world-class biodiversity research to underpin the conservation and sustainable use of the world’s plants and to respond to the climate emergency. We work in Scotland and with partners in more than 35 countries around the world to undertake research and to provide training and capacity building including an MSc in Biodiversity and Taxonomy of Plants delivered in partnership with the University of Edinburgh.
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Environmental factors and host genetic variation shape the fungal endophyte communities within needles of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
(Elsevier, 2022-06)To determine the role of environmental and host genetic factors in shaping fungal endophyte communities we used culturing and metabarcoding techniques to quantify fungal taxa within healthy Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) ... -
Population genomics reveal deep divergence and strong geographical structure in gentians in the Hengduan Mountains
(Frontiers Media, 2022-08-25)Understanding the evolutionary and ecological processes driving population differentiation and speciation can provide critical insights into the formation of biodiversity. Here, we examine the link between population genetic ... -
Grazing lawns and overgrazing in frequently grazed grass communities
(John Wiley & Sons, 2022-09)Frequent grazing can establish high forage value grazing lawns supporting high grazer densities, but can also produce overgrazed grass communities with unpalatable or low grass basal cover, supporting few grazers. Attempts ... -
Sequence locally, think globally: The Darwin Tree of Life Project
(National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2022-01-18)The goals of the Earth Biogenome Project—to sequence the genomes of all eukaryotic life on earth—are as daunting as they are ambitious. The Darwin Tree of Life Project was founded to demonstrate the credibility of these ... -
Diversity in habit expands the environmental niche of Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae)
(Wiley, 2022-09)Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) is a widely distributed genus across the Australasian and African tropics with unusual diversity in habit, and many species of significance to people. Here, we quantify the environmental limits of ... -
Transcriptome profiles of yellowish-white and fuchsia colored flowers in the Rheum palmatum complex reveal genes related to color polymorphism
(Springer Nature, 2022-09)Flower color variation is ubiquitous in many plant species, and several studies have been conducted to elucidate the underlying molecular mechanism. There are two flower color variants (yellowish-white and fuchsia) in the ... -
The implications of coalescent conspecific genetic samples in plants
(Cambridge University Press, 2022-09-01)When samples from a single taxonomic species are resolved as monophyletic, or coalescent, in a phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences, this is often the basis for “cryptic” or otherwise overlooked plant species. Here, we ... -
Specimen and sample metadata standards for biodiversity genomics: a proposal from the Darwin Tree of Life project [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]
(Wellcome Open Research, 2022-07-12)The vision of the Earth BioGenome Project1 is to complete reference genomes for all of the planet’s ~2M described eukaryotic species in the coming decade. To contribute to this global endeavour, the Darwin Tree of Life ... -
Reproduction and genetic diversity of Juniperus squamata along an elevational gradient in the Hengduan Mountains
(KeAi Communications, 2022-07)Elevation plays a crucial factor in the distribution of plants, as environmental conditions become increasingly harsh at higher elevations. Previous studies have mainly focused on the effects of large-scale elevational ... -
Evaluating the effect of the location and design of retention ponds on flooding in a Peri-Urban river catchment
(MDPI, 2022-08)In order to reduce the flooding risk in urban and peri-urban river catchments, retention ponds or wet detention ponds are often used. However, there has been little work that uses distributed hydrological modeling to ... -
Evaluation of two short overlapping rbcL markers for diatom metabarcoding of environmental samples: Effects on biomonitoring assessment and species resolution
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science, 2022-08-08)Two short diatom rbcL barcodes, 331 bp and 263 bp in length, have frequently been used in diatom metabarcoding studies. They overlap in a common 263-bp region but differ in the presence or absence of a 68-bp tail at the ... -
Environmental reconstruction and formation processes in a large Mesolithic lithic scatter at Nethermills of Crathes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
(Elsevier, 2022-10)The rich resources of river valleys provided a focus for much Mesolithic hunter-gatherer-fisher activities across Europe. In Scotland there is one notable concentration of lithic evidence for this, at several locations ... -
Stipules in angiosperms
(2022-08)Stipules are generally regarded as the outgrowths of the leaf-base in angiosperms. From previous literature, the stipule is not only an important trait for plant taxonomy and identification, but there is great progress in ... -
Performance of hemiparasitic Euphrasia under different growth conditions
(2022-08)Introduction: The growth of parasitic plants is affected by many factors, including host, various environmental factors, etc. Here, we use two species from the recently radiated hemiparasitic Euphrasia to study the effects ... -
Species diversity patterns in the large genus Solanum L. (Solanaceae)
(2022-08-19)Species diversity is one of the most important indicator in ecological research and conversational biology. Factors that correlates with species diversity and the mechanism how environmental factors affect species richness ... -
An investigation of the effects of climate change on the Serbian Spruce (Picea omorika) and potential for future conservation actions
(2022-08-26)Approximately 34 % of conifer species are threatened with extinction. One such species is Picea omorika, a rare IUCN red-listed conifer endemic to the central Balkans. Little is known about the degree to which this species ... -
Clarifying the genetic relationships of recently diverged Antirrhinum taxa in Southeast Spain
(2022-08)The global change poses a significant threat to plant biodiversity worldwide. Well-resolved taxonomic delimitations reflecting genetic entities are essential in effective genetic conservation. In this study we assess the ... -
Microclimatic refugia and the protection of plant diversity
(2022-08)The aim of this thesis is to adjust the current configuration of predictive bioclimatic modelling through downscaling of heat load and topographic wetness indices to develop a fine-resolution bioclimatic modelling approach ...
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