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Nigel P. Barker
Prof. Nigel P. BarkerHead of the Department of Botany
Department of Botany
Rhodes University
Dept Botany
Lucas Avenue
Grahamstown, 6140
South Africa
Phone: +27 46 603 8592 / 8715
Fax: +27 46 622 5524
URL Institution: www.ru.ac.za/botany/
Additional functions:
GMBA steering Committee
Leader of the Great Escarpment Biodiversity Programme
Key Publications of Nigel P. Barker (up to ten) :
Clark, V.R., Barker, N.P. & Mucina, L. (2012). Taking the scenic route - The southern Great Escarpment (South Africa) as part of the Cape to Cairo floristic highway. Plant Ecology & Diversity 4: 313-328
Clark, V.R., Barker, N.P., & Mucina, L. (2011). The Great Escarpment of Southern Africa: A new frontier for biodiversity exploration. Biodiversity & Conservation 20: 2543-2561.
Clark, V.R., Barker, N.P. & Mucina, L. (2009). The Sneeuberg: A new centre of floristic endemism on the Great Escarpment, South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 75: 196-238.
Ramdhani, S., Barker, N.P. & Baijnath, H. (2008). Exploring the Afromontane centre of endemism: Kniphofia Moench (Asphodelaceae) as a floristic indicator. Journal of Biogeography 35: 2258-2273.
Barker, N.P., Weston, P.H., Rutschmann, F & Sauquet, H. (2007). Molecular dating of the “Gondwanan” plant family Proteaceae is only partially congruent with the timing of Gondwanan break-up. Journal of Biogeography: 34: 2012-2027.
Expertise of Nigel P. Barker:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|---|
| Expert Type | Scientific / Fundamental Research |
| Topic Biosphere | Biodiversity |
| Topic Ecosystems | Terrestrial Ecosystems |
| Time Frame | Past: Historical / Archeological |
| Recent / Today | |
| Future | |
| Statistical Focus | Mean Change / Trends |
| Variability | |
| Time Scale | Seasonal / Annual |
| Decadal / Centennial | |
| Millenial | |
| 100 kyr | |
| Methods | Data Collection |
| Modeling | |
| Mountain Research Initiative | Long-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount |
| Process studies along altitudinal gradients and in associated headwater basins | |
| Sustainable land use and natural resources management |
Specialties of Nigel P. Barker:
Plant taxonomy, population genetics, phylogeography, molecular systematics, biodiveristy, biogeography, floristics
Last update: 12/4/19
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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