Adrienne Markey Kensington Research

Anthospermeae (Rubiaceae) biogeography Coprosma flora and vegetation community survey ironstone floras phylogenetics pollination and dispersal syndromes systematics taxonomy

Email Adrienne

+61 8 9219 9023

Facsimile

+61 8 9334 0327

Street Address

17 Dick Perry Avenue, Technology Park, Western Precinct, Kensington WA 6151, Australia

Postal Address

Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre WA 6983, Australia

Profile¶

Research Scientist, Biogeography, Science Division

Expertise¶

• Flora and plant communities of ironstone ranges of Yilgarn Craton, arid zone flora and inland salt marshes
• Plant systematics, taxonomy and phylogenetics
• Plant pollination and seed dispersal syndromes

Brief CV¶

Academic Qualifications

• B. Sc. (Zoology & Botany), University of Western Australia, 1993
• Ph.D. (Evolutionary Ecology). Otago University (New Zealand), 2005. Thesis title: The evolution of fruit traits in Coprosma and the subtribe, Coprosminae (Rubiaceae: Anthospermeae).

Projects¶

• Flora surveys of the Ironstones Range of the Yilgarn Craton (midwest and Ravensthorpe Ranges) (http://naturemap.dpaw.wa.gov.au/)
• Targeted flora surveys of arid zone ecosystems in Pilbara and southern sandplains.
• Floristic survey and vegetation mapping of the Fortescue Marsh (Pilbara)
• Floristic survey of the Mandora Marsh / Walyarta (Kimberley)