Research Grants
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Phylogenetic and Taxonomic Studies in Guadua (Poaceae: Bambusoideae: Bambuseae)
Project summary:
This work is critical for the understanding the phylogeny of Guadua and related taxa, a bamboo genus economic and ecological importance. An infragenic circumscription of Guadua will be inferred through phylogenetic studies based on plastid markers. A taxonomic study for the Amazonian species in Brazil will also be prepared.
First Name:
Edgar Augusto Lobato Afonso
Highest degree:
Masters
Year obtained:
2017
Applicant Status:
Current student
Brazil
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Afonso, E.A.L.; Vasconcelos, S.; Torke, B.M.; Viana, P.L. A taxonomic review of Myriocladus (Poaceae, Bambusoideae) in Brazil, including the description of a new species. Brittonia, v. 71, pp. 1-14, 2019.
Viana, P.L.; Rocha, A.E.S.; Silva, C.; Afonso, E.A.L.; Oliveira, R.P.; Oliveira, R.C. Flora of the cangas of Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil: Poaceae. Rodriguésia (Printed), v. 69, pp. 1311-1368, 2018. (in Portuguese).
Shirasuna, R.T.; Afonso, E.A.L.; Clark, L.G.; Viana, P.L.; Filgueiras, T.S. (in memoriam). 2020. Guadua in Flora do Brasil 2020. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro.
B F G; Afonso, E.A.L. Brazilian Flora 2020: Innovation and collaboration to meet Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC). Rodriguésia, v. 69, pp. 1513-1527, 2018.
Scoring Rubric
Your name:
c1. Scientific Merit
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Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points
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Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points
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Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points
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Adequacy of methods for testing the research question (data collection/analysis/use of different tools) – up to 10 points
This proposal scores:
/35
C2. Community Building
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Applicant’s potential for completing goals of the proposal within the time frame, and of professional success (based on CV, considering career stage) – up to 10 points
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Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points
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Perceived need where more points are given for applicants from low- or middle-income countries – up to 5 points
This proposal scores:
/25
C3. Broader Impacts
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The proposal will yield durable benefits and be disseminated through publications (e.g., taxonomic revisions, checklists, new data provided for existing databases, websites) – up to 20 points
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The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits – up to 10 points
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The proposal involves outreach, mentoring, and mobility exchange – up to 10 points
This proposal scores:
/40
Applicant Details
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Previous publications
Budget (USD):
2000
Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
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