Research Grants
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TAXONOMY AND FILOGENY OF ELEOCHARIS (CYPERACEAE)
Project summary:
This project has as main objectives to contribute to the taxonomic knowledge of Eleocharis in the Brazilian Pampa, fundamental to reconstruct the phylogeny of the genus. Extensive fieldwork and morphological analysis of specimens of Eleocharis in the herbariums of southern Brazil and Uruguay will be carried out.
First Name:
Clebiana de Sá Nunes
Highest degree:
Master's degree
Year obtained:
2016
Applicant Status:
Current student
Brasil
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Nunes, C. S.; Gil, A. S. B. Trevisan, R. Eleocharis pedrovianae, a new species of Cyperaceae from Northern Brazil (Serra dos Carajás, Pará State). Phytotaxa, 265: 85-91, 2016.
Nunes, C. S.; Bastos, M. N. C.; Gil, A. S. B. Flora das cangas da Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brasil: Cyperaceae. Rodriguésia, 67: 1329-1366, 2016.
Maciel-Silva, J.F.; Nunes, C.S.; Gil, A.S.B. The genus Eleocharis (Cyperaceae) in the restinga of Pará state, Brazil. Rodriguésia, 69: 1813-1824, 2018.
Nunes, C.S.; Silva-Filho, P.J.; Thomas, W.W.; Gil, A.S.B. Rhynchospora seccoi, a new species of Rhynchospora sect. Tenues (Cyperaceae) from Brazilian Amazon (Serra dos Carajás, Pará State). Phytotaxa (Online), 405: 91-100, 2019.
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
Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia/Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
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