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Research Grants

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Understanding how geography drives evolutionary processes in the campos rupestres

Project summary:

My goal is to understand phylogenetic relationships and diversity within the campos rupestres using Begonia Section Tetrachia Brade as a model group. Also, I plan on understanding diversification and niche evolution patterns for the species in this genus to elucidate whether campos rupestres acted as an interglacial refugium. Finally, I will use niche modelling analyses to assess if future climatic changes projected for the year 2080 will impact the future distribution of these species. Hopefully, this study will serve as an example to other floristic studies conducted in the campos rupestres.

First Name:

Maria Beatriz de Souza Cortez

mariacortez@ufl.edu

Highest degree:

Masters

Year obtained:

2017

Applicant Status:

Current student

United States of America

Flowering plants

Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):

Cortez, M. B., Sforça, D. A., Alves, F. M., Vidal, J. D., Alves-Pereira, A., Mori, G. M., Andreotti, I. A., Nascimento, J. E., Bittrich, V., Zucchi, M. I., Amaral, M. C. E., Souza, A. P. (2019) Elucidating the species “complex” Clusia criuva: cryptic taxa can exhibit great genetic and geographic variation. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 190: 67 – 82. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boz004

Vidal, J. D., Cortez, M. B., Alves, F. M., Koehler, S., Souza, A. P., Koch, I. (2018) Development and cross-validation of microsatellite markers for Rauvolfia weddelliana Müll.Arg. (Apocynaceae) species complex. Brazilian Journal of Botany, 41(3): 681 – 686. http://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-018-0465-9

Hodel, R. G. J., Cortez, M. B. de S., Soltis, P. S., & Soltis, D. E. (2016). Comparative phylogeography of black mangroves (Avicennia germinans) and red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) in Florida: Testing the maritime discontinuity in coastal plants. American Journal of Botany, 103(4): 1–10. http://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1500260

Soltis, D. E., Segovia-Salcedo, M. C., Jordon-Thaden, I., Majure, L., Miles, N. M., Mavrodiev, E. V., Mei, W., Cortez, M. B., Soltis, P. S. & Gitzendanner, M. A. (2014) Are polyploids really evolutionary dead-ends (again)? A critical reappraisal of Mayrose. New Phytologist, 202 (4): 1105 – 1117. http://doi.org/10.1111/nph.12756

Scoring Rubric

Your name:

c1. Scientific Merit

 

  • Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points

  • Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points

  • Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points

  • 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

 

  • 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

  • Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points

  • 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

  • The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits  – up to 10 points

  • 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

University of Florida

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