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A ROUND-TRIP ACROSS THE AMERICAS: EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF ATRIPLEX (AMARANTHACEAE, CHENOPODIOIDEAE) IN THE NEW WORLD
Project summary:
To contribute to the taxonomy and evolution of the genus Atriplex in the Americas, through the study of the origin and evolution of both South and North American lineages, by reconstructing their phylogenetic relationships on molecular data, and developing hypothesis of biogeographic patterns.
First Name:
Brignone Nicolás Fernando
Highest degree:
PhD in Biological Sciences
Year obtained:
2020
Applicant Status:
Early-career researcher (PhD obtained within last three years)
Argentina
Flowering plants
Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):
Žerdoner Čalasan A, Hammen S, Sukhorukov AP, McDonald JT, Brignone NF, Böhnert T & Kadereit G. 2022. From continental Asia into the world: Global historical biogeography of the saltbush genus Atriplex (Chenopodieae, Chenopodioideae, Amaranthaceae). Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics 54: 125660.
Brignone NF, Jocou AI & Denham SS. 2021. Toward an updated taxonomy of the South American Amaranthaceae II: subfamily Salicornioideae, tribes Salicornieae and Suaedeae. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 106: 292–324.
Brignone NF, Pozner RE & Denham SS. 2019. Origin and evolution of Atriplex (Amaranthaceae s.l.) in the Americas: Unexpected insights from South American species. Taxon 68(5): 1021-1036.
Brignone NF, Denham SS & Pozner R. 2016. Synopsis of the genus Atriplex (Amaranthaceae, Chenopodioideae) for South America. Australian Systematic Botany 29(5): 324-357.
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
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Budget (USD):
2000
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion (IBODA, CONICET-ANCEFN)
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