Mathew ReesThe University of Edinburgh | UoE · School of GeoSciences
Mathew Rees
Master of Science
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Introduction
The main subject of my PhD focuses on the processes and environmental factors linked to transitioning from forests to savannas in Africa
Additional affiliations
October 2019 - January 2021
September 2015 - September 2018
September 2013 - September 2014
Jardin Botanique de Lyon
Position
- Horticulture
Education
September 2018 - September 2019
Publications
Publications (10)
Premise of the study:
Paubrasilia echinata (Lam.) Gagnon, H. C. Lima & G. P. Lewis ("Pau Brasil") is the national tree of Brazil, an endangered species endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The wide distribution, spanning over 2000 km, matches extensive plasticity in leaf morphology. Three morphotypes are commonly identified based on leaf size...
Multi-chromosomal mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) structures have repeatedly evolved in many lineages of angiosperms. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. The mitogenomes of three genera of Balanophoraceae, namely Lophophytum, Ombrophytum and Rhopalocnemis, have already been sequenced and assembled, all showing a highly multi-chromo...
Identification of plants is a challenging task which aims to identify the family, genus, and species level according to morphological features. Automated deep learning-based computer vision algorithms are widely used for identifying plants and can help users to narrow down the possibilities. However, numerous morphological similarities between and...
In tropical Africa, forests and savannas are the two most widespread biomes and potentially represent alternative stable states with a divergent species composition. A classic, but untested, hypothesis posited by White (1983) suggests that the transition zones between forests and savannas contain a floristically impoverished assemblage, with few re...
Background
Balanophoraceae plastomes are known for their highly condensed and re-arranged nature alongside the most extreme nucleotide compositional bias known to date, culminating in two independent reconfigurations of their genetic code. Currently, a large portion of the Balanophoraceae diversity remains unexplored, hindering, among others, evolu...
In tropical Africa, forests and savannas are the two most widespread biomes and potentially represent alternative stable states with divergent species composition. A classic, but untested, hypothesis posited by White (1983) suggests that the transition zones between forests and savannas contain a floristically impoverished assemblage with few repre...
Paubrasilia echinata (Lam.) Gagnon, H. C. Lima & G. P. Lewis (“Pau Brasil”) is the national tree of Brazil and an endangered species endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. The extensive range of distribution, spanning over 2000 km distance, is matched by extensive plasticity in leaf morphology. Three morphotypes are commonly identified based on...
Within the very uniform series Laurifoliae, Passiflora acuminata (treated as a synonym of P. laurifolia in the Flora of China), P. tolimana, P. gleasonii and P. metae appear particularly similar. A review of their descriptions and the associated specimens confirms their lack of morphological differentiation and leads us to formally resurrect P. acu...
Asterids are one of the most successful angiosperm lineages, exhibiting extensive morphological diversity and including a number of important crops. Despite their biological prominence and value to humans, the deep asterid phylogeny has not been fully resolved, and the evolutionary landscape underlying their radiation remains unknown. To resolve th...
Questions
Question (1)
I recently acquired some Genotyping by Sequencing (GBS) data for my study group (a plant in the legume family).
I would like to blast my data against the closest possible organism with a reference/draft genome to identify which regions are under selection.
How do I find out which is the closest related organism with an available genome to blast against?