Stephen Hopper - Research
Contact Information
For enquiries relating to Professor Stephen Hopper's research only, please contact:
Dr Rhian Smith
Director's Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Richmond
Surrey TW9 3AB
Email: rhian.smith@kew.org
Research Interests
- Evolution, systematics and conservation of the southwest Australian biodiversity hotspot.
- Elucidation of new aspects of vertebrate pollination ecology, flora conservation and conservation genetics applied to the Australian flora.
- The revision of phytogeographic concepts and regionalisation for the ancient landscapes of south-western Australia and the Greater Cape Region of South Africa.
- Origins of plant species richness in the world’s Mediterranean climate regions.
- The development of collaborative international programs on the biogeography and conservation of granite outcrop floras.
- The development of new theory relating to the evolution and conservation of biodiversity on old and young landscapes.
Current Research Projects
- Granite outcrop plants - biogeography, evolution and conservation
- Haemodoraceae - phylogenetics, biology and conservation
- Old, climatically-buffered, infertile landscapes – evolution and conservation of biodiversity
- Systematics, evolution and conservation of Australian orchids
- Systematics and conservation of Western Australian eucalypts
Current Research Students
| Name | Project Title | Institution | Supervisors |
| Alea Faber | Ecology and phylogenetics of rare granite outcrop Paracaleana (Duck Orchids) | Kings Park and Botanic Garden / School of Plant Biology, University of Western Australia | Prof. Stephen Hopper, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Dr. Pieter Poot, University of Western Australia |
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