Couch, Charlotte, A.
Job TitleBotanical Researcher
DepartmentHerbarium, Library, Art & Archives
SectionRegional Teams
Science Teams:
Joined Kew: 2005
Foreign Language(s): French
Qualifications & Appointments
MSc Plant Diversity (Biodiversity and Conservation), Univ of Reading, 2003-2004
BSc Botany (2:1), University of Wales Aberystwyth, 1996-1999
Role
Re-organising the Herbarium to the new APG III linear sequence of plant classification.
Developing and implementing a plan to re-organise the Herbarium and Carpological specimens into APG III and the layout of people in relation to the collections they work on.
Updating of the Families and Genera database to reflect the new taxonomic system.
Organising the Kew Herbarium internship programme (6 week programme of preparation work or the re-organisation, lectures and family identification sorts).
Field research in
Small scale vegetation surveys for mining companies in the
Projects
Selected Recent Publications
Thai Biogeorgraphy Group (TBG): van Welzen, P.C., Parnell, J.A.N., Boyce, P.C., Bygrave, P., Byrne, C., Chayamarit, K, Chantaranothai, P., Couch, C., Curtis, T., Dransfield, S., Esser, H.-J., Jebb, M.H.P., Kirkup, D.W., Larsen, K., Larsen, S.S., Macklin, J., Madern, A., Meade, C., Middleton, D.J., Moat, J., Muasya, A.M., Nielsen, N., Pattharahirantricin, N., Prajaksood, A., Pendry, C.A., Pooma, R., Simpson, D.A., Staples, G.W., Suddee, S., Sungkaew, S., Teerawatananon, A., Trias-Blasi, A., Wilkin, P. & Raes, N. (2010). The current and future status of floristic provinces in Thailand. Proceedings of Flora of Thailand Conference.
Harvey, Y., Baena, S, Williams, T., Cisse, S., Pearce, L, van der Burgt, X., Couch, C. & Cheek, M. (2010). Guinea-Conakry: new plant discoveries in the Simandou Range. Proceedings of the 18th AETFAT Congress.
Moat, J., Couch, C., Milliken, W., Smith, P., Hamilton, M. & Baena, S. (2008). KEW-ELIASCH Review Consultation Report to the office of Climate Change. Rapid forest inventory and mappin, monitoring forest cover and land use change.
