Dent, Daisy H
Job TitleSeed Collector
DepartmentHerbarium
SectionScience Teams:
Joined Kew: 2006
Foreign Language(s): Spanish, French, Malay
Qualifications & Appointments
BSc, Botany, University of Bristol, 1998
PhD, University of Aberdeen, 2005.
Role
International seed collection and plant identification
Responsibilities involve identification of seed bank plant specimens, seed collection and collaboration with the Millennium Seed Bank Project (MSBP) partners. Has a background in plant ecology and environmental restoration, working in SE Asia and Central America. Recently, spent two years working on dry-forest restoration with small communities in Central America. Hopes to use knowledge of restoration ecology to the work with the MSBP, especially as the seed bank starts to develop in situ as well as ex situ conservation strategies.
