Timberlake, Jonathan
Job Title
Editor, Flora Zambesiaca
Department
Herbarium, Library, Art and Archives
Section
Regional Teams
Science Teams:
Joined Kew:
2005Foreign Language(s):
PortugueseQualifications & Appointments
BSc (Hons) (1975)
MSc (1983)
Role
Editor of ‘Flora Zambesiaca’; plant conservation, plant utilization; vegetation survey; applied ecology; Acacia.
Editing of ‘Flora Zambesiaca’, covering Caprivi, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique. The flora is 80% complete at present. Includes liaison with botanists in the South-Central African region and giving advice on aspects of plant conservation.
Projects
Selected Recent Publications
Timberlake, J.R., Goyder, D., Crawford, F., Burrows, J., Clarke, G.P., Luke, Q., Matimele, H., Müller, T., Pascal, O., de Sousa, C. & Alves, T. (2011). Coastal dry forests in Mozambique. Plant Ecology & Evolution 144(2): 126-137.
Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. [editors] (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(2): 1-83. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, UK.
Timberlake, J.R. & Martins, E.S. [editors] (2010). Flora Zambesiaca 13(4): 1-151. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, UK.
Timberlake, J., Chidumayo, E. & Sawadogo, L. (2010). Distribution and characteristics of African dry forests and woodlands. In: The Dry Forests and Woodlands of Africa: managing for products and services (edited E. Chidumayo & D.J. Gumbo), pp. 11-41. Earthscan, London.
Timberlake, J., Dowsett-Lemaire, F., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Baena, S., Bento, C., Cook, K., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Smith, P. and de Sousa, C. (2009). Mt Namuli, Mozambique: Biodiversity and Conservation. Report produced under Darwin Initiative Award 15/036. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, UK. 115 pp.
Holdo, R.M. & Timberlake, J. (2008). Rooting depth and above-ground community composition in Kalahari sand woodlands in western Zimbabwe. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24: 169-176.
Selected Earlier Publications
- Timberlake, J.R., Fagg, C. & Barnes, R.D. (1999). Field Guide to the Acacias of Zimbabwe. Harare: CBC Publishing. 160 pp.
- Timberlake, J.R. & Kativu, S. (eds) (1999). African Plants: Biodiversity, Taxonomy and Uses. Proceedings of the 1997 AETFAT Congress, Harare, Zimbabwe. Kew: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 581 pp.
Frost, P.G.H., Timberlake, J.R. & Chidumayo, E. (2002). Miombo-Mopane woodlands and grasslands. In Gil, P.R. (ed) Wilderness: Earth's Last Wild Places. Mexico/Washington: CEMEX/Conservation International. 183-204.
Golding, J.S. & Timberlake, J.R. (2003). How taxonomists can bridge the gap between taxonomy and conservation science. Conservation Biology 17: 1177-1178.
Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J.R. (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants. Sabonet Report No.33. Pretoria/Harare: SABONET/National Herbarium. 150 pp.
