People
Belyaeva, Irina V.
| Job Title | Marie Curie Fellow |
|---|---|
| Department | Herbarium |
| Section | Malpighiales |
| Science Teams |
Malpighiales |
| Joined Kew | 2005 |
| Foreign Language(s) | Russian (mother tongue), German |
Qualifications & Appointments
MSc, Ural Main State University, Ekaterinburg, 1979.
PhD, Russian Academy of Sciences, Ekaterinburg, 1988.
Fellow of Linnaean Society of London
Role
Taxonomy and systematics of Salicaceae sensu stricto.
Detailed investigations over many years of the willows of the world with an emphasis on those of Eurasia. Morphological studies to classify and identify species and hybrids. Herbarium work and field studies. Collaboration with botanists from many countries of Europe. More than 60 articles, papers and books on Salicaceae sensu stricto. Supervision of PhD students. Currently on a two-year Marie Curie Incoming Scientist Fellowship funded by the European Union.
Projects
World Classification and Phylogeny of Salicaceae sensu stricto
Selected Publications 2001-2005
Belyaeva, I.V., Kirchner, B., Hoeggemeier, A.J., & Milke, H. (2001). About taxonomy of European willows from Section Arbuscella Seringe ex Duby. Trudy mezdunarodnoy konferenzii po fitozenologii i sistematike vysshih rastenii 2001: 23-25.
Belyaeva, I.V. (2002). New species of the genus Salix (Salicaceae) from the Urals. Botanical Journal 87(4): 153-159.
Belyaeva, I.V., Semkina, L.A. & Epanchinzeva, O.V. (2003). Arctic-alpine Willows in Culture in Middle Ural. Russia: Academy of Science of Russia. Pp 92.
Belyaeva, I.V., Kirchner, B., Kovalev, S.U. & Semkina, L.A. (2004). Taxonomy, variability and distribution of Salix bicolor (Salicaceae). Botanical Journal 89(2): 286-301.
Selected Publications pre-2001
Belyaeva, I.V., Shaburov, V.I. & D’Yachenko, A.A. (1998). Dwarf decorative willows in culture in the Central Urals. In Ecology and Plant Acclimatisation. Ekaterinburg. 105-113.
Belyaeva, I.V., Shaburov, V.I. & D’Yachenko, A.A. (1999). Cultivation of hybrid weeping willows in the Central Urals. Bull. Main Bot. Gard. 179: 19-26.
Belyaeva, I.V. (1999). Neue decorative Weiden fuer Gebiete mit kaltem Klima. Ginkgo-Blaetter 76: 18-22.
Belyaeva, I.V. (2000). A new variety of Salix viminalis (Salicaceae) from the Tumen region. Botanical Journal 85(8): 104.
Belyaeva, I.V., Shaburov, V.I. & D’Yachenko, A.A. (2000). Hybrid willow trees in decorative horticulture in the Central Urals. Bull. Main Bot. Gard. 180: 102-109.