Karen Louise Wilson

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Karen Louise Wilson
Born1950
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater University of New South Wales
Scientific career
Fields Botany
Institutions National Herbarium of New South Wales
Thesis Systematic studies in Cyperus section Pinnati  (1986)
Author abbrev. (botany) K.L.Wilson

Karen Louise Wilson AM (born 1950) is an Australian botanist. [1]

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Some of her research interests are: systematics, phylogenetic and biogeographic studies on Cyperaceae, Casuarinaceae, Juncaceae and Polygonaceae. [2] Other professional interests include botanical nomenclature; botanical history, biodiversity, informatics and scientific editing. [2]

From 1973 to the present (As of 17 September 2018) she has worked at the Royal Botanic Gardens, National Herbarium of New South Wales, Australia. [3] Wilson graduated from the University of New South Wales with an MSc in 1986. [4]

The standard author abbreviation K.L.Wilson is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name . [5]

Names published

She has published at least 105 species names according to APNI, [6] while IPNI records some 107. [7]

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See also Taxa named by Karen Louise Wilson

Publications

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Journal articles

Books

Karen L. Wilson and David A. Morrison (eds.) (1998) (1998) Monocots : systematics and evolution

Honours

In 2008, she received an AM (member of the Order of Australia) in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to botany as a researcher and for the recording and documentation of Australian biodiversity. [8] [9] The citation lists the following achievements and services: [9]

PeriodPosition
presentActing Manager, Plant Diversity Section, Botanic Gardens Trust, Sydney
1973 -Botanist/Special Botanist
1986 - 1993Scientific editor, Telopea scientific journal
1992 - 1995Scientific representative, Committee, Friends of the Gardens
1992 -Member, Friends’ Publication Committee
2002 -Adjunct Associate Professor, University of New England
1994 - 1996President, Linnean Society of NSW
1997 - 2008Vice-President, Linnean Society of NSW
1984 -Council Member, Linnean Society of NSW
1990 - 2000Chair, Joyce W Vickery Research Fund Committee
1993 - 1999Member, Editorial Advisory Committee, Flora of Australia
2005 -Member, Scientific Advisory Board, Australian Systematic Botany journal
1975 - 1979Secretary, Australian Systematic Botany Society
1979 - 1980Councillor, Australian Systematic Botany Society
2008Member, new Committee for Data in Science, Australian Academy of Science
1980 -Author/Co-Author of a range of scientific publications,(mainly on sedges, rushes,she-oaks and smartweeds)
Director, Species 2000 ‘Catalogue of Life’ Program
2004 - 2006Chair, Global Team, Species 2000 ‘Catalogue of Life’
1997-Member, Global Team, Species 2000 ‘Catalogue of Life’
2001 - 2007Chair, Taxonomy Group
1999 -Member, Species 2000, Asia-Oceania Working Group

In addition she was a member of the organising committees for regional workshops on Global Taxonomy Initiative of Convention on Biological Diversity, a convenor of the Committee on Electronic Publishing and Databasing, International Association for Plant Taxonomy (1993-2005), a convenor of the International Conference on ‘Comparative Biology of the Monocotyledons’, Sydney (1998) co-editing the proceedings, and more. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Author Details: Wilson, Karen Louise". The International Plant Name Index. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney Science Staff: Karen L. Wilson
  3. ↑ Researchgate: Karen L. Wilson. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Wilson, Karen Louise (1986). Systematic studies in Cyperus section Pinnati. University of New South Wales (Thesis). doi:10.26190/unsworks/14208. hdl:1959.4/69480 . Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  5. ↑ International Plant Names Index.  K.L.Wilson.
  6. ↑ "APNI: Search for names by author: K.L.Wilson". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "International Plant Names Index: K.L.Wilson". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  8. ↑ Spanish Wikipedia: Karen Louise Wilson
  9. 1 2 3 "Member (AM) in the general division of the order of Australia: Mrs Karen Louise WILSON" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
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