Research at the Biodiversity Unit
Research at Biodiversity Unit focuses broadly on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and –services.
The research infrastructure including the botanical garden and two field stations, long-term experiments and environmental monitoring datasets and scientific collections provides an excellent support for multidisciplinary research on topical questions such as climate change, biodiversity crisis, and the sustainable use and protection of natural resources in both natural and man-made environments.
In addition to its own research, the Biodiversity Unit promotes multidisciplinary research at the university and serves as a showcase for public outreach.
Our research
New publications
A new species of ant-eating spider (Araneae: Zodariidae) from the Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan, with colour variation possibly associated with substrate (2026)
Journal of Natural History
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
A new species of Echinodorus (Alismatales, Alismataceae) from the Chaco region with a waterlily soul (2026)
PhytoKeys
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Breynia phuongiana (Phyllanthaceae), a new species from the Central Highlands of Vietnam (2026)
Nordic Journal of Botany
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Soil phytolith assemblages reflect palm community composition in western Amazonia (2026)
Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Sammalet – Anthocerophyta, Bryophyta, Marchantiophyta (2026)
Lajiluettelo
(D1 Article in a professional journal)
Subfamily Diacritinae Townes, 1965 (2026)
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)Subfamily Neorhacodinae Hedicke, 1922 (2026)
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)Subfamily Xoridinae Shuckard, 1840 (2026)
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book)Herbariomics and the peculiar case of Alisma wahlenbergii (Alismataceae) (2026)
Taxon
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)