Theme leader: Paul Nevill
Research Supervision: Prof Siegfried Krauss, Prof Kingsley Dixon, and Prof Grant Wardell-Johnson
Objectives: Train researchers in the application of molecular, genecological, remote sensing and mapping approaches for understanding the drivers and consequences of adaptively significant genetic variation and its spatial structure, to inform decisions regarding seed sourcing and seed farming for better restoration outcomes.
Outcomes: (1)Identify genetically optimal ecotypes and local habitat-matched provenance boundaries for restoration sites; (2) Ensure genetically appropriate germplasm is established in ex-situ seed banks and seed farms; (3) Describe the mating systems of priority taxa to maximise seed production in wild and farmed seed source populations.
