Dr. Frederikus Josephus Alphonsus
Professor
Biology
University of Munster
Germany
Biography
1943: Born in Arnhem, NL; 1955-1961: Education Gymnasium ß, Arnhem, NL; 1961-1968: Study Biology, University of Utrecht, NL; 1968: Staff member Institute of Systematic Botany; 1973 of section Vegetation Ecology, Utrecht University; 1980: Docent Institute of Plant Ecology, University of Utrecht; 1980: PhD Thesis "Vegetation of the Angmagssalik District Southeast Greenland IV. Shrub, Dwarf Shrub and Terricolous Lichen Vegetation" (published 1982 in Medd. Grønland, Bioscience 10); 1987-1995: University professor in (Geo) Botany Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden, University of Münster, Germany; 1995-2008: Institute of Plant Ecology; 2008: Retirement. And the Institute of Biology and Biotechnology of Plants and Institute of Geobotany (Leibniz University, Hanover).
Research Interest
All aspects of Geobotany and Phytosociology of the North, especially the Arctic with Greenland; Lichenology and Bryology pertaining to vegetation; Plant community dynamics, global change, mapping and monitoring.
Publications
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Walker-DA, Alsos-IG, Bay-C (2013) Rescuing Valuable Arctic Vegetation Data for Biodiversity Models, Ecosystem Models and a Panarctic Vegetation Classification. Arctic 66: 133-137.
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Meltofte H (2013) Chapter 1, Synthesis: Implications for Conservation. In: Meltofte-H. (ed.) Arctic Biodiversity Assessment Status and trends in Arctic biodiversity: Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, Akureyri: 21-65.
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Daniёls-FJA, Gillespie-L, Poulin-M (2013) Chapter 9, Plants. In: Meltofte-H. (ed.) Arctic Biodiversity Assessment Status and trends in Arctic biodiversity. Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna, Akureyri: 311-353.
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Daniëls-FJA, Thannheiser-D, Wüthrich-C (2014) Flora and vegetation of the terrestrial area. In: Lozán et al. (Hrsg.) Warning signal climate. The polar regions. Publisher Scientific evaluations: 128-135.
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Daniëls-FJA (2014) A review of anthropogenic changes in the vasvcular flora and vegetation of the Arctic with special reference to Greenland. Braunschweig Geobotanical Works 11.
