Steve Waldren
Professor
Botany
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
Biography
I would welcome enquiries on research projects in the general areas of plant conservation biology mentioned above from prospective PhD students and post-doctoral fellows. Teaching Postgraduate MSc in Biodiversity & Conservation, Programme Director BD7050 – Introduction to Biodiversity (Module coordinator) BD7052 – Introduction to Conservation Biology (Module co-ordinator) BD7055 – Systematics and Taxonomy BD7058 – Overseas Field Course (Module co-ordinator) BD7059 – Practical Conservation Skills (Module co-ordinator) Undergraduate BO4104 – Data Handling (Module co-ordinator) BO4103 – Plant Diversity and Comnservation (Module co-ordinator) BO4106 – Seminars, Tutorials & Workshops BO3102 – Field Skills in Plant and Environmental Science BO3109 – Seminars, Tutorials & Workshops
Research Interest
My research generally covers the broad areas of plant conservation biology. Research in Ireland has focused on the ecology, biogeography and conservation of threatened native plants, defining important plant areas in Ireland, and the ecology and conservation of turloughs (temporary lakes in karst limestone). Overseas I have an interest in island floras and their conservation, especially focusing on the Pitcairn group in the South-Central Pacific: I also have particular interests in the evolution and diversity of Pacific Peperomia species. Some recent work has centred on sustainable utilization of natural grazing lands in mountain regions (e.g. Nepal).
Publications
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Lynn, D.E. & Waldren, S. (2003). Survival of Ranunculus repens L. (Creeping Buttercup) in an amphibious habitat. Annals of Botany, 91: 75-84.
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Kingston, N. & Waldren, S. (2005) A conservation appraisal of the rare and endemic vascular plants of Pitcairn Island. Biodiversity and Conservation, 14: 781-800.
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Kingston, N. & Waldren, S. (2006). Biogeography of the Irish Lusitanian Heathers. In: Botanical links in the Atlantic Arc, eds S.J. Leach, C.N. Page, Y. Petoureau & M.N. Sanford, pp 137-145. Botanical Society of the British Isles: London.
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Roche, J.R., Mitchell, F.J.G. & Waldren, S. (2009). Plant community ecology of Pinus sylvestris, an extirpated species reintroduced into Ireland. Biodiversity and Conservation, 18: 2815-2203.
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Smyth, N., Waldren, S. & Kingston, N. (2010). 694. Abutilon pitcairnense, Malvaceae. Plant in Peril, 35. Curtis’s Botanical Magazine, 27: 355–364.
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Smith, R.J. & Waldren, S. (2010). Patterns of genetic variation in Colchicum autumnale L. and its conservation status in Ireland: a broader perspective on local plant conservation. Conservation Genetics, 11: 1351-1361.
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Waldren, S., Scally, L., Atalah, J et al., (2011) Biodiversity and Environmental Change: An Integrated Study Encompassing a Range of Scales, Taxa and Habitats. Environmental Protection Agency: Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, Ireland [STRIVE Report Series no 68]
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Waldren, S. & Kingston, N. (2011). Phytogeography and relationships of the Pitcairn Islands flora. In: The Biology of Island Floras, eds D. Bramwell & J. Caujapé-Castells, pp239 – 264. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge.
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Godefroid, S., Rivière, S., Waldren, S., Boretos, N., Eastwood, R. & Vanderborght, T. (2011). To what extent are threatened European plant species conserved in seed banks? Biological Conservation, 144: 1494 - 1498.
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Kimberley, S., Naughton, O., Jonhston, P., Gill, L. & Waldren, S. (2012) The influence of flood duration on the surface soil properties and grazing management of karst wetlands (turloughs) in Ireland. Hydrobiologia, 692: 29 – 40.
