Brundrett, Mark Christopher   (1959 - )

Born May 24, 1959, Canada;

Education:
BSc June 1982 Botany, 'Plant physiology, morphology and biochemistry' University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
MSc June 1984 Botany, 'Development of vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizae of Allium porrum L.roots', University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
PhD Aug. 1988 Biology (Mycology/Botany), 'The development of mycorrhizae and roots in a hardwood forest community', University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

"In 1991 I was studying mycorrhizas in natural habitats and mines in Kakadu, while based at University of Western Australia.

"I arrived in Perth two years earlier to work with a highly respected team led by Profs. Lyn Abbott and Alan Robson after finishing my PhD in Canada.

"Subsequent projects included a CSIRO-China collaboration on eucalypt plantations, managing rare wheatbelt orchids with community groups and banksia woodland restoration.

"I developed efficient methods for detecting mycorrhizal fungi, restoring habitats and propagating orchids. I also wrote an orchid guide that explains their ecology.

"I am now a volunteer researcher on orchid pollination, genetics, conservation and taxonomy. This includes a genetic study of the Thelymitra variegataa group led by Drs. Katharina Nargara and Lars Nauheimer (Australian Tropical Herbarium) and Mark Clements and Heidi Zimmer (Australian National Herbarium).

"My research also includes resolving the global importance of mycorrhizal associations and plant traits such as fire responses."

Source: Extracted from:
https://www.library.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/105456/mark.brundrett.pdf>
Australasian Plant Conservation, Vol.30, No.3, Feb 2022 p.12
Portrait Photo: Extracted from: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mark-Brundrett/3.

Collecting localities for 'Brundrett, M.' from AVH (2022)

Data from 393 specimens