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Michelle van der Bank is affiliated with the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. Their research spans several fields, including Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The work also covers multiple specialized subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Ecological Modeling, and Ecology.

Themes central to their research include Species Distribution and Climate Change, Plant and Animal Studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, as well as Identification and Quantification in Food.

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Plastid phylogenomic insights into relationships of all flowering plant families," 2021, BMC Biology
  • "Identifying biodiversity knowledge gaps for conserving South Africa's endemic flora," 2020, Biodiversity and Conservation
  • "Airborne DNA reveals predictable spatial and seasonal dynamics of fungi," 2024, Nature
  • "Savanna tree evolutionary ages inform the reconstruction of the paleoenvironment of our hominin ancestors," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Evaluating the performance of a protected area network in South Africa and its implications for megadiverse countries," 2020, Biological Conservation

Frequent co-authors include:

  • T. Jonathan Davies
  • Ross D. Stewart
  • Nerea Abrego
  • Brendan Furneaux
  • Bess Hardwick

Their research is often published in venues such as South African Journal of Botany, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Biological Conservation, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and Phytotaxa.

Best Publications

  • A DNA barcode for land plants.

    Peter M. Hollingsworth;Laura L. Forrest;John L. Spouge

  • DNA barcoding the floras of biodiversity hotspots

    Renaud Lahaye;Michelle van der Bank;Diego Bogarin;Jorge Warner

  • Preserving the evolutionary potential of floras in biodiversity hotspots

    Félix Forest;Félix Forest;Richard Grenyer;Mathieu Rouget;T Jonathan Davies;T Jonathan Davies

  • Origin of angiosperms and the puzzle of the Jurassic gap

    Hong-Tao Li;Ting-Shuang Yi;Lian-Ming Gao;Peng-Fei Ma

  • Phylogeny of the eudicots : a nearly complete familial analysis based on rbcL gene sequences

    Vincent Savolainen;Michael F. Fay;Dirk C. Albach;Anders Backlund

  • Telling plant species apart with DNA: from barcodes to genomes

    Peter M. Hollingsworth;De-Zhu Li;Michelle van der Bank;Alexander Twyford

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 214–280

    P. W. Crous;R. G. Shivas;W. Quaedvlieg;M. van der Bank

  • Phylogenetic position and revised classification of Acacia s.l. (Fabaceae: Mimosoideae) in Africa, including new combinations in Vachellia and Senegalia

    Bruce Kyalangalilwa;James S. Boatwright;Barnabas H. Daru;Olivier Maurin

  • Fungal planet description sheets: 154-213

    P W Crous;M J Wingfield;J Guarro;R Cheewangkoon

  • Large multi-gene phylogenetic trees of the grasses (Poaceae): progress towards complete tribal and generic level sampling.

    Yanis Bouchenak-Khelladi;Nicolas Salamin;Vincent Savolainen;Felix Forest

  • Plastid phylogenomic insights into relationships of all flowering plant families.

    Hong-Tao Li;Yang Luo;Lu Gan;Peng-Fei Ma

  • Savanna fire and the origins of the ‘underground forests’ of Africa

    Olivier Maurin;T. Jonathan Davies;T. Jonathan Davies;John E. Burrows;Barnabas H. Daru

  • Fungal Planet description sheets: 281-319

    P. W. Crous;M. J. Wingfield;R. K. Schumacher;B. A. Summerell

  • Molecular phylogenetic analysis of Phyllanthaceae (Phyllanthoideae pro parte, Euphorbiaceae sensu lato) using plastid RBCL DNA sequences.

    Kenneth J. Wurdack;Petra Hoffmann;Rosabelle Samuel;Anette de Bruijn

  • Extinction risk and diversification are linked in a plant biodiversity hotspot.

    T. Jonathan Davies;T. Jonathan Davies;Gideon F. Smith;Dirk U. Bellstedt;James S. Boatwright

  • Spiny plants, mammal browsers, and the origin of African savannas.

    Tristan Charles-Dominique;Tristan Charles-Dominique;T. Jonathan Davies;Gareth P. Hempson;Bezeng S. Bezeng

  • Iridaceae ‘Out of Australasia’? Phylogeny, Biogeography, and Divergence Time Based on Plastid DNA Sequences

    Peter Goldblatt;Aaron Rodriguez;M. P. Powell;T. Jonathan Davies

  • The evolutionary history and biogeography of Mimosoideae (Leguminosae): An emphasis on African acacias

    Yanis Bouchenak-Khelladi;Olivier Maurin;Johan Hurter;Michelle van der Bank

  • Evolution and temporal diversification of western European polyploid species complexes in Dactylorhiza (Orchidaceae)

    Yohan Pillon;Michael F. Fay;Mikael Hedrén;Richard M. Bateman

  • Systematics of Vitaceae from the viewpoint of plastid rbcL DNA sequence data

    Martin J. Ingrouille;Mark. W. Chase;Michael F. Fay;Diane Bowman

  • A test of _psbK-psbI_ and _atpF-atpH_ as potential plant DNA barcodes using the flora of the Kruger National Park (South Africa) as a model system

    Renaud R. Y. Lahaye;Vincent Savolainen;Sylvie Duthoit;Olivier Maurin

  • Spatial incongruence among hotspots and complementary areas of tree diversity in southern Africa

    Barnabas H. Daru;Michelle van der Bank;T. Jonathan Davies;T. Jonathan Davies

  • A test of psbK-psbI and atpF-atpH as potential plant DNA barcodes using the flora of the Kruger National Park as a model system (South Africa)

    Renaud Lahaye;Vincent Savolainen;Sylvie Duthoit;Olivier Maurin

  • Climate change may reduce the spread of non‐native species

    Bezeng S. Bezeng;Ignacio Morales-Castilla;Ignacio Morales-Castilla;Michelle van der Bank;Kowiyou Yessoufou

  • Phylogenetic relationships of Combretaceae inferred from nuclear and plastid DNA sequence data: implications for generic classification

    Olivier Maurin;Mark W. Chase;Marie Jordaan;Michelle Van Der Bank

  • A Molecular Phylogeny and Generic Classification of Asphodelaceae Subfamily Alooideae: A Final Resolution of the Prickly Issue of Polyphyly in the Alooids?

    John Manning;James S. Boatwright;Barnabas H. Daru;Olivier Maurin

  • Molecular phylogenetics of Thymelaeaceae with particular reference to African and Australian genera

    Michelle van der Bank;Michael F. Fay;Mark W. Chase

  • A novel phylogenetic regionalization of phytogeographical zones of southern Africa reveals their hidden evolutionary affinities

    Barnabas H. Daru;Barnabas H. Daru;Michelle van der Bank;Olivier Maurin;Kowiyou Yessoufou;Kowiyou Yessoufou

  • A review of the use of allozyme electrophoresis in plant systematics.

    Herman van der Bank;Michelle van der Bank;Ben-Erik van Wyk

  • Phylogeny of Iridaceae Subfamily Crocoideae Based on a Combined Multigene Plastid DNA Analysis

    Peter Goldblatt;T. Jonathan Davies;John C. Manning;Michelle van der Bank

  • Large herbivores favour species diversity but have mixed impacts on phylogenetic community structure in an African savanna ecosystem

    Kowiyou Yessoufou;T. Jonathan Davies;Olivier Maurin;Maria Kuzmina

  • Unravelling the evolutionary origins of biogeographic assemblages

    Barnabas H. Daru;Barnabas H. Daru;Michelle van der Bank;T. Jonathan Davies;T. Jonathan Davies

  • Biochemical genetic variation in four wild populations of Aspalathus linearis (Rooibos Tea)

    Michelle Van Der Bank;Ben-Erik Van Wyk;Herman Van Der Bank

  • Molecular and morphological analysis of subfamily Alooideae (Asphodelaceae) and the inclusion of Chortolirion in Aloe

    Barnabas H. Daru;John C. Manning;James S. Boatwright;Olivier Maurin

  • Diversification into novel habitats in the Africa clade of Dioscorea (Dioscoreaceae): erect habit and elephant’s foot tubers

    Olivier Maurin;Olivier Maurin;A. Muthama Muasya;Pilar Catalan;Pilar Catalan;Eugene Z. Shongwe

  • Gnidia (Thymelaeaceae) is not monophyletic: taxonomic implications for Thymelaeoideae and a partial new generic taxonomy for Gnidia

    Angela J. Beaumont;Trevor J. Edwards;John Manning;Olivier Maurin

Frequent Co-Authors

Vincent Savolainen
Vincent Savolainen Imperial College London
T. Jonathan Davies
T. Jonathan Davies University of British Columbia
Mark W. Chase
Mark W. Chase Royal Botanic Gardens
A. Muthama Muasya
A. Muthama Muasya University of Cape Town
William J. Bond
William J. Bond University of Cape Town
Michael F. Fay
Michael F. Fay Royal Botanic Gardens
John C. Manning
John C. Manning South African National Biodiversity Institute
Peter M. Hollingsworth
Peter M. Hollingsworth Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Félix Forest
Félix Forest Royal Botanic Gardens
Pamela S. Soltis
Pamela S. Soltis University of Florida

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