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'''Ronell Renett Klopper''' |
'''Ronell Renett Klopper''', is a [[South Africa|South African]] [[Botany|botanist]]. She has been the coordinator for the South African National Plant Checklist in the ''Fundamental Biodiversity Sciences'' Division of the ''[[South African National Biodiversity Institute]]'' (SANBI) since 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ronell R Klopper {{!}} South African National Biodiversity Institute - Academia.edu |url=https://sanbi.academia.edu/RonellKlopper |access-date=2024-04-30 |website=sanbi.academia.edu}}</ref> Klopper is responsible for keeping the plant checklist up to date and for liaising with the Biodiversity Information Management Unit of SANBI for its online distribution. This checklist forms the [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomic]] backbone for numerous projects, and for management and conversation planning activities. She curates the [[Lycophyte|Lycopodiophyta]], [[Pteridophyte|Pteridophyta]] and [[Asphodelaceae]] collections of the National Herbarium in [[Pretoria]], and conducts research on these groups. Klopper is currently rated by the National Research Foundation as a C3 scientist, or "Established Researcher".<ref>''Curriculum vitae of Ronell R. Klopper'', 12 December 2022.</ref> |
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The standard author abbreviation ''Klopper'' is used to indicate Ronell Renett Klopper as the author when a botanical name is used. |
The standard author abbreviation ''Klopper'' is used to indicate Ronell Renett Klopper as the author when a botanical name is used.{{cn}} |
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== Background and education == |
== Background and education == |
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| ⚫ | She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences at the University of Pretoria in 1994 and a Bachelor of Science in Botany at the same university in 1995.{{cn}} She then obtained a Master's Degree in Plant Taxonomy at the University of Pretoria in 2000. Klopper obtained a Ph.D. in Botany in 2015.{{cn}} Her Ph.D. thesis, entitled ''Contributions to the systematics of the genus Aloe L. in Southern Africa'', stems from her involvement in the ''Aloes of the World'' project and provides a synthesis of knowledge of the 210 [[Aloe|aloes]] found in [[Southern Africa]].{{cn}} |
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Klopper was born Ronell Renett Visser on 26 January 1974 in [[Randfontein]], [[Gauteng]], the daughter of Dawid Jacobus Visser en Ella Petronella Visser.<ref>Ronell Renett Klopper in Prabook, https://prabook.com/web/ronell_renett.klopper/119481 , accessed 13 December 2022.</ref> |
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| ⚫ | She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences at the University of Pretoria in 1994 and a Bachelor of Science in Botany at the same university in 1995. She then obtained a Master's Degree in Plant Taxonomy at the University of Pretoria in 2000. Klopper obtained a Ph.D. in Botany in 2015. Her Ph.D. thesis, entitled ''Contributions to the systematics of the genus Aloe L. in Southern Africa'', stems from her involvement in the ''Aloes of the World'' project and provides a synthesis of knowledge of the 210 [[Aloe|aloes]] found in [[Southern Africa]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of botanists by author abbreviation (K–L)]] |
* [[List of botanists by author abbreviation (K–L)]] |
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* [https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ronell_Renett_Klopper| Ronell Renett Klopper on Wikispecies]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 11:37, 30 April 2024
Ronell Renett Klopper, is a South African botanist. She has been the coordinator for the South African National Plant Checklist in the Fundamental Biodiversity Sciences Division of the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) since 2014.[1] Klopper is responsible for keeping the plant checklist up to date and for liaising with the Biodiversity Information Management Unit of SANBI for its online distribution. This checklist forms the taxonomic backbone for numerous projects, and for management and conversation planning activities. She curates the Lycopodiophyta, Pteridophyta and Asphodelaceae collections of the National Herbarium in Pretoria, and conducts research on these groups. Klopper is currently rated by the National Research Foundation as a C3 scientist, or "Established Researcher".[2]
The standard author abbreviation Klopper is used to indicate Ronell Renett Klopper as the author when a botanical name is used.[citation needed]
Background and education
She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Natural Sciences at the University of Pretoria in 1994 and a Bachelor of Science in Botany at the same university in 1995.[citation needed] She then obtained a Master's Degree in Plant Taxonomy at the University of Pretoria in 2000. Klopper obtained a Ph.D. in Botany in 2015.[citation needed] Her Ph.D. thesis, entitled Contributions to the systematics of the genus Aloe L. in Southern Africa, stems from her involvement in the Aloes of the World project and provides a synthesis of knowledge of the 210 aloes found in Southern Africa.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ "Ronell R Klopper | South African National Biodiversity Institute - Academia.edu". sanbi.academia.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
- ^ Curriculum vitae of Ronell R. Klopper, 12 December 2022.