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Although the Carpathian Region (encompassing the Carpathian Mountains and the Transylvanian Basin) is a geographically unitary, a common vision on the number and distribution of endemic vascular plant taxa is missing. Previous evaluations of the list of endemics varied greatly among authors. This highlights the fact that, although being the focus of botanist in the last 2 centuries, the Carpathian Region is still botanically unexplored and prone to subjective interpretations.

In order to overcome these limitations, we first established in 2016 the conceptual basis for our research network within the Carpathian Endemics Innitiative workgroup (Bratislava, April 2016), which was later formalised as the Carpathian Research Network (CRN) within the framework of the project ”Conserving the endemic flora of the Carpathian Region”. The CRN brings together scientists from five different Carpathian countries (Romania, Ukraine, Slovakia, Poland and Czechia) and the experience of managing large datasets of colleagues from LECA, Grenoble (France). We aim to establish a standardised manner for pooling together distributional data in order to enable the cross-border sharing of knowledge on Carpathian Region plant taxa, with a special focus on endemics. We subsequently focus on studying the taxonomy, biogeography and diversity patterns characterising the flora of the region. We are currently developing an online database for the distribution of endemic and subendemic taxa of the Carpathian Region (the Carpathian Endemics Distribution Database, CEDD) that will be finally used to produce a monograph on the Carpathian endemic flora with the support of Kew Royal Botanical Gardens.

- Members -


Bogdan Hurdu

Institute of Biological Research

Biogeographer

I am a researcher at the Institute of Biological Research in Cluj-Napoca. My main scientific focus is on studying the biogeography of the Carpathians, especially concerning the historical and ecological factors driving the evolutionary processes that led to the current distribution of endemics.
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Marek Slovák

Institute of Botany SAS

Botanist

I’m a botanist focused on the phylogeny, molecular evolution, diversification, biogeography, and systematics of vascular plants, lichens, and fungi.
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Patrik Mráz

Charles University

Botanist

I am Associated Professor of Botany at the Department of Botany and Head Curator of Herbarium collections, both at the Charles University, Prague, Czechia.
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Julien Renaud

Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine

Geomatician

I'm a research assistant at Laboratoire d'Ecologie Alpine.

My job spans differents aspects of geomatics. It goes from spatial data administration, acquisition, analysis to cartographic production.
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Elinor Breman

Kew Botanical Garden

Conservation Partnership Coordinator

I am the Senior Research Leader, Seed Conservation at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK. My main scientific focus is on creating and maintaining high quality, fit for purpose, conservation seed collections.
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Mihai Pușcaș

Babeş-Bolyai University

Botanist

I am a Botanist and my research activity is carried out mainly in the field of biogeography and alpine ecology. Particularly, I’m interested about the structure, functioning and dynamics of alpine herbaceous ecosystems.
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Michał Ronikier

W. Szafer Institute of Botany

Botanist

I am a researcher at the Institute of Botany of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Kraków, where I lead the Molecular Biogeography Group. Our research interests focus on spatial patterns of biodiversity and their temporal dynamics.
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Peter Turis

Institute of Botany SAS

Botanist

I am botanist working at the Administration of the Low Tatras National Park, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia where I am responsible for studying and conserving of local flora.
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Yuriy Kobiv

I. Franko National University of Lviv

Botanist

Dr. Sci., Senior Research Associate at the Department of Population Ecology, Institute of Ecology of the Carpathians, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine
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Paul Szatmari

Institute of Biological Research

Botanist

I am a researcher at the Biological Research Center – “Vasile Fati” Botanical Garden in Jibou (Sălaj County, Romania) and also an assistant researcher at the Institute of Biological Research in Cluj-Napoca (Cluj County, Romania).
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Jozef Šibík

Institute of Botany SAS

Botanist

I worked as principal investigator of several projects supported by the national (VEGA, APVV) and foreign (RMNP, SAF) agencies. In the 2013, I was awarded by Slovak American Foundation (SAF) by annual scholarship for my research activities at CSU, Fort Collins, USA.
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Ján Kliment

Institute of Botany SAS

Botanist

My current position is a senior researcher in Botanical Garden of the Comenius University in Blatnica (Central Slovakia). My main research interest is phytosociology (the study of plant communities).
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Lydia Tasenkevich

I. Franko National University of Lviv

Botanist

I am Dr.Sc., Prof. of Botany at the Department of Botany and Scientific Curator of Herbarium collections (LW) at Ivan Franko National University of Lviv (in short – Lviv University), Lviv, Ukraine.
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Jaromír Kučera

Institute of Botany SAS

Botanist

I’m a botanist focused on the phylogeny, molecular evolution, diversification, biogeography, and systematics of vascular plants, lichens, and fungi.
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Aisyah Faruk

Kew Botanical Garden

Conservation Partnership Coordinator

I am a Conservation Partnership Coordinator for RBG Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank Partnership (MSBP), focusing on Europe and Oceania region.
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András Schmotzer

Bükki Nemzeti Park

Research advisor

I have been working as a research advisor at Bükk National Park Directorate in Eger (North-East Hungary). I have more than 15 years professional experience with EU nature protection legislation and its implementation in regional and state level of nature conservation.
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Wojciech Paul

W. Szafer Institute of Botany

Botanist

I am a botanist, working since 1995 at the W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences in Kraków. I have been a researcher and senior researcher and currently I am employed as a biology specialist in the Molecular Biogeography and Systematics Group (formerly Vascular Plants Department).
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Pavel Dan Turtureanu

Babeş-Bolyai University

Researcher

I am a researcher at the A. Borza Botanical Garden, Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. My research areas cover species and ecosystem functioning, alpine monitoring and remote sensing. During the last 10 years I worked as a botanist in different inventory projects, including nature conservation. Read more...

Zoltán Barina

WWF Hungary

Botanist

I am a freshwater expert of WWF Hungary, previously I was a researcher of Hungarian Natural History Museum for 20 years. My main focus is on the plants of the Balkan and Carpathian areas, including their biogeography, taxonomy, nomenclature, phenology and conservation. Read more...

Matej Dudáš

University in Košice

Botanist

I’m a botanist focused on the biogeography and systematics of vascular plants, floristics of eastern Slovakia and especially also in Taraxacum sect. Erythrosperma. Read more...



Gordana Tomović

Faculty of Biology University of Belgrade

Botanist

I am Professor of Biogeography and Flora of the Balkan Peninsula at the Department of Plant Ecology and Geography of the Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden “Jevremovac”, Faculty of Biology University of Belgrade. My fundamental research interests are phytogeography, chorology, floristics, and I am skilled in analysis of the plant diversity, richness and endemism. Read more...

Marjan Niketić

Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Botanist

My current positions are the Principal Research Fellow and Curator Adviser at the Natural History Museum in Belgrade and Corresponding member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Read more...