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Alexandre Antonelli

Alexandre Antonelli (born 15 August 1978)[1] is Director of Science at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew,[2] UK, Professor of Biodiversity and Systematic at the University of Gothenburg,[3] Sweden, and Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford.[4] He is a biodiversity scientist working to understand the evolution and distribution of the diversity of life on Earth and how best to protect and sustainably use it.[5] His first popular science book, The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity, was published in July 2022.[6]

Professor Alexandre Antonelli

Biography edit

Antonelli was born and raised in Campinas, Brazil, and completed his undergraduate studies in biology in Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil and the University of Geneva, Switzerland.[7][8] From there, he went on to complete an MSc in Biology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, which was awarded in 2003.[7] He remained at the university to pursue a PhD entitled Spatiotemporal Evolution of Neotropical Organisms: New Insights into an Old Riddle, awarded in 2009.[9] Since then, he has held a number of prestigious scientific positions, including postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, Switzerland,[7] Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at the University of Gothenburg,[10][7] Cisneros Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, USA,[11][7] Science Advisor at the Universeum Science Centre, Gothenburg, and Scientific Curator at Gothenburg Botanical Garden.[7] In 2017, Antonelli founded the Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre[12] and was the Director until 2019 when he moved to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, to take up his current position as Director of Science.[13] He was also the founder and chairman (2015-2020) of knowme.earth, a mobile platform for logging, identifying, and sharing information about all species on Earth.[7]

Antonelli met his wife Anna while in Sweden and they have three children together.[7]

Research edit

Antonelli studies the distribution, evolution, threats and sustainable uses of species and develops methods to speed up scientific discovery and innovation.[7] His work focuses on the tropics, where most species occur and the threats are most acute,[7] and he is also known for his work on mountain diversity.[14][15][16] Antonelli has also written on the biodiversity of the Neotropics.[17][18][19][20] In December 2022, he co-authored two sister reviews in Science on the biodiversity of Madagascar.[21][22] He has recently been exploring the application of machine learning techniques for biodiversity research and conservation[23][24] In 2020, Antonelli led the State of the World's Plants and Fungi report,[25] a major international collaboration with an associated symposium.[26]

He was named on the Web of Science / Clarivate 2020, 2021 and 2022 ‘Highly Cited Researchers’ list, which identifies pioneering researchers in the top 1% of their field.[27]

Plant species named edit

Antonelli's taxonomic work has led to the scientific description of the following new plant species:

● Ciliosemina Antonelli (Rubiaceae)[28]

● Ciliosemina pedunculata (H.Karst.) Antonelli (Rubiaceae)[29]

● Ciliosemina purdieana (Wedd.) Antonelli (Rubiaceae)[30]

● Cordiera montana C. H. Perss., Delprete & Antonelli (Rubiaceae)[31]

Two species have also been named in his honour:

Recognition edit

Antonelli won the Senckenberg Prize for Nature Research (2022),[34] was awarded 1st Prize (with collaborators) in the GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge (2020 and 2021),[35][36] and 2nd prize (2016),[35] was Cisneros Visiting Scholar, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University (2018),[11] was named as one of Sweden's 100 coolest researchers (2017), was a Future Research Leader, Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (2016), elected member of the Young Academy of Sweden (2016-2019), was the Wallenberg Academy Fellow, Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (2014), and is an elected member of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg (2016-).[7] In 2023, he was selected to sit on the Convention on Biological Diversity's Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation.[37]

The standard author abbreviation Antonelli is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[38]

References edit

  1. ^ "Alexandre Antonelli (44 år) Västra Frölunda | Ratsit". www.ratsit.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  2. ^ "Professor Alexandre Antonelli | Kew". www.kew.org. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. ^ "Alexandre Antonelli | University of Gothenburg". www.gu.se. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  4. ^ "Professor Alexandre Antonelli". www.biology.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  5. ^ "Antonelli Lab". antonelli-lab.net. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  6. ^ Antonelli, A. (2022). The Hidden Universe: Adventures in Biodiversity. Witness Books, Penguin. ISBN 9781529109160.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "People". antonelli-lab.net. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  8. ^ "Alexandre Antonelli: At the forefront of science in royal gardens". revistapesquisa.fapesp.br. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  9. ^ Antonelli, Alexandre (2008-11-07). Spatiotemporal Evolution of Neotropical Organisms: New Insights into an Old Riddle. Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg. ISBN 978-91-85529-21-6.
  10. ^ "Alexandre Antonelli | University of Gothenburg". www.gu.se. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  11. ^ a b "DRCLAS Announces 2017-2018 Visiting Scholars and Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professors". drclas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  12. ^ "New Centre for Biological Diversity | University of Gothenburg". www.gu.se. 2016-12-29. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  13. ^ "Kew appoints Prof. Alexandre Antonelli as new Director of Science | Kew". www.kew.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  14. ^ Hoorn, C.; Wesselingh, F. P.; ter Steege, H.; Bermudez, M. A.; Mora, A.; Sevink, J.; Sanmartín, I.; Sanchez-Meseguer, A.; Anderson, C. L.; Figueiredo, J. P.; Jaramillo, C.; Riff, D.; Negri, F. R.; Hooghiemstra, H.; Lundberg, J. (2010-11-12). "Amazonia Through Time: Andean Uplift, Climate Change, Landscape Evolution, and Biodiversity". Science. 330 (6006): 927–931. Bibcode:2010Sci...330..927H. doi:10.1126/science.1194585. hdl:10261/167010. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 21071659. S2CID 206528591.
  15. ^ Antonelli, Alexandre; Kissling, W. Daniel; Flantua, Suzette G. A.; Bermúdez, Mauricio A.; Mulch, Andreas; Muellner-Riehl, Alexandra N.; Kreft, Holger; Linder, H. Peter; Badgley, Catherine; Fjeldså, Jon; Fritz, Susanne A.; Rahbek, Carsten; Herman, Frédéric; Hooghiemstra, Henry; Hoorn, Carina (2018). "Geological and climatic influences on mountain biodiversity". Nature Geoscience. 11 (10): 718–725. Bibcode:2018NatGe..11..718A. doi:10.1038/s41561-018-0236-z. ISSN 1752-0908. S2CID 86856819.
  16. ^ "Mountains, Climate and Biodiversity | Wiley". Wiley.com. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  17. ^ Antonelli, Alexandre; Zizka, Alexander; Carvalho, Fernanda Antunes; Scharn, Ruud; Bacon, Christine D.; Silvestro, Daniele; Condamine, Fabien L. (2018-06-05). "Amazonia is the primary source of Neotropical biodiversity". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (23): 6034–6039. Bibcode:2018PNAS..115.6034A. doi:10.1073/pnas.1713819115. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 6003360. PMID 29760058.
  18. ^ Antonelli, Alexandre (2022). "The rise and fall of Neotropical diversity". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 199: 8–24. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boab061.
  19. ^ Antonelli, Alexandre; Sanmartín, Isabel (2011). "Why are there so many plant species in the Neotropics?". Taxon. 60 (2): 403–414. doi:10.1002/tax.602010. hdl:10261/167023.
  20. ^ Antonelli, Alexandre; Ariza, María; Albert, James; Andermann, Tobias; Azevedo, Josué; Bacon, Christine; Faurby, Søren; Guedes, Thais; Hoorn, Carina; Lohmann, Lúcia G.; Matos-Maraví, Pável; Ritter, Camila D.; Sanmartín, Isabel; Silvestro, Daniele; Tejedor, Marcelo (2018-10-04). "Conceptual and empirical advances in Neotropical biodiversity research". PeerJ. 6: e5644. doi:10.7717/peerj.5644. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 6174874. PMID 30310740. S2CID 52962525.
  21. ^ Antonelli, Alexandre; Smith, Rhian J.; Perrigo, Allison L.; Crottini, Angelica; Hackel, Jan; Testo, Weston; Farooq, Harith; Torres Jiménez, Maria F.; Andela, Niels; Andermann, Tobias; Andriamanohera, Andotiana M.; Andriambololonera, Sylvie; Bachman, Steven P.; Bacon, Christine D.; Baker, William J. (2022-12-02). "Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Evolution, distribution, and use". Science. 378 (6623): eabf0869. doi:10.1126/science.abf0869. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 36454829. S2CID 254150822.
  22. ^ Ralimanana, Hélène; Perrigo, Allison L.; Smith, Rhian J.; Borrell, James S.; Faurby, Søren; Rajaonah, Mamy Tiana; Randriamboavonjy, Tianjanahary; Vorontsova, Maria S.; Cooke, Robert S. C.; Phelps, Leanne N.; Sayol, Ferran; Andela, Niels; Andermann, Tobias; Andriamanohera, Andotiana M.; Andriambololonera, Sylvie (2022-12-02). "Madagascar's extraordinary biodiversity: Threats and opportunities". Science. 378 (6623): eadf1466. doi:10.1126/science.adf1466. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 36454830. S2CID 254150735.
  23. ^ Silvestro, D.; Goria, S.; Sterner, T.; Antonelli, A. (22 March 2022). "Improving biodiversity protection through artificial intelligence". Nature Sustainability. 5 (5): 415–424. doi:10.1038/s41893-022-00851-6. PMC 7612764. PMID 35614933.
  24. ^ Antonelli, Alexandre; Dhanjal-Adams, Kiran L.; Silvestro, Daniele (2023). "Integrating machine learning, remote sensing and citizen science to create an early warning system for biodiversity". Plants, People, Planet. 5 (3): 307–316. doi:10.1002/ppp3.10337. ISSN 2572-2611. S2CID 253348223.
  25. ^ "State of the World's Plants and Fungi | Kew". www.kew.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  26. ^ "State of the World's Plants and Fungi Virtual Symposium". cms.botany.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  27. ^ "Researcher Recognition". Web of Science Group. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  28. ^ "Ciliosemina Antonelli | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  29. ^ "Ciliosemina pedunculata (H.Karst.) Antonelli | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  30. ^ "Ciliosemina purdieana (Wedd.) Antonelli | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  31. ^ "Cordiera montana C.H.Perss., Delprete & Antonelli | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  32. ^ "Siphocampylus antonellii Lagom. & D.Santam. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  33. ^ Pérez-Escobar, Oscar Alejandro; Jaramillo, Carlos; Zuluaga, Alejandro; García-Revelo, Santiago; Dodsworth, Steven; Bogarín, Diego (2021-12-17). "Two new orchid species (Camaridium: Maxillariinae; Lepanthes: Pleurothallidinae) from the Pacific slope of the Northern Andes, Colombia". Lankesteriana: International Journal on Orchidology: 351–362. doi:10.15517/lank.v21i3.49471 (inactive 31 January 2024). ISSN 2215-2067.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link)
  34. ^ jayjay. "30". Senckenberg Museum für Naturkunde Görlitz (in German). Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  35. ^ a b "Ebbe Nielsen Challenge". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  36. ^ "ShinyBIOMOD wins 2020 GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  37. ^ "Composition of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation". www.cbd.int. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  38. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Antonelli.
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