Ronell Renett Klopper, (born 1974) 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.[2] 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".[3]
Ronell Renett Klopper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 Gauteng, South Africa[1] |
| Nationality | South African |
| Alma mater | University of Pretoria |
| Known for | Studying aloes Coordinator for the South African National Plant Checklist of the South African National Biodiversity Institute |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Klopper |
The standard author abbreviation Klopper is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]
Background and education
editKlopper (née Visser) was born on 26 January 1974 in Randfontein, Gauteng.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8][9]
References
edit- ^ A Biographical Dictionary of Contributors to the Natural History of the Free State and Lesotho, AFRICAN SUN MeDIA, 2014, 365 p. (ISBN 978-1-920382-34-6 et 1-920382-34-8), p. 149-150.
- ^ "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.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Klopper.
- ^ A Biographical Dictionary of Contributors to the Natural History of the Free State and Lesotho, AFRICAN SUN MeDIA, 2014, 365 p. (ISBN 978-1-920382-34-6 et 1-920382-34-8), p. 149-150.
- ^ "Ronell-Klopper". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Klopper, Ronnell Renett (1974-) on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ "Ronell Klopper - The Genus Haworthia". www.haworthia.com. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ^ Bester, S. P. (Stoffel Petrus); Klopper, Ronell Renett; Steyn, Hester Maria; Bezuidenhout, Hugo (2012-11-12). "New plant records for Tankwa Karoo National Park, South Africa". Koedoe, South African National Parks. doi:10.4102/koedoe.v54i1.1066. hdl:2263/21344. ISSN 0075-6458.