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Myrtaceae, Threatened plants, ex situ conservation, cryopreservation, botanic gardens
South Africa, New Zealand

Activities

Employment (4)

Wellington City Council: Wellington, NZ

2016-04-24 to present | Conservation and Science Advisor (Otari Native Botanic Garden)
Employment
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Karin van der Walt

Strategic Environmental Focus: Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

2011-11-14 to 2016-01-29 | Senior Terrestrial Ecologist (Specialist Unit)
Employment
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Karin van der Walt

South African National Biodiversity Institute: Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, ZA

2006-12-02 to 2011-09-30 | Threatened Plant Horticulturist (Nelspruit National Botanical Garden)
Employment
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Karin van der Walt

South African National Parks: Pretoria, ZA

2003-01-10 to 2006-11-19 | Wilderness Trails Ranger (Rangers)
Employment
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Karin van der Walt

Education and qualifications (3)

Massey University: Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, NZ

2017-06-02 to 2022-06-21 | Doctor of Philosophy (Environment and Agriculture)
Education
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Karin van der Walt

University of the Witwatersrand: Johannesburg-Braamfontein, Gauteng, ZA

2009-07-01 to 2015-05-01 | Master of Science - Ecology (Animals, Plants and Environmental Services)
Qualification
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Karin van der Walt

Tshwane University of Technology: Pretoria, ZA

2001-02-03 to 2004-12-05 | B Tech Nature Conservation (Nature Conservation)
Qualification
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Karin van der Walt

Works (14)

Identification of fungal associates of the swamp helmet orchid ( Corybas carsei ), a threatened (nationally critical) species

New Zealand Journal of Botany
2024-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Jennifer Alderton-Moss; Andrew B. Munkacsi; Karin van der Walt; Carlos A. Lehnebach
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Asymbiotic germination, seedling establishment and fungal uptake of Pterostylis montana and P. paludosa , two orchid species endemic to New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Botany
2024-01-29 | Journal article
Contributors: Karin van der Walt; Carlos A. Lehnebach; Jennifer Alderton-Moss
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Sexual and asexual propagation of Syzygium maire , a critically endangered Myrtaceae species of New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Botany
2024-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Jean Carlos Bettoni; Karin van der Walt; Juliana Aparecida Souza; Andrew McLachlan; Jayanthi Nadarajan
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The potential impacts of climate change on ex situ conservation options for recalcitrant-seeded species

Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Fernandez, Ana; Leon-Lobos, Pedro; Contreras, Samuel; Ovalle, Juan F.; Sershen; van der Walt, Karin; Ballesteros, Daniel
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Seed Storage Physiology of <i>Lophomyrtus</i> and <i>Neomyrtus</i>, Two Threatened Myrtaceae Genera Endemic to New Zealand

Plants
2023-02 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Karin van der Walt; Jayanthi Nadarajan
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Evaluating the success of functional restoration after reintroduction of a lost avian pollinator

Conservation Biology
2022-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Caitlin E. Andrews; Sandra H. Anderson; Karin van der Walt; Rose Thorogood; John G. Ewen
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Impacts of Rapid Desiccation on Oxidative Status, Ultrastructure and Physiological Functions of <i>Syzygium maire</i> (Myrtaceae) Zygotic Embryos in Preparation for Cryopreservation

Plants
2022-04 | Journal article | Author
Contributors: Karin van der Walt; David J. Burritt; Jayanthi Nadarajan
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Cross-pollination and pollen storage to assist conservation of Metrosideros bartlettii (Myrtaceae), a critically endangered tree from Aotearoa New Zealand

Pacific Conservation Biology
2022-03-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Karin van der Walt; Jennifer Alderton-Moss; Carlos A. Lehnebach; Mike van Keulen
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Seed development, germination, and storage behaviour of Syzygium maire (Myrtaceae), a threatened endemic New Zealand tree

New Zealand Journal of Botany
2021-04-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Karin Van der Walt; Peter Kemp; Svetla Sofkova-Bobcheva; David J. Burritt; Jayanthi Nadarajan
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Integrated ex situ conservation strategies for endangered New Zealand Myrtaceae species

New Zealand Journal of Botany
2020-05-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0028-825X
Part of ISSN: 1175-8643
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Karin van der Walt
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Cryopreservation Of Zygotic Embryos Of New Zealand's Critically Endangered Tree, Syzygium Maire (Swamp Maire)

Cryobiology
2019-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0011-2240
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Karin van der Walt

Biodiversity Management Plan for 11 Critically Endangered and 4 Endangered Encephalartos species

Department of Environmental Affairs
2017-04-28 | Report
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Karin van der Walt

Seed viability, germination and seedling emergence of the critically endangered stem succulent, Adenium swazicum, in South Africa

South African Journal of Botany
2017-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0254-6299
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Karin van der Walt

Population biology and ecology of the critically endangered succulent Adenium swazicum

2016-01-22 | Dissertation or Thesis
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Karin van der Walt

Peer review (4 reviews for 3 publications/grants)

Review activity for Acta Physiologiae Plantarum. (2)
Review activity for Cryobiology. (1)
Review activity for Plant cell, tissue and organ culture. (1)