Collections Manager (Bryophytes and Pteridophytes)
Department of Botany
The Field Museum
1400 South Lake Shore Drive
Chicago, IL 60605-2496
Phone: (312) 665-7864
Fax: 312 665-7158
Email: mvonkonrat@fieldmuseum.org

B.Sc. (Botany), The University of Auckland - New Zealand, 1991
M.Sc. (1st Class Hons.), The University of Auckland - New Zealand, 1995
Ph.D., The University of Auckland - New Zealand, 2004

Biosystematics of pteridophytes and bryophytes

My field of interest has focused on the systematics of pteridophytes and bryophytes, particularly hepatics. I am stimulated by the variety of disciplines that plant systematics has to offer including aspects of plant ecology & biogeography, reproductive biology, morphology, ultrastructure, and the use of chemical markers. I am also particularly interested in theoretical aspects relating to species concepts and biogeography and how our understanding of these relate to conservation biology and conservation management decisions.