Daniel Atha
Research Associate and Associate Editor, Brittonia, The New York Botanical Garden
B. A., City University of New YorkExpertise: Floristics, Plant Collections
Profile
My primary responsibility is to collect plant material for study and propogation at The New York Botanical Garden. During 2011, I will be collecting throughout the Northeastern United States. Past collection sites include Georgia (former Soviet Union), Vietnam and others. Complete plant inventories are underway at selected sites including the island of Cay Caulker, Belize; Chaa Creek Nature Preserve, Belize; Ice Pond Conservation Area, New York, USA; Lagodekhi National Park, Georgia.
Selected Publications
Atha, D. E. 2008. A new species of Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae: Acalyphoideae: Acalypheae) from Belize and adjacent Mexico and Guatemala. Brittonia 60: 185-189.
Kikodze, D., M. Tavartkiladze, T. Svanidze, D.E. Atha (editor of English text). 2007. Plants of Georgia. Field Guide. Tsignis Sakhelosno, Tbilisi, Georgia. 224 pp.
Bridgewater, S.G.M., D.J. Harris, C. Whitefoord, A.K. Monro, M.G. Penn, D.A. Sutton, B. Sayer, B. Adams, M. Balick, D.E. Atha, J. Solomon, B. Holst. 2006. A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of the Chiquibul Forest, Belize. Edinb. J. Bot. 63: 269-321.
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