Anton 'Tony' Albert Reznicek (born 1950) is a botanist known best for his work on the sedge genus Carex and co-authorship of the Field Manual of Michigan Flora.[1][2] He is currently curator emeritus at the University of Michigan Herbarium.[3]
Anton 'Tony' Albert Reznicek | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1950 |
| Education | University of Guelph, B.Sc., 1971 University of Toronto, M.Sc, 1973 University of Toronto, Ph.D., 1978 |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Michigan Herbarium |
| Thesis | The Taxonomy of the Stellulatae group of Carex in North America (1978) |
Education
editReznicek's higher education began at the University of Guelph, where he received his bachelor's with honors in 1971. He completed his master's at the University of Toronto, where he completed his thesis The Taxonomy of Carex Series Lupulinae in Canada in 1973. Moving forward, he completed his Ph.D., also at the University of Toronto, where he wrote The Taxonomy of the Stellulatae group of Carex in North America.[3] While at the University of Toronto, Reznicek met his wife Susan, a botanist herself who was studying arctic ecology.[4]
Scholarship
editReznicek has worked broadly in the field of botany, but is best known for his work on sedges, specifically the genus Carex. His work looks broadly at the systematics and evolution within this genus.[1] While his work in more recent years has been centered in the Great Lakes region, Reznicek has done extensive work in Latin America.[5] In addition to his work with sedges, Reznicek is known for co-authoring the Field Manual of Michigan Flora, a comprehensive work completed in collaboration with Edward Groesbeck Voss which enables users to identify several thousand plants known to Michigan. In addition to the print version, Reznicek has developed and maintained an online version of Michigan Flora.[1]
Honors
editIn 2006, a new species of sedge was named in Reznicek's honor: Carex reznicekii (Reznicek's sedge).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "MNA Award Recognizes Excellence in Conservation Science". Michigan Nature Association. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Index of Botanists". Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries. Harvard University. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Anton Reznicek". LSA Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. University of Michigan. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Susan A. Reznicek". mlive. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Speakers Tony Reznicek". Ontario Rock Garden & Hardy Plant Society. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Reznicek.