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Gerry Moore, Ph.D.

Gerry Moore

Director of Science
E-mail: gerrymoore@bbg.org
Phone: 718-623-7332
Fax: 718-941-4774
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Research Interests

Taxonomy of Cyperaceae (especially Rhynchospora), floristics of the northeastern United States, philosophy of classification and nomenclature.

Current Projects

  1. New York Metropolitan Flora Project (coordinator)
  2. Taxonomic treatments of haplostylic sections of Rhynchospora
  3. Preparation of a Carex flora for Black Rock Forest
  4. Taxonomic study of the northeastern species of Suaeda, including the globally rare Suaeda rolandii
  5. Comparisons of traditional nomenclature and phylogenetic nomenclature

Selected Publications

Moore, G. Current state of botanical nomenclature. 2006. Public Garden 21: 34–37.

Clemants, S. and G. Moore. 2005. The changing flora of the New York metropolitan region. Urban Habitats 3(1): 192–210.

Barkley, T.M., P. DePriest, V. Funk, R.W. Kiger, W.J. Kress, J. McNeill, G. Moore, D.H. Nicolson, D.W. Stevenson, and Q.D. Wheeler. 2004. A review of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature with respect to its compatibility with phylogenetic classification. Taxon 53: 159–161.

Moore, G., E.R. Guaglianone, and C. Zartman. 2003. Rhynchospora pseudomacrostachya, a new Brazilian species of Rhynchospora. Brittonia 54: 340–343.

Barkman, T.J., G. Chenery, J.R. McNeal, J. Lyons-Weiler, W.J. Elisens, G. Moore, A.D. Wolfe, and C.W. dePamphilis. 2000. Independent and combined analyses of sequences from all three genomic compartments converge on the root of flowering plant phylogeny. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 97(24): 13166–13171.