Shamil Shetekauri
Georgian botanist (1955–2018) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shamil Shetekauri (Georgian: შამილ შეთეკაური; born July 10, 1955) is a Georgian scientist, botanist, and botanical geography specialist in the study of flora, biodiversity, taxonomy of plants and plant ecology.
Shamil Shetekauri | |
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Born | (1955-07-10) July 10, 1955 (age 68) Khone, Dusheti District, Georgia |
Alma mater | Georgian State Institute of Agriculture |
Known for | Study of flora, high mountain biodiversity, endemism, habitats and geography of plants |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, Ppant ecology |
Institutions | Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi Botanical Garden and Institute of Botany, |
Member of the Georgian Botanical Society (საქართველოს ბოტანიკური საზოგადოება) (1980), Member of the International Organisation for the Phytotaxonomic Investigation Mediterranean Area (OPTIMA) (2002), Member International Geographical Union (IGU) (2002), Head of the NGO "TEBULO" (2002), Fellow of the London Linnean Society (FLS), regional expert in Caucasus of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) (2008), Member of scientific chamber of Botanical Institute of Ketskhoveli (კეცხოველის ბოტანიკის ინსტიტუტი) (2008).