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Daniel Spalink

Assistant Professor Director of SM Tracy Herbarium

Texas A&M University

Affiliations

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Ecology and Conservation Biology

Daniel Spalink is currently serving as a College Of Agriculture And Life Sciences Assistant Professor Director of SM Tracy Herbarium at Texas A&M University.

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Daniel Spalink

Texas A&M University

Assistant Professor Director of SM Tracy Herbarium

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evolutionary biology ecology systematics botany biology biogeography plant science plant taxonomy phylogenetics environmental science plant biodiversity biodiversity evolutionary ecology evolutionary taxonomies plant ecology molecular ecology plant biology vegetation science ecology and evolutionary biology integrative plant biology phylogenomics taxonomy (biology) molecular evolution systematics (systems theory) ecology evolution genome biology experimental botany phylogenetic methods plant diversity speciation historical biogeography avian biology scientific data clinical microbiology biological evolution spatial ecology phytogeography systematic palaeontology systematic entomology ecological monograph animal ecology environmental microbiology forest ecology phylogeny comparison cladistics biological oceanography biogeomorphology molecular evolutionary ecology genetic diversity plant biochemistry zoological taxonomy wildlife biology animal genetics veterinary microbiology host genetics arid environments environmental biology fire research rangeland productivity vegetation history fire dynamics extraordinary diversification orchid phylogenomics multiple drivers functional model species diversification branch support orchid dispersal speciation rates divergence times phylogenomic data worldwide success monocot order liliales framework infrageneric classification organizing principles spatial phylogenetics

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Does Disturbance Drive Hybridisation? a Case Study in Vascular Plants. Global Ecology and Biogeography (2026)

hybridisationcase studyplant biodiversityexperimental botanybotanybiologyfunctional ecologycoevolutionintegrative plant biologyevolutionary ecologyplant physiologyecology and evolutionary biologyplant ecologyplant scienceapplied ecologyecologyevolutionary biology

Global Cyperaceae Database. Accessed at Https://Www.Cyperaceae.Org on Yyyy-MM-Dd. Open MIND (2026)

phylogeneticspaleobiologyglobal cyperaceae databaseplant biodiversitybotanybiogeographybiologysystematicsplant taxonomyphytogeographyplant scienceecology

Waterborne Edna Reveals Known and Novel Green Plant Diversity in Two Texas Rivers. Research Square (2026)

waterborne edna revealswater qualityplant biodiversitybiodiversityenvironmental dnabiologyenvironmental scienceaquatic ecosystemstexas riversfreshwater biologywater pollutionecologyplant sciencebotanyapplied plant ecology

A Comprehensive Database of Expert‐Curated Occurrences for the Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae). Global Ecology and Biogeography (2025)

comprehensive databasetaxonomy (biology)plant biodiversityexpert‐curated occurrencesbiogeographybiologysystematics (systems theory)systematicsplant taxonomyphytogeographyecologyplant sciencebotanyevolutionary taxonomies

Grass Functional Traits Reflect the Long History of Fire and Grazers in the Savannas of Texas. American Journal of Botany (2025)

long historyfire ecologywildland fireecosystemsbiologyfunctional ecologyecological applicationswildfiresvegetation historyrangeland productivityvegetation sciencefire dynamicsecologygrass functional traitsfire research

Niche Comparisons Reveal Significant Divergence Despite Narrow Endemism in Leavenworthia, a Genus of Rare Plants. Annals of Botany (2025)

Kyle M SimpsonDaniel Spalink

significant divergenceniche comparisonsplant biologybiologyplant taxonomyrare plantsplant sciencebotanynarrow endemism

Author Response for"Turnover Importance: Operationalizing Beta Diversity to Quantify the Generalism Continuum". (2024)

None Lydia MorleyNone Benjamin J. CrainNone Gary KrupnickNone Daniel Spalink

author responsegeneralism continuumturnover importanceoperationalizing beta diversitybehavioral sciences

Chromosomal Evolution, Environmental Heterogeneity, and Migration Drive Spatial Patterns of Species Richness in Calochortus (Liliaceae). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024)

Nisa KarimiChristopher P. KriegDaniel SpalinkAlan R. LemmonEmily Moriarty LemmonEvan EiflerAdriana I. HernándezPatricia W. ChanAarón RodríguezJacob B. LandisSusan R. StricklerChelsea D. SpechtThomas J. Givnish

ecology evolutionplant biodiversitybiodiversityplant diversityenvironmental heterogeneitybiogeographymolecular ecologyevolutionary ecologyspeciationecological divergencechromosomal evolutionecology and evolutionary biologyecologyevolutionary biology

Turnover Importance: Operationalizing Beta Diversity to Quantify the Generalism Continuum. Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2024)

Lydia MorleyBenjamin J. CrainGary KrupnickDaniel Spalink

environmental scienceevolutionary ecologygeneralism continuumturnover importanceecologyevolutionary biologyoperationalizing beta diversity

Global Analysis of Poales Diversification – Parallel Evolution in Space and Time Into Open and Closed Habitats. New Phytologist (2023)

Tammy L. ElliottDaniel SpalinkIsabel LarridonAlexandre Rizzo ZuntiniMarcial EscuderoJan HackelRussell L. BarrettSantiago Martín‐BravoJosé Ignacio Márquez‐CorroCarolina Granados MendozaAluoneswi C. MashauKatya J. Romero‐SolerDaniel A. ZhigilaBerit GehrkeCaroline Oliveira AndrinoDarren M. CraynMaria S. VorontsovaFélix ForestWilliam J. BakerKaren L. WilsonDavid A. SimpsonA. Muthama Muasya

avian biologyspatial ecologyparallel evolutionenvironmental scienceevolutionary ecologyecologyevolutionary biology

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Daniel Spalink

Assistant Professor Director of SM Tracy Herbarium

Texas A&M University

Affiliations

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Ecology and Conservation Biology

Daniel Spalink is currently serving as a College Of Agriculture And Life Sciences Assistant Professor Director of SM Tracy Herbarium at Texas A&M University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Daniel Spalink

Texas A&M University

Assistant Professor Director of SM Tracy Herbarium

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Does Disturbance Drive Hybridisation? a Case Study in Vascular Plants. Global Ecology and Biogeography (2026)

Global Cyperaceae Database. Accessed at Https://Www.Cyperaceae.Org on Yyyy-MM-Dd. Open MIND (2026)

phylogeneticspaleobiologyglobal cyperaceae databaseplant biodiversitybotanybiogeographybiologysystematicsplant taxonomyphytogeographyplant scienceecology

Waterborne Edna Reveals Known and Novel Green Plant Diversity in Two Texas Rivers. Research Square (2026)

A Comprehensive Database of Expert‐Curated Occurrences for the Genus Carex L. (Cyperaceae). Global Ecology and Biogeography (2025)

Grass Functional Traits Reflect the Long History of Fire and Grazers in the Savannas of Texas. American Journal of Botany (2025)

Niche Comparisons Reveal Significant Divergence Despite Narrow Endemism in Leavenworthia, a Genus of Rare Plants. Annals of Botany (2025)

Kyle M SimpsonDaniel Spalink

significant divergenceniche comparisonsplant biologybiologyplant taxonomyrare plantsplant sciencebotanynarrow endemism

Author Response for"Turnover Importance: Operationalizing Beta Diversity to Quantify the Generalism Continuum". (2024)

None Lydia MorleyNone Benjamin J. CrainNone Gary KrupnickNone Daniel Spalink

author responsegeneralism continuumturnover importanceoperationalizing beta diversitybehavioral sciences

Chromosomal Evolution, Environmental Heterogeneity, and Migration Drive Spatial Patterns of Species Richness in Calochortus (Liliaceae). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2024)

Turnover Importance: Operationalizing Beta Diversity to Quantify the Generalism Continuum. Methods in Ecology and Evolution (2024)

Lydia MorleyBenjamin J. CrainGary KrupnickDaniel Spalink

environmental scienceevolutionary ecologygeneralism continuumturnover importanceecologyevolutionary biologyoperationalizing beta diversity

Global Analysis of Poales Diversification – Parallel Evolution in Space and Time Into Open and Closed Habitats. New Phytologist (2023)

avian biologyspatial ecologyparallel evolutionenvironmental scienceevolutionary ecologyecologyevolutionary biology

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