Cliff Morden

Cliff Morden is a faculty member at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, affiliated with the School of Life Sciences and the Department of Botany. His research focuses on molecular approaches to phylogenetic and population genetic questions, particularly related to the unique biodiversity of Hawaiian native flora.

• Specializes in biogeography and evolutionary biology of island ecosystems
• Investigates colonization events and radiation patterns in Hawaii's 1,000 native flowering plant species
• 90% of these species are endemic, originating from 270 colonization events