Karin Tremetsberger

Karin Tremetsberger is a Privatdozent and researcher at the Institute of Botany, part of the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU). Her work focuses on plant genetics, biogeography, and conservation biology, particularly for steppe and ephemeral wetland species.

• Academic Background: Habilitation (2013), Dr. rer. nat. (2004), and Mag. rer. nat. (1999) from the University of Vienna.

Her research explores genetic diversity, phylogeography, and adaptive mechanisms in plants facing climate change and habitat fragmentation. Key projects include assessing genetic diversity in steppe plants, studying epigenetic changes in ex situ conservation, and analyzing soil diaspore banks in ephemeral species.

Recent publication trends highlight her expertise in Adonis vernalis, Krascheninnikovia, and Cyperus fuscus, with methodologies like genotyping-by-sequencing and molecular phylogenetics. She frequently presents at European botany and conservation conferences.

Karin mentors students in plant genetics and conservation research, with supervised theses on topics like alpine vegetation dynamics and wetland seed bank ecology. She actively contributes to scientific societies as a peer reviewer for journals such as Molecular Ecology and Plant Systematics and Evolution.