Lorenzo Saez Goñalons

Lorenzo Saez Goñalons is a Researcher at the Department of Animal Biology, Plant Biology and Ecology at Universitat de Barcelona. He holds a Ph.D. from the same institution (1998). His research focuses on plant systematics, taxonomy, and biodiversity with a particular emphasis on Mediterranean flora, invasive species, and cladistics.

**Education:**

• Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona (1998)

**Research Interests:**
Dr. Saez Goñalons specializes in systematic botany, particularly Asteraceae and Linaria species. He investigates biogeographic patterns in the Balearic Islands and conducts taxonomic revisions of plant families like Hypnales and Thuidiaceae. His work emphasizes typification procedures, nomenclatural corrections, and the documentation of new species discoveries.

**Key Projects:**

• EVOLUTIONARY AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF HELICHRYSUM (2020-2024): Investigating Afroalpine flora and sky island ecosystems.
• GEOPARKS: HERITAGE, EDUCATION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (2015-2018): Biodiversity studies in Moroccan Atlas Mountains.
• FLORE BRIOFITICA IBÉRICA (2014-2016): Taxonomic research on Hypnales and Grimmiales moss families.

**Advising & Grants:** Supervised 16 academic works. Active in securing research grants including projects funded by Spanish Ministry of Economy and the European Commission.

**Publications:** Over 278+ research outputs with a h-index of 21. Recent work focuses on nomenclatural corrections, invasive species documentation, and Linaria systematics.