Violeta Atienza Tamarit

Violeta Atienza Tamarit is an Associate Professor in the Department of Botany and Geology at the Faculty of Biological Sciences, Universitat de València, Spain. Her academic and research profile is deeply rooted in botany, with a specialization in lichen flora and vegetation, particularly epiphytic lichens in Mediterranean regions such as Castellón and surrounding territories.

Her research interests span Botany, Lichenology, Plant Systematics, Biogeography, and Vegetation Ecology. She is an active member of the SEBHAP research group (Systematics, Evolution and Biogeography of fungi, seaweeds and plants), which focuses on the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of non-vascular plants and algae. This affiliation underscores her commitment to understanding biodiversity patterns and taxonomic relationships in cryptogamic flora.

Violeta Atienza earned her PhD from the Universitat de València with a thesis titled Flora y vegetacion liquenica epifitica de las comarcas de els ports y baix maestrat (castellon) y territorios proximos in 1990, establishing a long-standing research trajectory in lichen ecology. Her work contributes significantly to the knowledge of epiphytic lichen communities in eastern Spain.

She is involved in collaborative research through the SEBHAP group, which integrates systematics, molecular phylogenetics, and biogeographic modeling to study fungi, seaweeds, and plants. While specific grants and student advisement are not detailed in the available text, her sustained academic presence suggests active mentorship and research leadership.