Krupnick, Gary
Head of the Plant Conservation Unit
0000-0002-1357-4826
Krupnick, Gary
Head of the Plant Conservation Unit
Plant conservation biology. Using herbarium specimens to determine rarity and endangerment of plant species. Plant-herbivore interactions. Plant-pollinator interactions. Plant reproduction.
Background And Education
Education And Training
- Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine , Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Thesis title: "The dimensions of floral herbivory: Direct and indirect effects of Meligethes rufimanus on the male and female reproductive success of Isomeris arborea" 1990 - 1996
- B.A. in Ecology, Behavior and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, San Diego , Biological Sciences 1986 - 1990
Public Biography
- Gary Krupnick is a research scientist at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, where he heads up the Plant Conservation Unit. He advises organizations on IUCN plant listings and represents the Smithsonian on committees for plant conservation and pollination. Gary studies plant conservation biology and plant-pollinator interactions. He has conducted conservation assessments of Heliconiaceae, the flora of Hawaii, and the flora of the West Indies. Along with the American Society of Botanical Artists, he co-curated the traveling exhibition, “Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World,” a convergence of art, science, conservation, and education. Gary is the Vice Chair of the steering committee of the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign. He is the co-editor of the book Plant Conservation: A Natural History Approach (University of Chicago Press; 2005) and serves as the editor of The Plant Press (newsletter of the U.S. National Herbarium).
Publications
Selected Publications
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Article
- Kress, W. John, Fér, Tomáš, Carlsen, Mónica M., and Krupnick, Gary A. 2025. "A Conservation Assessment and Phylogenomic Evaluation of Protection Status in the Tropical Genus Heliconia L. (Zingiberales: Heliconiaceae)." Plants People Planet, https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.70000. 2025
- Wen, Jun, Quintanar Castillo, Angélica, Pace, Marcelo R., Talavera, Alicia, Sparreo, Luke, Johnson, Gabriel, Krupnick, Gary A., and Nie, Ze-Long. 2025. "Phylogenomic analyses support a new subgenus, Rojovitis, of the grape genus Vitis from Mexico." Frontiers in Plant Science, 16. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2025.1580648. 2025
- Martén‐Rodríguez, Silvana, Cristobal‐Pérez, Edson Jacob, De Santiago‐Hernández, Martín Hesajim, Huerta‐Ramos, Guillermo, Clemente‐Martínez, Lucero, Krupnick, Gary, Taylor, Orley, Lopezaraiza‐Mikel, Martha, Balvino‐Olvera, Francisco Javier, Sentíes‐Aguilar, Eugenia M., Díaz‐Infante, Sergio, Aguirre Jaimes, Armando, Novais, Samuel, Cortés‐Flores, Jorge, Lobo‐Segura, Jorge, Fuchs, Eric J., Delgado‐Carrillo, Oliverio, Ruiz‐Mercado, Ilse, Sáyago‐Lorenzana, Roberto, Pérez‐Arroyo, Karen, and Quesada, Mauricio. 2025. "Untangling the Complexity of Climate Change Effects on Plant Reproductive Traits and Pollinators: A Systematic Global Synthesis." Global Change Biology, 31, (2). https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70081. 2025
- Morley, Lydia, Crain, Benjamin J., Krupnick, Gary, and Spalink, Daniel. 2024. "Turnover importance: Operationalizing beta diversity to quantify the generalism continuum." Methods in Ecology and Evolution, (5) 951–964. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.14324. 2024
- Wen, Jun, Krupnick, Gary, and Esser, Hans-Joachim. 2023. "Panax siamensis J. Wen, a new species of the ginseng genus (Panax, Araliaceae) from northern Thailand." Phytokeys, (234) 51–59. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.234.106289. 2023
- Veron, S., Bernard, A., Lebreton, E., Rodrigues-Vaz, C., Durand, M., Procopio, L., Helion, M., Gayot, M., Viscardi, G., Krupnick, Gary A., Carrington, C. M. S., Boullet, V., Mallet, B., Dimassi, A., Pailler, T., Hivert, J., Lebouvier, M., Agnola, P., Bruy, D., Gateble, G., Lannuzel, G., Meyer, S., Gargominy, O., Gigot, G., Invernon, V. et al. 2023. "Pre-assessments of plant conservation status in islands: the case of French Overseas Territories." Biodiversity and Conservation, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-023-02544-8. 2023
- Kress, W. John and Krupnick, Gary A. 2022. "Lords of the biosphere: Plant winners and losers in the Anthropocene." Plants People Planet, https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10252. 2022
- Carrington, C. M. Sean, Edwards, Robert D., and Krupnick, Gary A. 2018. "Assessment of the Distribution of Seed Plants Endemic to the Lesser Antilles in Terms of Habitat, Elevation, and Conservation Status." Caribbean Naturalist, Special Issue No. 2 30–47. 2018
- DeFilipps, Robert A. and Krupnick, Gary A. 2018. "The medicinal plants of Myanmar." PhytoKeys, (102) 1–341. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380. 2018
- Krupnick, Gary A. and Knowlton, Nancy. 2017. "Earth Optimism: Success Stories in Plant Conservation." Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 102, (2) 331–340. https://doi.org/10.3417/D-16-00010A. 2017
- Carrington, C. M. Sean, Krupnick, Gary A., and Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro. 2017. "Herbarium-Based Preliminary Conservation Assessments of Lesser Antillean Endemic Seed Plants Reveal a Flora at Risk." Botanical review, 83, (2) 107–151. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12229-017-9182-5. 2017
- Krupnick, Gary A. 2013. "Conservation of Tropical Plant Biodiversity: What Have We Done, Where Are We Going?" Biotropica, 45, (6) 693–708. https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12064. 2013
- Krupnick, Gary A., McCormick, Melissa K., Mirenda, Thomas, and Whigham, Dennis F. 2013. "The Status and Future of Orchid Conservation in North America." Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 99, (2) 180–198. https://doi.org/10.3417/2011108. 2013
- Miller, James S., Krupnick, Gary A., Stevens, Hannah, Porter-Morgan, Holly, Boom, Brian, Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro, Ackerman, James D., Kolterman, Duane, Santiago, Eugenio, Torres, Christian, and Velez, Jeanine. 2013. "Toward Target 2 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: An Expert Analysis of the Puerto Rican Flora to Validate New Streamlined Methods for Assessing Conservation Status1." Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 99, (2) 199–205. https://doi.org/10.3417/2011121. 2013
- Miller, James S., Porter-Morgan, Holly A., Stevens, Hannah, Boom, Brian, Krupnick, Gary A., Acevedo-Rodríguez, Pedro, Fleming, James, and Gensler, Micah. 2012. "Addressing target two of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation by rapidly identifying plants at risk." Biodiversity and Conservation, 21, (7) 1877–1887. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-012-0285-3. 2012
- Krupnick, Gary A., Kress, W. John, and Wagner, Warren L. 2009. "Achieving Target 2 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: building a preliminary assessment of vascular plant species using data from herbarium specimens." Biodiversity and Conservation, 18, (6) 1459–1474. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-008-9494-1. 2009
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Chapter
- Krupnick, Gary A. 2009. "Assessing the conservation status of endangered plant species." In Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World. Woodin, Carol, editor. 11–12. New York: American Society of Botanical Artists. 2009
- Krupnick, Gary A. 2009. "Some organizations that assess the conservation status of endangered plant species." In Losing Paradise? Endangered Plants Here and Around the World. Woodin, Carol, editor. 13–14. New York: American Society of Botanical Artists. 2009
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Webpage
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Krupnick, Gary A. 2022. Macrosamanea froesii
. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2022 -
Krupnick, Gary A. 2022. Moronobea intermedia
. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2022 -
Krupnick, Gary A. 2022. Myrsine minutiflora
. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2022 -
Krupnick, Gary A. and Morales M., P. A. 2021. Clusia calimae
. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2021 -
Krupnick, Gary A. and Morales M., P. A. 2021. Phyllanoa colombiana
. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2021 -
Krupnick, Gary A. 2021. Styrax hypochryseus
. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2021 -
Canteiro, C., Lucas, E., Carrington, C. M. S., Krupnick, Gary A., and Acevedo-Rodriguez, P. 2018. Myrcia antillana
. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. 2018
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Krupnick, Gary A. 2022. Macrosamanea froesii
Editor Of
Affiliation
Member Of
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature Global Tree Specialist Group
- International Union for the Conservation of Nature Seed Conservation Specialist Group
- NMNH - Dept. of Botany
Contact
Location
- National Museum of Natural History Academic Department
