Charles Clarke (botanist)
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Dr. '''Charles M. Clarke''' (born in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]]) is a [[botanist]] and [[taxonomist]] specialising in the [[carnivorous plant]] [[genus]] ''[[Nepenthes]]''. Clarke has an [[honours degree]] in Botany from [[Monash University]] in [[Melbourne]], and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in [[Ecosystem|Ecosystem Management]] at the [[University of New England, Australia|University of New England]], in [[Armidale]], [[New South Wales]].
Clarke first travelled to Borneo in search of [[pitcher plants]] in [[1987]]. In [[1989]] and [[1990]] he lived in [[Brunei]], studying the [[ecology]] of ''Nepenthes''. In between travels, Clarke has taught [[Ecology]] and [[Biometrics]] at [[James Cook University]] in [[Queensland]], and worked as a [[horticulture|horticultural]] consultant in [[Hong Kong]].
He now works at the [[Hong Kong University of Science and Technology]]. Clarke has written five books and guides on ''Nepenthes'', which present a [[synthesis]] of the research performed on his travels around the [[Malay Archipelago]].
Clarke has described five species of ''Nepenthes'': ''[[Nepenthes benstonei]]'', ''[[Nepenthes chaniana]]'', ''[[Nepenthes izumiae]]'', ''[[Nepenthes jacquelineae]]'', and ''[[Nepenthes tenax]]''.
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==Publications==
* Clarke, C.M. 1992. The ecology of metazoan communities in ''Nepenthes'' pitcher plants in Borneo, with special reference to the community of ''Nepenthes bicalcarata'' Hook.f. Ph.D. thesis, [[University of New England, Australia|University of New England]], [[Armidale]], [[New South Wales|N.S.W.]] 269 pp.
* Clarke, C.[M.] 1993. {{PDFlink|[http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/articles/CPNv22n1_2p27_28.pdf The Possible Functions of the Thorns of ''Nepenthes bicalcarata'' (Hook.f.) Pitchers.]|194 [[Kibibyte|KiB]]<!-- application/pdf, 199215 bytes -->}} ''[[Carnivorous Plant Newsletter]]'' '''22'''(1–2): 27–28.
* Clarke, C.M. & R.L. Kitching 1993. The Metazoan Food Webs from Six Bornean ''Nepenthes'' Species. ''Ecological Entomology'' '''18''': 7–16.
* Clarke, C.M. & J.A. Moran 1994. A further record of aerial pitchers in ''Nepenthes ampullaria'' Jack. ''Malayan Nature Journal'' '''47''': 321–323.
* Clarke, C.M. & R.L. Kitching 1995. Swimming Ants and Pitcher Plants: a Unique Ant-Plant Interaction from Borneo. ''Journal of Tropical Ecology'' '''11'''(4): 589–602.
* Clarke, C.M. 1997. ''Nepenthes of Borneo''. [[Natural History Publications (Borneo)]], [[Kota Kinabalu]]. xi + 207 pp.
* Clarke, C.M. 1997. [http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/samples/NatHist261Sumatra.htm Another nice trip to Sumatra]. ''[[Carnivorous Plant Newsletter]]'' '''26'''(1): 4–10.
* Clarke, C.M. 1997. The effects of pitcher dimorphism on the metazoan community of the carnivorous pitcher plant ''Nepenthes bicalcarata'' Hook.f. ''Malayan Nature Journal'' '''50''': 149–157.
* Clarke, C.M. 1998. Initial colonisation and prey capture in ''Nepenthes bicalcarata'' (Nepenthaceae) pitchers in Brunei. ''Sandakania'' '''12''': 27–36.
* Clarke, C.M. 1998. The aquatic arthropod community of the pitcher plant, ''Nepenthes bicalcarata'' (Nepenthaceae) in Brunei. ''Sandakania'' '''11''': 55–60.
* Clarke, C.M. 1998. A re-examination of geographical variation in ''Nepenthes'' food webs. ''Ecography'' '''21''': 430–436.
* Clarke, C.M. 1999. ''Nepenthes benstonei'' (Nepenthaceae), a new pitcher plant from Peninsular Malaysia. ''Sandakania'' '''13''': 79–87.
* Clarke, C.M. 2001. Ecology & Conservation of Montane ''Nepenthes'' (Nepenthaceae) in Sumatra. Fourth International Flora Malesiana Symposium. 20-24 July 1998, Kuala Lumpur.
* Clarke, C.M. 2001. ''Nepenthes of Sumatra and Peninsular Malaysia''. [[Natural History Publications (Borneo)]], [[Kota Kinabalu]]. ix + 325 pp.
* Clarke, C.M. 2001. ''A Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Sabah''. [[Natural History Publications (Borneo)]], [[Kota Kinabalu]]. iv + 40 pp.
* Moran, J.A., M.A. Merbach, N.J. Livingston, C.M. Clarke & W.E. Booth 2001. {{PDFlink|[http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/88/2/307.pdf Termite Prey Specialization in the Pitcher Plant ''Nepenthes albomarginata'' - Evidence from Stable Isotope Analysis.]}} ''Annals of Botany'' '''88''': 307–311.
* Clarke, C.M. 2002. ''A Guide to the Pitcher Plants of Peninsular Malaysia''. [[Natural History Publications (Borneo)]], [[Kota Kinabalu]]. iv + 32 pp.
*Clarke, C.M., T. Davis & R. Tamin 2003. ''Nepenthes izumiae'' (Nepenthaceae): a new species from Sumatra. ''Blumea'' '''48''': 179–182.
*Moran, J.A., C.M. Clarke & B.J. Hawkins 2003. From Carnivore to Detritivore? Isotopic Evidence for Leaf Litter Utilization by the Tropical Pitcher Plant ''Nepenthes ampullaria''. ''International Journal of Plant Sciences'' '''164''': 635–639.
* Clarke, C.M. & C.C. Lee 2004. ''A Pocket Guide: Pitcher Plants of Sarawak''. [[Natural History Publications (Borneo)]], [[Kota Kinabalu]]. vi + 81 pp.
*Cantley, R., C.M. Clarke, J. Cokendolpher, B. Rice & A. Wistuba 2004. [http://www.sarracenia.com/pubs/ncsp.doc ''Nepenthes clipeata'' Survival Project]. International Carnivorous Plant Society.
*Clarke, C.M., C.C. Lee & S. McPherson 2006. ''Nepenthes chaniana'' (Nepenthaceae), a new species from north-western Borneo. ''Sabah Parks Journal'' '''7''': 53–66.
*Clarke, C.M & R. Kruger 2006. ''Nepenthes tenax'' C.Clarke and R.Kruger (Nepenthaceae), a new species from Cape York Peninsula, Queensland. ''Austrobaileya'' '''7'''(2): 319–324.
==References==
* Clarke, C.M. 1997. ''Nepenthes of Borneo''. [[Natural History Publications (Borneo)|Natural History Publications]] ([[Borneo]]), [[Kota Kinabalu]]. xi + 207 pp. ISBN 983-812-057-X
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