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Tag Archives: Biodiversity
Sunshine and visitors
Long days, warm weather, dry roads and visitors. I love summer! Esti Palma from the University of Melbourne and Dr Luis Mata from RMIT University (and, the all-important, Alan Mata) came to visit for a couple of weeks recently. They … Continue reading
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Tagged Biodiversity, cities, Ecology, Esti Palma, insects, John Dwyer, Luis Mata, Melbourne, plant traits, University of Southampton, urban
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Project kick-off: propagule pressure, functional traits, resource availability and plant invasion
As mentioned in a previous post, I was lucky enough to be awarded one of the inaugural ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRA) late last year. I officially started my DECRA research in April, so I thought it was … Continue reading
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Tagged alien plant invasion, Australia, Australian National University, Biodiversity, Brendan Wintle, Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve, Cindy Hauser, community assembly, David Tilman, field experiment, Invasive species, Mick McCarthy, Peter Vesk, University of Minnesota
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New paper: The intermediate disturbance hypothesis and plant invasions: implications for species richness and management
Jan 2012 – Some colleagues and I have recently written a paper that examines the relationship between the intermediate disturbance hypothesis (IDH) and alien plant invasions. Published in Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, the paper is structured around … Continue reading