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Distinguished Professor Tissue is an international expert on the effects of climate change on plants and ecosystems. His research pioneered current understanding of plant and ecosystem response to the main and interactive effects of elevated CO2, elevated temperature, heatwaves, variation in the timing and magnitude of rainfall, and soil water availability. His research underpins advancements in quantification of the processes that affect productivity, species composition and richness, carbon and water fluxes at the leaf, soil and ecosystem level, microbial community structure and function, and soil respiration.
More recently, he has investigated the physiological processes that lead to drought-induced mortality in woody plants, within an eco-climatic framework, considering plant adaptation and acclimation potential. He also investigates technological and biological processes in protected cropping that increase resource use efficiency (water, nutrients) and lower energy use, with the goal of increasing sustainability. These findings can provide growers and managers with tools to adapt to climate change.
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Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, University of California
Research keywords
- climate change
- Drought
- Photosynthesis
- Agriculture
- Ecology
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Thermal acclimation of Pinus massoniana to warming depends on water conditions and climate of origin
Cui, Y., Jiang, M., Wu, T., Shao, C., Way, D. A., Tissue, D. T. & Duan, H., Feb 2026, In: Plant Journal. 125, 3, e70695.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acclimation to warming shapes gas exchange and metabolic responses to heat shock in Pinus massoniana seedlings
Cui, Y., Zhao, Y., Li, L., Ouyang, S., Jiang, M., Tissue, D. T. & Duan, H., 1 May 2025, In: Physiologia Plantarum. 177, 3, 16 p., e70265.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An energy-saving glasshouse film reduced light, but elevated CO2 could not fully mitigate light-related yield losses in capsicum
Zhao, C., Chavan, S., Vandegeer, R. K., Zhou, M., Cazzonelli, C. I., Chen, Z. H. & Tissue, D. T., Jun 2025, In: Scientia Horticulturae. 348, 11 p., 114215.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Aridity modulates grassland biomass responses to combined drought and nutrient addition
Bondaruk, V. F., Xu, C., Wilfahrt, P., Yahdjian, L., Yu, Q., Borer, E. T., Jentsch, A., Seabloom, E. W., Smith, M. D., Alberti, J., Oñatibia, G. R., Dieguez, H., Carbognani, M., Kübert, A., Power, S. A., Eisenhauer, N., Isbell, F., Auge, H., Chandregowda, M. H. & Churchill, A. C. & 35 others, , Jun 2025, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 9, 6, p. 937-946 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Climate warming fuels the global antibiotic resistome by altering soil bacterial traits
Lin, D., Du, S., Zhao, Z., Zhang, T., Wang, L., Zhang, Q., Zhou, S. Y. D., Graham, D. W., Tissue, D. T., Zhu, D., Zhu, Y. G., Penuelas, J. & Reich, P. B., Aug 2025, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 9, 8, p. 1512-1526 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access19 Citations (Scopus)
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Enhancing Agribusiness and Strategic Policy Dialogue between Australia and India
Yadav, V. (PI), Singh, B. (Investigator), Maheshwari, B. (Investigator), Morrison, N. (Investigator), Varua, M. E. (Investigator) & Tissue, D. (Investigator)
1/05/25 → 30/04/28
Project: Research
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ARC Research Hub for Intelligent Energy and Resource Efficiency for Protected Cropping [Via RMIT University]
Tissue, D. (PI), Metternicht, G. (Investigator), Bose, J. (Investigator), Rosengarten, G. (Investigator), Liu, Y. (Investigator) & Jia, B. (Investigator)
1/01/25 → 30/12/29
Project: Research
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ARC Training Centre for Smart and Sustainable Horticulture
Ghannoum, O. (PI), Singh, B. (Investigator), Smith, B. (Investigator), Sharwood, R. (Investigator), Tjoelker, M. (Investigator), Riegler, M. (Investigator), Tissue, D. (Investigator), Metternicht, G. (Investigator), Guo, Y. (Investigator), Nakandala, D. (Investigator) & Egidi, E. (Investigator)
Vertical Patch, Australian National University (ACRG), University of Western Australia, Valucky Australia Pty Ltd
1/07/24 → 29/06/30
Project: Research
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Automated Crop Monitoring for Protected Cropping Systems
Ghannoum, O. (PI), Tissue, D. (Investigator), Sharwood, R. (Investigator), Cazzonelli, C. (Investigator), Rakhesh, N. (Investigator), Mak, M. (Investigator), Rogiers, S. (Investigator), Edwinson, L. (Investigator), Forde, W. (Investigator), March, T. (Investigator) & Guo, Y. (Investigator)
Episteme AG Solutions Pty Ltd, Western Sydney University, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Rijk Zwaan Australia Pty Ltd, Future Food Systems Limited CRC, Vertical Patch
1/01/23 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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Glasshouse Films
Tissue, D. (PI), Ghannoum, O. (Investigator), Cazzonelli, C. (Investigator), Sharwood, R. (Investigator), Lan, Y.-C. (Investigator), Bose, J. (Investigator) & Raihan, H. U. Z. (Scholarship Recipient)
Western Sydney University, RMIT University, Future Food Systems Limited CRC, Innofocus Photonics Technology Pty Ltd
25/10/22 → 30/11/28
Project: Research
Datasets
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EucFACE hydrological and meteorological measurements from 2012-04-30 to 2014-11-15
Gimeno Chocarro, T., McVicar, T., O'Grady, A., Tissue, D. & Ellsworth, D., Western Sydney University, 27 Mar 2018
https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/e76a0490519311ecb15399911543e199/
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Physiological assessment of whole-tree response to an extreme heatwave
Drake, J., Tjoelker, M., Varhammar, A., Leigh, A., Pfautsch, S., Lopez Rodriguez, R. A., Aspinwall, M., Crous, K., Kumarathunge, D., Nicotra, A., Tissue, D., Choat, B. & Barton, C., Western Sydney University, 15 Dec 2017
DOI: 10.4225/35/5a36f61f150f3, https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/e9d9f320519311ecb15399911543e199/
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CCAThornhillTraitsretrievedplussampling&ClimateFinal.csv
Perez-Martinez, L. V., Medlyn, B., Nicolle, D., Colin, A.-C., Choat, B., Tissue, D. & Rymer, P., figshare, 29 Jul 2025
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.29651129.v2, https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.29651129.v2
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DroughtAssessCategorical_allmerge_Climcorrected&MeanFT.csv
Perez-Martinez, L. V., Medlyn, B., Colin, A.-C., Nicolle, D., Choat, B., Tissue, D. & Rymer, P., figshare, 29 Jul 2025
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.29651111.v2, https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.29651111.v2
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AusTraits: a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora
Falster, D., Gallagher, R., Wenk, E., Sauquet, H., Wright, I. J., Indiarto, D., Andrew, S., Baxter, C., Lawson, J., Allen, S., Fuchs, A., Monro, A., Kar, F., Adams, M. A., Ahrens, C. W., Alfonzetti, M., Amini, S., Angevin, T., Apgaua, D. M. G., Arndt, S., Ash, J., Atkin, O. K., Atkinson, J., Auld, T., Baker, A., Balthazar, M. V., Bean, A., Blackman, C. J., Bloomfield, K., Boreham, T., Bowman, D. M. J. S., Bradstock, R., Bragg, J., Brand, W. A., Briggs, A., Brock, J., Brodribb, T. J., Buckton, G., Burrows, G., Butler, D., Caldwell, E., Camac, J., Carpenter, R., Catford, J. A., Cawthray, G. R., Cernusak, L. A., Chandler, G., Chapman, A. R., Cheal, D., Cheesman, A. W., Chen, S.-C., Chinnock, R., Choat, B., Clarke, P., Clayton, D., Clemants, S., Clifford, H. T., Clinton, B., Clode, P. L., Cochrane, M., Coleman, H., Collins, B., Conti, A., Cooper, W., Cooper, W., Cornwell, W. K., Cosgrove, M., Cowie, I., Craven, L., Crisp, M., Cross, E., Crous, K. Y., Cunningham, S., Curran, T., Curtis, E., Davidson, I., Daws, M. I., de Salas, M., de Tombeur, F., DeGabriel, J. L., Denton, M. D., Dong, N., Du, P., Duan, H., Duncan, D. H., Duncan, R. P., Duretto, M., Dwyer, J. M., Eamus, D., Edwards, C., Egan, J., Esperon-Rodriguez, M., Evans, J. R., Everingham, S. E., Fahey, C., Falster, D., Farrell, C., Firn, J., Fonseca, C. R., Forster, P. I., Foster, J., French, B. J., French, T., Frith, A., Frood, D., Funk, J. L., Gallagher, R., Gardiner, R., Geange, S. R., Ghannoum, O., Gill, M., Gleason, S. M., Goble-Garratt, E., Gosper, C. R., Gray, E., Groom, P. K., Grootemaat, S., Gross, C., Grubb, P., Guerin, G., Guilherme Pereira, C., Guinane, C., Guja, L., Hahs, A. K., Hall, T., Hallet, M., Harrison, M. T., Haslehurst, T., Hassiotou, F., Hayes, P. E., Henery, M., Herbohn, J., Hochuli, D., Hocking, P., Howell, J., Hu, J., Huang, G., Hughes, K., Hughes, L., Huisman, J., Ilic, J., Islam, M., Jagdish, A., Jin, D., Jordan, G., Jurado, E., Kanowski, J., Kasel, S., Kealley, I., Keighery, G., Kellermann, J., Kenny, B., Kirkpatrick, J., Knox, K., Kohout, M., Kooyman, R. M., Kotowska, M. M., Kovac, L., Kreger, K., Kuo, J., Lai, H. R., Laliberté, E., Lambers, H., Lambert, M., Lamont, B. B., Lanceman, D., Lanfear, R., Laughlin, D. C., Laugier-Kitchener, B.-A., Laurance, S., Lawes, M., Laws, C., Lawson, J., Laxton, E., Lehmann, C. E. R., Leigh, A., Leishman, M. R., Lenz, T., Lepschi, B., Lewis, J. D., Lim, F., Lindsay, L., Liu, U., Londono, D. M., López Martinez, A., Lord, J., Ludwig, C., Lunt, I., Lusk, C. H., Maconochie, M., Macinnis-Ng, C., McPherson, H., Magallón, S., Manea, A., Marais, K., Maslin, B., Mason, R., Mayfield, M., Mazanec, R., McC Overton, J., McCarthy, J. K., McFarlane, E., Meers, T., Metcalfe, D., Milberg, P., Mokany, K., Moles, A. T., Moore, B. D., Moore, N., Morgan, H., Morgan, J. W., Morris, W., Muir, A., Munroe, S., Myerscough, P., Nelson, D., Neyland, D., Nicholson, Á., Nicolle, D., Nicotra, A. B., Niinemets, Ü., North, T., O'Reilly-Nugent, A., O'Sullivan, O. S., Oberle, B., Olsen, M., Onoda, Y., Ooi, M. K. J., Orscheg, C., Osborne, C. P., Paczkowska, G., Peeters, P., Pekin, B., Perry, G., Phillips, A., Pickering, C., Pickup, M., Pollitt, L., Pollock, L. J., Polmear, R., Poot, P., Possingham, H., Powell, J. R., Power, S. A., Prentice, I. C., Price, A., Prior, L., Prober, S. M., Pyne, T., Read, J., Reynolds, V., Rice, B., Richards, A. E., Richardson, B., Rigg, J. L., Roberts, B., Roderick, M. L., Rosell, J. A., Rossetto, M., Rye, B., Rymer, P. D., Salomaa, A., Sams, M. A., Sanson, G., Sauquet, H., Schmidt, S., Schöenenberger, J., Schulze, E.-D., Schulze, I., Schulze, W., Scott, A. J., Sendall, K., Shapcott, A., Shaw, V., Shoo, L., Sinclair, S., Sjostrom, A., Smith, B., Smith, R., Soliveres, S., Soper, F., Sparrow, B., Spooner, A., Standish, R. J., Staples, T. L., Stephens, R., Stewart, G., Suda, J., Szota, C., Tait, C., Taseski, G., Tasker, E., Taylor, D., Thomas, F., Thompson, I., Tissue, D. T., Tjoelker, M. G., Tng, D. Y. P., Toelken, H. R., Tomlinson, K., Trudgen, M., Turner, N. C., van der Merwe, M., van Langevelde, F., Veneklaas, E. J., Venn, S., Vesk, P., Vlasveld, C., Vorontsova, M. S., Warren, C. A., Warwick, N., Weerasinghe, L. K., Wells, J., Westman, W. E., Westoby, M., White, M., Williams, E., Williams, N. S. G., Williams, R. J., Willis, K., Wills, J., Wilson, J. B., Wilson, P. G., Wright, I. J., Yates, C., Yen, J., Zanne, A. E., Zemunik, G., Ziemińska, K., Nolan, R., Boer, M. M., Robinson, A., Welsh, N., Messina, A., Stajsic, V., Ohlsen, D., Klazenga, N., Coleman, D., Coleman, D., Dun, L., Yang, S., Barrett, R., Lu-Irving, P., Sommerville, K., Wenk, E. & Falster, D., ZENODO, 14 May 2024
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11188867, https://zenodo.org/records/11188867
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