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Biography
I’m a plant ecologist within the CoE for Plant Success based at HIE. My research focuses on heat and drought adaptations among Australian native grasses in the Andopogoneae tribe including wild sorghum and Kangaroo grass (Themeda triandra).
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, Deakin University
Bachelor of Science, La Trobe University
Research keywords
- drought tolerance
- thermal tolerance
- ecology
- ecophysiology
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Research outputs
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Adaptation in wood anatomical traits to temperature and precipitation—a common garden study
Pan, T., Britton, T. G., Schrader, J., Sumner, E., Nicolle, D., Choat, B. & Wright, I. J., Aug 2025, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 48, 8, p. 6016-6031 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effective heating chamber design to simulate acute heatwaves and night-time warming for ecological communities under natural field conditions
Arnold, P. A., Brown, F. M., Brown, Z. A., Aitken, S. M., Danzey, L. M., Hanley, T. C., King, J. L., Mu, X., Osmolovsky, I., Sumner, E. E., Williamson, V. G., Xirocostas, Z. A., Leigh, A., Moles, A. T., Venn, S. E. & Nicotra, A. B., Sept 2025, In: Methods in Ecology and Evolution. 16, 9, p. 1935–1947 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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