Fields of Research

Terrestrial ecology
Genetics
Environmental rehabilitation and restoration
Architectural design
Population ecology
Biological adaptation
Forest health and pathology
Carbon sequestration science
Ecological impacts of climate change and ecological adaptation
Visual arts
Photogrammetry and remote sensing
Tree nutrition and physiology

Research Objectives

Rehabilitation or conservation of terrestrial environments
Terrestrial biodiversity
Native forests
Evaluation, allocation, and impacts of land use
Hardwood plantations
Design
Climate change adaptation measures (excl. ecosystem)

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

A decade of restoring a temperate woodland: Lessons learned and future directions; Ecological Management & Restoration
Climate adaptation and ecological restoration in eucalypts; Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria
Dry biomass and carbon sequestration in environmental plantings in the Midlands of Tasmania; Ecological Management & Restoration
Early seedling establishment on aged Tasmanian tin mine tailings constrained by nutrient deficiency and soil structure, not toxicity; Soil Research
Effect of forest fragmentation and altitude on the mating system of Eucalyptus pauciflora (Myrtaceae); Australian Journal of Botany
Effects of clear polymer film on emergence and survival of direct sown native vegetation; Land Degradation and Development
Embedding genetics experiments in restoration to guide plant choice for a degraded landscape with a changing climate; Ecological Management & Restoration
Establishing Victoria’s ecological infrastructure: a guide to creating climate future plots
Eucalypt regeneration and ecological restoration of remnant woodlands in Tasmania, Australia
Evidence for local climate adaptation in early-life traits of Tasmanian populations of Eucalyptus pauciflora; Tree Genetics and Genomes
Feral deer damage in Tasmanian restoration plantings; Australasian Plant Conservation
From little things, big things grow: building connections through place-based education in the Tasmanian Midlands biodiversity hotspot; Ecological Management and Restoration
Investigating constraints on direct seeding for native revegetation in the Tasmanian Midlands; Ecological Management & Restoration
Leaf economic and hydraulic traits signal disparate climate adaptation patterns in two co-occurring woodland eucalypts; Plants
Monitoring forest structure to guide adaptive management of forest restoration: a review of remote sensing approaches; New Forests
New approaches for revegetating agricultural landscapes to provide connectivity for wildlife: The example of the Tasmanian Midlands, Australia; Ecological Management & Restoration
Patterns of soil water repellency in response to coarse woody debris and fire: implications for eucalypt regeneration in dry forests; Plant and Soil
Provenance and seed mass determines the seed germination success of Eucalyptus ovata (Myrtaceae); Seed Science and Technology
Restoring the Midlands of Tasmania: An introduction; Ecological Management & Restoration
Stability of plant genetic influences on biotic interactions across varying abiotic and biotic environments; SIP-14
Stability of species and provenance performance when translocated into different community assemblages; Restoration Ecology
Stable states in soil chemistry persist in eucalypt woodland restorations; Applied Vegetation Science
Temperature and rainfall are separate agents of selection shaping population differentiation in a forest tree; Forests
Understanding the regeneration niche: Microsite attributes and recruitment of eucalypts in dry forests; Forest Ecology and Management

Research Projects

Cultural landscapes: communicating ecological restoration; University of Tasmania (UTAS)

Research Candidate Supervision

The primary establishment of native understory species as a means of facillitating the restoration of Eucalypt woodlands in oldfield sites