Members

Current

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Assoc Prof Daniel Falster
Lab leader

How does competition shape the ecology, population dynamics, and traits of species and communities?
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Dr Elizabeth Wenk
Postdoctoral fellow (2010-)

AusTraits project manager. Trait big data. Reproductive startegies. Hiking guides for Sierra Nevada.
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Fonti Kar
Postdoctoral fellow (2020-)

Building R packages at UNSW Faculty of Science.
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Isaac Towers
Postdoctoral fellow (2025-, 2020-23)

Trait based models of vegetation structure and dynamics.
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Theresa O'Brien
PhD candidate (2021-)

Fitting longitudinal models of tree growth.
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Fiona Robinson
PhD candidate (2021-)

Climate change impact on carbon farming projects
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Ashleigh Ford
PhD candidate (2024-) | Research assistant (2022) | Honours student (2021)

Growth rates of Mulga via dendrochronology
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Sophie Yang
PhD (2024-) | RA (2022-23) | Honours student (2021-22)

Thermal gardients | AusTraits | Fire response strategies
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Zoe Ball
Honours student (2024-25)

Vessel properties in Mulga
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Toby Jin
Undergraduate (2024)

Effect of wind on tree height
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Andrew O'Reilly-Nugent
Adjunct (2024-) | P/T Postdoctoral fellow (2020-2022)

Carbon regeneration projects. Extending plant model.

Collaborating students and post-docs based in other labs.

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Willem Magney
PhD (lead supervisor: A Fisher, 2024-) | Honours student (2021-22)

Tree biomass & LIDAR | Gradients in Mulga traits
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Helen Crisp
PhD candidate (lead supervisor: K Moseby; 2023-)

Assessing and improving the long-term sustainability of threatened species reintroduction programs
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Lyra Huang
PhD candidate (lead supervisor: T Rogers; 2023-)

Distributions of Dugongs

Alumni

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Rebecca Stolper
MPhil candidate (2020-23)

Trait based models of self thinning
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Jack Thornton
Undergraduate (2024)

Size-structured kangaroo population modeling
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Shay Hirani
Undergraduate (2024)

Size-structured kangaroo population modelling
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Gillian Kowalick
Research assistant (2023-) | Honours student (2022) | Intern (2021)

AusTraits | Vessel size of tall Euclaypts
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Elijah Magistrado
Honours student (2023)

Vessel size in Australian plants
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Philip Zylstra
P/T Postdoctoral fellow (2020-2022)

Evolution of tall Eucalypts. Flammability dynamics.
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Saskia Grootemaat
P/T Postdoctoral fellow (2020-2022)

Evolution of tall Eucalypts
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David Coleman
Postdoctoral researcher (UNSW 2022, WSU 2023)

AusTraits
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Dr Saras Windecker
Postdoctoral fellow (Uni Melb)

Trait-based species distributions
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Lily Dun
Research assistant (2021-22) | Honours Student (2021)

Floral traits | Competition for light
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Mitchell Henry
Programmer (2021-2022)

Improving the plant model
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Dony Indiarto
PhD candidate (2018-22)

Plant functional traits and species range shifts
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Charlie Hinchliffe
PhD candidate (2018-22)

Community ecology, ecosystem processes, and population dynamics of fish and zooplankton in the aquatic environment.
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Gary Truong
Project officer (2021-22)

AusTraits
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Rafael Schouten
Research Assistant (2019-20)

Extending & generalising the plant model. Loves Julia, reluctantly uses R.
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Simon Gorta
Research Assistant (2019-20)

Investigating historical clearing activity in Myall Lakes National Park to compare past and present vegetation compositions, tree sizes and abundance and carbon sequestration in the landscape
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Fabrice Samonte
Research assistant (2019-20)

Global forest height & extending datastorr
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Caitlin Baxter
Research assistant (2019-20)

Compiling AusTraits - a data compilation on traits of Australian plants.
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John Wilshire
Honours student (2019)

Tracking long-term changes in a floodplain vegetation community
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Dr Emma Gray
PhD candidate (2013-17)

Growth rates and functional traits of tropical rainforest and savanna species
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Dr James Camac
Postdoctoral fellow (2013-16)

Partitioning growth-dependent and growth-independent causes of tree mortality
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Dr Anaïs Gibert
Postdoctoral fellow (2013-16)

Meta-analysis testing how traits impact plant growth
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Dr Rich FitzJohn
Postdoctoral fellow (2013-16)

Completely overhauled our software and workflows.
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Dr Georges Kunstler
Visiting researcher (2013-15)

Global analysis- effect of traits on competition
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Dr Deigo Barneche
Researcher assistant (2013-14)

Biomass and allometry database
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Dr Angelica Vårhammer
Researcher assistant (2013-14)

Biomass and allometry database