We live in an era of climate change...
As Earth warms, heatwaves and drought are increasingly affecting more cities and regions. I am a plant ecophysiologist who studies the effects of warming and drought on plant function. My research aims to determine which species or genotypes succeed in changing environments by measuring plant functional traits related to growth and survival, such as leaf gas exchange, phenology, high temperature tolerance, and drought tolerance. I have worked in a diverse range of terrestrial ecosystems, from temperate forests to subalpine grasslands, and from agricultural cropping systems to urban forests.
I am currently an ARC DECRA Fellow at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment at Western Sydney University in Richmond, NSW, Australia. I am working to discover which plant species can survive heatwaves and drought in urban areas by determining relevant functional traits that protect droughted plants from thermal damage. Feel free to contact me at [email protected].
I am currently an ARC DECRA Fellow at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment at Western Sydney University in Richmond, NSW, Australia. I am working to discover which plant species can survive heatwaves and drought in urban areas by determining relevant functional traits that protect droughted plants from thermal damage. Feel free to contact me at [email protected].
