A5051518245- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Climate variability and models
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Forest ecology and management
- Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Radioactive contamination and transfer
- Agricultural and Food Sciences
- Plant and animal studies
- Nuclear and radioactivity studies
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
Toowoomba Hospital
2020-2021
The University of Queensland
2003-2021
ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
2016-2020
Agriculture and Food
2016-2020
Queensland Government
2019
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
2013-2014
University of Southern Queensland
2014
Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries
2014
University of Toronto
2010
Umeå University
2002-2003
The accuracy of synoptic‐based weather forecasting deteriorates rapidly after five days and is not routinely available beyond 10 days. Conversely, climate forecasts are generally feasible for periods less than 3 months, resulting in a weather‐climate gap. tropical atmospheric phenomenon known as the Madden‐Julian Oscillation (MJO) has return interval 30 to 80 that might partly fill this Our near‐global analysis demonstrates MJO significant can influence daily rainfall patterns, even at...
Abstract The bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) is the natural reservoir of Puumala virus (PUUV), a species in genus Hantavirus. PUUV etiologic agent nephropathia epidemica, mild form hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. Factors that influence hantavirus transmission within host populations are not well understood. We evaluated number factors influencing on association increased infection voles captured region northern Sweden endemic for virus. Logistic regression showed four together...
UN Sustainable Development Goal 12 (SDG 12) aims to reduce food losses in production and postharvest stages within supply chains. Identifying addressing contributors such is crucial their reduction overall chain sustainability. Internal disorders (IDs) often contribute waste of highly perishable fruits like mangoes. Understanding influencers susceptibility limited but essential. Factors potentially associated with the expression IDs ‘B74’ mango commercial chains were investigated. Over three...
Puumala virus (PUUV), genus hantavirus, causes nephropathia epidemica, a mild form of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in humans. In this study, bank voles, the natural reservoir PUUV, were captured at locations previous human PUUV exposure and paired controls within region high incidence northern Sweden. The aim study was to evaluate influence environmental factors on abundance voles occurrence PUUV. total number PUUV-infected did not differ between controls. expressing antibodies...
Colonization may favor self‐compatibility (SC) in invasive plants, a process consistent with Baker's law. We investigated this hypothesis eastern North American populations of tristylous Lythrum salicaria L. (purple loosestrife) by controlled self‐ and cross‐pollinations 124 plants sampled from 12 grown under uniform glasshouse conditions. evaluated whether at the northern front invasion exhibited higher levels SC than southern populations, which are closer to source for invasion. also...
A population of free-ranging koalas in southeastern Queensland was examined to determine the prevalence Chlamydia psittaci infections. Although C. isolated from 46 65 (71%) studied, only six (9%) these had clinical signs disease. Most adult females (82%) back or pouch young present even though 67% them were infected. There no significant correlations between age, sex site sampling (urogenital versus conjunctival tissues) and isolation psittaci. No other important bacterial fungal pathogens...
Plotless density estimators are those that based on distance measures rather than counts per unit area (quadrats or plots) to estimate the of some usually stationary event, e.g. burrow openings, damage plant stems, etc. These typically use between events and from random points derive an density. The error bias these for various spatial patterns found in nature have been examined using simulated populations only. In this study we investigated eight plotless determine which were robust across...
Wildlife Research provides an international forum for the publication of original and significant research debate on ecology management wild animals in natural modified habitats. Readers can expect a broad range high quality, internationally refereed papers that contribute conceptual practical advances to our knowledge understanding wildlife
Functional-structural plant (FSP) models have been widely used to understand the complex interactions between architecture and underlying developmental mechanisms. However, obtain evidence that a model captures these mechanisms correctly, clear distinction must be made outputs for calibration thus verification, validation. In pattern-oriented modelling (POM), multiple verification patterns are as filters rejecting unrealistic structures parameter combinations, while second, independent set of is
This study investigated home-range size, utilisation of tree species and patches, the influence spacing behaviour by females on social organisation. It was undertaken in south-east Queensland an area dominated agricultural activity (beef dairy cattle cropping). Extensive clearing resulted patches vegetation that varied size from less 1 ha to blocks 50–100 ha. Eucalyptus tereticornis E. crebra were dominant these koalas used both species. The average (delineated 95% probability polygon a...
Puumala virus, genus Hantavirus, is the etiologic agent of nephropathia epidemica, a mild form hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome. The bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) natural reservoir species this hantavirus. We initiated sampling voles at sites recently identified human epidemica cases and paired control in fall 1995 coastal areas northern Sweden. Sites were trapped annually spring until 1999. Prevalence antibody to virus was similar among local populations two types over time....
A self-organising model of macadamia, expressed using L-Systems, was used to explore aspects canopy management. small set parameters control the basic architecture model, with a high degree self-organisation occurring determine fate and growth buds. Light sensed at leaf level represent vigour accumulated basipetally. Buds also light so as provide demand in subsequent redistribution vigour. Empirical relationships were derived from 24 completely digitised trees after conversion multiscale...