A5102809298- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Plant Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- RNA Research and Splicing
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
- Plant tissue culture and regeneration
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
- Bioenergy crop production and management
- Urban Green Space and Health
Curtin University
2015-2025
The University of Western Australia
2010-2023
Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
2010-2023
Australian Research Council
2016-2020
Herbaria are valuable sources of extensive curated plant material that now accessible to genetic studies because advances in high-throughput, next-generation sequencing methods. As an applied assessment large-scale recovery plastid and ribosomal genome sequences from herbarium for identification phylogenomics, we sequenced 672 samples covering 21 families, 142 genera 530 named proposed species. We explored the impact parameters such as sample age, DNA concentration quality, read depth...
Abstract Demand for restoration of resilient, self‐sustaining, and biodiverse natural ecosystems as a conservation measure is increasing globally; however, efforts frequently fail to meet standards appropriate this objective. Achieving these requires management underpinned by input from diverse scientific disciplines including ecology, biotechnology, engineering, soil science, ecophysiology, genetics. Despite research activity, gap between the immediate needs practitioners outputs science...
Selecting the geographic origin—the provenance—of seed is a key decision in restoration. The last decade has seen vigorous debate on whether to use local or nonlocal seed. of been preferred approach because it expected maintain adaptation and avoid deleterious population effects (e.g., maladaptation outbreeding depression). However, impacts habitat fragmentation climate change plant populations have driven local-is-best standard needs changing. This largely theoretical nature, which hampers...
Wild-collected seed can no longer meet global demand in restoration. Dedicated Seed Production Areas (SPA) for restoration are needed and these require application of ecological, economic, population-genetic science. SPA design construction must embrace the ecological sustainability principles
Legumes are a highly diverse angiosperm family that include many agriculturally important species. To date, 21 complete chloroplast genomes have been sequenced from legume crops confined to the Papilionoideae subfamily. Here we report first genome Mimosoideae, Acacia ligulata, and compare it previously genomes. The A. ligulata is 158,724 bp in size, comprising inverted repeats of 25,925 single-copy regions 88,576 18,298 bp. lacks inversion present Papilionoideae, but not otherwise...
Ecological restoration of landscapes is an integral part the mining process. However, often constrained by a lack consistent monitoring approaches. For example, need for specialist techniques and trapping approaches limits fauna recovery. Application molecular tools has made important contributions to understanding factors influencing success. Here, we outline advances in next‐generation sequencing methods, especially metabarcoding environmental DNA. These have potential revolutionize...
The plastid genomes of four related carnivorous plants (Drosera regia, Drosera erythrorhiza, Aldrovanda vesiculosa, and Dionaea muscipula) were sequenced to examine changes potentially induced by the transition carnivory. Droseraceae show multiple rearrangements, gene losses, large expansions or contractions inverted repeat. All ndh genes are lost nonfunctional, as well in some species, clpP1, ycf1, ycf2 tRNA genes. Uniquely, among land plants, trnK has no intron. Carnivory coincides with...
The United Nations' recent declaration of a Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021–2030) conveys the immense scales degradation we face and urgency ecological recovery. Yet it speaks predominantly to productivity‐based approaches that may poorly balance conservation development goals. As result, overlooks or distorts very real potential for holistic restoration natural cultural ecosystems achieve lasting social human health well‐being benefits, help stem grotesque loss biodiversity ecosystem...
Invertebrate biomonitoring can reveal crucial information about the status of restoration projects; however, it is routinely underused because high level taxonomic expertise and resources required. DNA metabarcoding has been used to characterize invertebrate biodiversity but its application in remains untested. We use metabarcoding, a new approach for assessment, explore composition from pitfall traps at two mine site chronosequences southwestern Australia. Invertebrates were profiled using...
Schnabelia species, herbaceous perennial plants within the Lamiaceae family, possess medicinal value and are endemic to China. While previous studies have focused on morphological classification, molecular systematics, components, there has been limited research phylogenomics. To reveal their plastid genome characteristics phylogenetic relationships, we sequenced assembled plastomes of all five species (S. oligophylla, S. tetrodonta, nepetifolia, terniflora, aureoglandulosa), conducted...
Few phylogeographic studies have been undertaken of species confined to narrow, linear coastal systems where past sea level and geomorphological changes may had a profound effect on population sizes distributions. In this study, analysis was conducted Eucalyptus gomphocephala (tuart), tree restricted 400 × 10 km band sand-plain in south west Australia. Here, there is little known about the response vegetation glacial/interglacial climate change, test made as whether likely persisted widely...
Abstract We used DNA barcoding to address an important conservation issue in the Midwest of Western Australia, working on Australia's largest genus flowering plant. tested whether or not currently recommended plant regions ( matK and rbcL ) were able discriminate Acacia taxa varying phylogenetic distances, ultimately identify ambiguously labelled seed collection from a mine‐site restoration project. Although successfully identified unknown as rare priority listed A. karina, was resolve six...
The Australian arid zone (AAZ) has undergone aridification and the formation of vast sandy deserts since mid-Miocene. Studies on AAZ organisms, particularly animals, have shown patterns mesic ancestry, persistence in rocky refugia range expansions lineages. There been limited molecular investigation plants AAZ, taxa that arrived Australia after onset aridification. Here we investigate populations widespread grass Triodia basedowii to determine whether there is evidence for a recent...
Abstract Vegetation structure and plant species diversity of restoration sites are predicted to directly affect pollinator attraction, with potential impacts on gene flow, reproduction, genetic future generations, ultimately success. We compared Banksia attenuata R.Br. (Proteaceae) in a low site an adjacent natural remnant. assessed fecundity adult plants their offspring, mating system parameters pollen dispersal using paternity assignment. Results were earlier study reproductive...
Identification of species for environmental assessment and monitoring is essential understanding anthropogenic impacts on biodiversity, but subterranean fauna this task frequently difficult time consuming. The implementation DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding biodiversity discovery offers considerable promise improving the rate, accuracy efficiency detection in ecosystems both above below ground. Importantly, a better ecology organisms detected using eDNA, custom library known reference sequences with...
Implementation of environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding for biodiversity discovery and assessment offers a unique opportunity to gain new insights into subterranean communities around the world. However, effective meaningful identification species from anonymous eDNA barcodes, library known reference sequences with associated correct taxonomic metadata - also called barcode (BRL) is required. Here we propose an open, publicly accessible information resource biomonitoring fauna following...