A5080936805- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Marine Biology and Ecology Research
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
- Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Turfgrass Adaptation and Management
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
State Herbarium of South Australia
2018-2024
The University of Adelaide
2013-2018
James Cook University
2004-2011
Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority
2000
The University of Western Australia
2000
Coastal ecosystems and the services they provide are adversely affected by a wide variety of human activities. In particular, seagrass meadows negatively impacts accruing from billion or more people who live within 50 km them. Seagrass important ecosystem services, including an estimated $1.9 trillion per year in form nutrient cycling; order magnitude enhancement coral reef fish productivity; habitat for thousands fish, bird, invertebrate species; major food source endangered dugong,...
Angiosperms are the cornerstone of most terrestrial ecosystems and human livelihoods
In phylogenetic analyses of nuclear ITS and chloroplast trnL DNA sequences, the mostly endemic Australian genera; Halosarcia, Pachycornia, Sclerostegia, Tecticornia, Tegicornia subfamily Salicornioideae (Chenopodiaceae) together form a monophyletic group, congruent with hypothesis that they evolved from common ancestor. However, limited genetic differentiation evident in both nrDNA cpDNA sequences among these taxa suggests possible rapid radiation. Based on fossil pollen records climatic...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 423:57-67 (2011) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08962 High connectivity across environmental gradients and implications for phenotypic plasticity in a marine plant Eric Bricker1,*, Michelle Waycott2, Ainsley Calladine2, Joseph C. Zieman1 1Department of Environmental Sciences, Clark Hall, The University...
Many ecosystems are experiencing rapid transformations due to global environmental change. Understanding how ecological shifts affect species persistence is critical modern management strategies. The edge of a range often where physiological tolerances in conflict with ability persist. Extreme examples clonality over large spatial and temporal scales can occur the life history allows for it. We examine extreme an aquatic plant at if its range. Here we describe ancient seagrass clone...
Halophila johnsonii is an endangered seagrass species that restricted to the southeast coast of Florida, United States. Its taxonomic status has been called into question, in particular, given close morphological and genetic similarity H. widely distributed morphologically variable ovalis , which largely Indo-Pacific region. While a relationship uncontroversial, it remains uncertain whether represents distinct lineage or recent introduction Florida Given conservation distinguishing these...
Dry matter gains and haustorial production of pot-cultured seedlings Nuytsia floribunda were assessed after a 12 month period association singly with each range potential woody host species. One species, Adenanthos cygnorum , similar size to most parasitized hosts, served as measure response in non-benefiting situation. Rated on this basis, all 23 hosts elicited greater mean dry weights than when seven these instances highly significant. Numbers penetrating presumably functional haustoria...
Observations on the origin and mature structure of haustorium Western Australian Christmas tree ( Nuytsia floribunda ) corroborate extend findings earlier workers. We show that previously described sclerenchymatous ‘horn’ or ‘prong’ formed within acts as a sickle-like cutting device which transversely severs host root then becomes lodged in haustorial collar tissue directly opposite to where it originated. The process is deduced be rapid gland-like fluid filled suggested generate hydrostatic...
• Premise of the study: Microsatellite primers were developed for first time in native Australian sandalwood species Santalum lanceolatum . Methods and Results: Using an enrichment cloning protocol, five novel polymorphic codominant loci characterized S. leptocladum In addition to these, three existing microsatellite from other successfully amplified Among eight loci, allelic diversity ranged 4 29. Conclusions: Primers will be useful studies clonality, genetic spatial structure wild...
The first microsatellite primers were developed for Solanum centrale, a native Australian species used in the bush foods industry. Existing markers other also amplified.Using an enrichment cloning protocol, seven novel developed, and 48 existing from tested, resulting characterization of set six highly polymorphic co-dominant loci use S. centrale. Microsatellite screening revealed polyploidy. Among loci, allelic diversity ranged 7 to 14.These will be useful investigating genetic as simple...