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Honorary Professor at Macquarie University. Plant functional ecologist. Core topics include:
- Understanding plant ecological strategies via functional traits.
- Trait-environment relationships from local to global scales.
- Optimality theory for plant function, for use in vegetation modelling.
- Consequences of trait variation for ecosystem properties.
- Adaptations to heat and water stress in Australian flora, inclouding crop wild relatives
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Previous positions: Postdoc, Macquarie U. / U. Minnesota 2002-4; ARC Research Fellow 2005-8; Deputy-Convenor, ARC Vegetation Function Research Network 2005-9; ARC Future Fellow 2011-15.
Macquarie University: Senior Lecturer (2009), Associate Professor (2015), Professor (2019). Deputy-Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Science & Engineering 2017-19.
I was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2019. I am a Node Leader and member of the Executive for the ARC Centre for Plant Success in Nature & Agriculture (2020-2027). In late 2021 I took up the position of Chief Scientist, and Professor Plant Functional Ecology, at Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University.
Education/Academic qualification
Plant ecology, PhD 2002, Macquarie University
Award Date: 1 Feb 2002
Plant ecology & systematics, BSc (Hons) 1995, The University of Melbourne
Award Date: 1 Dec 1995
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ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature and Agriculture
Beveridge, C., Cooper, M., Brodribb, T., Waterhouse, P. M., Wright, I., Bowman, J., Burrage, K., Donovan, D., Foo, E., Jordan, D., Hammer, G., Henry, R., Holland, B., Ortiz-Barrientos, D., Sherman, B., Smith, S., Weller, J., Bett, K., Holbrook, N., Li, J., Lunn, J., Messina, C., Morris, G., Rieseberg, L., Taylor, J. & Trevaskis, B.
4/12/20 → 3/12/27
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Optimal photosynthetic traits on ecological time-scales
Wright, I., Prentice, I. & MQRES (International), M.
1/01/17 → …
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THz radiation - a revolution in measuring plant health
Lee, A., Zeppel, M., Wright, I. & Pask, H.
1/01/16 → …
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Adaptive strategies of the Australian flora: unravelling the interplay between climate and soils
Wright, I. & Westerband, A.
1/07/20 → 30/06/23
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Hydraulic drivers of photosynthetic variation in co-occurring plant species in Sydney region: a least-cost theory approach
Chhajed, S. & Wright, I.
4/04/20 → 4/04/21
Project: Research
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Adaptation in Wood Anatomical Traits to Temperature and Precipitation—A Common Garden Study
Pan, T., Britton, T. G., Schrader, J., Sumner, E., Nicolle, D., Choat, B. & Wright, I. J., 24 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Plant, Cell & Environment. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A‐Islands: a vascular plant dataset for biodiversity research and species monitoring on Australian continental islands
Schrader, J., Coleman, D., Abbott, I., Bryant, S., Buckley, R., Crayn, D. M., Gallagher, R. V., Harris, S., Heatwole, H., Jackes, B., Kreft, H., Mills, K., Kirkpatrick, J., Latz, P. K., Neldner, J., Sattler, C., Visoiu, M., Wenk, E. H., Woinarski, J. C. Z., Worboys, S., & 3 others, Mar 2025, In: Journal of Vegetation Science. 36, 2, p. 1-8 8 p., e70019.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Anatomical and trait analyses reveal a silicon-carbon trade-off in the epidermis of sedges
de Tombeur, F., Plouzeau, L., Shaw, J., Hodson, M. J., Ranathunge, K., Kotula, J., Hayes, P. E., Tremblay, M., Coq, S., Stein, M., Nakamura, R., Wright, I. J., Lambers, H., Violle, C. & Clode, P. L., Mar 2025, In: Plant, Cell and Environment. 48, 3, p. 2396-2410 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An integrated fast–slow plant and nematode economics spectrum predicts soil organic carbon dynamics during natural restoration
Zhang, C., Zhu, T., Nielsen, U. N., Wright, I. J., Li, N., Chen, X. & Liu, M., Mar 2025, In: New Phytologist. 245, 6, p. 2467-2479 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do trait–growth relationships vary with plant age in fire-prone heathland shrubs?
Dun, L. P., Wenk, E. H., Falster, D. S., Westoby, M. & Wright, I. J., May 2025, In: Journal of Ecology. 113, 5, p. 1164-1184 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of plant hydraulic traits on the flammability of live fine canopy fuels in 62 Australian plant species
Scarff, F. (Contributor), Lenz, T. (Contributor), Richards, A. (Contributor), Zanne, A. (Contributor), Wright, I. (Contributor) & Westoby, M. (Contributor), Macquarie University, 10 Jun 2022
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