Ian Wright

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Biography

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.

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Previous positions: Postdoc, MQ / U. Minn. 2002-4; ARC Research Fellow 2005-8; Deputy-Convenor, ARC Vegetation Function Research Network 2005-9; ARC Future Fellow 2011-15; Deputy-Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Science & Engineering 2017-18.

Teaching. I convene BIOL347 Plant Biology, and serve as Director of the B. Advanced Sci (Biology) degree.

I lead the Macquarie University Plant Growth Facility committee. I was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2019.

Education/Academic qualification

Plant ecology, PhD 2002, Macquarie University

Plant ecology & systematics, BSc (Hons) 1995, The University of Melbourne

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Projects

2 Active
12 Finished

Optimal photosynthetic traits on ecological time-scales

Wright, I., Prentice, I. & MQRES (International), M. (.

1/01/17 → …

Project: Research

THz radiation - a revolution in measuring plant health

Lee, A., Zeppel, M., Wright, I. & Pask, H.

1/01/16 → …

Project: Research

THz radiation- a revolution in measuring plant health

Lee, A., Zeppel, M., Pask, H. & Wright, I.

4/01/16 → 8/08/17

Project: Research

BioMolecular Frontiers Research Centre (BMFRC) Mature Centre 2015

Packer, N., Paulsen, I., Nevalainen, H., Haynes, P., Molloy, M., Atwell, B., Barron, A., Beggs, P., Bergquist, P. L., Brown, L., Cornish, J., Chung, R., De Deene, Y., Gillings, M., Goodchild, A., Guillemin, G., Hallinan, J., Hose, G., Jaschke, P., Lanfear, R., Mabbutt, B., Raftos, D., Ranganathan, S., Sofronov, G., Stoodley, M., Sunna, A., Tetu, S., Willows, R. & Wright, I.

1/01/16 → 31/12/16

Project: Research

Microbolometer detector array for Terahertz radiation

Pask, H., Lee, A., Spence, D., Gallagher, R. & Wright, I.

1/01/14 → 31/12/14

Project: Research

Research Outputs

25514 Citations
63 h-Index
111 Article
12 Review article
3 Letter
1 Chapter
2 More
- 1 Meeting abstract
- 1 Comment/opinion

Acclimation of leaf respiration consistent with optimal photosynthetic capacity

Wang, H., Atkin, O. K., Keenan, T. F., Smith, N. G., Wright, I. J., Bloomfield, K. J., Kattge, J., Reich, P. B. & Prentice, I. C., Apr 2020, In : Global Change Biology. 26, 4, p. 2573-2583 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Growing-season temperature and precipitation are independent drivers of global variation in xylem hydraulic conductivity

He, P., Gleason, S. M., Wright, I. J., Weng, E., Liu, H., Zhu, S., Lu, M., Luo, Q., Li, R., Wu, G., Yan, E., Song, Y., Mi, X., Hao, G., Reich, P. B., Wang, Y., Ellsworth, D. S. & Ye, Q., Mar 2020, In : Global Change Biology. 26, 3, p. 1833-1841 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

1 Citation (Scopus)

Open Science principles for accelerating trait-based science across the Tree of Life

Gallagher, R. V., Falster, D. S., Maitner, B. S., Salguero-Gómez, R., Vandvik, V., Pearse, W. D., Schneider, F. D., Kattge, J., Poelen, J. H., Madin, J. S., Ankenbrand, M. J., Penone, C., Feng, X., Adams, V. M., Alroy, J., Andrew, S. C., Balk, M. A., Bland, L. M., Boyle, B. L., Bravo-Avila, C. H. & 37 others, Brennan, I., Carthey, A. J. R., Catullo, R., Cavazos, B. R., Conde, D. A., Chown, S. L., Fadrique, B., Gibb, H., Halbritter, A. H., Hammock, J., Hogan, J. A., Holewa, H., Hope, M., Iversen, C. M., Jochum, M., Kearney, M., Keller, A., Mabee, P., Manning, P., McCormack, L., Michaletz, S. T., Park, D. S., Perez, T. M., Pineda-Munoz, S., Ray, C. A., Rossetto, M., Sauquet, H., Sparrow, B., Spasojevic, M. J., Telford, R. J., Tobias, J. A., Violle, C., Walls, R., Weiss, K. C. B., Westoby, M., Wright, I. J. & Enquist, B. J., Mar 2020, In : Nature Ecology and Evolution. 4, 3, p. 294-303 10 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Towards a new generation of trait-flexible vegetation models

Berzaghi, F., Wright, I. J., Kramer, K., Oddou-Muratorio, S., Bohn, F. J., Reyer, C. P. O., Sabaté, S., Sanders, T. G. M. & Hartig, F., Mar 2020, In : Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 35, 3, p. 191-205 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article

1 Citation (Scopus)

TRY plant trait database: enhanced coverage and open access

Kattge, J., Bönisch, G., Díaz, S., Lavorel, S., Prentice, I. C., Leadley, P., Tautenhahn, S., Werner, G. D. A., Aakala, T., Abedi, M., Acosta, A. T. R., Adamidis, G. C., Adamson, K., Aiba, M., Albert, C. H., Alcántara, J. M., Alcázar C, C., Aleixo, I., Ali, H., Amiaud, B. & 709 others, Ammer, C., Amoroso, M. M., Anand, M., Anderson, C., Anten, N., Antos, J., Apgaua, D. M. G., Ashman, T-L., Asmara, D. H., Asner, G. P., Aspinwall, M., Atkin, O. K., Aubin, I., Baastrup-Spohr, L., Bahalkeh, K., Bahn, M., Baker, T., Baker, W. J., Bakker, J. P., Baldocchi, D., Baltzer, J., Banerjee, A., Baranger, A., Barlow, J., Barneche, D. R., Baruch, Z., Bastianelli, D., Battles, J., Bauerle, W., Bauters, M., Bazzato, E., Beckmann, M., Beeckman, H., Beierkuhnlein, C., Bekker, R., Belfry, G., Belluau, M., Beloiu, M., Benavides, R., Benomar, L., Berdugo-Lattke, M. L., Berenguer, E., Bergamin, R., Bergmann, J., Bergmann Carlucci, M., Berner, L., Bernhardt-Römermann, M., Bigler, C., Bjorkman, A. D., Blackman, C., Blanco, C., Blonder, B., Blumenthal, D., Bocanegra-González, K. T., Boeckx, P., Bohlman, S., Böhning-Gaese, K., Boisvert-Marsh, L., Bond, W., Bond-Lamberty, B. P., Boom, A., Boonman, C. C. F., Bordin, K., Boughton, E. H., Boukili, V., Bowman, D. M. J. S., Bravo, S., Brendel, M. R., Broadley, M. R., Brown, K. A., Bruelheide, H., Brumnich, F., Bruun, H. H., Bruy, D., Buchanan, S. W., Bucher, S. F., Buchmann, N., Buitenwerf, R., Bunker, D. E., Bürger, J., Burrascano, S., Burslem, D. F. R. P., Butterfield, B. J., Byun, C., Marques, M., Scalon, M. C., Caccianiga, M., Cadotte, M., Cailleret, M., Camac, J., Camarero, J. J., Campany, C., Campetella, G., Campos, J. A., Cano-Arboleda, L., Canullo, R., Carbognani, M., Carvalho, F., Casanoves, F., Castagneyrol, B., Catford, J. A., Cavender-Bares, J., Cerabolini, B. E. L., Cervellini, M., Chacón-Madrigal, E., Chapin, K., Stuart Chapin, F., Chelli, S., Chen, S-C., Chen, A., Cherubini, P., Chianucci, F., Choat, B., Chung, K. 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H., Kohyama, T., Koike, F., Kollmann, J., Komac, B., Komatsu, K., König, C., Kraft, N. J. B., Kramer, K., Kreft, H., Kühn, I., Kumarathunge, D., Kuppler, J., Kurokawa, H., Kurosawa, Y., Kuyah, S., Laclau, J-P., Lafleur, B., Lallai, E., Lamb, E., Lamprecht, A., Larkin, D. J., Laughlin, D., Bagousse-Pinguet, Y. L., Le Maire, G., le Roux, P. C., le Roux, E., Lee, T., Lens, F., Lewis, S. L., Lhotsky, B., Li, Y., Li, X., Lichstein, J. W., Liebergesell, M., Lim, J. Y., Lin, Y-S., Linares, J. C., Liu, C., Liu, D., Liu, U., Livingstone, S., Llusià, J., Lohbeck, M., López‐García, Á., Lopez‐Gonzalez, G., Lososová, Z., Louault, F., Lukács, B. A., Lukeš, P., Luo, Y., Lussu, M., Ma, S., Pereira, C. M. R., Mack, M., Maire, V., Mäkelä, A., Mäkinen, H., Malhado, A. C. M., Mallik, A., Manning, P., Manzoni, S., Marchetti, Z., Marchino, L., Marcilio‐Silva, V., Marcon, E., Marignani, M., Markesteijn, L., Martin, A., Martínez‐Garza, C., Martínez-Vilalta, J., Mašková, T., Mason, K., Mason, N., Massad, T. 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J., Verbeeck, H., Verheyen, K., Vibrans, A., Vieira, I., Villacís, J., Violle, C., Vivek, P., Wagner, K., Waldram, M., Waldron, A., Walker, A. P., Waller, M., Walther, G., Wang, H., Wang, F., Wang, W., Watkins, H., Watkins, J., Weber, U., Weedon, J. T., Wei, L., Weigelt, P., Weiher, E., Wells, A. W., Wellstein, C., Wenk, E., Westoby, M., Westwood, A., White, P. J., Whitten, M., Williams, M., Winkler, D. E., Winter, K., Womack, C., Wright, I. J., Wright, S. J., Wright, J., Pinho, B. X., Ximenes, F., Yamada, T., Yamaji, K., Yanai, R., Yankov, N., Yguel, B., Zanini, K. J., Zanne, A., Zelený, D., Zhao, YP., Zheng, J., Zheng, J., Ziemińska, K., Zirbel, C. R., Zizka, G., Zo‐Bi, I. C., Zotz, G. & Wirth, C., Jan 2020, In : Global Change Biology. 26, 1, p. 119-188 70 p.

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