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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. Minnesota 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 BIOL3410 Plant Biology, BIOL2910 Advanced Science (Biology) internship, and serve as Director of the Bachelor of Advanced Science (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. I am a Node Leader and member of the Executive for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Plant Success in Nature & Agriculture (2020-2027).
Education/Academic qualification
Plant ecology, PhD 2002, Macquarie University
Plant ecology & systematics, BSc (Hons) 1995, The University of Melbourne
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Projects
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Adaptive strategies of the Australian flora: unravelling the interplay between climate and soils
1/07/20 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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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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Microbalance for weighing biological samples for elemental and chemical analyses
Ponton, F., Brown, C., Wright, I., Narendra, A. & Whiting, M.
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Other
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Optimal photosynthetic traits on ecological time-scales
Wright, I., Prentice, I. & MQRES (International), M. (.
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
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THz radiation - a revolution in measuring plant health
Lee, A., Zeppel, M., Wright, I. & Pask, H.
1/01/16 → …
Project: Research
Research Outputs
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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
4 Citations (Scopus) -
Components of leaf-trait variation along environmental gradients
Dong, N., Prentice, I. C., Wright, I. J., Evans, B. J., Togashi, H. F., Caddy-Retalic, S., McInerney, F. A., Sparrow, B., Leitch, E. & Lowe, A. J., Oct 2020, In : New Phytologist. 228, 1, p. 82-94 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2 Citations (Scopus) -
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
5 Citations (Scopus) -
Leaf manganese concentrations as a tool to assess belowground plant functioning in phosphorus-impoverished environments
Lambers, H., Wright, I. J., Guilherme Pereira, C., Bellingham, P. J., Bentley, L. P., Boonman, A., Cernusak, L. A., Foulds, W., Gleason, S. M., Gray, E. F., Hayes, P. E., Kooyman, R. M., Malhi, Y., Richardson, S. J., Shane, M. W., Staudinger, C., Stock, W. D., Swarts, N. D., Turner, B. L., Turner, J. & 4 others, , 9 Sep 2020, In : Plant and Soil. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Leaf trait variation is similar among genotypes of Eucalyptus camaldulensis from differing climates and arises in plastic responses to the seasons rather than water availability
Asao, S., Hayes, L., Aspinwall, M. J., Rymer, P. D., Blackman, C., Bryant, C. J., Cullerne, D., Egerton, J. J. G., Fan, Y., Innes, P., Millar, A. H., Tucker, J., Shah, S., Wright, I. J., Yvon-Durocher, G., Tissue, D. & Atkin, O. K., Aug 2020, In : New Phytologist. 227, 3, p. 780-793 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
3 Citations (Scopus)