Plant ecologist, Deakin University
John is a plant biologist interested in the patterns and processes governing plant community assembly, along with factors that shape plant traits and adaptations. His current research seeks to understand how natural and anthropogenic disturbance affects biological communities, the contributions of species to ecosystem functioning, and how to improve the provision of ecosystem services. He is also involved in delivering a range of biology and ecology related units at Deakin University, where he completed a PhD in 2018.
Grass trees aren't a grass (and they're not trees)
Sep 24, 2018 07:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Grass trees (genus Xanthorrhoea) look like they were imagined by Dr Seuss. An unmistakable tuft of wiry, grass-like leaves atop a blackened, fire-charred trunk. Of all the wonderfully unique plants in Australia, surely...
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