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List of works by Margaret Mary Byrne

A climate change context for the decline of a foundation tree species in south-western Australia: insights from phylogeography and species distribution modelling

scientific article

A genetic linkage map for Eucalyptus globulus with candidate loci for wood, fibre, and floral traits

scientific article published on 01 February 2002

A low-altitude mountain range as an important refugium for two narrow endemics in the Southwest Australian Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot

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A molecular journey in conservation genetics

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A rare, new species of Atriplex (Chenopodiaceae) comprising two genetically distinct but morphologically cryptic populations in arid Western Australia: implications for taxonomy and conservation

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A structured approach for building multi‐community State and Transition Models to support conservation planning

scientific article published on 10 July 2024

A study of the reproductive biology of blue-flowered Conospermum species (Proteaceae)

scientific article published in 2006

A taxonomic revision and morphological variation withinEucalyptusseriesSubulataesubseriesOleaginae(Myrtaceae), including the oil mallee complex, of south-western Australia

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Adaptive variation for growth and resistance to a novel pathogen along climatic gradients in a foundation tree

scientific article published on 15 April 2019

Advancing DNA Barcoding and Metabarcoding Applications for Plants Requires Systematic Analysis of Herbarium Collections—An Australian Perspective

scientific article published on 13 September 2018

An environmental weed risk assessment model for Australian forage improvement programs

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Assessing the benefits and risks of translocations in changing environments: a genetic perspective

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Association of putatively adaptive genetic variation with climatic variables differs between a parasite and its host

scientific article published on 08 April 2021

Bioclimatic transect networks: Powerful observatories of ecological change.

scientific article published on 19 May 2017

Biogeographic origins and reproductive mode of naturalised populations of Acacia saligna

scholarly article by M. A. Millar et al published 2012 in Australian Journal of Botany

Biological invasions, climate change and genomics

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Birth of a biome: insights into the assembly and maintenance of the Australian arid zone biota.

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Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers in Banksia nivea, formerly Dryandra nivea.

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Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers in Hakea oldfieldii Benth. (Proteaceae).

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Chloroplast DNA polymorphism signals complex interspecific interactions in Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae)

scientific article published in 1998

Climate-adjusted provenancing: a strategy for climate-resilient ecological restoration

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Clonality and hybrid origin of the rare Eucalyptus bennettiae (Myrtaceae) in Western Australia

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Confirming the genetic affinity of the ‘Eyres Green’ saltbush cultivar as oldman saltbush (Atriplex nummularia Lindl.)

scientific article published in 2014

Congruence between phylogeographic patterns in cpDNA variation in Eucalyptus marginata (Myrtaceae) and geomorphology of the Darling Plateau, south-west of Western Australia

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Connectivity in riparian plants: influence of vegetation type and habitat fragmentation overrides water flow

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Conservation Genetics for Management of Threatened Plant and Animal Species

scientific article published in 2022

Conservation and Genetic Diversity of Microsatellite loci in the Genus Eucalyptus

scientific article published in 1996

Consistent sorting but contrasting transition zones in plant communities along bioclimatic gradients

scientific article published on 13 February 2019

Contemporary pollen-mediated gene immigration reflects the historical isolation of a rare, animal-pollinated shrub in a fragmented landscape.

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Contrasting Influences of Geographic Range and Distribution of Populations on Patterns of Genetic Diversity in Two Sympatric Pilbara Acacias

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Contrasting patterns of clonality and fine-scale genetic structure in two rare sedges with differing geographic distributions

scientific article published on 15 April 2015

Correction to: Genetic and ecological consequences of recent habitat fragmentation in a narrow endemic plant species within an urban context

scientific article published in 2021

Corrigendum to: Defining entities in the Acacia saligna (Fabaceae) species complex using a population genetics approach

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Cultivation shapes genetic novelty in a globally important invader

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Decline of a biome: evolution, contraction, fragmentation, extinction and invasion of the Australian mesic zone biota

scholarly article published in 2011

Defining entities in the Acacia saligna (Fabaceae) species complex using a population genetics approach

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Development and optimisation of molecular assays for microsatellite genotyping and molecular sexing of non-invasive samples of the ghost bat, Macroderma gigas

scientific article published on 23 June 2020

Distribution, Biogeography and Characteristics of the Threatened and Data-Deficient Flora in the Southwest Australian Floristic Region

scientific article published in 2022

Divergence in the chloroplast genome and nuclear rDNA of the rare Western Australian plant Lambertia orbifolia Gardner (Proteaceae)

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Evaluating the influence of different aspects of habitat fragmentation on mating patterns and pollen dispersal in the bird-pollinatedBanksia sphaerocarpavar.caesia

scientific article published on 12 December 2011

Evidence for adaptation and acclimation in a widespread eucalypt of semi-arid Australia

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Evidence for convergent evolution among phylogenetically distant rare species of Tetratheca (Elaeocarpaceae, formerly Tremandraceae) from Western Australia

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Extensive Genetic Connectivity and Historical Persistence Are Features of Two Widespread Tree Species in the Ancient Pilbara Region of Western Australia

scientific article published on 29 July 2020

Extensive long-distance pollen dispersal and highly outcrossed mating in historically small and disjunct populations of Acacia woodmaniorum (Fabaceae), a rare banded iron formation endemic

scientific article published on 6 August 2014

Extensive pollen dispersal in a bird-pollinated shrub, Calothamnus quadrifidus, in a fragmented landscape

scientific article published on 01 March 2007

Facilitating adaptation of biodiversity to climate change: a conceptual framework applied to the world’s largest Mediterranean-climate woodland

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Floral display and habitat fragmentation: Effects on the reproductive success of the threatened mass-flowering Conospermum undulatum (Proteaceae)

scientific article published on 26 September 2019

Foundations for the future: A long-term plan for Australian ecosystem science

scientific article published on 9 September 2014

Gene Flow and Genetic Variation Explain Signatures of Selection across a Climate Gradient in Two Riparian Species

scientific article published on 31 July 2019

Genetic Differentiation among Subspecies of Banksia nivea (Proteaceae) Associated with Expansion and Habitat Specialization

scientific article published on 31 January 2022

Genetic and ecological consequences of recent habitat fragmentation in a narrow endemic plant species within an urban context

scientific article published on 27 July 2021

Genetic congruence with new species boundaries in the Melaleuca uncinata complex (Myrtaceae)

scientific article published in 2004

Genetic connectivity and diversity in inselberg populations of Acacia woodmaniorum, a rare endemic of the Yilgarn Craton banded iron formations.

scientific article published on 17 July 2013

Genetic differentiation between mallee and tree forms in the Eucalyptus loxophleba complex

scientific article published on 01 November 2001

Genetic diversity and multiple origins of polyploid Atriplex nummularia Lindl. (Chenopodiaceae)

Genetic diversity and structure of the Australian flora

scientific article published on 13 November 2016

Genetic diversity and the utilisation of Acacia species complexes in agroforestry in Western Australia

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Genome-wide scans detect adaptation to aridity in a widespread forest tree species

scientific article published on May 2014

Genome-wide scans reveal cryptic population structure in a dry-adapted eucalypt

Genomic Scans across Three Eucalypts Suggest that Adaptation to Aridity is a Genome-Wide Phenomenon.

scientific article published on February 2017

Genomic data inform conservation of rare tree species: clonality, diversity and hybridity in Eucalyptus series in a global biodiversity hotspot

scientific article published on 05 February 2021

High species diversity and turnover in granite inselberg floras highlight the need for a conservation strategy protecting many outcrops

scientific article published on 13 June 2019

Historical persistence and isolation by distance of

scientific article published on 26 August 2022

Identification and mode of action of quantitative trait loci affecting seedling height and leaf area in Eucalyptus nitens

article by Margaret Mary Byrne et al published April 1997 in Theoretical and Applied Genetics

Impacts of recent climate change on terrestrial flora and fauna: Some emerging Australian examples

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Introducing BASE: the Biomes of Australian Soil Environments soil microbial diversity database

scientific article published in 2016

Isolated with persistence or dynamically connected? Genetic patterns in a common granite outcrop endemic

scientific article published in 2014

Isolation and characterization of microsatellites in the woody shrub,Banksia sphaerocarpavar.caesia(Proteaceae)

scientific article published on 10 October 2008

Isolation, characterization, and cross-amplification of 20 microsatellite markers for Conospermum undulatum (Proteaceae)

scientific article published on 09 August 2019

Landscape genomic prediction for restoration of a Eucalyptus foundation species under climate change.

scientific article published on 24 April 2018

Large scale genome skimming from herbarium material for accurate plant identification and phylogenomics

scientific article published on 04 January 2020

Limited phylogeographic and genetic connectivity in <i>Acacia</i> species of low stature in an arid landscape

scientific article published in July 2022

Limiting inbreeding in disjunct and isolated populations of a woody shrub

scientific article published on 25 July 2016

Mating system studies in jarrah, Eucalyptus marginata (Myrtaceae)

scientific article published in 2000

Microsatellite markers isolated from a polyploid saltbush, Atriplex nummularia Lindl. (Chenopodiaceae)

scientific article published on 14 August 2008

Morphological and molecular evidence supports the recognition of a new subspecies of the critically endangered Pityrodia scabra (Lamiaceae)

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Outcrossing between an agroforestry plantation and remnant native populations of Eucalyptus loxophleba

scientific article published on 23 April 2008

Persistence and stochasticity are key determinants of genetic diversity in plants associated with banded iron formation inselbergs

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Phylodiversity to inform conservation policy: An Australian example

scientific article published on 11 May 2015

Phylogenetics and the conservation of a diverse and ancient flora

scientific article published in August 2003

Phylogenetics and the conservation of rare taxa in the Eucalyptus angustissima complex in Western Australia

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Phylogenomic analysis confirms polyphyly of Leptospermum and delineates five major clades that warrant generic recognition

scholarly article published in 2021

Phylogenomics shows lignotuber state is taxonomically informative in closely related eucalypts

scientific article published on 23 March 2019

Phylogeographic consequences of different introduction histories of invasive Australian Acacia species and Paraserianthes lophantha (Fabaceae) in South Africa

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Phylogeographic evidence for two mesic refugia in a biodiversity hotspot

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Phylogeographical analysis of cpDNA variation in Eucalyptus loxophleba (Myrtaceae)

scientific article published in 2004

Phylogeography and conservation of three oil mallee taxa, Eucalyptus kochii ssp. kochii, ssp. plenissima and E. horistes

scientific article published in 2000

Phylogeography and divergence in the chloroplast genome of Western Australian Sandalwood (Santalum spicatum)

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Phylogeography provides an evolutionary context for the conservation of a diverse and ancient flora

scientific article published in 2007

Plant functional traits differ in adaptability and are predicted to be differentially affected by climate change

scientific article published on 28 November 2019

Plasticity of functional traits varies clinally along a rainfall gradient in Eucalyptus tricarpa.

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Population Genomics of Bettongia lesueur: Admixing Increases Genetic Diversity with no Evidence of Outbreeding Depression

scientific article published on 28 October 2019

Predicting contemporary range‐wide genomic variation using climatic, phylogeographic and morphological knowledge in an ancient, unglaciated landscape

scientific article published on 24 January 2019

Prolonged isolation and persistence of a common endemic on granite outcrops in both mesic and semi-arid environments in south-western Australia

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Rapid characterisation of vegetation structure to predict refugia and climate change impacts across a global biodiversity hotspot.

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Real-world conservation planning for evolutionary diversity in the Kimberley, Australia, sidesteps uncertain taxonomy

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Recovery of threatened plant species and their habitats in the biodiversity hotspot of the Southwest Australian Floristic Region.

scientific article published on 23 October 2018

Refugia: identifying and understanding safe havens for biodiversity under climate change

scholarly article by Gunnar Keppel et al published 14 June 2011 in Global Ecology and Biogeography

Regional genetic differentiation in Western Australian sandalwood (Santalum spicatum) as revealed by nuclear RFLP analysis

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Repeated extreme heatwaves result in higher leaf thermal tolerances and greater safety margins

scientific article published on 22 July 2021

Reproductive biology of Australian acacias: important mediator of invasiveness?

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Seed production, germinability and seedling growth for a bird-pollinated shrub in fragments of kwongan in south-west Australia

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Seed sourcing in the genomics era: multispecies provenance delineation for current and future climates

scientific article published on 05 May 2022

Significant population genetic structure detected for a new and highly restricted species of Atriplex (Chenopodiaceae) from Western Australia, and implications for conservation management

scientific article published in 2012

Standing genomic variation within coding and regulatory regions contributes to the adaptive capacity to climate in a foundation tree species

scientific article published on 13 May 2019

Strong phylogeographic structure in a millipede indicates Pleistocene Vicariance between populations on banded iron formations in semi-arid Australia

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Synonymisation of taxa, correction of a misapplied name and an updated key for the Western Australian <i>Leptospermum erubescens</i> species group (Myrtaceae: Leptospermeae)

scientific article published in 2022

Taxonomic resolution of the Tetratheca hirsuta (Elaeocarpaceae) species complex using an integrative approach

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Taxonomic revision of the broombush complex in Western Australia (Myrtaceae, Melaleuca uncinata s.l.)

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Testing the variability of chloroplast sequences for plant phylogeography

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The genome of Eucalyptus grandis

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The importance of recruitment patterns versus reproductive output in the persistence of a short-range endemic shrub in a highly fragmented landscape of south-western Australia

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The maintenance of disparate levels of clonality, genetic diversity and genetic differentiation in disjunct subspecies of the rare Banksia ionthocarpa.

scientific article published on 11 September 2010

The origins and evolutionary history of xerophytic vegetation in Australia

scientific article published on 28 July 2020

The potential of genomics for restoring ecosystems and biodiversity

scientific article published on 12 July 2019

Transdisciplinary synthesis for ecosystem science, policy and management: The Australian experience.

scientific article published on 6 May 2015

Using assisted colonisation to conserve biodiversity and restore ecosystem function under climate change

scholarly article by Ian D. Lunt et al published January 2013 in Biological Conservation

Variable clonality and genetic structure among disjunct populations of Banksia mimica

scientific article published on 21 July 2020

Variation within and among the chloroplast genomes ofMelaleuca alternifolia andM. linariifolia (Myrtaceae)

scientific article published in 1995

Whose backyard? Some precautions in choosing recipient sites for assisted colonisation of Australian plants and animals

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