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List of works by Michelle R. Leishman

16. Will Alien Plant Invaders Be Advantaged Under Future Climates?

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A Simple Method for Simulating Drought Effects on Plants

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

A global analysis of trait variation and evolution in climbing plants

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A tool to assess potential for alien plant establishment and expansion under climate change.

scientific article

Are fire resprouters more carbon limited than non-resprouters? Effects of elevated CO2 on biomass, storage and allocation of woody species

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AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora ⬇️

publication published on 30 September 2021

Austropuccinia psidii on the move: survey based insights to its geographical distribution, host species, impacts and management in Australia

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Broad-scale patterns in smoke-responsive germination from the south-eastern Australian flora

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Can the impacts of invasive African Olive on native Cumberland Plain Woodland plants be mitigated through bioinoculation?

scientific article published in 2024

Can the sedimentological and morphological structure of rivers be used to predict characteristics of riparian seed banks?

Classifying Plants into Groups on the Basis of Associations of Individual Traits--Evidence from Australian Semi-Arid Woodlands

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Climbing strategies determine light availability for both vines and associated structural hosts

scientific article published in 2008

Comparative ecology of seed size and dispersal

article by Mark Westoby et al published 30 September 1996 in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B

Comparative evolutionary ecology of seed size

scientific article

Competitive interactions between established grasses and woody plant seedlings under elevated CO₂ levels are mediated by soil water availability.

scientific article published on 12 November 2014

Competitive interactions between native and invasive exotic plant species are altered under elevated carbon dioxide

scientific article published on September 1, 2010

Conditions favouring hard seededness as a dispersal and predator escape strategy

scientific article

Consistent alleviation of abiotic stress with silicon addition: a meta-analysis

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Contrasting patterns of trait-based community assembly in lianas and trees from temperate Australia

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Correlates of Seed Size Variation: A Comparison Among Five Temperate Floras

scientific article published in 1995

Corrigendum: Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments

scientific article published in Nature

Corrigendum: Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments

scholarly article published in Nature

Differences in life-cycle stage components between native and introduced ranges of five woody Fabaceae species

scientific article published in 2016

Different climatic envelopes among invasive populations may lead to underestimations of current and future biological invasions

scholarly article by Linda J. Beaumont et al published May 2009 in Diversity and Distributions

Digging deep for diversity: riparian seed bank abundance and species richness in relation to burial depth

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Direct and indirect community effects of the invasive plant pathogen Austropuccinia psidii (myrtle rust) in eastern Australian rainforests

scientific article published on 04 April 2020

Dispersal and establishment Seeds: The ecology of regeneration in plant communities

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Do invasive alien plants benefit more from global environmental change than native plants?

scientific article

Do invasive exotic and native freshwater plant species respond similarly to low additional nitrate doses?

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Does enemy damage vary across the range of exotic plant species? Evidence from two coastal dune plant species in eastern Australia

scientific article

Does the seed size/number trade-off model determine plant community structure? An assessment of the model mechanisms and their generality

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Ecological impacts of invasive African olive (Olea europaeassp.cuspidata) in Cumberland Plain Woodland, Sydney, Australia

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Ecosystem risk assessment for Cumberland Plain Woodland, New South Wales, Australia

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Ecosystem risk assessment for Gnarled Mossy Cloud Forest, Lord Howe Island, Australia

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Effects of radio collars on wild mice, Mus domesticus

scientific article published in 1990

Elevated carbon dioxide and fire reduce biomass of native grass species when grown in competition with invasive exotic grasses in a savanna experimental system

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Elevated carbon dioxide and reduced salinity enhance mangrove seedling establishment in an artificial saltmarsh community

scientific article published on 25 November 2019

Embedding biodiversity research into climate adaptation policy and practice

scientific article published on 25 June 2021

Evidence for a shift in defence driving the invasion success of Acacia longifolia in Australia

scientific article

Evidence for climatic niche and biome shifts between native and novel ranges in plant species introduced to Australia

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Evidence for shifts to faster growth strategies in the new ranges of invasive alien plants ⬇️

scientific article

Experimental evidence for the effects of additional water, nutrients and physical disturbance on invasive plants in low fertility Hawkesbury Sandstone soils, Sydney, Australia

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Experimental evidence that CO2 and nutrient enrichment do not mediate interactions between a native and an exotic free-floating macrophyte

scientific article published on 28 August 2019

Freshwater input drives invasion success of exotic plants in saltmarsh communities

scientific article published in 2021

Functional distinctiveness of major plant lineages

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Functional trait differences between extant exotic, native and extinct native plants in the Hunter River, NSW: a potential tool in riparian rehabilitation

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Further Remarks on Phylogenetic Correction

scholarly article by Mark Westoby et al published August 1995 in Journal of Ecology

Global climatic drivers of leaf size.

scientific article published on September 2017

Global patterns in plant height

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Global patterns in seed size

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Global patterns in seed size

scientific article published in 2006

Gradients of light availability and leaf traits with leaf age and canopy position in 28 Australian shrubs and trees

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Growth and survival of riparian plantings in relation to Weeping Willow canopy in the Upper Hunter River

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Growth, reproduction and functional trait responses of three freshwater plant species to elevated carbon dioxide

scientific article published on 13 December 2018

Have your cake and eat it too: greater dispersal ability and faster germination towards range edges of an invasive plant species in eastern Australia

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Herbicide effectiveness in controlling invasive plants under elevated CO: Sufficient evidence to rethink weeds management

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Heterogeneous flows foster heterogeneous assemblages: relationships between functional diversity and hydrological heterogeneity in riparian plant communities

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How Does Restoration of Native Canopy Affect Understory Vegetation Composition? Evidence from Riparian Communities of the Hunter Valley Australia

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How Species Boundaries Are Determined: A Response to Alexander et al.

scientific article published on 18 November 2016

How Species Boundaries Are Determined: A Response to Alexander et al.: (Trends in Ecology & Evolution 32, 7-8, 2017)

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

How can knowledge of the climate niche inform the weed risk assessment process? A case study of Chrysanthemoides monilifera in Australia

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How seed traits predict floating times: a biophysical process model for hydrochorous seed transport behaviour in fluvial systems

article published in 2015

How well do plant traits correlate with establishment ability? Evidence from a study of 16 calcareous grassland species

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Hydrological conditions explain variation in wood density in riparian plants of south-eastern Australia

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Hypotheses on Seed Size: Tests Using the Semiarid Flora of Western New South Wales, Australia

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Impacts of the invasive fungus Austropuccinia psidii (myrtle rust) on three Australian Myrtaceae species of coastal swamp woodland

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Inside the “Black Box” of River Restoration: Using Catchment History to Identify Disturbance and Response Mechanisms to Set Targets for Process-Based Restoration

scientific article published on 08 February 2017

Interactive effects of waterlogging and atmospheric CO2 concentration on gas exchange, growth and functional traits of Australian riparian tree seedlings

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Invasion hotspots for non-native plants in Australia under current and future climates

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Invasion success of exotic plants in natural ecosystems: the role of disturbance, plant attributes and freedom from herbivores

scientific article (publication date: May 2004)

Invasive legumes encounter similar soil fungal communities in their non-native and native ranges in Australia

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Invasive plants and invaded ecosystems in Australia: implications for biodiversity

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Invasiveness in introduced Australian acacias: the role of species traits and genome size

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Is plant ecology more siliceous than we realise? ⬇️

scientific article published on November 5, 2010

It doesn’t take two to tango: increased capacity for self-fertilization towards range edges of two coastal invasive plant species in eastern Australia

scientific article published on 19 April 2019

Larger seeds in tropical floras: consistent patterns independent of growth form and dispersal mode

article by Janice M. Lord et al published January 1997 in Journal of Biogeography

Leaf area index drives soil water availability and extreme drought-related mortality under elevated CO2 in a temperate grassland model system ⬇️

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Leaf flammability and fuel load increase under elevated CO2 levels in a model grassland

Leaf trait relationships of native and invasive plants: community- and global-scale comparisons

scientific article published on 23 August 2007

Mixed evidence for shifts to faster carbon capture strategies towards range edges of two coastal invasive plants in eastern Australia

scientific article published on 11 October 2019

Modelling the impact ofHieraciumspp. on protected areas in Australia under future climates

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Mutualisms are not constraining cross-continental invasion success of Acacia species within Australia

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Native and exotic invasive plants have fundamentally similar carbon capture strategies

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Next-generation invaders? Hotspots for naturalised sleeper weeds in Australia under future climates ⬇️

scientific article published in 2013

Nitrogen-fixing bacterial communities in invasive legume nodules and associated soils are similar across introduced and native range populations in Australia

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No consistent association between changes in genetic diversity and adaptive responses of Australian acacias in novel ranges

scientific article published on 5 April 2012

On Misinterpreting the `Phylogenetic Correction'

scholarly article by Mark Westoby et al published June 1995 in Journal of Ecology

Plant architecture, growth and biomass allocation effects of the invasive pathogen myrtle rust (<i>Austropuccinia psidii</i>) on Australian Myrtaceae species after fire

scientific article published in 2019

Plant biodiversity in the face of global change

scientific article published on 01 May 2020

Plant functional trait variation in relation to riparian geomorphology: The importance of disturbance

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Plant invasions: theoretical and practical challenges

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Post-fire resprouting responses of native and exotic grasses from Cumberland Plain Woodland (Sydney, Australia) under elevated carbon dioxide

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Post-fire vegetation dynamics in nutrient-enriched and non-enriched sclerophyll woodland

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Predicted impact of exotic vines on an endangered ecological community under future climate change

scholarly article by Rachael V. Gallagher et al published 29 June 2010 in Biological Invasions

Predicting Dispersal Spectra: A Minimal Set of Hypotheses Based on Plant Attributes

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Recovery after African Olive invasion: can a ‘bottom-up’ approach to ecological restoration work?

article by Peter Cuneo & Michelle R. Leishman published 17 December 2014 in Ecological Management and Restoration

Reductions in native grass biomass associated with drought facilitates the invasion of an exotic grass into a model grassland system

scientific article

Relationships between anthropogenic disturbance, soil properties and plant invasion in endangered Cumberland Plain Woodland, Australia

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Reproductive output of invasive versus native plants

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Responses of five naturalised ornamental freshwater plant species to elevated carbon dioxide concentration and nutrient enrichment

scientific article published on 30 July 2020

Seed Size and Phylogeny in Six Temperate Floras: Constraints, Niche Conservatism, and Adaptation

scholarly article by Janice M. Lord et al published September 1995 in The American Naturalist

Seed banks as a source of vegetation regeneration to support the recovery of degraded rivers: A comparison of river reaches of varying condition

scientific article published on 3 November 2015

Seed ecology of the invasive woody plant African olive (Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata): implications for management and restoration

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Silicon concentration and leaf longevity: is silicon a player in the leaf dry mass spectrum?

scholarly article by Julia Cooke & Michelle R. Leishman published 29 June 2011 in Functional Ecology

Simple traits do not predict grazing response in Australian dry shrublands and woodlands

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Simulating the effect of environmental flow duration on seedling emergence from riparian seed banks of the Upper Hunter River, New South Wales

Small vegetated patches greatly reduce urban surface temperature during a summer heatwave in Adelaide, Australia

scientific article published in May 2021

Small-seeded species produce more seeds per square metre of canopy per year, but not per individual per lifetime

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Soil phosphorus enhancement below stormwater outlets in urban bushland: spatial and temporal changes and the relationship with invasive plants

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Soil water content variability drives productivity responses of a model grassland system to extreme rainfall events under elevated CO2

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Species loss and gain in communities under future climate change: consequences for functional diversity

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Substantial declines in urban tree habitat predicted under climate change

scientific article published on 23 May 2019

TRY - a global database of plant traits

scientific article (publication date: 21 June 2011)

Testing the “Local Provenance” Paradigm: A Common Garden Experiment in Cumberland Plain Woodland, Sydney, Australia

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The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world’s cities

scientific article published on 10 August 2020

The Role of Seed Size in Seedling Establishment in Dry Soil Conditions -- Experimental Evidence from Semi-Arid Species

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The angriest summer on record: Assessing canopy damage and economic costs of an extreme climatic event

scientific article published on 15 June 2021

The effects of elevated CO2and light environment on growth and reproductive performance of four annual species

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The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset

scientific article published on 7 December 2022

The relationship between seed size and abundance in plant communities: model predictions and observed patterns

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The risk to Myrtaceae of Austropuccinia psidii, myrtle rust, in Mexico

The seedling as part of a plant's life history strategy

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Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments

scientific article with two erratum

Towards consistency, rigour and compatibility of risk assessments for ecosystems and ecological communities

scientific article published in 2014

Tradeoffs between foliar silicon and carbon-based defences: evidence from vegetation communities of contrasting soil types

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Trait differences between naturalized and invasive plant species independent of residence time and phylogeny ⬇️

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Trait values and not invasive status determine competitive outcomes between native and invasive species under varying soil nutrient availability

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Traits and ecological strategies of Australian tropical and temperate climbing plants

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Urban stormwater run-off promotes compression of saltmarshes by freshwater plants and mangrove forests

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Using the scientific listing process to better understand climate change risk to threatened species and ecological communities in New South Wales

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Vegetation abundance and diversity in relation to soil nutrients and soil water content in Vestfold Hills, East Antarctica

Volatile isoprenoid emissions from plastid to planet

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Which is a better predictor of plant traits: temperature or precipitation?

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Will there be a shift to alien-dominated vegetation assemblages under climate change?

scholarly article by Michelle R. Leishman & Rachael V. Gallagher published 8 May 2015 in Diversity and Distributions

Women in conservation science making a difference

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