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List of works by Michael J. O'Brien

A multi-species synthesis of physiological mechanisms in drought-induced tree mortality

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A synthesis of tree functional traits related to drought-induced mortality in forests across climatic zones

scientific article published on 25 January 2017

A trait-based trade-off between growth and mortality: evidence from 15 tropical tree species using size-specific relative growth rates

scientific article published on 5 September 2014

Arbuscular mycorrhizal trees influence the latitudinal beta-diversity gradient of tree communities in forests worldwide

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Biotic and abiotic drivers of soil microbial functions across tree diversity experiments

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Contrasting nonstructural carbohydrate dynamics of tropical tree seedlings under water deficit and variability.

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Defaunation and habitat disturbance interact synergistically to alter seedling recruitment.

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Direct and indirect effects of climate on richness drive the latitudinal diversity gradient in forest trees

scientific article published on 12 December 2018

Evaluating the potential of full‐waveform lidar for mapping pan‐tropical tree species richness

scientific article published in 2020

Faculty of 1000 evaluation for An eco-climatic framework for evaluating the resilience of vegetation to water deficit

Faculty of 1000 evaluation for The global spectrum of plant form and function

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Foundation species promote local adaptation and fine‐scale distribution of herbaceous plants

scientific article published on 02 July 2020

Interactive effects between plant functional types and soil factors on tundra species diversity and community composition

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Intra-annual plasticity of growth mediates drought resilience over multiple years in tropical seedling communities

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Limited contributions of plant pathogens to density-dependent seedling mortality of mast fruiting Bornean trees

scientific article published on 25 October 2020

Mapping fine-scale variation in diverse tropical forests with distinct ecological dynamics requires few leaf traits and structural attributes

Mapping tropical forest functional variation at satellite remote sensing resolutions depends on key traits

scientific article published in 2022

Not even wrong: Comment by Wagg et al

scientific article published on 31 July 2019

Options of partners improve carbon for phosphorus trade in the arbuscular mycorrhizal mutualism

scientific article published on 13 April 2016

Plant diversity maintains long-term ecosystem productivity under frequent drought by increasing short-term variation

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Plant life history stage and nurse age change the development of ecological networks in an arid ecosystem

scientific article published in 2018

Positive effects of tree diversity on tropical forest restoration in a field-scale experiment

scientific article published on 15 September 2023

Research frontiers for improving our understanding of drought-induced tree and forest mortality

scientific article published in April 2018

Resilience of seed production to a severe El Niño-induced drought across functional groups and dispersal types

scientific article published on 24 August 2018

Resistance of tropical seedlings to drought is mediated by neighbourhood diversity

scientific article published on 25 September 2017

The Sabah Biodiversity Experiment: a long-term test of the role of tree diversity in restoring tropical forest structure and functioning

scientific article published on November 27, 2011

The influence of variable rainfall frequency on germination and early growth of shade-tolerant dipterocarp seedlings in borneo.

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The road to recovery: a synthesis of outcomes from ecosystem restoration in tropical and sub-tropical Asian forests

scientific article published on 14 November 2022

The role of soluble sugars during drought in tropical tree seedlings with contrasting tolerances

scientific article published on 09 April 2020

The shift from plant-plant facilitation to competition under severe water deficit is spatially explicit

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The value of biodiversity for the functioning of tropical forests: insurance effects during the first decade of the Sabah biodiversity experiment

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Topography in tropical forests enhances growth and survival differences within and among species via water availability and biotic interactions

scientific article published on 08 December 2021

Tree diversity drives diversity of arthropod herbivores, but successional stage mediates detritivores

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Tree diversity effects on soil microbial biomass and respiration are context dependent across forest diversity experiments

scientific article published on 21 February 2022

Within-species trade-offs in plant-stimulated soil enzyme activity and growth, flowering, and seed size

scientific article published on 31 October 2018