Professor Angela Moles

Professor Angela Moles

Professor
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education (learning and teaching), Macquarie University, 2006
  • PhD in Ecology, Macquarie University, 2004
  • BSc(hons), majoring in Botany and Ecology, Victoria University of Wellington, 1997
Science
School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences

I am a member of the Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, the ARC College of Experts, the NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee, the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Advisory Panel, the Australian Flora Foundation Council and Scientific Committee. I am Acting Director - Inspiring Ecology Teaching for the Ecological Society of Australia, and I am the Chair of the School of BEES Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee.

My lab webpage is here: https://bigecology.com.au/

My research goals are:

  • To find out how Australian species and plant communities are responding to climate change
  • To improve understanding of the ecology and evolution of introduced species
  • To use a big picture approach to quantify the factors affecting the ways plants grow and reproduce, including soil, climate and biotic interactions.
  • To better understand the selective processes underlying global patterns in ecological strategy
Phone
+61 2 9065 1193
Location
Biological Sciences Building (D26, 4th floor east), Room 401e Lab: Samuels 121
  • Book Chapters | 2008
    Moles AT; Leishman M, 2008, 'The seedling as part of a plant’s life history strategy', in Leck MA; Parker VT; Simpson RL (ed.), Seedling Ecology and Evolution, Cambridge University Press, New York, USA, pp. 239 - 254, http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521873055
    Book Chapters | 2008
    Moles AT; Leishman MR, 2008, 'The seedling as part of a plant’s life history strategy', in Seedling Ecology and Evolution, pp. 217 - 238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511815133.012
    Book Chapters | 2003
    Jurado E; Moles AT, 2003, 'Germination deferment strategies.', in Nicolás G; Bradford KJ; Côme D; Curie M; Pritchard HW (ed.), The Biology of Seeds: Recent Research Advances., CABI Publishing, Wallingford, UK., pp. 381 - 388
    Book Chapters | 2000
    Leishman MR; Wright IJ; Moles AT; Westoby M, 2000, 'The evolutionary ecology of seed size.', in Fenner M (ed.), Seeds - the ecology of regeneration in plant communities
    Book Chapters | 2000
    Moles AT; Leishman MR; Wright IJ; Westoby M, 2000, 'The Evolutionary Ecology of Seed Size', in Fenner M (ed.), Seeds The Ecology of Regeneration in Plant Communities, CABI, pp. 31 - 31, https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780641836.0000
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Caizergues AE; Santangelo JS; Ness RW; Angeoletto F; Anstett DN; Anstett J; Baena-Diaz F; Carlen EJ; Chaves JA; Comerford MS; Dyson K; Falahati-Anbaran M; Fellowes MDE; Hodgins KA; Hood GR; Iñiguez-Armijos C; Kooyers NJ; Lázaro-Lobo A; Moles AT; Munshi-South J; Paule J; Porth IM; Santiago-Rosario LY; Whitney KS; Tack AJM; Johnson MTJ, 2024, 'Does urbanisation lead to parallel demographic shifts across the world in a cosmopolitan plant?', Molecular Ecology, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.17311
    Journal articles | 2024
    Carta A; Vandelook F; Ramírez-Barahona S; Chen S-C; Dickie J; Steinbrecher T; Thanos CA; Moles AT; Leubner-Metzger G; Mattana E, 2024, 'The seed morphospace, a new contribution towards the multidimensional study of angiosperm sexual reproductive biology.', Ann Bot, 134, pp. 701 - 710, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae099
    Journal articles | 2024
    Chen YD; Liu C; Moles A; Jassey VEJ; Bu ZJ, 2024, 'A hidden herbivory effect on Sphagnum reproduction', Plant Biology, 26, pp. 214 - 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/plb.13610
    Journal articles | 2024
    Chiarenza GM; Slavich E; Moles AT, 2024, 'Guidelines for quantifying leaf chlorophyll content via non-destructive spectrometry', Applications in Plant Sciences, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11610
    Journal articles | 2024
    Clark CD; Moles AT; Fazlioglu F; Brandenburger CR; Hartley S, 2024, 'Rapid loss of phenotypic plasticity in the introduced range of the beach daisy, Arctotheca populifolia', Journal of Ecology, 112, pp. 28 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14210
    Journal articles | 2024
    Cruickshank M; Moles A; Debono S; Xirocostas Z, 2024, 'COVERater—A Free Application for Training Researchers to Accurately Estimate Species Cover in Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems', Ecology and Evolution, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70447
    Journal articles | 2024
    Dadzie FA; Moles AT; Erickson TE; Machado de Lima N; Muñoz-Rojas M, 2024, 'Inoculating native microorganisms improved soil function and altered the microbial composition of a degraded soil', Restoration Ecology, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.14025
    Journal articles | 2024
    Everingham SE; Offord CA; Sabot MEB; Moles AT, 2024, 'Leaf morphological traits show greater responses to changes in climate than leaf physiological traits and gas exchange variables', Ecology and Evolution, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10941
    Journal articles | 2024
    Lázaro-Lobo A; Andrade BO; Canavan K; Ervin GN; Essl F; Fernández-Pascual E; Follak S; Richardson DM; Moles A; Visser V; Wyse SV; Jiménez-Alfaro B, 2024, 'Monographs on invasive plants in Europe N°8: Cortaderia selloana (Schult. & Schult. f.) Asch. & Graebn', Botany Letters, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23818107.2024.2367591
    Journal articles | 2024
    Wang X; Ge W; Zhang M; Fernández‐Pascual E; Moles A; Saatkamp A; Rosbakh S; Bu H; Panahi P; Ma M, 2024, 'Large and non-spherical seeds are less likely to form a persistent soil seed bank', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.2764
    Journal articles | 2024
    Xirocostas ZA; Ollerton J; Peco B; Slavich E; Bonser SP; Pärtel M; Raghu S; Moles AT, 2024, 'Introduced species shed friends as well as enemies', Scientific Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-61788-8
    Journal articles | 2024
    Zeng K; Sentinella AT; Armitage C; Moles AT, 2024, 'Species that require long day conditions to flower are not advancing their flowering phenology as fast as species without photoperiod requirements.', Ann Bot, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae121
    Journal articles | 2024
    Zvereva E; Adroit B; Andersson T; Barnett C; Branco S; Castagneyrol B; Chiarenza G; Dáttilo W; del-Val E; Filip J; Griffith J; Hargreaves A; Hernández-Agüero J; Silva I; Hong Y; Kietzka G; Klimeš P; Koistinen M; Kruglova O; Kumpula S; Lopezosa P; March-Salas M; Marquis R; Marusik Y; Moles A; Muola A; Murkwe M; Nakamura A; Olson C; Pagani-Núñez E; Popova A; Rahn O; Reshchikov A; Rodriguez-Campbell A; Rytkönen S; Sam K; Sounapoglou A; Tropek R; Wenda C; Xu G; Zeng Y; Zolotarev M; Zubrii N; Zverev V; Kozlov M, 2024, 'Predation on Live and Artificial Insect Prey Shows Different Global Latitudinal Patterns', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.13899
    Journal articles | 2023
    Dadzie F; Muñoz-Rojas M; Slavich E; Pottier P; Zeng K; Moles AT, 2023, 'Paired comparisons of native and commercial inoculants, bacteria and fungi, and single and multi-strain microorganisms show equal effects on plant growth in dryland ecosystems.', , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-17010
    Journal articles | 2023
    Earle RAD; Atkinson J; Moles AT, 2023, 'British species that are present in Australia have different traits from British species that are not present in Australia', Diversity and Distributions, 29, pp. 1289 - 1298, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13758
    Journal articles | 2023
    Everingham SE; Blick RAJ; Sabot MEB; Slavich E; Moles AT, 2023, 'Southern hemisphere plants show more delays than advances in flowering phenology', Journal of Ecology, 111, pp. 380 - 390, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13828
    Journal articles | 2023
    Flores-Moreno H; Dalrymple RL; Cornwell WK; Popovic G; Nakagawa S; Atkinson J; Cooke J; Laffan SW; Bonser SP; Schwanz LE; Crean AJ; Eldridge DJ; Garratt M; Brooks RC; Vergés A; Poore AGB; Cohen DR; Clark GF; Sen Gupta A; Reich PB; Cornelissen JHC; Craine JM; Hemmings FA; Kattge J; Niinemets Ü; Peñuelas J; Moles AT, 2023, 'Is Australia weird? A cross-continental comparison of biological, geological and climatological features', Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1073842
    Journal articles | 2023
    Robinson ML; Hahn PG; Inouye BD; Underwood N; Whitehead SR; Abbott KC; Bruna EM; Cacho NI; Dyer LA; Abdala-Roberts L; Allen WJ; Andrade JF; Angulo DF; Anjos D; Anstett DN; Bagchi R; Bagchi S; Barbosa M; Barrett S; Baskett CA; Ben-Simchon E; Bloodworth KJ; Bronstein JL; Buckley YM; Burghardt KT; Bustos-Segura C; Calixto ES; Carvalho RL; Castagneyrol B; Chiuffo MC; Cinolu D; Cinto Mejía E; Cock MC; Cogni R; Cope OL; Cornelissen T; Cortez DR; Crowder DW; Dallstream C; Dáttilo W; Davis JK; Dimarco RD; Dole HE; Egbon IN; Eisenring M; Ejomah A; Elderd BD; Endara MJ; Eubanks MD; Everingham SE; Farah KN; Farias RP; Fernandes AP; Fernandes GW; Ferrante M; Finn A; Florjancic GA; Forister ML; Fox QN; Frago E; França FM; Getman-Pickering AS; Getman-Pickering Z; Gianoli E; Gooden B; Gossner MM; Greig KA; Gripenberg S; Groenteman R; Grof-Tisza P; Haack N; Hahn L; Haq SM; Helms AM; Hennecke J; Hermann SL; Holeski LM; Holm S; Hutchinson MC; Jackson EE; Kagiya S; Kalske A; Kalwajtys M; Karban R; Kariyat R; Keasar T; Kersch-Becker MF; Kharouba HM; Kim TN; Kimuyu DM; Kluse J; Koerner SE; Komatsu KJ; Krishnan S; Laihonen M; Lamelas-López L; LaScaleia MC; Lecomte N; Lehn CR; Li X, 2023, 'Plant size, latitude, and phylogeny explain within-population variability in herbivory', Science, 382, pp. 679 - 683, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.adh8830
    Journal articles | 2023
    Xirocostas ZA; Ollerton J; Tamme R; Peco B; Lesieur V; Slavich E; Junker RR; Pärtel M; Raghu S; Uesugi A; Bonser SP; Chiarenza GM; Hovenden MJ; Moles AT, 2023, 'The great escape: patterns of enemy release are not explained by time, space or climate', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1022
    Journal articles | 2023
    Zhang H; Chen SC; Bonser SP; Hitchcock T; Moles AT, 2023, 'Factors that shape large-scale gradients in clonality', Journal of Biogeography, 50, pp. 827 - 837, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14577
    Journal articles | 2022
    Atkinson J; Brudvig LA; Mallen-Cooper M; Nakagawa S; Moles AT; Bonser SP, 2022, 'Terrestrial ecosystem restoration increases biodiversity and reduces its variability, but not to reference levels: A global meta-analysis', Ecology Letters, 25, pp. 1725 - 1737, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele.14025
    Journal articles | 2022
    Atkinson J; Freudenberger D; Dwyer JM; Standish RJ; Moles AT; Bonser SP, 2022, 'Plant size and neighbourhood characteristics influence survival and growth in a restored ex-agricultural ecosystem', Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.12131
    Journal articles | 2022
    Atkinson J; Simpson-Young C; Fifield G; Schneemann B; Bonser SP; Moles AT, 2022, 'Species and functional diversity of direct-seeded vegetation declines over 25 years', Ecological Management and Restoration, 23, pp. 252 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/emr.12570
    Journal articles | 2022
    Auld J; Everingham SE; Hemmings FA; Moles AT, 2022, 'Alpine plants are on the move: Quantifying distribution shifts of Australian alpine plants through time', Diversity and Distributions, 28, pp. 943 - 955, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13494
    Journal articles | 2022
    Brandenburger CR; Maslen B; Sherwin WB; Moles AT, 2022, 'Weedy and seedy: the rapid evolution of life-history characteristics in an introduced daisy', AoB PLANTS, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plac038
    Journal articles | 2022
    Dadzie FA; Moles AT; Erickson TE; Slavich E; Muñoz-Rojas M, 2022, 'Native bacteria and cyanobacteria can influence seedling emergence and growth of native plants used in dryland restoration', Journal of Applied Ecology, 59, pp. 2983 - 2992, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14293
    Journal articles | 2022
    Díaz S; Kattge J; Cornelissen JHC; Wright IJ; Lavorel S; Dray S; Reu B; Kleyer M; Wirth C; Prentice IC; Garnier E; Bönisch G; Westoby M; Poorter H; Reich PB; Moles AT; Dickie J; Zanne AE; Chave J; Wright SJ; Sheremetiev SN; Jactel H; Baraloto C; Cerabolini BEL; Pierce S; Shipley B; Casanoves F; Joswig JS; Günther A; Falczuk V; Rüger N; Mahecha MD; Gorné LD; Amiaud B; Atkin OK; Bahn M; Baldocchi D; Beckmann M; Blonder B; Bond W; Bond-Lamberty B; Brown K; Burrascano S; Byun C; Campetella G; Cavender-Bares J; Chapin FS; Choat B; Coomes DA; Cornwell WK; Craine J; Craven D; Dainese M; de Araujo AC; de Vries FT; Domingues TF; Enquist BJ; Fagúndez J; Fang J; Fernández-Méndez F; Fernandez-Piedade MT; Ford H; Forey E; Freschet GT; Gachet S; Gallagher R; Green W; Guerin GR; Gutiérrez AG; Harrison SP; Hattingh WN; He T; Hickler T; Higgins SI; Higuchi P; Ilic J; Jackson RB; Jalili A; Jansen S; Koike F; König C; Kraft N; Kramer K; Kreft H; Kühn I; Kurokawa H; Lamb EG; Laughlin DC; Leishman M; Lewis S; Louault F; Malhado ACM; Manning P; Meir P; Mencuccini M; Messier J; Miller R; Minden V; Molofsky J; Montgomery R, 2022, 'The global spectrum of plant form and function: enhanced species-level trait dataset', Scientific Data, 9, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01774-9
    Journal articles | 2022
    Moles AT; Dalrymple RL; Raghu S; Bonser SP; Ollerton J, 2022, 'Advancing the missed mutualist hypothesis, the under-appreciated twin of the enemy release hypothesis', Biology Letters, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0220
    Journal articles | 2022
    Moles AT; Xirocostas ZA, 2022, 'Statistical power from the people', Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6, pp. 1802 - 1803, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01902-z
    Journal articles | 2022
    Qi S; Wang J; Wan L; Dai Z; da Silva Matos DM; Du D; Egan S; Bonser SP; Thomas T; Moles AT, 2022, 'Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Contribute to Phosphorous Uptake and Allocation Strategies of Solidago canadensis in a Phosphorous-Deficient Environment', Frontiers in Plant Science, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2022.831654
    Journal articles | 2022
    Santangelo JS; Ness RW; Cohan B; Fitzpatrick CR; Innes SG; Koch S; Miles LS; Munim S; Peres-Neto PR; Prashad C; Tong AT; Aguirre WE; Akinwole PO; Alberti M; Álvarez J; Anderson JT; Anderson JJ; Ando Y; Andrew NR; Angeoletto F; Anstett DN; Anstett J; Aoki-Gonçalves F; Andis Arietta AZ; Arroyo MTK; Austen EJ; Baena-Díaz F; Barker CA; Baylis HA; Beliz JM; Benitez-Mora A; Bickford D; Biedebach G; Blackburn GS; Boehm MMA; Bonser SP; Bonte D; Bragger JR; Branquinho C; Brans KI; Bresciano JC; Brom PD; Bucharova A; Burt B; Cahill JF; Campbell KD; Carlen EJ; Carmona D; Castellanos MC; Centenaro G; Chalen I; Chaves JA; Chávez-Pesqueira M; Chen XY; Chilton AM; Chomiak KM; Cisneros-Heredia DF; Cisse IK; Classen AT; Comerford MS; Fradinger CC; Corney H; Crawford AJ; Crawford KM; Dahirel M; David S; De Haan R; Deacon NJ; Dean C; del-Val E; Deligiannis EK; Denney D; Dettlaff MA; DiLeo MF; Ding YY; Domínguez-López ME; Dominoni DM; Draud SL; Dyson K; Ellers J; Espinosa CI; Essi L; Falahati-Anbaran M; Falcão JCF; Fargo HT; Fellowes MDE; Fitzpatrick RM; Flaherty LE; Flood PJ; Flores MF; Fornoni J; Foster AG; Frost CJ; Fuentes TL; Fulkerson JR; Gagnon E; Garbsch F; Garroway CJ; Gerstein AC; Giasson MM, 2022, 'Global urban environmental change drives adaptation in white clover', Science, 375, pp. 1275 - 1281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abk0989
    Journal articles | 2022
    Sentinella AT; Moles AT; Bragg JG; Rossetto M; Sherwin WB, 2022, 'Detecting steps in spatial genetic data: Which diversity measures are best?', PLoS ONE, 17, pp. e0265110, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265110
    Journal articles | 2022
    Sentinella AT; Warton D; Sherwin WB; Offord CA; Moles AT, 2022, 'Corrigendum', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 31, pp. 1461 - 1464, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.13525
    Journal articles | 2022
    Song B; Sun L; Barrett SCH; Moles AT; Luo YH; Armbruster WS; Gao YQ; Zhang S; Zhang ZQ; Sun H, 2022, 'Global analysis of floral longevity reveals latitudinal gradients and biotic and abiotic correlates', New Phytologist, 235, pp. 2054 - 2065, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.18271
    Journal articles | 2022
    Xirocostas ZA; Debono SA; Slavich E; Moles AT, 2022, 'The ZAX Herbivory Trainer—Free software for training researchers to visually estimate leaf damage', Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 13, pp. 596 - 602, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13785
    Journal articles | 2021
    Callaghan CT; Poore AGB; Mesaglio T; Moles AT; Nakagawa S; Roberts C; Rowley JJL; Vergés A; Wilshire JH; Cornwell WK, 2021, 'Three Frontiers for the Future of Biodiversity Research Using Citizen Science Data', BioScience, 71, pp. 55 - 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biaa131
    Journal articles | 2021
    Chen SC; Wang B; Moles AT, 2021, 'Exposure time is an important variable in quantifying post-dispersal seed removal', Ecology Letters, 24, pp. 1522 - 1525, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele.13744
    Journal articles | 2021
    Chen YD; Moles A; Bu ZJ; Zhang MM; Wang ZC; Zhao HY, 2021, 'Induced defense and its cost in two bryophyte species', American Journal of Botany, 108, pp. 777 - 787, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1654
    Journal articles | 2021
    Dadzie F; Moles A; Erickson T; Munoz-Rojas M, 2021, 'Native bacteria and cyanobacteria consortia improve seedling emergence and establishment in dryland restoration', , http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-10412
    Journal articles | 2021
    Everingham SE; Offord CA; Sabot MEB; Moles AT, 2021, 'Time-traveling seeds reveal that plant regeneration and growth traits are responding to climate change', Ecology, 102, pp. e03272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3272
    Journal articles | 2021
    Falster D; Gallagher R; Wenk E; Wright I; Indiarto D; Baxter C; Andrew SC; Lawson J; Allen S; Fuchs A; Adams MA; Ahrens CW; Alfonzetti M; Angevin T; Atkin OK; Auld T; Baker A; Bean A; Blackman CJ; Bloomfield K; Bowman D; Bragg J; Brodribb TJ; Buckton G; Burrows G; Caldwell E; Camac J; Carpenter R; Catford JA; Cawthray GR; Cernusak LA; Chandler G; Chapman AR; Cheal D; Cheesman AW; Chen S-C; Choat B; Clinton B; Clode P; Coleman H; Cornwell WK; Cosgrove M; Crisp M; Cross E; Crous KY; Cunningham S; Curtis E; Daws MI; DeGabriel JL; Denton MD; Dong N; Duan H; Duncan DH; Duncan RP; Duretto M; Dwyer JM; Edwards C; Esperon-Rodriguez M; Evans JR; Everingham SE; Firn J; Fonseca CR; French BJ; Frood D; Funk JL; Geange SR; Ghannoum O; Gleason SM; Gosper CR; Gray E; Groom PK; Gross C; Guerin G; Guja L; Hahs AK; Harrison MT; Hayes PE; Henery M; Hochuli D; Howell J; Huang G; Hughes L; Huisman J; Ilic J; Jagdish A; Jin D; Jordan G; Jurado E; Kasel S; Kellermann J; Kohout M; Kooyman RM; Kotowska MM; Lai HR; Laliberté E; Lambers H; Lamont BB; Lanfear R; van Langevelde F; Laughlin DC; Laugier-Kitchener B-A; Lehmann CER; Leigh A; Leishman MR; Lenz T; Lepschi B; Lewis JD; Lim F; Liu U; Lord J; Lusk CH; Macinnis-Ng C; McPherson H; Manea A; Mayfield M; McCarthy JK; Meers T; van der Merwe M; Metcalfe D; Milberg P; Mokany K; Moles AT; Moore BD; Moore N; Morgan JW; Morris W; Muir A; Munroe S; Nicholson Á; Nicolle D; Nicotra AB; Niinemets Ü; North T; O’Reilly-Nugent A; O’Sullivan OS; Oberle B; Onoda Y; Ooi MKJ; Osborne CP; Paczkowska G; Pekin B; Pereira CG; Pickering C; Pickup M; Pollock LJ; Poot P; Powell JR; Power SA; Prentice IC; Prior L; Prober SM; Read J; Reynolds V; Richards AE; Richardson B; Roderick ML; Rosell JA; Rossetto M; Rye B; Rymer PD; Sams MA; Sanson G; Schmidt S; Schulze E-D; Sendall K; Sinclair S; Smith B; Smith R; Soper F; Sparrow B; Standish R; Staples TL; Taseski G; Thomas F; Tissue DT; Tjoelker MG; Tng DYP; Tomlinson K; Turner NC; Veneklaas E; Venn S; Vesk P; Vlasveld C; Vorontsova MS; Warren C; Weerasinghe LK; Westoby M; White M; Williams N; Wills J; Wilson PG; Yates C; Zanne AE; Ziemińska K, 2021, 'AusTraits – a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora', Scientific Data, 8, pp. 2021.01.04.425314, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-01006-6
    Journal articles | 2021
    Falster D; Gallagher R; Wenk EH; Wright IJ; Indiarto D; Andrew SC; Baxter C; Lawson J; Allen S; Fuchs A; Monro A; Kar F; Adams MA; Ahrens CW; Alfonzetti M; Angevin T; Apgaua DMG; Arndt S; Atkin OK; Atkinson J; Auld T; Baker A; von Balthazar M; Bean A; Blackman CJ; Bloomfield K; Bowman DMJS; Bragg J; Brodribb TJ; Buckton G; Burrows G; Caldwell E; Camac J; Carpenter R; Catford JA; Cawthray GR; Cernusak LA; Chandler G; Chapman AR; Cheal D; Cheesman AW; Chen SC; Choat B; Clinton B; Clode PL; Coleman H; Cornwell WK; Cosgrove M; Crisp M; Cross E; Crous KY; Cunningham S; Curran T; Curtis E; Daws MI; DeGabriel JL; Denton MD; Dong N; Du P; Duan H; Duncan DH; Duncan RP; Duretto M; Dwyer JM; Edwards C; Esperon-Rodriguez M; Evans JR; Everingham SE; Farrell C; Firn J; Fonseca CR; French BJ; Frood D; Funk JL; Geange SR; Ghannoum O; Gleason SM; Gosper CR; Gray E; Groom PK; Grootemaat S; Gross C; Guerin G; Guja L; Hahs AK; Harrison MT; Hayes PE; Henery M; Hochuli D; Howell J; Huang G; Hughes L; Huisman J; Ilic J; Jagdish A; Jin D; Jordan G; Jurado E; Kanowski J; Kasel S; Moles A; Ooi M; Sauquet HJX, 2021, 'AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora', Scientific Data, 8, pp. 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-01006-6
    Journal articles | 2021
    Lázaro-Lobo A; Moles AT; Fried G; Verloove F; Antonio Campos J; Herrera M; Goñi E; Bioret F; Buffa G; Fantinato E; Sentinella A; Zalucki MP; Mayfield M; Smith T; Catling A; Zalucki JM; Lucardi RD; Shoemaker CM; Mason DS; Ervin GN, 2021, 'Phenotypic differentiation among native, expansive and introduced populations influences invasion success', Journal of Biogeography, 48, pp. 2907 - 2918, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14252
    Journal articles | 2021
    Piercey RS; Gribben PE; Hanley TC; Moles AT; Hughes AR, 2021, 'Incorporating marine macrophytes in plant–soil feedbacks: Emerging evidence and opportunities to advance the field', Journal of Ecology, 109, pp. 614 - 625, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13536
    Journal articles | 2021
    Ross ND; Moles AT, 2021, 'The contribution of pathogenic soil microbes to ring formation in an iconic Australian arid grass, Triodia basedowii (Poaceae)', Australian Journal of Botany, 69, pp. 113 - 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/BT20122
    Journal articles | 2021
    Song BO; Sun LU; Lev-Yadun S; Moles AT; Zhang S; Jiang X; Gao Y; Xu QI; Sun H, 2021, 'Corrigendum', Journal of Biogeography, 48, pp. 242 - 242, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14006
    Journal articles | 2021
    Sritharan MS; Hemmings FA; Moles AT, 2021, 'Few changes in native Australian alpine plant morphology, despite substantial local climate change', Ecology and Evolution, 11, pp. 4854 - 4865, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7392
    Journal articles | 2020
    Brandenburger CR; Kim M; Slavich E; Meredith FL; Salminen JP; Sherwin WB; Moles AT, 2020, 'Evolution of defense and herbivory in introduced plants—Testing enemy release using a known source population, herbivore trials, and time since introduction', Ecology and Evolution, 10, pp. 5451 - 5463, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6288
    Journal articles | 2020
    Dalrymple RL; Kemp DJ; Flores-Moreno H; Laffan SW; White TE; Hemmings FA; Moles AT, 2020, 'Macroecological patterns in flower colour are shaped by both biotic and abiotic factors', New Phytologist, 228, pp. 1972 - 1985, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.16737
    Journal articles | 2020
    Kattge J; Bönisch G; Díaz S; Lavorel S; Prentice IC; Leadley P; Tautenhahn S; Werner GDA; Aakala T; Abedi M; Acosta ATR; Adamidis GC; Adamson K; Aiba M; Albert CH; Alcántara JM; Alcázar C C; Aleixo I; Ali H; Amiaud B; Ammer C; Amoroso MM; Anand M; Anderson C; Anten N; Antos J; Apgaua DMG; Ashman TL; Asmara DH; Asner GP; Aspinwall M; Atkin O; Aubin I; Baastrup-Spohr L; Bahalkeh K; Bahn M; Baker T; Baker WJ; Bakker JP; Baldocchi D; Baltzer J; Banerjee A; Baranger A; Barlow J; Barneche DR; Baruch Z; Bastianelli D; Battles J; Bauerle W; Bauters M; Bazzato E; Beckmann M; Beeckman H; Beierkuhnlein C; Bekker R; Belfry G; Belluau M; Beloiu M; Benavides R; Benomar L; Berdugo-Lattke ML; Berenguer E; Bergamin R; Bergmann J; Bergmann Carlucci M; Berner L; Bernhardt-Römermann M; Bigler C; Bjorkman AD; Blackman C; Blanco C; Blonder B; Blumenthal D; Bocanegra-González KT; Boeckx P; Bohlman S; Böhning-Gaese K; Boisvert-Marsh L; Bond W; Bond-Lamberty B; Boom A; Boonman CCF; Bordin K; Boughton EH; Boukili V; Bowman DMJS; Bravo S; Brendel MR; Broadley MR; Brown KA; Bruelheide H; Brumnich F; Bruun HH; Bruy D; Buchanan SW; Bucher SF; Buchmann N; Buitenwerf R; Bunker DE; Bürger J; Moles A; Cornwell W; Falster D; Muir C; Martin A; Wenk E, 2020, 'TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access', Global Change Biology, 26, pp. 119 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14904
    Journal articles | 2020
    Moles AT; Laffan SW; Keighery M; Dalrymple RL; Tindall ML; Chen SC, 2020, 'A hairy situation: Plant species in warm, sunny places are more likely to have pubescent leaves', Journal of Biogeography, 47, pp. 1934 - 1944, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13870
    Journal articles | 2020
    Sentinella AT; Warton DI; Sherwin WB; Offord CA; Moles AT, 2020, 'Tropical plants do not have narrower temperature tolerances, but are more at risk from warming because they are close to their upper thermal limits', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29, pp. 1387 - 1398, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.13117
    Journal articles | 2020
    Song B; Sun L; Lev-Yadun S; Moles AT; Zhang S; Jiang X; Gao Y; Xu Q; Sun H, 2020, 'Plants are more likely to be spiny at mid-elevations in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, south-western China', Journal of Biogeography, 47, pp. 250 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13724
    Journal articles | 2020
    Xirocostas ZA; Everingham SE; Moles AT, 2020, 'The sex with the reduced sex chromosome dies earlier: A comparison across the tree of life', Biology Letters, 16, pp. 20190867, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2019.0867
    Journal articles | 2019
    Brandenburger CR; Cooke J; Sherwin WB; Moles AT, 2019, 'Rapid evolution of leaf physiology in an introduced beach daisy', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286, pp. 20191103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1103
    Journal articles | 2019
    Brandenburger CR; Sherwin WB; Creer SM; Buitenwerf R; Poore AGB; Frankham R; Finnerty PB; Moles AT, 2019, 'Rapid reshaping: The evolution of morphological changes in an introduced beach daisy', Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286, pp. 20181713, http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2018.1713
    Journal articles | 2019
    Chen SC; Tamme R; Thomson FJ; Moles AT, 2019, 'Seeds tend to disperse further in the tropics', Ecology Letters, 22, pp. 954 - 961, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele.13255
    Journal articles | 2019
    Everingham SE; Hemmings F; Moles AT, 2019, 'Inverted invasions: Native plants can frequently colonise urban and highly disturbed habitats', Austral Ecology, 44, pp. 702 - 712, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.12719
    Journal articles | 2019
    Meredith FL; Tindall ML; Hemmings FA; Moles AT, 2019, 'Prickly pairs: The proportion of spinescent species does not differ between islands and mainlands', Journal of Plant Ecology, 12, pp. 941 - 948, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtz031
    Journal articles | 2019
    Moles AT; Jagdish A; Wu Y; Gooley S; Dalrymple RL; Feng P; Auld J; Badgery G; Balding M; Bell A; Campbell N; Clark M; Clark M; Crawford KM; De Lorenzo O; Fletcher A; Ford Z; Fort H; Gorta SBZ; Hagan A; Hemmings FA; Hoban GS; Hulme T; King K; Kumar A; Kyriazis A; Laitly BA; Markovski J; Martin L; McDonnell G; Pan C; Paroissien R; Reeves-Perrin P; Sano M; Schwarz SM; Sipka A; Sullings M; Yeong JW; Cornwell WK, 2019, 'From dangerous branches to urban banyan: Facilitating aerial root growth of Ficus rubiginosa', PLoS ONE, 14, pp. e0226845, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226845
    Journal articles | 2019
    Popovic GC; Warton DI; Thomson FJ; Hui FKC; Moles AT, 2019, 'Untangling direct species associations from indirect mediator species effects with graphical models', Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 10, pp. 1571 - 1583, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13247
    Journal articles | 2018
    Chen SC; Moles AT, 2018, 'Factors shaping large-scale gradients in seed physical defence: Seeds are not better defended towards the tropics', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27, pp. 417 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12704
    Journal articles | 2018
    Dalrymple RL; Flores-Moreno H; Kemp DJ; White TE; Laffan SW; Hemmings FA; Hitchcock TD; Moles AT, 2018, 'Abiotic and biotic predictors of macroecological patterns in bird and butterfly coloration', Ecological Monographs, 88, pp. 204 - 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecm.1287
    Journal articles | 2018
    Moles AT, 2018, 'Being John Harper: Using evolutionary ideas to improve understanding of global patterns in plant traits', Journal of Ecology, 106, pp. 1 - 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12887
    Journal articles | 2018
    Saunders ME; Roger E; Geary WL; Meredith F; Welbourne DJ; Bako A; Canavan E; Herro F; Herron C; Hung O; Kunstler M; Lin J; Ludlow N; Paton M; Salt S; Simpson T; Wang A; Zimmerman N; Drews KB; Dawson HF; Martin LWJ; Sutton JB; Webber CC; Ritchie AL; Berns LD; Winch BA; Reeves HR; McLennan EC; Gardner JM; Butler CG; Sutton EI; Couttie MM; Hildebrand JB; Blackney IA; Forsyth JA; Keating DM; Moles AT, 2018, 'Citizen science in schools: Engaging students in research on urban habitat for pollinators', Austral Ecology, 43, pp. 635 - 642, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.12608
    Journal articles | 2018
    Thomson FJ; Letten AD; Tamme R; Edwards W; Moles AT, 2018, 'Can dispersal investment explain why tall plant species achieve longer dispersal distances than short plant species?', New Phytologist, 217, pp. 407 - 415, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.14735
    Journal articles | 2018
    Zhang H; Bonser SP; Chen SC; Hitchcock T; Moles AT, 2018, 'Is the proportion of clonal species higher at higher latitudes in Australia?', Austral Ecology, 43, pp. 69 - 75, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.12536
    Journal articles | 2017
    Chen SC; Cornwell WK; Zhang HX; Moles AT, 2017, 'Plants show more flesh in the tropics: variation in fruit type along latitudinal and climatic gradients', Ecography, 40, pp. 531 - 538, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecog.02010
    Journal articles | 2017
    Chen SC; Hemmings FA; Chen F; Moles AT, 2017, 'Plants do not suffer greater losses to seed predation towards the tropics', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 26, pp. 1283 - 1291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12636
    Journal articles | 2017
    Harris CJ; Manea A; Moles AT; Murray BR; Leishman MR, 2017, 'Differences in life-cycle stage components between native and introduced ranges of five woody Fabaceae species', Austral Ecology, 42, pp. 404 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.12456
    Journal articles | 2017
    Tindall ML; Thomson FJ; Laffan SW; Moles AT, 2017, 'Is there a latitudinal gradient in the proportion of species with spinescence?', Journal of Plant Ecology, 10, pp. 294 - 300, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtw031
    Journal articles | 2016
    Akres O; Cavallaro I; Cheng C; Dixon M; Goddard D; Hofbauer T; Mahr S; Mason T; Miskin L; Morgan C; Nettleton E; Purseglove A; Rosenberg B; Salgado L; Sardi J; Scarlis E; Snyman S; Spagnardi I; Swinson-Dulhunty O; Szentmariay L; Zimmerman N; Moles AT; Cooke J, 2016, 'The Christmas tree project: Comparing the effects of five treatments on the health of cut Christmas trees (Pinus radiata, Pinaceae)', Australian Journal of Botany, 64, pp. 15 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/BT14343
    Journal articles | 2016
    Chen S-C; Moles AT, 2016, 'All creatures great and small', Australasian Science, 37, pp. 26 - 27
    Journal articles | 2016
    Díaz S; Kattge J; Cornelissen JHC; Wright IJ; Lavorel S; Dray S; Reu B; Kleyer M; Wirth C; Colin Prentice I; Garnier E; Bönisch G; Westoby M; Poorter H; Reich PB; Moles AT; Dickie J; Gillison AN; Zanne AE; Chave J; Joseph Wright S; Sheremet Ev SN; Jactel H; Baraloto C; Cerabolini B; Pierce S; Shipley B; Kirkup D; Casanoves F; Joswig JS; Günther A; Falczuk V; Rüger N; Mahecha MD; Gorné LD, 2016, 'The global spectrum of plant form and function', Nature, 529, pp. 167 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature16489
    Journal articles | 2016
    Moles AT; Ollerton J, 2016, 'Is the notion that species interactions are stronger and more specialized in the tropics a zombie idea?', Biotropica, 48, pp. 141 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/btp.12281
    Journal articles | 2016
    Nicotra AB; Borevitz J; Dunlop M; Hoffmann A; Kirkpatrick J; Moles AT; Morgan J; van Dijk A; Good R, 2016, 'Towards a centre for intergrated adaption research in the Australian mountains', Australasian Plant Conservation: Journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation, https://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=125752367247189;res=IELNZC
    Journal articles | 2015
    Chen SC; Moles AT, 2015, 'A mammoth mouthful? A test of the idea that larger animals ingest larger seeds', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 24, pp. 1269 - 1280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12346
    Journal articles | 2015
    Dalrymple RL; Buswell JM; Moles AT, 2015, 'Asexual plants change just as often and just as fast as do sexual plants when introduced to a new range', OIKOS, 124, pp. 196 - 205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/oik.01582
    Journal articles | 2015
    Dalrymple RL; Hui FKC; Flores-Moreno H; Kemp DJ; Moles AT, 2015, 'Roses are red, violets are blue - so how much replication should you do? An assessment of variation in the colour of flowers and birds', Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 114, pp. 69 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bij.12402
    Journal articles | 2015
    Dalrymple RL; Kemp DJ; Flores-Moreno H; Laffan SW; White TE; Hemmings FA; Tindall ML; Moles AT, 2015, 'Birds, butterflies and flowers in the tropics are not more colourful than those at higher latitudes', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 24, pp. 1424 - 1432, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/geb.12368
    Journal articles | 2015
    Edwards W; Moles AT; Chong C, 2015, 'Generalised extreme value distributions provide a natural hypothesis for the shape of seed mass distributions', PLoS ONE, 10, pp. e0121724, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121724
    Journal articles | 2015
    Flores-Moreno H; García-Treviño ES; Letten AD; Moles AT, 2015, 'In the beginning: phenotypic change in three invasive species through their first two centuries since introduction', Biological Invasions, 17, pp. 1215 - 1225, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-014-0789-8
    Journal articles | 2015
    Helm A; Zobel M; Moles AT; Szava-Kovats R; Pärtel M, 2015, 'Characteristic and derived diversity: Implementing the species pool concept to quantify conservation condition of habitats', Diversity and Distributions, 21, pp. 711 - 721, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12285
    Journal articles | 2015
    Zanne AE; Tank DC; Cornwell WK; Eastman JM; Smith SA; Fitzjohn RG; McGlinn DJ; O'Meara BC; Moles AT; Reich PB; Royer DL; Soltis DE; Stevens PF; Westoby M; Wright IJ; Aarssen L; Bertin RI; Calaminus A; Govaerts R; Hemmings F; Leishman MR; Oleksyn J; Soltis PS; Swenson NG; Warman L; Beaulieu JM, 2015, 'Erratum: Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments (Nature (2014) 506 (89-92) (Doi:10.1038/nature12872))', Nature, 521, pp. 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature14371
    Journal articles | 2015
    Zanne AE; Tank DC; Cornwell WK; Eastman JM; Smith SA; Fitzjohn RG; McGlinn DJ; O'Meara BC; Moles AT; Reich PB; Royer DL; Soltis DE; Stevens PF; Westoby M; Wright IJ; Aarssen L; Bertin RI; Calaminus A; Govaerts R; Hemmings F; Leishman MR; Oleksyn J; Soltis PS; Swenson NG; Warman L; Beaulieu JM, 2015, 'Zanne et al. reply', Nature, 521, pp. E6 - E7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature14394
    Journal articles | 2014
    Brunbjerg AK; Cavender-Bares J; Eiserhardt WL; Ejrnæs R; Aarssen LW; Buckley HL; Forey E; Jansen F; Kattge J; Lane C; Lubke RA; Moles AT; Monserrat AL; Peet RK; Roncal J; Wootton L; Svenning JC, 2014, 'Multi-scale phylogenetic structure in coastal dune plant communities across the globe', Journal of Plant Ecology, 7, pp. 101 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtt069
    Journal articles | 2014
    Cornwell WK; Westoby M; Falster DS; Fitzjohn RG; O'Meara BC; Pennell MW; McGlinn DJ; Eastman JM; Moles AT; Reich PB; Tank DC; Wright IJ; Aarssen L; Beaulieu JM; Kooyman RM; Leishman MR; Miller ET; Niinemets U; Oleksyn J; Ordonez A; Royer DL; Smith SA; Stevens PF; Warman L; Wilf P; Zanne AE, 2014, 'Functional distinctiveness of major plant lineages', Journal of Ecology, 102, pp. 345 - 356, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12208
    Journal articles | 2014
    Flores-Moreno H; García-Treviño ES; Letten AD; Moles AT, 2014, 'In the beginning: phenotypic change in three invasive species through their first two centuries since introduction', Biological Invasions, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-014-0789-8
    Journal articles | 2014
    Moles AT; Perkins SE; Laffan SW; Flores-Moreno H; Awasthy M; Tindall ML; Sack L; Pitman A; Kattge J; Aarssen LW; Anand M; Bahn M; Blonder B; Cavender-Bares J; Cornelissen JHC; Cornwell WK; Díaz S; Dickie JB; Freschet GT; Griffiths JG; Gutierrez AG; Hemmings FA; Hickler T; Hitchcock TD; Keighery M; Kleyer M; Kurokawa H; Leishman MR; Liu K; Niinemets Ü; Onipchenko V; Onoda Y; Penuelas J; Pillar VD; Reich PB; Shiodera S; Siefert A; Sosinski EE; Soudzilovskaia NA; Swaine EK; Swenson NG; van Bodegom PM; Warman L; Weiher E; Wright IJ; Zhang H; Zobel M; Bonser SP; Flores Moreno H; Perkins-Kirkpatrick S, 2014, 'Which is a better predictor of plant traits: Temperature or precipitation?', Journal of Vegetation Science, 25, pp. 1167 - 1180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12190
    Journal articles | 2014
    Peco B; Laffan SW; Moles AT, 2014, 'Global patterns in post-dispersal seed removal by invertebrates and vertebrates', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e91256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091256
    Journal articles | 2014
    Zanne AE; Tank DC; Cornwell WK; Eastman JM; Smith SA; FitzJohn RG; McGlinn DJ; O Meara BC; Moles AT; Reich PB; others , 2014, 'Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments', Nature
    Journal articles | 2014
    Zanne AE; Tank DC; Cornwell WK; Eastman JM; Smith SA; FitzJohn RG; McGlinn DJ; O’Meara BC; Moles AT; Reich PB; Royer DL; Soltis DE; Stevens PF; Westoby M; Wright IJ; Aarssen L; Bertin RI; Calaminus A; Govaerts R; Hemmings FA; Leishman MR; Oleksyn J; Soltis PS; Swenson NG; Warman L; Beaulieu JM, 2014, 'Corrigendum: Three keys to the radiation of angiosperms into freezing environments', Nature, 514, pp. 394 - 394, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature13842
    Journal articles | 2013
    Bartle K; Moles AT; Bonser SP, 2013, 'No evidence for rapid evolution of seed dispersal ability in range edge populations of the invasive species Senecio madagascariensis', Austral Ecology, 38, pp. 915 - 920, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.12032
    Journal articles | 2013
    Blick RA; Burns KC; Moles AT, 2013, 'Dominant network interactions are not correlated with resource availability: a case study using mistletoe-host interactions.', Oikos, 000, pp. EV1 - EV7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20870.x
    Journal articles | 2013
    Flores-Moreno H; Moles AT; Flores Moreno H, 2013, 'A Comparison of the Recruitment Success of Introduced and Native Species Under Natural Conditions', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e72509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0072509
    Journal articles | 2013
    Flores-Moreno H; Thomson FJ; Warton DI; Moles AT; Flores Moreno H, 2013, 'Are Introduced Species Better Dispersers Than Native Species? A Global Comparative Study of Seed Dispersal Distance', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e68541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0068541
    Journal articles | 2013
    Lanfear R; Ho SYW; Jonathan davies T; Moles AT; Aarssen LW; Swenson NG; Warman L; Zanne A; Allen A, 2013, 'Taller plants have lower rates of molecular evolution', Nature communications, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2836
    Journal articles | 2013
    Letten AD; Kathleen Lyons S; Moles AT, 2013, 'The mid-domain effect: It's not just about space', Journal of Biogeography, 40, pp. 2017 - 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12196
    Journal articles | 2013
    Moles AT; Flores-Moreno H; Dickie JB, 2013, 'A response to Poisot et al.: Publishing your dataset is not always virtuous', , http://dx.doi.org/10.4033/iee.2013.6b.15.f
    Journal articles | 2013
    Moles AT; Peco B; Wallis IR; Foley WJ; Poore AGB; Seabloom EW; Vesk PA; Bisigato AJ; Cella-pizarro L; Clark CJ; Cohen PS; Cornwell WK; Edwards W; Ejrnaes R; Gonzales-Ojeda T; Graae BJ; Hay G; Lumbwe FC; Magana-rodriguez ; Moore BD; Peri PL; Poulsen JR; Stegen JC; Veldtman R; von Zeipel H; Andrew NR; Boulter SL; Borer ET; Cornelissen JHC; Farji-Brener AG; De Gabriel J; Jurado E; Kyhn LA; Low B; Mulder CPH; Reardon-smith KM; Rodriguez-Velazquez J; De Fortier A; Zheng Z; Blendinger PG; Enquist BJ; Facelli JM; Knight T; Majer JD; Martinez-Ramos M; Mcquillan P; Hui FKC, 2013, 'Correlations between physical and chemical defences in plants: Tradeoffs, syndromes, or just many different ways to skin a herbivorous cat?', New Phytologist, 198, pp. 252 - 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nph.12116
    Journal articles | 2013
    Moles AT, 2013, 'Dogmatic is problematic: Interpreting evidence for latitudinal gradients in herbivory and defense', IDEAS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 6, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.4033/iee.2013.6.1.c
    Journal articles | 2013
    Rollins LA; Moles AT; Lam S; Buitenwerf R; Buswell JM; Brandenburger CR; Flores-Moreno H; Nielsen KB; Couchman E; Brown GS; Thomson FJ; Hemmings F; Frankham R; Sherwin WB; Flores Moreno H, 2013, 'High genetic diversity is not essential for successful introduction', Ecology and Evolution, 3, pp. 4501 - 4517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.824
    Journal articles | 2013
    Warman L; Bradford MG; Moles AT, 2013, 'A Broad Approach to Abrupt Boundaries: Looking Beyond the Boundary at Soil Attributes within and Across Tropical Vegetation Types', PLoS One, 8, pp. Article numbere60789, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060789
    Journal articles | 2012
    Blick RA; Burns KC; Moles AT, 2012, 'Predicting network topology of mistletoe-host interactions: Do mistletoes really mimic their hosts?', Oikos, 121, pp. 761 - 771, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2011.19854.x
    Journal articles | 2012
    Moles AT; Flores-Moreno H; Bonser SP; Warton DI; Helm A; Warman L; Eldridge DJ; Jurado E; Hemmings F; Reich P; Cavender-Bares J; Seabloom EW; Mayfield MM; Sheil D; Djietror JC; Peri PL; Enrico L; Cabido MR; Setterfield SA; Lehmann CE; Thomson FJ, 2012, 'Invasions: The trail behind, the path ahead, and a test of a disturbing idea', Journal of Ecology, 100, pp. 116 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01915.x
    Journal articles | 2012
    Swenson NG; Enquist BJ; Pither J; Kerkhoff AJ; Boyle ; Weiser MD; Elser JJ; Fagan WF; Forero-Montana J; Fyllas N; Kraft NJB; Lake JK; Moles AT; Patino S; Phillips O; Price CA; Reich PB; Quesada CA; Stegen JC; Valencia R; Wright IJ; Wright SJ; Andelman S; Jorgensen PM; Lacher TE; Monteagudo A; Nunez MP; Vasquez-Martinez R; Nolting KM, 2012, 'The biogeography and filtering of woody plant functional diversity in North and South America', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 21, pp. 798 - 808, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00727.x
    Journal articles | 2011
    Buswell JM; Moles AT; Hartley S, 2011, 'Is rapid evolution common in introduced plant species? (vol 99, pg 214, 2011)', JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, 99, pp. 1566 - 1566, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01888.x
    Journal articles | 2011
    Buswell JM; Moles AT; Hartley S, 2011, 'Is rapid evolution common in introduced plant species?', Journal of Ecology, 99, pp. 214 - 224, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01759.x
    Journal articles | 2011
    Gallagher R; Leishman M; Moles AT, 2011, 'Traits and ecological strategies of Australian tropical and temperate climbing plants', Journal of Biogeography, 38, pp. 828 - 839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02455.x
    Journal articles | 2011
    Kattge J; Diaz S; Lavorel S; Prentice I; Leadley P; Bonisch G; Garnier E; Westoby M; Reich P; Wright IJ; Cornelissen JHC; Violle C; Harrison SP; Van bodegom PM; Reichstein M; Enquist BJ; Soudzilovskaia NA; Ackerly D; Anand M; Atkin O; Bahn M; Baker TR; Baldocchi D; Bekker R; Blanco CC; Blonder B; Bond WJ; Bradstock R; Bunker DE; Casanoves F; Cavender-bares J; Chambers JQ; Chapin FS; Chave J; Coomes D; Cornwell WK; Craine JM; Dobrin BH; Duarte L; Durka W; Elser J; Esser G; Estiarte M; Fagan WF; Fang J; Fernandez-mendez F; Fidelis A; Finegan B; Flores O; Ford H; Frank D; Freschet GT; Fyllas NM; Gallagher RV; Green WA; Gutierrez AG; Hickler T; Higgins SI; Hodgson JG; Jalili A; Jansen S; Joly CA; Kerkhoff AJ; Kirkup D; Kitajima K; Kleyer M; Klotz S; Knops JMH; Kramer K; Kuhn I; Kurokawa H; Laughlin D; Lee TD; Leishman M; Lens F; Lenz T; Lewis SL; Lloyd J; Llusia J; Louault F; Ma S; Mahecha MD; Manning P; Massad T; Medlyn BE; Messier J; Moles AT; Muller S; Nadrowski K; Naeem S; Niinemets U; Nollet S; Nuske A; Ogaya R; Oleksyn J; Onipchenko VG; Onoda Y; Ordonez J; Overbeck G; Ozinga WA; Patino S; Paula S; Pausas JG; Penuelas J; Phillips O; Pillar V; Poorter H; Poorter L; Poschlod P; Prinzing A; Proulx R; Rammig A; Reinsch S; Reu B; Sack L; Salgado-negret B; Sardans J; Shiodera S; Shipley B; Siefert A; Sosinski E; Soussana JF; Swaine E; Swenson N; Thompson K; Thornton P; Waldram M; Weiher E; White MJ; White S; Wright SJ; Yguel B; Zaehle S; Zanne A; Wirth C, 2011, 'TRY - a global database of plant traits', Global Change Biology, 17, pp. 2905 - 2935, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02451.x
    Journal articles | 2011
    Moles AT; Bonser SP; Poore AGB; Wallis IR; Foley WJ, 2011, 'Assessing the evidence for latitudinal gradients in plant defence and herbivory', Functional Ecology, 25, pp. 380 - 388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01814.x
    Journal articles | 2011
    Moles AT; Wallis IR; Foley WJ; Warton DI; Stegen JC; Bisigato AJ; Cella-pizarro L; Clark CJ; Cohen PS; Cornwell WK; Edwards W; Ejrnaes R; Gonzales-Ojeda T; Graae BJ; Hay G; Lumbwe FC; Magana-Rodriguez B; Moore BD; Peri PL; Poulsen JR; Veldtman R; von Zeipel H; Andrew NR; Boulter SL; Borer ET; Campon FF; Coll M; Farji-Brener AG; De Gabriel J; Jurado E; Kyhn LA; Low B; Mulder CPH; Reardon-Smith K; Rodriguez-Velazquez J; Seabloom EW; Vesk PA; van Cauter A; Waldram MS; Zheng Z; Blendinger PG; Enquist BJ; Facelli JM; Knight T; Majer JD; Martinez-Ramos M; Mcquillan P; Prior LD, 2011, 'Putting plant resistance traits on the map: a test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes', New Phytologist, 191, pp. 777 - 788
    Journal articles | 2011
    Thomson F; Moles AT; Auld TD; Kingsford R, 2011, 'Seed dispersal distance is more strongly correlated with plant height than with seed mass', Journal of Ecology, 99, pp. 1299 - 1307, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01867.x
    Journal articles | 2011
    Warman L; Moles AT; Edwards W, 2011, 'Not so simple after all: Searching for ecological advantages of compound leaves', Oikos, 120, pp. 813 - 821, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0706.2010.19344.x
    Journal articles | 2010
    Edwards W; Moles AT, 2010, 'Re-contemplate an entangled bank: The Power of Movement in Plants revisited', BOTANICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, 162, pp. S29 - S36, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000276606300004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1
    Journal articles | 2010
    Thomson F; Moles AT; Auld TD; Ramp D; Ren SRSQ; Kingsford R, 2010, 'Chasing the unknown - predicting seed dispersal mechanisms from plant traits.', Journal of Ecology, 98, pp. 1310 - 1318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01724.x
    Journal articles | 2009
    Edwards W; Moles AT, 2009, 'Re-contemplate an entangled bank: The Power of Movement in Plants revisited', Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 160, pp. 111 - 118, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00972.x
    Journal articles | 2009
    Moles AT; Edwards W, 2009, 'A curly question: why do most vines twine anticlockwise?', Australasian Science, June, pp. 30 - 32
    Journal articles | 2009
    Moles AT; Warton DI; Warman L; Swenson N; Laffan SW; Zanne A; Pitman AJ; Hemmings F; Leishman M, 2009, 'Global patterns in plant height', Journal of Ecology, 97, pp. 923 - 932, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01526.x
    Journal articles | 2009
    Warman L; Moles AT, 2009, 'Alternative stable states in Australia`s Wet Tropics: A theoretical framework for the field data and a field-case for the theory', Landscape Ecology, 24, pp. 1 - 13
    Journal articles | 2009
    Westoby M; Moles AT; Falster D, 2009, 'Evolutionary coordination between offspring size at independence and adult size', Journal of Ecology, 97, pp. 23 - 26, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01396.x
    Journal articles | 2008
    Falster D; Moles AT; Westoby M, 2008, 'A general model for the scaling of offspring size and adult size', American Naturalist, 172, pp. 299 - 317
    Journal articles | 2008
    Mason R; Cooke JJ; Moles AT; Leishman M, 2008, 'Reproductive output of invasive versus native plants', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 17, pp. 633 - 640
    Journal articles | 2008
    Moles AT; Gruber M; Bonser SP, 2008, 'A new framework for predicting invasive plant species', Journal of Ecology, 96, pp. 13 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01332.x
    Journal articles | 2008
    Moles AT; Pitman AJ; Wright IJ; Murray BR; Westoby M, 2008, 'Is there a latitudinal gradient in seed production?', Ecography, 32, pp. 78 - 82
    Journal articles | 2007
    Beaulieu ; Moles AT; Leitch I; Bennett M; Dickie J; Knight C, 2007, 'Correlated evolution of genome size and seed mass', New Phytologist, 173, pp. 422 - 437, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118538991/HTMLSTART
    Journal articles | 2007
    Edwards W; Moles AT; Franks P, 2007, 'The global trend in plant twining direction', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 16, pp. 795 - 800
    Journal articles | 2007
    Moles AT; Ackerly D; Tweddle J; Dickie J; Smith R; Leishman M; Mayfield M; Pitman AJ; Wood J; Westoby M, 2007, 'Global patterns in seed size', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 16, pp. 109 - 116, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-822x.2006.00259.x
    Journal articles | 2007
    Royer DL; Sack L; Wilf P; Lusk C; Jordan JG; Niinemets U; Wright IJ; Westoby M; Cariglino B; Coley PD; Cutter AD; Johnson K; Labandeira CC; Moles AT; Palmer MB; Valladares F, 2007, 'Fossil leaf economics quantified: calibration, Eocene case study, and implications', Paleobiology, 33, pp. 574 - 589
    Journal articles | 2006
    MOLES AT, 2006, 'The Ecology of Seeds', Austral Ecology, 31, pp. 545 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01611.x
    Journal articles | 2006
    Moles AT; Westoby M, 2006, 'Seed size and plant strategy across the whole life cycle', Oikos, 113, pp. 91 - 105, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118620311/HTMLSTART
    Journal articles | 2005
    Grubb PJ; Coomes DA; Metcalfe DJ; Moles AT; Ackerly DD; Webb CO; Tweddle JC; Dickie JB; Westoby M, 2005, 'Comment on "a brief history of seed size"', Science, 310, pp. 783, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1116097
    Journal articles | 2005
    Moles AT; Ackerly D; Tweddle J; Dickie J; Pitman AJ; Westoby M, 2005, 'Factors that shape seed size evolution', National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America, 102, pp. 10540 - 10544, http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0501473102
    Journal articles | 2005
    Moles AT; Ackerly D; Webb C; Tweddle J; Dickie J; Westoby M, 2005, 'A Brief History of Seed Size', Science, 307, pp. 576 - 580, http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/307/5709/576
    Journal articles | 2005
    Moles AT; Ackerly D; Webb C; Tweddle J; Dickie J; Westoby M, 2005, 'Response to Comment on "A Brief History of Seed Size"', Science, 310, pp. 783 - 783, http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1116276
    Journal articles | 2004
    Moles A, 2004, 'Vegetation of New Zealand', Austral Ecology, 29, pp. 240 - 240, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2004.01309d.x
    Journal articles | 2004
    Moles AT; Falster D; Leishman M; Westoby M, 2004, 'Small-seeded species produce more seeds per square metre of canopy per year, but not per individual per lifetime', Journal of Ecology, 92, pp. 384 - 396, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118755652/HTMLSTART
    Journal articles | 2004
    Moles AT; Warton DI; Stevens R; Westoby M, 2004, 'Does a latitudinal gradient in seedling survival favour larger seeds inthe tropics?', Ecology Letters, 7, pp. 911 - 914
    Journal articles | 2004
    Moles AT; Westoby M, 2004, 'Seedling survival and seed size: a synthesis of the literature', Journal of Ecology, 92, pp. 384 - 396, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118755656/HTMLSTART
    Journal articles | 2004
    Moles AT; Westoby M, 2004, 'What do seedlings die from and what are the implications for evolution of seed size?', Oikos, 106, pp. 193 - 199
    Journal articles | 2004
    Moles AT, 2004, 'Seed mass and seedling establishment after fire in Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park, Sydney, Australia', Austral Ecology, 29, pp. 383 - 390
    Journal articles | 2003
    Moles AT; Warton DI; Westoby M, 2003, 'Do small-seeded species have higher survival through seed predation than large-seeded species?', Ecology, 84, pp. 3148 - 3161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/02-0662
    Journal articles | 2003
    Moles AT; Warton DI; Westoby M, 2003, 'Seed size and survival in the soil in arid Australia', Austral Ecology, 28, pp. 575 - 585
    Journal articles | 2003
    Moles AT; Westoby M, 2003, 'Latitude, seed predation and seed mass', Journal of Biogeography, 30, pp. 105 - 128
    Journal articles | 2003
    Moles AT; Westoby M, 2003, 'Leaf expansion times: a response to Sun', Oikos, 100, pp. 203 - 203
    Journal articles | 2002
    Moles AT; Westoby M, 2002, 'Seed addition experiments are more likely to increase recruitment in larger-seeded species', Oikos, 99, pp. 241 - 248, http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0706.2002.990204.x
    Journal articles | 2002
    Westoby M; Falster DS; Moles AT; Vesk PA; Wright IJ, 2002, 'Plant ecological strategies: Some leading dimensions of variation between species', Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 33, pp. 125 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.33.010802.150452
    Journal articles | 2001
    Jurado E; Estrada E; Moles̀ A, 2001, 'Characterizing plant attributes with particular emphasis on seeds in Tamaulipan thornscrub in semi-arid Mexico', Journal of Arid Environments, 48, pp. 309 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jare.2000.0762
    Journal articles | 2000
    Moles AT; Hodson DW; Webb CJ, 2000, 'Seed size and shape and persistence in the soil in the New Zealand flora', Oikos, 89, pp. 541 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.890313.x
    Journal articles | 2000
    Moles AT; Westoby M, 2000, 'Do small leaves expand faster than large leaves, and do shorter expansion times reduce herbivore damage?', Oikos, 90, pp. 517 - 524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.900310.x
    Journal articles | 1999
    Moles AT; Drake DR, 1999, 'Post-dispersal seed predation on eleven large-seeded species from the New Zealand flora: A preliminary study in secondary forest', New Zealand Journal of Botany, 37, pp. 679 - 685, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.1999.9512662
    Journal articles | 1999
    Moles AT; Drake DR, 1999, 'Potential contributions of the seed rain and seed bank to regeneration of native forest under plantation pine in New Zealand', New Zealand Journal of Botany, 37, pp. 83 - 93, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0028825X.1999.9512615
    Journal articles | 1949
    MOLES A, 1949, 'AN INTERFERENCE PARADOX IN SOUND', NATURE, 164, pp. 487 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/164487a0
  • Working Papers |
    Falster D; Gallagher R; Wenk E; Wright I; Indiarto D; Baxter C; Andrew SC; Lawson J; Allen S; Fuchs A; Adams MA; Ahrens CW; Alfonzetti M; Angevin T; Atkin OK; Auld T; Baker A; Bean A; Blackman CJ; Bloomfield K; Bowman D; Bragg J; Brodribb TJ; Buckton G; Burrows G; Caldwell E; Camac J; Carpenter R; Catford JA; Cawthray GR; Cernusak LA; Chandler G; Chapman AR; Cheal D; Cheesman AW; Chen S-C; Choat B; Clinton B; Clode P; Coleman H; Cornwell WK; Cosgrove M; Crisp M; Cross E; Crous KY; Cunningham S; Curtis E; Daws MI; DeGabriel JL; Denton MD; Dong N; Duan H; Duncan DH; Duncan RP; Duretto M; Dwyer JM; Edwards C; Esperon-Rodriguez M; Evans JR; Everingham SE; Firn J; Fonseca CR; French BJ; Frood D; Funk JL; Geange SR; Ghannoum O; Gleason SM; Gosper CR; Gray E; Groom PK; Gross C; Guerin G; Guja L; Hahs AK; Harrison MT; Hayes PE; Henery M; Hochuli D; Howell J; Huang G; Hughes L; Huisman J; Ilic J; Jagdish A; Jin D; Jordan G; Jurado E; Kasel S; Kellermann J; Kohout M; Kooyman RM; Kotowska MM; Lai HR; Laliberté E; Lambers H; Lamont BB; Lanfear R; van Langevelde F; Laughlin DC; Laugier-Kitchener B-A; Lehmann CER; Leigh A; Leishman MR; Lenz T; Lepschi B; Lewis JD; Lim F; Liu U; Lord J; Lusk CH; Macinnis-Ng C; McPherson H; Manea A; Mayfield M; McCarthy JK; Meers T; van der Merwe M; Metcalfe D; Milberg P; Mokany K; Moles AT; Moore BD; Moore N; Morgan JW; Morris W; Muir A; Munroe S; Nicholson Á; Nicolle D; Nicotra AB; Niinemets Ü; North T; O’Reilly-Nugent A; O’Sullivan OS; Oberle B; Onoda Y; Ooi MKJ; Osborne CP; Paczkowska G; Pekin B; Pereira CG; Pickering C; Pickup M; Pollock LJ; Poot P; Powell JR; Power SA; Prentice IC; Prior L; Prober SM; Read J; Reynolds V; Richards AE; Richardson B; Roderick ML; Rosell JA; Rossetto M; Rye B; Rymer PD; Sams MA; Sanson G; Schmidt S; Schulze E-D; Sendall K; Sinclair S; Smith B; Smith R; Soper F; Sparrow B; Standish R; Staples TL; Taseski G; Thomas F; Tissue DT; Tjoelker MG; Tng DYP; Tomlinson K; Turner NC; Veneklaas E; Venn S; Vesk P; Vlasveld C; Vorontsova MS; Warren C; Weerasinghe LK; Westoby M; White M; Williams N; Wills J; Wilson PG; Yates C; Zanne AE; Ziemińska K, AusTraits – a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, http://dx.doi.org10.1101/2021.01.04.425314
  • Preprints | 2024
    Sentinella A; Moles A; Bragg J; Rossetto M; Sherwin W, 2024, Detecting steps in spatial genetic data: which diversity measures are best?, http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.170667846.60456282/v1
    Preprints | 2024
    Wang X; Ge W; Zhang M; Moles A; Fernández‐Pascual E; Saatkamp A; Bu H; Ma M, 2024, Seed mass and shape predicts species' seed bank persistence at a global scale, http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.170669847.71713384/v1
    Preprints | 2023
    Caizergues AE; Santangelo JS; Ness RW; Angeoletto F; Anstett D; Anstett J; Baena-Diaz F; Carlen EJ; Chaves JA; Comerford MS; Dyson K; Falahati-Anbaran M; Fellowes MDE; Hodgins KA; Hood GR; Iñiguez-Armijos C; Kooyers NJ; Lázaro-Lobo A; Moles AT; Munshi-South J; Paule J; Porth IM; Santiago-Rosario LY; Whitney KS; Tack AJM; Johnson MTJ, 2023, Does urbanization lead to parallel demographic shifts across the world in a cosmopolitan plant?, http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.08.14.552623
    Preprints | 2023
    Chiarenza GM; Slavich E; Moles AT, 2023, Guidelines for quantifying leaf chlorophyll content via non-destructive spectrometry, , http://dx.doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/mg97t
    Preprints | 2023
    Dadzie F; Muñoz-Rojas M; Slavich E; Pottier P; Zeng K; Moles A, 2023, Native and commercial microbial inoculants show equal effects on plant growth in dryland ecosystems, , http://dx.doi.org/10.22541/au.167785097.78920686/v1
    Preprints | 2023
    Zeng K; Schembri J; Slavich E; Moles A, 2023, How strong is enemy release? A systematic compilation across taxa and approaches, , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.24.568498
    Preprints | 2021
    Sentinella A; Sherwin W; Offord C; Moles A, 2021, Unexpected global patterns in plant vulnerability to climate change, , http://dx.doi.org/10.32942/osf.io/rnsjp

2022: Distinguished Fellow of the International Biogeography Society

2021: Royal Society of New South Wales Poggendorff Lectureship.

2021: Nancy Millis Medal for Women in Science (from the Australian Academy of Science)

2020: UNSW Sydney Outstanding Research Supervisor Award (from the Arc Postgraduate Council)

2018: Australian Ecology Research Award (awarded by the Ecological Society of Australia)

2017: Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence - for contributions to student learning

2017: Shortlisted for the AFR Emerging Leader Award

2017: Became a fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales

2014: Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence - Postgraduate Research Supervision

2013: Frank Fenner Prize for Life Scientist of the Year

2012: NSW science and engineering award for Excellence in Biological Sciences (Plant, Agriculture and Environment)

2011: Australian Museum Eureka Award for Outstanding Young Researcher

2011: Included in The (Sydney) Magazine list of the 100 most influential people in NSW

2010: Edgeworth David Medal, Royal Society of New South Wales (awarded to a scientist under the age of 35 for work contributing to the advancement of Australian science)

2009: JG Russell Award (awarded to one QEII fellow each year by the Australian Academy of Science)

2008: NSW Tall Poppy Award (awarded by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science for outstanding scientific research and communication)

2008: L’Oreal/UNESCO for Women in Science Fellowship

My students and I use a combination of field work and synthesis of data from the literature to quantify large scale patterns in ecology. We use controlled glasshouse conditions to study rapid evolution in introduced species, and we use herbarium, seed bank and museum specimens to study plants and animals from the past. We collaborate with ecologists from all around the world, and with researchers from a range of other disciplines including geography, climate science, and statistics.

 

I am on the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Advisory Panel

I am on the NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee

I am the Acting Director - Inspiring Ecology Teaching for the Ecological Society of Australia

I am a member of the Australian Research Council College of Experts

I am a member of the Council and Scientific Committee of the Australian Flora Foundation 

I am Chair of the BEES Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee

My Research Supervision

Karen Zeng (PhD)

When do plant species experience enemy release: data synthesis.

Giancarlo Chiarenza (PhD)

Global patterns in plant-soil interactions.

Joe Atkinson (joint PhD)

Quantitative assessment of restoration effectiveness in Australia

Frederick Dadzie (joint PhD)

Do soil microbes improve seedling recruitment in restoration sites?

Inna Osmolovsky

Speciation and plant responses to climate change
Marcus Greenwood How fire and climate change affect species distribution shifts
Iain Campbell Is mapping based on bird assemblages more accurate at determining habitats at a regional scale than International Ecological (IUCN) and Botanical (IVC) mapping schemes?

 

STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THEIR DEGREES

Student (degree)

Start year

Graduation year

Research topic

PhD

Zoe Xirocostas 2019 2022 When do plant species experience enemy release: a field study?
Alex Sentinella 2017 2021 Gradients in global germination and geographical genomics

Susan Everingham

2017

2021

How much have Australian plants changed in response to climate change?

Claire Brandenburger

2012 (half time)

2019

Are introduced plants in the process of becoming new Australian species?

Floret Meredith  

2013

2017

Are plants on islands less-well defended against herbivores than their mainland counterparts?

Si-Chong Chen

2012

2016

Seed dispersal and seed size

Jacinta Green

2014*

2016

Chemical defence against fouling in seaweeds

Rhiannon Dalrymple

2011

2015

The latitudinal gradient in colour in birds, plants and butterflies

Habacuc Flores  

2010

2013

Understanding introduced species in Australia

Ray Blick

2009

2012

Disentangling an entangled bank: using network theory to understand interactions in plant communities

Fiona Thomson

2009*

2011

Investigating seed dispersal at local (Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area, Australia) and larger scales.

Laura Warman  

2007

2011

Vegetation patterns and refugia of the wet tropics in Australia

Masters

Joanna Buswell

2007

2009

Rapid evolution in introduced species in New Zealand and Australia.

Floor Soudijn

2008

2009

Offspring size/number trade-offs in Echinoderms and Malacostraca.

Honours

Marcus Greenwood 2022 2022 Quantifying maternal effects
Madelon Cruickshank 2022 2022 Designing an app to train researchers to estimate cover
Euan Rogers 2022 2022 Are arid zone plants shifting their distributions in response to climate change?
Bettina Ignacio 2021 2022 The soil seed bank at Fowlers Gap
Rosa Earle 2021 2022 Empirical evidence for introduction bias

Sebastian Schwartz

2020

2021

Where and why do plants have domatia?

Lillian Zhang

2020

2020

Are Australian rainforest species moving interstate in response to climate change?

Ashika Jagdish

2020

2020

Biogeographic patterns in photoperiod sensitivity in the Australian flora

Jennifer Auld

2019

2020

Are Australian alpine species moving uphill in response to climate change?

Zoe Xirocostas

2018

2018

Does the sex with the shorter chromosome die earlier?

Karen Zeng

2017

2018

Are photoperiod sensitive species slower to respond to climate change?

Neil Ross  

2017

2017

How did the spinifex get its hole? A test of whether ring formation in Triodia is caused by soil pathogens

Coen Romalis

2017

2017

Development of reproductive isolation between introduced species and their source population (F2 generation)

Meena Sritharan

2016

2017

Have Australian Alpine plants changed morphology in response to climate change?

Casey Gibson

2016

2016

Development of reproductive isolation between introduced species and their source population (F1 generation)

Susan Everingham  

2016

2016

Invasion of novel, anthropogenic habitats by native species.

Martin Kim

2015

2015

Herbivory through time and space on introduced species

Stephanie Creer

2014

2015

Herbivores, pollinators, wind and soil fertility: Selection pressures driving the evolution of Arctotheca populifolia

Timothy Hitchcock

2013

2013

The latitudinal gradient in plant longevity

Thomas Meredith

2013

2013

Are primary producers on land better defended than their marine counterparts?

Marianne Tindall

2012

2012

Latitudinal gradients in plant physical defences

Rhiannon Dalrymple  

2010

2011

Rapid evolution in clonal introduced species in Australia.

Ellen Couchman

2010

2010

Morphological change in invading starlings in Australia

Karen Bartle  

2009

2010

Rapid evolution of dispersal morphology at the range edge of Senecio madagascariensis.

Paul Chachelle  

2008

2008

Why the land is green and the sea is blue.

 

Advice for prospective students

The Big Ecology Lab is a very collaborative group, with really wide-ranging interests. As a student in the Big Ecology lab, you’re expected to get involved with as many things as possible. For instance, you might attend a weekly discussion group, present work at conferences, help your labmates out (with fieldwork, figuring out the answers to difficult questions, and with moral support), do some undergrad teaching, go to seminars, talk science with other staff/students in the department, and come out for beer sometimes. This all takes up time; but it's this sort of stuff that makes being a grad student fun.

If you are a PhD or MSc student, I think it is best if you can come up with your own research topic (after all, you’re going to be thinking about this topic a lot for the next 2-4 years – it might as well be something you really care about). However, I will work with you to make sure that you end up with something that’s going to be achievable, scientifically sound AND interesting. I’m open to a wide range of project topics. BSc(hons) students – I realise you might not have a clear idea of what you want to work on yet, and that’s perfectly ok. I will be really happy to talk about your ideas for research; but if you can’t come up with anything, I do have a list of project ideas that I think will be both manageable and interesting.

The single most important thing you should do while choosing a supervisor is to talk to their past/present students and ask what it’s like in their lab. Come and talk to us all.

My Teaching

 

BIOS3061: Plant Ecology (Course coordinator)

BIOS2051: Plant Biology