Mark Ooi@ooist7

Scientia Associate Professor @UNSW | I study plant ecology and fire | And seeds are cool #seedecology | Surf, travel, friends and family keep the balance

 Sydney, New South Wales
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Joined September 2014
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Good news for authors in lower income countries wishing to publish #OpenAccess. Through our partnership with @R4LPartnership we are now able to waiver Author Processing Charges for authors from eligible regions for most of our journals. Details: publish.csiro.au/journals/lo…
The Research4Life exhibition stand at Frankfurt Book Fair.

ALT The Research4Life exhibition stand at Frankfurt Book Fair.
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New Year, new paper. We're half way through the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021 - 2030), and fittingly, Jamie Kirkpatrick (requiescat in pace) and colleagues report on 50 years native vegetation change in Hobart's urban parklands @utas doi.org/10.1071/BT24042
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#openaccess Biocontrols manage invasive plants & can impact related, non-target species. Stephanie Chen & colleagues from @Parks_Australia @CSIRO use molecular analysis to determine whether the rare daisy fleabane (Erigeron conyzoides) might be at risk doi.org/10.1071/BT24047

Origins of the rare Australian daisy Erigeron conyzoides and its implications for biological...

Understanding the origins of plant species is critical for accurate risk assessment in weed biological control project as well as conservation management.

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#openaccess No increase in detections although greaster sampling of sentinel host species needed to monitor Phytophthora cinnamomi disease progression in southern Sydney. Tanya Mason and colleagues @CES_UNSW doi.org/10.1071/BT24037

Long-term surveillance of Phytophthora cinnamomi reveals no evidence of increased detections and...

Phytophthora cinnamomi is a soil pathogen that can cause dieback and death in susceptible plant species. P. cinnamomi is widespread in southern Sydney cons

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#openaccess Heat from fire triggers germination of golden top wattle seeds (Acacia mariae) - particularly following very severe, intense fires, writes Boyd Wright & colleagues @UniNewEngland @UQ_News doi.org/10.1071/BT24023
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#openaccess Understanding seed lifespan is allowing seedbanks like @kingspark_wa to prioritise seed collection for wild species conservation, writes Sundari Balasubramaniam & colleagues from @MUniResearch @uwanews @AarhusUni_int doi.org/10.1071/BT24065
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Would you like to publish your next article as #OpenAccess at no cost to your research budget? #AusJBotany has a growing number agreements in place with libraries that pre-pay your #OA charges. View the list and see if you are eligible:  publish.csiro.au/bt/forautho…
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Another Advanced Field Biology field course completed up at the Smith's Lake field station for ⁦@unswbees⁩ students. We looked at the impacts of different fire histories on plants, caught and identified bats and other critters and generally got out into the wild 😊
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#openaccess Eucalytpus regnans confirmed the tallest flowering plant in the world, following survey of Tasmanian wet forests. Brett Mifsud & colleagues @utas_ @UW_SEFS doi.org/10.1071/BT23088

Tasmania’s giant eucalypts: discovery, documentation, macroecology and conservation status of the...

A comprehensive survey of Tasmania’s wet eucalypt forests was conducted to find, measure and document the health and environmental characteristics of the s

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Hey plant people! Australian Journal of Botany has its own new handle ⁦@AusJBotany⁩ Please follow to get all the latest highlights. Fun fact: ⁦@jmorganecology⁩ and I (here looking out to AJB's bright future😊) are the Editors-in-Chief. Come say hi at #ESAus2024
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For those who saw Tom Le Breton's talk about #fire and threat mitigation to #ozflora at #ESAus2024 on Day 1 and are interested to know more, here's the paper. And track him down for a chat at the conference! doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14413
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Opening of #ESAus2024 by @jmorganecology yesterday and a beautiful welcome to Wurundjeri Country by Perry Wandin. The added benefit of the smoke ceremony? Smells like fieldwork every time I go into that room to see a talk #fireecology
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Following a fire in 2023 at Ankafobe Forest #Madagascar, experimental dense direct sowing of Trema orientale seeds in small holes has resulted in a layer of young trees (up to 2 m tall) protecting soil and providing shade for underplanting of a wider array of native tree species
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Germination success of tussock grass #Themeda triandra, a keystone species in many #grassland #ecosystems is hampered by variable seed quality and a lack of standardised germination protocols, according to Marne Durnin and colleagues from @uniofadelaide doi.org/10.1071/BT24011

Variable seed quality hampers the use of Themeda triandra (Poaceae) for seed production, agricult...

Kangaroo grass (Themeda triandra), a tussock grass with an international distribution, plays an important role in grassy ecosystems; however, since colonis

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#openaccess Elizabeth Wenk and colleagues from @UNSW and @westernsydneyu present the Australian Plant Census, an #r accessible database of plant traits, growth form, life history and woodiness for > 29,000 Australian plant species doi.org/10.1071/BT23111

A near-complete dataset of plant growth form, life history, and woodiness for all Australian plants

Here, we present an open-source dataset that includes trait values for plant growth form, woodiness and life history for nearly all plants in Australia. Th

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While Australians are busy sipping flat whites and long blacks, wild coffee plants (Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora) are thriving in the shade of tropical forests, contributing to biodiversity and supporting countless species. #InternationalCoffeeDay #CoffeeBotany
Photo by Anastasia Zhenina on Unsplash

ALT Photo by Anastasia Zhenina on Unsplash

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Come along if you happen to be in Gunnedah, Wee Waa or Tamworth!
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Calling all ESA members: Travel grants for our annual conference are now live! Whether you're a student, new to the field, or need a boost, we want to help you get there. Apply via the link: tinyurl.com/EcolSocAus 🔗 Hurry, spots are limited #Ecology #STEM #Grants #UrbanEcology
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🍃 Congrats to our Restore & Renew Knowledge Infrastructure Team - finalists for this years' @eurekaprizes for Excellence in #BotanicalScience. 👏 @MRossettoEvoEco, @jasongbragg, Samantha Yap, Marlien van der Merwe & Peter D. Wilson! 👉 bit.ly/3WoOWPk #EurekaPrizes
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I think we've all been thinking this - a nice summary of the lost art of incorporating thinking time into scholarly work... nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

Science must protect thinking time in a world of instant communication

Nature - E-mails and instant messaging are core to research — but also a distraction. Researchers should study their impact on science, and how they can claw back time to concentrate.

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