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Australian Journal of Botany
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An international journal publishing original contributions to the field of plant science with relevance to Southern Hemisphere ecosystems. #AusJBotany https://connectsci.au/bt
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Finally, standardised protocols for measuring reproductive plant traits! This handbook covers 58 traits across flowers, fruits, seeds & seedlings. Designed for global applicability across diverse ecosystems and enables large-scale research 🌼
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January 30, 2026 at 1:41 AM
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A plant species presumed extinct in the wild has been rediscovered in northern Queensland, thanks to a sharp-eyed observer, a smartphone camera & the #CitizenScience platform @inaturalist.bsky.social.

#OpenAccess in @ausjbotany.bsky.social:

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The first known field photographs of the plant Ptilotus senarius. Top left is (a) Inflorescences and slender stems. Top right is (b), a close up of inflorescence showing one open flower. The bottom image, labelled (c) shows the plant's habitat. A caption invites us to read the open access article, titled 'Rediscovery of a presumed extinct plant species, Ptilotus senarius (Amaranthaceae), through iNaturalist', in Australian Journal of Botany. The photo is credited as being by Aaron Bean on iNaturalist.
January 19, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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Congratulations to Chieh Lin on winning the Best Student-authored Paper award for "A comprehensive functional trait database of seagrasses in tropical Queensland" 👏

Access the award-winning paper here: connectsci.au/bt/article/7...
January 7, 2026 at 4:58 AM
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A year of outstanding, award-winning student research ✨

A number of our journals offer prizes for papers by students and early career researchers, and we're proud to have celebrated their successes throughout 2025.

Scroll on for their names and links to their research 🧵🧪

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A collage of portraits of young people who received prizes for best student paper or early career researcher in a CSIRO Publishing journal in 2025.
December 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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It was a big week for team AJB at #ESA2025! From the @csiropublishing.bsky.social stall to dinner tables, Social Media Editors/Guest Editors/Co-Editors in Chief caught up with colleagues to discuss all things ecology and publishing 🌱
December 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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📷 #ESA2025

6) Journal Manager Pat Hannah (@pattedplants.bsky.social) with @ausjbotany.bsky.social and @marinefreshwater.bsky.social editors.

L-R: Tom Le Breton, Clare Vernon, #MarineFreshwaterRes EiC Shokoofeh Shamsi, Zoe Xirocostas, Pat Hannah, and #AusJBotany EiCs John Morgan and Mark Ooi.
Journal manager Pat Hannah and six journal editorial board members sit at a long a restaurant table, smiling at the camera. From left to right: Tom Le Breton, Clare Vernon, Shokoofeh Shamsi, Zoe Xirocostas, Pat Hannah, John Morgan, and Mark Ooi.
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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📷 #ESA2025

3) Sam Lloyd (Alight) & Books Publisher Briana Melideo

4) Journal Manager Pat Hannah (@pattedplants.bsky.social) leading his 'Everything You Need to Know About Publishing' workshop

5) Shokoofeh Shamsi, Editor-in-Chief of #MarineFreshwaterRes (@marinefreshwater.bsky.social), and Briana
Sam Lloyd and Briana Melideo at the CSIRO Publishing stand, smiling and holding a copy of the picture book 'Alight'. Journal manager Pat Hannah stands at the front of a room, speaking, with a presentation on screen next to him entitled 'Finding Agency in the Publishing Landscape'. Many people sit around a long table facing the front of the room, listening attentively. Shokoofeh Shamsi and Briana Melideo stand together, smiling, in front of a banner showcasing CSIRO Publishing journals.
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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We had a great time at #ESA2025!

We loved chatting with everyone & catching up with our authors, contributors and journal editors!

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1) Grace Heathcote (Ecology Matters) & Books Publisher Briana Melideo

2) Perpetua Turner, Grace & Briana, with Stephen van Leeuwen, Saskia Gerhardy & Heather Neilly
Grace Heathcote and Briana Melideo at the CSIRO Publishing stand, smiling and holding a copy of the book 'Ecology Matters'. Prof Stephen van Leeuwen, Saskia Gerhardy and Dr Heather Neilly sit at a black table holding up copies of the book Ecology Matters, which they each contributed to. Behind them stand ESA President Dr Perpetua (Pep) Turner, the book's author Grace Heathcote, and Book Publisher Briana Melideo.
December 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Today @csiropublishing.bsky.social launched ConnectSci, a new global destination for trusted science content, hosting our journal, eBooks and a science news service.

You can now find Australian Journal of Botany here: connectsci.au/bt

So, what's new for readers and authors?
October 22, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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If you're considering submitting your plant science research with us, these numbers might be useful for your decision-making process 🤔

At the Australian Journal of Botany, we had:
- 52 days to first decision
- 46% acceptance rate
- 153K downloads in 2024

More metrics in the image below 📊⤵️
October 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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A new survey of flora in the Yazd-Kerman Endemism Hotspot has revealed more than 300 species - and more than 60 threatened species - call the Lalehzar and Hezar Mountains of Iran home
Evaluation of biodiversity and conservation status of endemic and rare plant species of an endemism hotspot in Iran
Context This study focuses on the Lalehzar and Hezar Mountains within the Yazd-Kerman Endemism Hotspot in Iran, part of the Irano-Turanian region, which includes five of the world’s 34 endemism…
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October 6, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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#openaccess New #LiDAR methods are revealing the influence of land use change and climate change on forest height, as Patrick Norman and colleagues write
Landscape-wide modelling of canopy tree crowns and heights using LiDAR: a case study in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales, Australia
Context Understanding the extant structure of forests reveals important insights into their ecological condition, age, biodiversity and related ecosystem services. Advances in LiDAR and computational…
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October 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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🌱 New research from The Australian PlantBank reveals how 4 threatened Australian Grevillea species respond to temperature changes. Good news, 3 species show resilience to future warming, but G. iaspicula prefers cooler conditions & may struggle with climate change.

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September 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Riverbank erosion in SW Australia exposed previously undocumented root clusters in Kingia australis. Research by Lamont et al. suggests these novel 'kingioid roots' enhance water and nutrient uptake rather than storage, linking with seasonal root-cluster types🫚

Paper here 🔗 buff.ly/Hi3BxLE
A dense, intricate cluster of golden-brown roots and rootlets from the grasstree Kingia australis, displayed against a white background. The cluster shows a complex branching structure with a main parent root extending horizontally, from which hundreds of fine secondary roots and rootlets emerge in all directions, creating a dense, bushy appearance. Photo credit: Byron Lamont. The text on the image reads: "An eroding riverbank exposed the hidden root systems of the grasstree, Kingia australis."
September 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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The "living fossil" Wollemi pine🌲can self-fertilise! New research from #CharlesSturtUni shows this critically endangered conifer produces viable seeds without cross-pollination - which helps explain their low genetic diversity in natural systems 🧬

Open access paper 🔗 buff.ly/l3yG5Rt
August 27, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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A new journal category: Reflections. We're inviting reviews authored by research field leaders to reflect on a topic of their choosing, exploring the history of and provide context for the current state of our discipline. Our first guest is Prof. Mark Westoby #openaccess
Trajectories of ecology past and future
Ecosystems have many different processes going on. Researchers need to select and simplify, and so development of ecology as a discipline has involved finding different possible ways to select and…
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August 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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African lovegrass (Eragrostis curvula) is a fast growing, aggressive invasive species in Australia & North America. Early trials to control this agressive invader in the biodiversity hotspot of SW Australia are promising, writes Carl R. Gosper & colleagues #openaccess OA 🔗➡️
Control of African lovegrass by flupropanate in a flora conservation context
Context Managing widespread invasive plants to support biodiversity conservation is a significant challenge that requires weed control methods that have lesser impacts on co-occurring native species…
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August 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Traits such as spines & water storage vessels allow #cacti to thrive in #aridecosystems. These traits are also useful indicators of #ecosystemintegrity. Paredes Cubas & colleagues from @universidadjaen explore 12 standardised measures of functional traits in #Cactaceae 🌵🔗https://buff.ly/Rc1J5K4
August 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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A HIDDEN SABOTEUR: Pilostyles hamiltoniorum is a parasitic plant that lives INSIDE its host, only revealing itself through tiny flowers on the stems.
New research shows this endoparasite slashes flower production by 52% in its host plants, despite being almost invisible!
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July 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Are you eligible for APC-free #OpenAccess? 🌱

Researchers from institutions with agreements in place between their library and CSIRO Publishing can publish #OA in our journal without needing to pay Article Processing Charges (APCs).

Find your institution:
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July 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Leaf your assumptions at the door... Tim Entwisle is here to untangle fact from fiction in the botanical world. 🌿

Botanist, broadcaster & author, Professor Tim Entwisle has 30+ years’ experience as head of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney & Melbourne, and in a senior role at Kew Gardens, London.
Tim Entwisle sits by a bookcase, holding a copy of his book 'The Sceptical Botanist' and smiling.
July 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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🔥Are you investigating how plants respond to shifting fire regimes? Submit to our new Special Collection🌱
Title: "After the fires: Plant responses and resilience under shifting fire regimes"
📖 Submit by 30 Sept 2025.
🧪 Details 👉 www.publish.csiro.au/bt/content/C...
#Fire #Botany #Plantscience
July 8, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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In New Caledonia’s rainforests, the rare monocarpic tree Cerberiopsis candelabra may owe its success to fast seasonal growth and high juvenile survival. Salmon et al. tracked 134 individuals for 18 months, revealing traits that may help them thrive after disturbance 🌱
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July 2, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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🌿 How did plants respond to postglacial warming near Tasmania’s treeline?
New research by Astorga et al. shows that some species survived the Last Glacial period locally, while others, like fire-adapted shrubs, arrived much later.
Read more in Australian Journal of Botany 🔗 doi.org/10.1071/BT24...
June 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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👋 We're at #ICCB2025! Come visit us at our @csiropublishing.bsky.social‬ booth and connect with our team.

📝 Don’t miss our "Everything You Need to Know About Publishing" Workshop this Thursday at 1pm — get insider tips on how to publish your research and navigate the academic publishing process.
June 16, 2025 at 1:20 AM