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Ian Wright
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Plant ecologist (leaf economics; optimality theory; global trait analyses). Chief Scientist, and Professor of Plant Functional Ecology at Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney Uni (lab website: https://wrightlab.wordpress.com/) .. more

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Sean Michaletz @seanmichaletz.bsky.social · 7d
Submit an abstract to our #EGU2026 session "Microclimate Variation and Heat Impacts on Vegetation: From Molecules to the Biosphere"(meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...) @kalimiddleby.bsky.social @santiagotrueba.bsky.social @sonyageange.bsky.social @egu.eu @egubg.bsky.social @hs.egu.eu

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Owen Atkin @owenatkin.bsky.social · 8d
Save the date! 47th New Phytologist Symposium on 'Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life'. Explore how extreme heat affects plants that underpin ecosystem productivity.
2-5 June 2026, Cordoba, Spain.
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Extreme Heat: extending the thermal limits of life
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Ian Wright @ianjwright.bsky.social · 13d
Exciting PhD opportunity advertised by superstar colleague Prof. Rachael Gallagher "Genomic and trait-based indicators of restoration success" (collaboration with Botanic Gardens of Sydney). See attached image. Contact Rachael directly for more information (email in advert). Closes 30th Nov.
PhD advert for Genomic and trait-based indicators of restoration success

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Ian Wright @ianjwright.bsky.social · 14d
Thoughts on this cryptic statement from ARC ? "Graphs showing overall funding outcome statistics, including Success Rate; Requested and Approved Funds; and Approved Projects by Science and Research Priorities ..., will become available once all Projects funded under this Scheme Round are announced"

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Dean Nicolle @deannicolle1.bsky.social · 20d
Currency Creek Arboretum open days for 2026 are now scheduled!

The world's most diverse collection of eucalypts is only open to the public twice a year, at our biannual open days. Details here: www.dn.com.au/Currency_Cre...

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Mark Wong @markklwong.bsky.social · Oct 3
Excited to share a PhD opportunity in my upcoming lab at The University of Sydney!
Join an ARC-funded project on the ecology of ant invasions in 2026 🐜
🇦🇺 Live in Sydney, ant around Australia
🌍 Intl + Domestic applicants welcome
markwongecology.com/join
#PhD #Ecology #Biodiversity
Pls share, thx 🙏
Join — Sydney Functional Ecology
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Prof Braj Singh @prof-braj-singh.bsky.social · Oct 2
We are searching for a 4- year postdoctoral fellow to work us on Microbial Ecology and Crop Disease Management.

More details below. The position will start next year.

Please circulate and repost.

jobs.smartrecruiters.com/WesternSydne...

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Ian Wright @ianjwright.bsky.social · Sep 9
📢🌿Available #traits #FunctionalTraits PhD position in my group @westsyduhie.bsky.social, closes 30th Oct. Topics: “Climate adaptations in Australian native grasses”; OR “Plant resource economics”. Apply via WSU Online Portal. Eligibility and other key info here: wrightlab.wordpress.com/news/

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LEMONTREE @lemontree-uofr.bsky.social · Aug 26
📢New blog by Prof Colin Prentice. Why paleoclimate science matters now- and why ignoring our planet's history is no longer an option. Read more 👇

research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/what…#paleoclimatet#climatechangeg#earthhistoryry

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Nature Plants @natplants.nature.com · Aug 19
New Article: "Arbuscular mycorrhizal association regulates global root–seed coordination" rdcu.be/eBmpX

Global positive correlation between root diameter and seed size, driven by dual roles of arbuscular mycorrhiza in phosphorus uptake and pathogen defence.

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Suz Everingham @suzeveringham.bsky.social · Aug 18
PhD opportunity available at @westsyduhie.bsky.social with the brillant Dr Laura Williams - hyperspectral data and process-based modelling of tree diversity 🌳🌲 please share with your networks tinyurl.com/ms6mjz8y

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Craig White @craig-white.bsky.social · Jul 28
An ongoing Academic (Research and Teaching) position in Genomics, here at Monash University in Melbourne. Closing in a little over a week! Please share widely! Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level (similar to Assistant Professor). careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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Craig White @craig-white.bsky.social · Jul 28
Two (!) ongoing Academic (Research and Teaching) positions in Ecology, here at Monash University in Melbourne. Closing in a little over a week! Please share widely! Both at Lecturer/Senior Lecturer level (similar to Assistant Professor) careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...
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Ian Wright @ianjwright.bsky.social · Jul 21
Wind and frost have surprisingly strong effects on global patterns in leaf cuticle thickness! Latitude, biome and taxonomy matter too. Other climate variables not so much. #trait research from international team including @lawrensack.bsky.social @westobymark.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1111/nph....

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Ian Wright @ianjwright.bsky.social · Jul 21
Here's some cool results from the paper: taxonomic and environmental patterning in metabolic rate – body size relations

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Tom Rhys Bishop @tbish.bsky.social · Jul 18
Awesome to see our paper exploring competing hypotheses in macro/metabolic ecology out in PNAS.

Led by the all star @lilyleahy.bsky.social with a range of amazing folks including @funkyant.bsky.social @natejsanders.bsky.social @ianjwright.bsky.social.

Check it out!

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Metabolic traits are shaped by phylogenetic conservatism and environment, not just body size | PNAS
Metabolic rate dictates life’s tempo, yet how ecological and environmental factors integrate to shape metabolic traits remains contentious. Conside...
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Alex Skeels @alexskeels.bsky.social · Jul 15
Link below for more details - shout out if you need a pdf 😉

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Ian Wright @ianjwright.bsky.social · Jul 13
Regular cumquats make a superior marmalade in combination with lemon. Perhaps true of the calamansi also? Thin strips of Tahitian lime zest add a nice zing but easily overwhelm if added to generously...

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Francis Nge @francisnge.bsky.social · Jul 2
Great to get this paper out on macroevolutionary trends of the hyperdiverse southwest Australian and eastern Australian floras! @alexskeels.bsky.social

Article is open access and can be downloaded here:
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