D. S. Falster

The paper provides a comprehensive dataset of plant growth form, woodiness, and life history traits for nearly all Australian plant species, enabling analysis of trait distributions and responses to environmental disturbances.

The paper introduces the AusTraits Plant Dictionary to standardize plant trait definitions across databases, improving data integration and usability.

This study examines how climate influences flowering periods across plant communities in Australia, finding that temperature and precipitation patterns explain 29% of variation in community flowering period lengths.

AusTraits is a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora, containing 937243 trait-by-taxa combinations across 375 traits and 29230 taxa.

The paper tests sex differences in trait variability using mouse data, finding trait-dependent patterns that challenge existing hypotheses and highlight eco-evolutionary and statistical implications.

This study develops a Bayesian framework to predict tree mortality in tropical forests by integrating growth-dependent and growth-independent factors across species and time.

This paper develops a theoretical framework to explain how functional traits influence plant growth and shade tolerance across the life-cycle, showing trait effects vary with plant size and light environment.