Dr Peter Vesk
| Location |
Botany Building 122 Rm 108 |
| Phone | +61 3 8344 7480 |
| Fax | +61 3 9347 5460 |
| pvesk@unimelb.edu.au | |
| Web | http://www.botany.unimelb.edu.au/vesk/index.html |
University Research Themes
- Biodiversity, ecology and conservation
- Natural selection and adaptation
Research Interests
- Applied Ecology Plant functional traits and types for generalization in ecology.
- Ecological management and the role of data and models.
- Revegetation and landscape reconstruction.
- See the lab web page- http://www.botany.unimelb.edu.au/vesk/index.html, for more information.
Research Groups
Recent Publications
Vesk, P.A., Nolan, R., Thomson, J.R., Dorrough, J.W. & Mac Nally, R. (2008) Time lags in provision of habitat resources through revegetation. Biological Conservation 141: 174-186.
Vesk, P.A., Davidson, A. & Chee, Y.E. (2010) Spatial distribution and prediction of seed production by Eucalyptus microcarpa in a fragmented landscape. Austral Ecology 35, 60-71
Vesk, P.A (2006) Plant size and resprouting ability: trading tolerance and avoidance of damage? Journal of Ecology 94: 1027-1034.
Mayfield, M.M., Bonser, S.P., Morgan, J.W., Aubin, I., McNamara, S.,Vesk, P.A., 2010. What does species richness tell us about functional trait diversity? Predictions and evidence for responses of species and functional trait diversity to land-use change. Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. 19, 423-431.
Williams N.S.G., Schwartz M.W.,Vesk, P.A, McCarthy M.A., Hahs A.K., Clemants S.E., Corlett R.T., Duncan R.P., Norton B.A., Thompson K. & McDonnell M.J. (2009) A conceptual framework for predicting the effects of urban environments on floras. Journal of Ecology 97: 4-9.