Suzanne Mary Prober (born in Hobart on 31 July 1964[1]) is an Australian botanist and ecologist.[2]

Suzanne Mary Prober
Born (1964-07-31) 31 July 1964 (age 59)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Sydney, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Australia National University, PhD in Vegetation Ecology
Occupation(s)Botanist, ecologist

She received her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Honors) from the University of Sydney in 1985[3] and a PhD in Vegetation Ecology from the Australian National University in 1990.[4]

She is a principal research scientist with CSIRO Land and Water in Perth, Western Australia.[5] Understanding, controlling and restoring the natural diversity, ecosystem function and resilience of plant groups are Prober's main research interests. She focuses on temperate eucalypt woodlands and remnant vegetation in versatile landscapes. Prober currently leads the Great Western Ecosystems Research Network, and is Facility Director of TERN (Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network) OzFlux. OzFlux is responsible for maintaining datastreams that measure the exchange of energy, carbon and water between the atmosphere and important Australian ecosystems.[5]

The standard author abbreviation Prober is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

Research interests edit

Prober's research focuses on:[5]

  • Adaptation of natural ecosystems to climate change[7][8]
  • Ecosystem function and management[9]
  • Fire ecology[10]
  • Aboriginal ecological knowledge
  • Conservation and biodiversity
  • Plant-soil interactions; mycorrhizae
  • Invasive species ecology
  • Temperate eucalypt woodlands

Publications edit

Prober's research has resulted in over 100 publications since 2009 which can be found in the semi-complete list at http://people.csiro.au/P/S/Suzanne-Prober/PublicationsHistory.aspx.

References edit

  1. ^ "Prober, Suzanne Mary - biography". www.anbg.gov.au.
  2. ^ Prober, Suzanne M.; Thiele, Kevin R.; Rundel, Philip W.; Yates, Colin J.; Berry, Sandra L.; Byrne, Margaret; Christidis, Les; Gosper, Carl R.; Grierson, Pauline F.; Lemson, Kristina; Lyons, Tom; Macfarlane, Craig; O’Connor, Michael H.; Scott, John K.; Standish, Rachel J.; Stock, William D.; Etten, Eddie J. B. van; Wardell-Johnson, Grant W.; Watson, Alexander (26 March 2018). "Facilitating adaptation of biodiversity to climate change: a conceptual framework applied to the world's largest Mediterranean-climate woodland". Climatic Change. 110 (1–2): 227–248. doi:10.1007/s10584-011-0092-y. S2CID 154795464.
  3. ^ "Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria". Prober, Suzanne Mary (1964 - ). Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. ^ Prober, Suzanne (1989). Causes of rarity in Eucalyptus paliformis L.Johnson et Blaxell (Thesis). doi:10.25911/5d6cf764ed933.
  5. ^ a b c "Dr Suzanne Prober". people.csiro.au. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Prober.
  7. ^ Suzanne Mary Prober; Nat Raisbeck-Brown; Natasha B Porter; Kristen J Williams; Zoe Leviston; Fiona Dickson (22 November 2019). "Recent climate-driven ecological change across a continent as perceived through local ecological knowledge". PLOS One. 14 (11): e0224625. doi:10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0224625. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6874335. PMID 31756177. Wikidata Q91395966.
  8. ^ Henrique Fürstenau Togashi; Iain Colin Prentice; Owen K. Atkin; Craig Macfarlane; Suzanne M. Prober; Keith J. Bloomfield; Bradley John Evans (11 June 2018). "Thermal acclimation of leaf photosynthetic traits in an evergreen woodland, consistent with the coordination hypothesis". Biogeosciences. 15 (11): 3461–3474. doi:10.5194/BG-15-3461-2018. ISSN 1726-4170. Wikidata Q63387602.
  9. ^ T Michael Anderson; Daniel M Griffith; James B. Grace; et al. (31 March 2018). "Herbivory and eutrophication mediate grassland plant nutrient responses across a global climatic gradient". Ecology. 99 (4): 822–831. doi:10.1002/ECY.2175. ISSN 0012-9658. PMID 29603733. Wikidata Q52802375.
  10. ^ Carl R Gosper; Simon J Watson; Elizabeth Fox; et al. (27 September 2019). "Fire-mediated habitat change regulates woodland bird species and functional group occurrence". Ecological Applications. 29 (8): e01997. doi:10.1002/EAP.1997. ISSN 1051-0761. PMID 31483902. Wikidata Q93100046.