New virtual issue in AJB 🌿All Functional Trait Handbooks, from the landmark Cornelissen et al. (2003) to the latest on reproductive traits, are now collected in one place.
20+ years of protocols for measuring plant traits across species, ecosystems & continents. All free to read.
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New editorial out now by Co-Editors-in-Chief @jwmorganecology.bsky.social and @markooiecol.bsky.social discussing publishing trends, most cited papers and the future of our journal 🌿
🔗Read the article here: doi.org/10.1071/BT26...
"[We found that] even target specific herbicides can change the fungal community, possibly affecting the native plants we intend to conserve." 🧵
How do you age a tree that won't give up its rings? 🌳
Brigalow trees don't form annual rings — so researchers used radiocarbon dating to unlock their age. The result? These trees take ~150 years to mature, growing just 1.3 mm per year, informing the need for careful management.
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Aaron focused on "the herbicides commonly applied to control invasive grasses affected the oft-overlooked soil fungi of the Banksia woodlands in a glasshouse setting" as part of their PhD🧵
Hi Jitka, the articles presented in our virtual issue are only those that were originally published in Australian Journal of Botany. We acknowledge that other useful handbooks may exist that have been published elsewhere.
An enormous congratulations to Dr Aaron Brace, winner of our 2025 Best Student Paper Award! Available here ➡️ doi.org/10.1071/BT24... 🧵
You can find out more about Aaron and his work over on Research Gate www.researchgate.net/profile/Aaro... 🧵
And on Google Scholar scholar.google.co.uk/citations?us...
We asked what drives Aaron and his research: "Conservation rightfully focuses on the visible and beautiful above ground diversity, I’m here in the dirt looking for the fun-guys who you might not be able to see, but there are a lot of them, and they are putting in the hard work!" 🧵
