Scientia Associate Professor at the Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW Sydney | co Editor-in-Chief Australian Journal of Botany | Plants, fire and conservation biology | Leads the TRE Plant Ecology Research group | Dad, coffee drinker, sometime surfer
Mark Ooi
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The first chapter of my PhD is out! 🌱🔥
We looked at whether fatty acids (a common seed oil) changed composition across fire-prone and fire-free habitats + dormancy-breaking temperatures in physically dormant seeds! (1/2)
@markooiecol.bsky.social @ryantangney.bsky.social
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An enormous congratulations to Dr Aaron Brace, winner of our 2025 Best Student Paper Award! Available here ➡️ doi.org/10.1071/BT24... 🧵
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The "living fossil" Wollemi pine🌲can self-fertilise! New research from #CharlesSturtUni shows this critically endangered conifer produces viable seeds without cross-pollination - which helps explain their low genetic diversity in natural systems 🧬
Open access paper 🔗 buff.ly/l3yG5Rt
Riverbank erosion in SW Australia exposed previously undocumented root clusters in Kingia australis. Research by Lamont et al. suggests these novel 'kingioid roots' enhance water and nutrient uptake rather than storage, linking with seasonal root-cluster types🫚
Paper here 🔗 buff.ly/Hi3BxLE
🌱 New research from The Australian PlantBank reveals how 4 threatened Australian Grevillea species respond to temperature changes. Good news, 3 species show resilience to future warming, but G. iaspicula prefers cooler conditions & may struggle with climate change.
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