By Professor Stephen Patrick Bonser

Journal articles

Fazlioglu F; Al-Namazi A; Bonser SP, 2016, 'Reproductive efficiency and shade avoidance plasticity under simulated competition', Ecology and Evolution, 6, pp. 4947 - 4957, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2254

Rutherford S; Wilson PG; Rossetto M; Bonser SP, 2015, 'Phylogenomics of the green ash eucalypts (Myrtaceae): A tale of reticulate evolution and misidentification', Australian Systematic Botany, 28, pp. 326 - 354, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SB15038

Enquist BJ; Norberg J; Bonser SP; Violle C; Webb CT; Henderson A; Sloat LL; Savage VM, 2015, 'Scaling from Traits to Ecosystems: Developing a General Trait Driver Theory via Integrating Trait-Based and Metabolic Scaling Theories', , 52, pp. 249 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.aecr.2015.02.001

Ladd B; Peri PL; Pepper DA; Silva LCR; Sheil D; Bonser SP; Laffan SW; Amelung W; Ekblad A; Eliasson P; Bahamonde H; Duarte-Guardia S; Bird M, 2014, 'Carbon isotopic signatures of soil organic matter correlate with leaf area index across woody biomes', Journal of Ecology, 102, pp. 1606 - 1611, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12309

Moles AT; Perkins SE; Laffan SW; Flores-Moreno H; Awasthy M; Tindall ML; Sack L; Pitman A; Kattge J; Aarssen LW; Anand M; Bahn M; Blonder B; Cavender-Bares J; Cornelissen JHC; Cornwell WK; Díaz S; Dickie JB; Freschet GT; Griffiths JG; Gutierrez AG; Hemmings FA; Hickler T; Hitchcock TD; Keighery M; Kleyer M; Kurokawa H; Leishman MR; Liu K; Niinemets Ü; Onipchenko V; Onoda Y; Penuelas J; Pillar VD; Reich PB; Shiodera S; Siefert A; Sosinski EE; Soudzilovskaia NA; Swaine EK; Swenson NG; van Bodegom PM; Warman L; Weiher E; Wright IJ; Zhang H; Zobel M; Bonser SP; Flores Moreno H; Perkins-Kirkpatrick S, 2014, 'Which is a better predictor of plant traits: Temperature or precipitation?', Journal of Vegetation Science, 25, pp. 1167 - 1180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvs.12190

Griffiths JG; Bonser SP, 2013, 'Is sex advantageous in adverse environments? A test of the abandon-ship hypothesis', American Naturalist, 182, pp. 718 - 725, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/673476

Bartle K; Moles AT; Bonser SP, 2013, 'No evidence for rapid evolution of seed dispersal ability in range edge populations of the invasive species Senecio madagascariensis', Austral Ecology, 38, pp. 915 - 920, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aec.12032

Santos-del-Blanco L; Bonser SP; Valladares F; Chambel MR; Climent J, 2013, 'Plasticity in reproduction and growth among 52 range-wide populations of a Mediterranean conifer: Adaptive responses to environmental stress', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 26, pp. 1912 - 1924, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jeb.12187

Bonser SP, 2013, 'High reproductive efficiency as an adaptive strategy in competitive environments', Functional Ecology, 27, pp. 876 - 885, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12064

Mayfield MM; Dwyer JM; Chalmandrier L; Wells JA; Bonser SP; Catterall CP; DeClerck F; Ding Y; Fraterrigo JM; Metcalfe DJ; Queiroz C; Vesk PA; Morgan JW, 2013, 'Differences in forest plant functional trait distributions across land-use and productivity gradient', American Journal of Botany, 100, pp. 1356 - 1368, http://dx.doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1200461

Bonser S; De Permentier PJ; Green J; Velan GM; Adam P; Kumar RK, 2013, 'Engaging students by emphasising botanical concepts over techniques: innovative practical exercises using virtual microscopy', Journal of Biological Education, 47, pp. 123 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00219266.2013.764344

Ladd BM; Laffan SW; Amelung W; Peri P; Silva LCR; Gervassi P; Bonser SP; Navall M; Sheil D, 2013, 'Estimates of soil carbon concentration in tropical and temperate forest and woodland from available GIS data on three continents', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22, pp. 461 - 469, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2012.00799.x

Peri P; Ladd BM; Pepper DA; Bonser SP; Laffan SW; Amelung W, 2012, 'Carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotope composition in plant and soil in Southern Patagonia's native forests', Global Change Biology, 18, pp. 311 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2011.02494.x

Moles AT; Flores-Moreno H; Bonser SP; Warton DI; Helm A; Warman L; Eldridge DJ; Jurado E; Hemmings F; Reich P; Cavender-Bares J; Seabloom EW; Mayfield MM; Sheil D; Djietror JC; Peri PL; Enrico L; Cabido MR; Setterfield SA; Lehmann CE; Thomson FJ, 2012, 'Invasions: The trail behind, the path ahead, and a test of a disturbing idea', Journal of Ecology, 100, pp. 116 - 127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01915.x

Liu JS; Wang L; Wang DL; Bonser SP; Sun F; Zhou YF; Gao Y; Teng X, 2012, 'Plants Can Benefit from Herbivory: Stimulatory Effects of Sheep Saliva on Growth of Leymus chinensis', PLoS ONE, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029259

Moles AT; Bonser SP; Poore AGB; Wallis IR; Foley WJ, 2011, 'Assessing the evidence for latitudinal gradients in plant defence and herbivory', Functional Ecology, 25, pp. 380 - 388, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01814.x

Forster MA; Ladd BM; Bonser SP, 2011, 'Optimal allocation of resources in response to shading and neighbours in the heteroblastic species, Acacia implexa', Annals of Botany, 107, pp. 219 - 228, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcq228

Bonser SP; Ladd BM, 2011, 'The evolution of competitive strategies in annual plants', Plant Ecology, 212, pp. 1441 - 1449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11258-011-9919-x

Weinberg A; Gibbons P; Briggs SV; Bonser SP, 2011, 'The extent and pattern of Eucalyptus regeneration in an agricultural landscape', Biological Conservation, 144, pp. 227 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2010.08.020

Bonser SP; Ladd BM; Larson J, 2010, 'Do tree guards promote tree seedling establishment in a restoration setting?', Ecological Management and Restoration, 11, pp. 75 - 76

Ladd BM; Larsen JR; Bonser SP, 2010, 'Effect of two types of tree guards (with and withoutweed control) on tree seedling establishment', Ecological Management and Restoration, 11, pp. 75 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-8903.2010.00520.x

Laliberte E; Wells J; DeClerk F; Metcalf D; Catterall C; Queiroz C; Aubin I; Bonser SP; Ding Y; Fraterrio J; McNamara S; Morgan J; Merlos D; Vesk P; Mayfield M, 2010, 'Land-use intensification reduces functional redundancy and response diversity in plant communities', Ecology Letters, 13, pp. 76 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01403.x

Bonser SP; Nicotra AB; Atkin O; Davidson A; Finnegan EJ; Mathesius U; Poot P; Purugganan MD; Richards CL; Valladeres F; VanKleunen M, 2010, 'Plant Phenotypic Plasticity in a Changing Climate', Trends in Plant Science, 15, pp. 684 - 692, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2010.09.008

Bonser SP; Ladd BM; Monro K; Hall MD; Forster MA, 2010, 'The adaptive value of functional and life history traits across fertility treatments in an annual plant', Annals of Botany, 106, pp. 979 - 988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcq195

Mallitt KL; Bonser SP; Hunt J, 2010, 'The plasticity of phenotypic integration in response to light and water availability in the pepper grass, Lepidium bonariense', Evolutionary Ecology, 24, pp. 1321 - 1337, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10682-010-9373-6

Bonser SP; Mayfield M; Morgan J; Aubin I; McNamara S; Vesk P, 2010, 'What does species richness tell us about functional diversity? Predictions and evidence for species and trait diversity and land use change.', Global Ecology and Biogeography, 19, pp. 423 - 431

Ladd BM; Pepper DA; Bonser SP, 2009, 'Competition intensity at local versus regional spatial', Plant Biology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.2009.00289.x

Forster MA; Bonser SP, 2009, 'Heteroblastic Development and Shade-avoidance in Response to Blue and Red Light Signals in Acacia implexa', Photochemistry and Photobiology, 85, pp. 1375 - 1383

Forster MA; Bonser SP, 2009, 'Heteroblastic development and the optimal partitioning of traits among contrasting environments in Acacia implexa', Annals of Botany, 103, pp. 95 - 105

Bonser SP; Aarssen L, 2009, 'Interpreting reproductive allometry: Individual strategies of allocation explain size-dependent reproduction in plant populations', Perspectives in Plant Ecology Evolution and Systematics, 11, pp. 31 - 40, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ppees.2008.10.003

Chew SJ; Bonser SP, 2009, 'The evolution of growth rate, resource allocation and competitive ability in seeder and resprouter tree seedlings', Evolutionary Ecology, 23, pp. 723 - 735

Ladd BM; Bonser SP; Peri PL; Larsen JR; Laffan SW; Pepper DA; Cendón DI, 2009, 'Towards a physical description of habitat: quantifying environmental adversity (abiotic stress) in temperate forest and woodland ecosystems', Journal of Ecology, 97, pp. 964 - 971, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2009.01530.x

Moles AT; Gruber M; Bonser SP, 2008, 'A new framework for predicting invasive plant species', Journal of Ecology, 96, pp. 13 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01332.x

Bonser SP, 2006, 'Form defining function: interpreting leaf functional variability in integrated plant phenotypes', Oikos, 114, pp. 187 - 190

Bonser SP; Aarssen L, 2006, 'Meristem allocation and life-history evolution in herbaceous plants', Canadian Journal of Botany - Revue Canadienne de Botanique, 84, pp. 143 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b05-154

Thompson W; Eldridge DJ; Bonser SP, 2006, 'Structure of biological soil crust communities in Callitris glaucophylla woodlands of New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Vegetation Science, 17, pp. 271 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10016-006-9008-0

Thompson WA; Eldridge DJ; Bonser SP, 2006, 'Structure of biological soil crust communities in Callitris glaucophylla woodlands of New South Wales, Australia', Journal of Vegetation Science, 17, pp. 271 - 271, http://dx.doi.org/10.1658/1100-9233(2006)017[0271:sobscc]2.0.co;2

Bonser SP; Geber MA, 2005, 'Growth form evolution and shifting habitat specialization in annual plants', Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 18, pp. 1009 - 1018, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/118663139/HTMLSTART

Matthews S; Bonser SP, 2005, 'Life histories, ecological tolerance limits, and the evolution of geographic range size in Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae)', Australian Journal of Botany, 53, pp. 501 - 508

Bonser SP; Aarssen L, 2003, 'Allometry and development in herbaceous plants: functional responses of meristem allocation to light and nutrient availability', American Journal of Botany, 90, pp. 404 - 412

Bonser SP; Aarssen LW, 2001, 'Allometry and plasticity of meristem allocation throughout development in Arabidopsis thaliana', Journal of Ecology, 89, pp. 72 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2745.2001.00516.x

Duffy NM; Bonser SP; Aarssen LW, 1999, 'Patterns of variation in meristem allocation across genotypes and species in monocarpic Brassicaceae', Oikos, 84, pp. 284 - 292, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3546723

Reader RJ; Bonser SP, 1998, 'Predicting the combined effect of herbivory and competition on a plant's shoot mass', Canadian Journal of Botany, 76, pp. 316 - 320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/b97-182

Bonser SP; Reader RJ, 1998, 'Species and biomass dependence of an indirect effect of vegetation on seedling recruitment', Ecoscience, 5, pp. 207 - 212, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11956860.1998.11682462

Reader RJ; Bonser SP, 1998, 'Predicting the combined effect of herbivory and competition on a plant's shoot mass', Canadian Journal of Botany, 76, pp. 316 - 320, http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjb-76-2-316

McPhee CS; Bonser SP; Aarssen LW, 1997, 'The role of apical dominance in the interpretation of adaptive architecture in prostrate plant species', Ecoscience, 4, pp. 490 - 500, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/11956860.1997.11682428

Bonser SP; Aarssen LW, 1996, 'Meristem allocation: A new classification theory for adaptive strategies in herbaceous plants', Oikos, 77, pp. 347 - 352, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3546076

Reader RJ; Bonser SP; Duralia TE; Bricker BD, 1995, 'Interspecific variation in tree seedling establishment in canopy gaps in relation to tree density', Journal of Vegetation Science, 6, pp. 609 - 614, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3236431

Bonser SP; Reader RJ, 1995, 'Plant competition and herbivory in relation to vegetation biomass', Ecology, 76, pp. 2176 - 2183, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1941691

Bonser SP; Aarssen LW, 1994, 'Plastic allometry in young sugar maple (Acer saccharum): Adaptive responses to light availability', American Journal of Botany, 81, pp. 400 - 406, http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2445488

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