Dr John Dwyer
Dr

John Dwyer

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Background

My research focuses on applied and theoretical questions in the fields of restoration, population and community ecology. In general, I use Australian plant communities, both human-impacted and natural, to provide empirical tests of ecological theory. I am particularly interested in the processes that maintain species diversity and ecosystem function, and how these processes may be altered by human activity and ongoing climate change. I am also interested in natural regrowth vegetation and how it can be used to sequester carbon and enhance biodiversity in fragmented landscapes. Overall, I aim to advance ecological knowledge and inform better management of our unique ecosystems and landscapes.

Availability

Dr John Dwyer is:
Available for supervision

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland

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90 works between 2007 and 2025
All (90) Journal Article (88) Conference Publication (1) Other Outputs (1)

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2021

Journal Article

Opposing community assembly patterns for dominant and jonnondominant plant species in herbaceous ecosystems globally

Arnillas, Carlos Alberto, Borer, Elizabeth T., Seabloom, Eric W., Alberti, Juan, Baez, Selene, Bakker, Jonathan D., Boughton, Elizabeth H., Buckley, Yvonne M., Bugalho, Miguel Nuno, Donohue, Ian, Dwyer, John, Eskelinen, Anu, Firn, Jennifer, Gridzak, Riley, Hagenah, Nicole, Hautier, Yann, Helm, Aveliina, Jentsch, Anke, Knops, Johannes M. H., Komatsu, Kimberly J., Laanisto, Lauri, Laungani, Ramesh, McCulley, Rebecca, Moore, Joslin L., Morgan, John W., Peri, Pablo Luis, Power, Sally A., Price, Jodi, Sankaran, Mahesh ... Cadotte, Marc W. (2021). Opposing community assembly patterns for dominant and jonnondominant plant species in herbaceous ecosystems globally. Ecology and Evolution, 11 (24), 17744-17761. doi: 10.1002/ece3.8266

Opposing community assembly patterns for dominant and jonnondominant plant species in herbaceous ecosystems globally

2021

Journal Article

Validity of photo-oxidative stress markers and stress-related phytohormones as predictive proxies of mortality risk in the perennial herb Plantago lanceolata

Morales, Melanie, Roach, Deborah A., Quarles, Brandie M., Cotado, Alba, Salguero-Gómez, Roberto, Dwyer, John and Munné-Bosch, Sergi (2021). Validity of photo-oxidative stress markers and stress-related phytohormones as predictive proxies of mortality risk in the perennial herb Plantago lanceolata. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 191 104598, 104598. doi: 10.1016/j.envexpbot.2021.104598

Validity of photo-oxidative stress markers and stress-related phytohormones as predictive proxies of mortality risk in the perennial herb Plantago lanceolata

2021

Journal Article

AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora

Falster, Daniel, Gallagher, Rachael, Wenk, Elizabeth H., Wright, Ian J., Indiarto, Dony, Andrew, Samuel C., Baxter, Caitlan, Lawson, James, Allen, Stuart, Fuchs, Anne, Monro, Anna, Kar, Fonti, Adams, Mark A., Ahrens, Collin W., Alfonzetti, Matthew, Angevin, Tara, Apgaua, Deborah M. G., Arndt, Stefan, Atkin, Owen K., Atkinson, Joe, Auld, Tony, Baker, Andrew, von Balthazar, Maria, Bean, Anthony, Blackman, Chris J., Bloomfield, Keith, Bowman, David M. J. S., Bragg, Jason, Brodribb, Timothy J. ... Ziemińska, Kasia (2021). AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora. Scientific Data, 8 (1) 254, 254. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-01006-6

AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora

2021

Journal Article

Phenotypic plasticity masks range‐wide genetic differentiation for vegetative but not reproductive traits in a short‐lived plant

Villellas, Jesus, Ehrlén, Johan, Crone, Elizabeth E., Csergő, Anna Mária, Garcia, Maria B., Laine, Anna‐Liisa, Roach, Deborah A., Salguero‐Gómez, Roberto, Wardle, Glenda M., Childs, Dylan Z., Elderd, Bret D., Finn, Alain, Munné‐Bosch, Sergi, Bachelot, Benedicte, Bódis, Judit, Bucharova, Anna, Caruso, Christina M., Catford, Jane A., Coghill, Matthew, Compagnoni, Aldo, Duncan, Richard P., Dwyer, John M., Ferguson, Aryana, Fraser, Lauchlan H., Griffoul, Emily, Groenteman, Ronny, Hamre, Liv Norunn, Helm, Aveliina, Kelly, Ruth ... Buckley, Yvonne M. (2021). Phenotypic plasticity masks range‐wide genetic differentiation for vegetative but not reproductive traits in a short‐lived plant. Ecology Letters, 24 (11) ele.13858, 1-16. doi: 10.1111/ele.13858

Phenotypic plasticity masks range‐wide genetic differentiation for vegetative but not reproductive traits in a short‐lived plant

2021

Journal Article

Negative effects of nitrogen override positive effects of phosphorus on grassland legumes worldwide

Tognetti, Pedro M., Prober, Suzanne M., Báez, Selene, Chaneton, Enrique J., Firn, Jennifer, Risch, Anita C., Schuetz, Martin, Simonsen, Anna K., Yahdjian, Laura, Borer, Elizabeth T., Seabloom, Eric W., Arnillas, Carlos Alberto, Bakker, Jonathan D., Brown, Cynthia S., Cadotte, Marc W., Caldeira, Maria C., Daleo, Pedro, Dwyer, John M., Fay, Philip A., Gherardi, Laureano A., Hagenah, Nicole, Hautier, Yann, Komatsu, Kimberly J., McCulley, Rebecca L., Price, Jodi N., Standish, Rachel J., Stevens, Carly J., Wragg, Peter D. and Sankaran, Mahesh (2021). Negative effects of nitrogen override positive effects of phosphorus on grassland legumes worldwide. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118 (28) e2023718118, 1-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2023718118

Negative effects of nitrogen override positive effects of phosphorus on grassland legumes worldwide

2021

Journal Article

Better left alone: trying to control pasture grasses in untended rainforest plantings incurs multiple costs and delivers few benefits

Radford‐Smith, Julian, Shoo, Luke P. and Dwyer, John M. (2021). Better left alone: trying to control pasture grasses in untended rainforest plantings incurs multiple costs and delivers few benefits. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2 (2) e12062. doi: 10.1002/2688-8319.12062

Better left alone: trying to control pasture grasses in untended rainforest plantings incurs multiple costs and delivers few benefits

2021

Journal Article

Climatic and evolutionary contexts are required to infer plant life history strategies from functional traits at a global scale

Kelly, Ruth, Healy, Kevin, Anand, Madhur, Baudraz, Maude E. A., Bahn, Michael, Cerabolini, Bruno E. L., Cornelissen, Johannes H. C., Dwyer, John M., Jackson, Andrew L., Kattge, Jens, Niinemets, Ülo, Penuelas, Josep, Pierce, Simon, Salguero‐Gómez, Roberto and Buckley, Yvonne M. (2021). Climatic and evolutionary contexts are required to infer plant life history strategies from functional traits at a global scale. Ecology Letters, 24 (5) ele.13704, 970-983. doi: 10.1111/ele.13704

Climatic and evolutionary contexts are required to infer plant life history strategies from functional traits at a global scale

2021

Journal Article

Managed livestock grazing for conservation outcomes in a Queensland fragmented landscape

Lebbink, Gabrielle, Dwyer, John Matthew and Fensham, Rod John (2021). Managed livestock grazing for conservation outcomes in a Queensland fragmented landscape. Ecological Management and Restoration, 22 (1), 5-9. doi: 10.1111/emr.12460

Managed livestock grazing for conservation outcomes in a Queensland fragmented landscape

2021

Journal Article

Restoration thinning permits stems to capitalize on high‐rainfall years in a regenerating endangered forest ecosystem

Towers, Isaac R. and Dwyer, John M. (2021). Restoration thinning permits stems to capitalize on high‐rainfall years in a regenerating endangered forest ecosystem. Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2 (1) e12043. doi: 10.1002/2688-8319.12043

Restoration thinning permits stems to capitalize on high‐rainfall years in a regenerating endangered forest ecosystem

2020

Journal Article

An invasive grass species has both local and broad‐scale impacts on diversity: potential mechanisms and implications

Lebbink, Gabrielle, Dwyer, John M. and Fensham, Roderick J. (2020). An invasive grass species has both local and broad‐scale impacts on diversity: potential mechanisms and implications. Journal of Vegetation Science, 32 (1) jvs.12972. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12972

An invasive grass species has both local and broad‐scale impacts on diversity: potential mechanisms and implications

2020

Journal Article

Requirements for the spatial storage effect are weakly evident for common species in natural annual plant assemblages

Towers, Isaac R., Bowler, Catherine H., Mayfield, Margaret M. and Dwyer, John M. (2020). Requirements for the spatial storage effect are weakly evident for common species in natural annual plant assemblages. Ecology, 101 (12) e03185, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/ecy.3185

Requirements for the spatial storage effect are weakly evident for common species in natural annual plant assemblages

2020

Journal Article

Community diversity outweighs effect of warming on plant colonization

Catford, Jane A., Dwyer, John M., Palma, Estibaliz, Cowles, Jane M. and Tilman, David (2020). Community diversity outweighs effect of warming on plant colonization. Global Change Biology, 26 (5) gcb.15017, 3079-3090. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15017

Community diversity outweighs effect of warming on plant colonization

2020

Journal Article

Refuge-dependent herbivory controls a key macroalga on coral reefs

Puk, Laura D., Marshell, Alyssa, Dwyer, John, Evensen, Nicolas R. and Mumby, Peter J. (2020). Refuge-dependent herbivory controls a key macroalga on coral reefs. Coral Reefs, 39 (4), 953-965. doi: 10.1007/s00338-020-01915-9

Refuge-dependent herbivory controls a key macroalga on coral reefs

2020

Journal Article

Direct climate effects are more influential than functional composition in determining future gross primary productivity

McCarthy, James K., Dwyer, John M. and Mokany, Karel (2020). Direct climate effects are more influential than functional composition in determining future gross primary productivity. Landscape Ecology, 35 (4), 969-984. doi: 10.1007/s10980-020-00994-x

Direct climate effects are more influential than functional composition in determining future gross primary productivity

2020

Journal Article

Species-specific effects of herbivorous fishes on the establishment of the macroalga Lobophora on coral reefs

Puk, Laura D., Cernohorsky, Nicole, Marshell, Alyssa, Dwyer, John, Wolfe, Kennedy and Mumby, Peter J. (2020). Species-specific effects of herbivorous fishes on the establishment of the macroalga Lobophora on coral reefs. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 637, 1-14. doi: 10.3354/meps13262

Species-specific effects of herbivorous fishes on the establishment of the macroalga Lobophora on coral reefs

2020

Journal Article

Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity

Smith, Annabel L., Hodkinson, Trevor R., Villellas, Jesus, Catford, Jane A., Csergő, Anna Mária, Blomberg, Simone P., Crone, Elizabeth E., Ehrlén, Johan, Garcia, Maria B., Laine, Anna-Liisa, Roach, Deborah A., Salguero-Gómez, Roberto, Wardle, Glenda M., Childs, Dylan Z., Elderd, Bret D., Finn, Alain, Munné-Bosch, Sergi, Baudraz, Maude E. A., Bódis, Judit, Brearley, Francis Q., Bucharova, Anna, Caruso, Christina M., Duncan, Richard P., Dwyer, John M., Gooden, Ben, Groenteman, Ronny, Hamre, Liv Norunn, Helm, Aveliina, Kelly, Ruth ... Buckley, Yvonne M. (2020). Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (8), 201915848-4227. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1915848117

Global gene flow releases invasive plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity

2019

Journal Article

Water availability drives aboveground biomass and bird richness in forest restoration plantings to achieve carbon and biodiversity cobenefits

Hagger, Valerie, Wilson, Kerrie, England, Jacqueline R. and Dwyer, John M. (2019). Water availability drives aboveground biomass and bird richness in forest restoration plantings to achieve carbon and biodiversity cobenefits. Ecology and Evolution, 9 (24) ece3.5874, 14379-14393. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5874

Water availability drives aboveground biomass and bird richness in forest restoration plantings to achieve carbon and biodiversity cobenefits

2019

Journal Article

A regional-scale assessment of using metabolic scaling theory to predict ecosystem properties

McCarthy, James K., Dwyer, John M. and Mokany, Karel (2019). A regional-scale assessment of using metabolic scaling theory to predict ecosystem properties. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286 (1915) 20192221, 20192221. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2019.2221

A regional-scale assessment of using metabolic scaling theory to predict ecosystem properties

2019

Journal Article

Comparing the recovery of richness, structure and biomass in naturally regrowing and planted reforestation

Staples, Timothy L., Mayfield, Margaret. M., England, Jacqueline R. and Dwyer, John. M. (2019). Comparing the recovery of richness, structure and biomass in naturally regrowing and planted reforestation. Restoration Ecology, 28 (2) rec.13077, 347-357. doi: 10.1111/rec.13077

Comparing the recovery of richness, structure and biomass in naturally regrowing and planted reforestation

2019

Journal Article

Look to seedling heights, rather than functional traits, to explain survival during extreme heat stress in the early stages of subtropical rainforest restoration

Gardiner, Ronald, Shoo, Luke P. and Dwyer, John M. (2019). Look to seedling heights, rather than functional traits, to explain survival during extreme heat stress in the early stages of subtropical rainforest restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 (12) 1365-2664.13505, 2687-2697. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13505

Look to seedling heights, rather than functional traits, to explain survival during extreme heat stress in the early stages of subtropical rainforest restoration

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2024
    How will Australia's subtropical rainforests respond to climate change?
    The Hermon Slade Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    Diversity maintenance in patchy environments
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2018 - 2019
    Continuous flow isotope ratio mass spectrometer (CF-IRMS) and ancillary preparation systems for carbon, nitrogen and sulfur isotope microanalysis for archaeology, biology, earth and environmental scie
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Factors determining the spread and impact of the exotic grass Bothriochloa pertusa (Indian couch) into native pastures.
    The Ecological Society of Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Demography without frontiers: the determinants of invasion and local extinction
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2019
    Joint CSIRO/UQ Research Scientist for climate change adaptation and biodiversity _ John Dwyer Secondment
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Restoration of remnant population and community structure in brigalow regrowth.
    Fitzroy Basin Association Inc.
    Open grant

Availability

Dr John Dwyer is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Trait-based assembly of Australian subtropical rainforest tree communities

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock

  • Doctor Philosophy

    How will Australia's subtropical rainforests respond to climate change?

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock

  • Doctor Philosophy

    From point clouds to tree strategies: combining laser scanning and trait-based ecology to reveal the integrated strategies of Australian rainforest trees

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Stuart Phinn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Early-life functional Traits, Environmental heterogeneity and the Maintenance of Diversity in Winter annual plant communities

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Spatial and Temporal Changes in the Structure and Floristics of a Subtropical Rainforest

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Enhancing restoration success in a global biodiversity hotspot by improving site capture

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Elizabeth Aitken, Associate Professor Paul Dennis

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Trait-based assembly of Australian subtropical rainforest tree communities

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Barriers to the recruitment of endemic and threatened plant species on Norfolk Island

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Noam Levin, Professor Salit Kark

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mangrove tree architecture and ecosystem function

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The potential for mitigation and adaptation in Western Australian coastal wetlands

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Contribution of accretion in restored wetlands to carbon capture

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alice Twomey, Professor Catherine Lovelock

  • Master Philosophy

    Bayesian methods for Matrix Population Models.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Simone Blomberg

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Mangrove tree architecture and ecosystem function

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Minimising the impacts of land use on microbially mediated soil ecosystem services

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jiarui Sun, Dr Tim McLaren, Associate Professor Paul Dennis

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Contribution of accretion in restored wetlands to carbon capture

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alice Twomey, Professor Catherine Lovelock

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Plant traits and plant-animal interactions in tropical

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew Luskin

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Seed dispersers and plant-animal interactions in tropical forests.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew Luskin

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Feral Cat Control for Threatened Mammal Recovery in Central Queensland

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Diana Fisher

Completed supervision

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