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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2019

Journal Article

Productivity does not correlate with species and functional diversity in Australian reforestation plantings across a wide climate gradient

Staples, Timothy L., Dwyer, John M., England, Jacqueline R. and Mayfield, Margaret M. (2019). Productivity does not correlate with species and functional diversity in Australian reforestation plantings across a wide climate gradient. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 28 (10) geb.12962, 1417-1429. doi: 10.1111/geb.12962

Productivity does not correlate with species and functional diversity in Australian reforestation plantings across a wide climate gradient

2019

Journal Article

Applied ecological research is on the rise but connectivity barriers persist between four major subfields

Staples, Timothy L., Dwyer, John M., Wainwright, Claire E. and Mayfield, Margaret M. (2019). Applied ecological research is on the rise but connectivity barriers persist between four major subfields. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 (6), 1492-1498. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13373

Applied ecological research is on the rise but connectivity barriers persist between four major subfields

2019

Journal Article

Landscape structure mediates zoochorous-dispersed seed rain under isolated pasture trees across distinct tropical regions

Charles, Lachlan S., Dwyer, John M., Chapman, Hazel M., Yadok, Biplang G. and Mayfield, Margaret M. (2019). Landscape structure mediates zoochorous-dispersed seed rain under isolated pasture trees across distinct tropical regions. Landscape Ecology, 34 (6), 1347-1362. doi: 10.1007/s10980-019-00846-3

Landscape structure mediates zoochorous-dispersed seed rain under isolated pasture trees across distinct tropical regions

2018

Journal Article

Use of seasonal forecasting to manage weather risk in ecological restoration

Hagger, Valerie, Dwyer, John, Shoo, Luke and Wilson, Kerrie (2018). Use of seasonal forecasting to manage weather risk in ecological restoration. Ecological Applications, 28 (7), 1797-1807. doi: 10.1002/eap.1769

Use of seasonal forecasting to manage weather risk in ecological restoration

2018

Journal Article

Regional climate and local-scale biotic acceptance explain native–exotic richness relationships in Australian annual plant communities

Towers, Isaac. R. and Dwyer, John. M. (2018). Regional climate and local-scale biotic acceptance explain native–exotic richness relationships in Australian annual plant communities. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 285 (1886) 20181328, 20181328. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2018.1328

Regional climate and local-scale biotic acceptance explain native–exotic richness relationships in Australian annual plant communities

2018

Journal Article

Seedling growth responses to species-, neighborhood-, and landscape-scale effects during tropical forest restoration

Charles, Lachlan S., Dwyer, John M., Smith, Tobias J., Connors, Sophie, Marschner, Petra and Mayfield, Margaret M. (2018). Seedling growth responses to species-, neighborhood-, and landscape-scale effects during tropical forest restoration. Ecosphere, 9 (8) e02386, e02386. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.2386

Seedling growth responses to species-, neighborhood-, and landscape-scale effects during tropical forest restoration

2018

Journal Article

Predicting community rank-abundance distributions under current and future climates

McCarthy, James K., Mokany, Karel, Ferrier, Simon and Dwyer, John M. (2018). Predicting community rank-abundance distributions under current and future climates. Ecography, 40 (9), 1572-1582. doi: 10.1111/ecog.03552

Predicting community rank-abundance distributions under current and future climates

2018

Journal Article

Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality

Hautier, Yann, Isbell, Forest, Borer, Elizabeth T., Seabloom, Eric W., Harpole, W. Stanley, Lind, Eric M., MacDougall, Andrew S., Stevens, Carly J., Adler, Peter B., Alberti, Juan, Bakker, Jonathan D., Brudvig, Lars A., Buckley, Yvonne M., Cadotte, Marc, Caldeira, Maria C., Chaneton, Enrique J., Chu, Chengjin, Daleo, Pedro, Dickman, Christopher R., Dwyer, John M., Eskelinen, Anu, Fay, Philip A., Firn, Jennifer, Hagenah, Nicole, Hillebrand, Helmut, Iribarne, Oscar, Kirkman, Kevin P., Knops, Johannes M. H., la Pierre, Kimberly J. ... Hector, Andy (2018). Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 2 (1), 50-56. doi: 10.1038/s41559-017-0395-0

Local loss and spatial homogenization of plant diversity reduce ecosystem multifunctionality

2018

Journal Article

Herbivores safeguard plant diversity by reducing variability in dominance

Mortensen, Brent, Danielson, Brent, Harpole, W. Stanley, Alberti, Juan, Arnillas, Carlos Alberto, Biederman, Lori, Borer, Elizabeth T., Cadotte, Marc W., Dwyer, John M., Hagenah, Nicole, Hautier, Yann, Peri, Pablo Luis and Seabloom, Eric W. (2018). Herbivores safeguard plant diversity by reducing variability in dominance. Journal of Ecology, 106 (1), 101-112. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12821

Herbivores safeguard plant diversity by reducing variability in dominance

2018

Journal Article

Generating species assemblages for restoration and experimentation: a new method that can simultaneously converge on average trait values and maximize functional diversity

Laughlin, Daniel C., Chalmandrier, Loïc, Joshi, Chaitanya, Renton, Michael, Dwyer, John M. and Funk, Jennifer L. (2018). Generating species assemblages for restoration and experimentation: a new method that can simultaneously converge on average trait values and maximize functional diversity. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 9 (7), 1764-1771. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.13023

Generating species assemblages for restoration and experimentation: a new method that can simultaneously converge on average trait values and maximize functional diversity

2018

Journal Article

Plant community responses to thinning in densely regenerating Acacia harpophylla forest

Dwyer, John M. and Mason, Riah (2018). Plant community responses to thinning in densely regenerating Acacia harpophylla forest. Restoration Ecology, 26 (1), 97-105. doi: 10.1111/rec.12536

Plant community responses to thinning in densely regenerating Acacia harpophylla forest

2017

Journal Article

Species wood density and the location of planted seedlings drive early-stage seedling survival during tropical forest restoration

Charles, Lachlan S., Dwyer, John M., Smith, Tobias J., Connors, Sophie, Marschner, Petra and Mayfield, Margaret M. (2017). Species wood density and the location of planted seedlings drive early-stage seedling survival during tropical forest restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55 (2), 1009-1018. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13031

Species wood density and the location of planted seedlings drive early-stage seedling survival during tropical forest restoration

2017

Journal Article

What motivates ecological restoration?

Hagger, Valerie, Dwyer, John and Wilson, Kerrie (2017). What motivates ecological restoration?. Restoration Ecology, 25 (5), 832-843. doi: 10.1111/rec.12503

What motivates ecological restoration?

2017

Journal Article

Reproductive size thresholds and seedling survival in Acacia harpophylla (Mimosaceae)

Dwyer, John M. (2017). Reproductive size thresholds and seedling survival in Acacia harpophylla (Mimosaceae). Australian Journal of Botany, 65 (5), 438-445. doi: 10.1071/BT17051

Reproductive size thresholds and seedling survival in Acacia harpophylla (Mimosaceae)

2017

Journal Article

Constraints on trait combinations explain climatic drivers of biodiversity: the importance of trait covariance in community assembly

Dwyer, John M. and Laughlin, Daniel C. (2017). Constraints on trait combinations explain climatic drivers of biodiversity: the importance of trait covariance in community assembly. Ecology Letters, 20 (7), 872-882. doi: 10.1111/ele.12781

Constraints on trait combinations explain climatic drivers of biodiversity: the importance of trait covariance in community assembly

2017

Journal Article

Selection on trait combinations along environmental gradients

Dwyer, John M. and Laughlin, Daniel C. (2017). Selection on trait combinations along environmental gradients. Journal of Vegetation Science, 28 (4), 672-673. doi: 10.1111/jvs.12567

Selection on trait combinations along environmental gradients

2017

Journal Article

Optimal climate for large trees at high elevations drives patterns of biomass in remote forests of Papua New Guinea

Venter, Michelle, Dwyer, John, Dieleman, Wouter, Ramachandra, Anurag, Gillieson, David, Laurance, Susan, Cernusak, Lucas A., Beehler, Bruce, Jensen, Rigel and Bird, Michael I. (2017). Optimal climate for large trees at high elevations drives patterns of biomass in remote forests of Papua New Guinea. Global Change Biology, 23 (11), 4873-4883. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13741

Optimal climate for large trees at high elevations drives patterns of biomass in remote forests of Papua New Guinea

2017

Journal Article

Rainforest seed rain into abandoned tropical Australian pasture is dependent on adjacent rainforest structure and extent

Charles, Lachlan S., Dwyer, John M. and Mayfield, Margaret M. (2017). Rainforest seed rain into abandoned tropical Australian pasture is dependent on adjacent rainforest structure and extent. Austral Ecology, 42 (2), 238-249. doi: 10.1111/aec.12426

Rainforest seed rain into abandoned tropical Australian pasture is dependent on adjacent rainforest structure and extent

2017

Journal Article

Effects of exotic annual grass litter and local environmental gradients on annual plant community structure

Wainwright, Claire E., Dwyer, John M. and Mayfield, Margaret M. (2017). Effects of exotic annual grass litter and local environmental gradients on annual plant community structure. Biological Invasions, 19 (2), 479-491. doi: 10.1007/s10530-016-1303-2

Effects of exotic annual grass litter and local environmental gradients on annual plant community structure

2017

Journal Article

Isolation predicts compositional change after discrete disturbances in a global meta-study

Shackelford, Nancy, Starzomski, Brian M. , Banning, Natasha C. , Battaglia, Loretta L. , Becker, Alistair, Bellingham, Peter J. , Bestelmeyer, Brandon, Catford, Jane A. , Dwyer, John M. , Dynesius, Mats, Gilmour, James, Hallett, Lauren M. , Hobbs, Richard J. , Price, Jodi, Sasaki, Takehiro, Tanner, Edmund V. J. and Standish, Rachel J. (2017). Isolation predicts compositional change after discrete disturbances in a global meta-study. Ecography, 40 (11), 1256-1266. doi: 10.1111/ecog.02383

Isolation predicts compositional change after discrete disturbances in a global meta-study

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

    Trait-based assembly of Australian subtropical rainforest tree communities

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock

  • Doctor Philosophy

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

    Principal Advisor

  • 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

    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

    Contribution of accretion in restored wetlands to carbon capture

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Alice Twomey, Professor Catherine Lovelock

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Seed dispersers and plant-animal interactions in tropical forests.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew Luskin

  • 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

    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

    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

    Feral Cat Control for Threatened Mammal Recovery in Central Queensland

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Diana Fisher

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The potential for mitigation and adaptation in Western Australian coastal wetlands

    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

    Mangrove tree architecture and ecosystem function

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock

Completed supervision

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