Overview
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
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr John Dwyer is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Spatial and Temporal Changes in the Structure and Floristics of a Subtropical Rainforest
Principal Advisor
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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
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Doctor Philosophy
Socio-ecological drivers of natural forest regeneration in cocoa-growing landscapes.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller, Dr Wilma J. Blaser Hart, Dr Simon Hart
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Doctor Philosophy
Feral Cat Control for Threatened Mammal Recovery in Central Queensland
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Diana Fisher
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Doctor Philosophy
The Life and Times of Coastal Wetlands: Factors Influencing Surface Elevation and Tree Growth
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock
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Doctor Philosophy
The potential for mitigation and adaptation in Western Australian coastal wetlands
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock
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Doctor Philosophy
Plant traits and plant-animal interactions in tropical
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew Luskin
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Trait-based assembly of Australian subtropical rainforest tree communities
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Early-life functional traits, environmental heterogeneity and the maintenance of diversity in winter annual plant communities
Principal Advisor
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Demographic responses to plant-plant interactions along resource gradients in natural systems
Principal Advisor
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Testing the processes required for coexistence mediated by spatially varying environments
Principal Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Predicting the diversity and functional composition of woody plant communities under climate change
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Seed disperser populations and plant-animal interactions in tropical forests of the Anthropocene
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew Luskin
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Mangrove tree architecture and ecosystem function
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Barriers to the recruitment of native and threatened plant species on Norfolk Island
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Noam Levin, Professor Salit Kark
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding cryptic coral diversity: A 3D-reefscape genomics approach to assess dispersal dynamics and niche differentiation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cynthia Riginos
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Restoration of Australian Subtropical Grasslands
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Rod Fensham
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Monitoring vocal terrestrial species: Assessing and improving the effectiveness of acoustic monitoring methodologies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Berndt Janse Van Rensburg
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the biological realism of species interaction models in plant communities
Associate Advisor
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Factors determining the spread and impact of the exotic grass indian couch (Bothriochloa pertusa) into native ecosystems
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Rod Fensham
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the role of direct and indirect interactions in mediating local plant diversity
Associate Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Ecological drivers of the brown macroalgal genus Lobophora on Pacific coral reefs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Mumby
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Improving outcomes and delivering multiple benefits in ecological restoration
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Hugh Possingham
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
The Role of Dispersal in the Assembly of Invaded Annual Plant Communities
Associate Advisor
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Seed dispersal and seedling establishment during early-stage tropical forest recovery within old-fields
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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