Travis Britton
@travisgbritton
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Postdoc @ Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney Uni. & Fulbright postdoctoral scholar @ University of California Santa Barbara
Hobart, Tasmania
Joined June 2018
Stoked to see the second chapter of my PhD now published in @JEcology - with @hovendenlab and Shane Richards. We hope it’s useful for anyone exploring neighbour effects on plant growth in forest systems (and all plant communities)!
Just out in @JEcology. Detailed analysis of competition indices by @travisgbritton Shane Richards and me! Quantifying neighbour effects on tree growth: Are common ‘competition’ indices biased?
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The only definitive anatomical difference we found between long and short internodes was the size of the pith, which was much larger in longer (more vulnerable) internodes. We have hypotheses around this that you can read about, but more is needed to reveal this plant's secrets!
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Please to announce the publication of our new paper in Plant Ecology and Diversity where we use rainout shelters to determine whether reduced soil moisture affects the capacity of alpine plants to tolerate temperature extremes. Find it here: https://t.co/1dliV7t0yt
@Susanna_Venn
tandfonline.com
Changes to precipitation patterns and warming temperatures are predicted to reduce the water available to Australian alpine plants during the growing season. Soil water deficits are likely to co-oc...
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BIG NEWS, people... big news. We have a permanent position for a lecturer/senior lecturer in Plant Ecology here at the University of Tasmania, especially encouraging female and trans/non-binary field-based ecologists. Come collaborate! Please RT widely
careers.utas.edu.au
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Interested in forest ecology and ecological modeling? consider applying to work with me as a graduate student at UC Santa Barbara (@UCSBgeog). Application deadline is December 15:
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Come do a PhD with @AdrienneNicotra and I - global warming impacts on Australia's alpine grassy peatland carbon, as part of @austmountresfac. Plant-soil-atmosphere interxns, wonderful landscapes, amazing views. https://t.co/Q8KBMArFRs.
#PhD #Scholarships #ecology #soilcarbon
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And that's a wrap (and alot of branches!) A big effort measuring leaf traits of eucalypts at the Currency Creek Arboretum in South Australia for the @CoEPlantSuccess with @DeanNicolle1 @travisgbritton @Vin__Jacob
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Stoked to have been awarded a @FulbrightAUS scholarship to visit @TrugmanLab next year and continue research explaining tree mortality during drought!! @FulbrightPrgrm
Meet our three @UTAS_ #Fulbright scholars for 2022, who will be heading to the US to study the effect of drought on plants + explore secular belief systems: https://t.co/ZA1rgpwd22 Congrats Ariane Moore, Tim Brodribb & Travis Britton 👏 @FulbrightAUS
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Read how Matilda Brown, Conservation Science Analyst at London's Kew Royal Botanical Gardens, paleobotanist & Westpac Future Leaders scholar, uses skills developed during their PhD to investigate plant extinction & maximising biodiversity https://t.co/XmWHcyfNG6
@WestpacScholars
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📢3 year postdoc @westsyduhie with @ecolo_gist, me, @MRossettoEvoEco (RBG), Sasha Tetu (Macquarie), Vanessa Adams (UTas) and others. Ecological restoration using diverse Australian plant species. Drones. Microbes. Genomics. Seed science. Closes April 12th. https://t.co/02uRLIOUI3
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Congrats @ecology_rose @hovendenlab and co.! A great study and looking forward to seeing the follow-up papers..
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📢 #PhD scholarships available! Research the success of Australian native species in challenging environments at @westsyduhie. Work with @ianjwright1, @ecolo_gist, @DrChoat and other leaders in plant science 🌱 More info: https://t.co/qdzIvwlSiR
@asps_ozplants #PhDOpps
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Canopy damage during a natural #drought depends on species identity, physiology and stand composition @travisgbritton @hovendenlab @Brodribb_Lab
https://t.co/c9iLrIJPLL
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We show that characteristics of the plant hydraulic system can describe the susceptibility of a plant to hydraulic failure during water stress, as well as the strength of its competitive effect - highlighting the importance of plant-plant interactions during future drought!
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Both eucalypts suffered greater damage when co-occurring with a higher density of neighbours with more resistant xylem, but this effect was stronger in E. delegatensis which explained its greater degree of damage compared to E. regnans.
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Eucalyptus delegatensis suffered significantly more damage than E. regnans despite similar xylem vulnerability - damage was also related to the density and identity (and associated physiology) of neighbouring plants.
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Vulnerability to xylem cavitation (leaf P50) correctly predicted the susceptibility of two eucalypts (E. delegatensis and E. regnans) to drought damage, and the tolerance of Acacia dealbata and Pomaderris apetala, but damage was not explained by individual physiology alone...
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The first chapter of my PhD is now out in @NewPhyt ! @hovendenlab @Brodribb_Lab We assessed how patterns of canopy damage during a natural drought were related to both physiological and ecological processes. https://t.co/BYecqwvzgp 1/5
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Rose Brinkhoff talks about Costs and benefits of leaves; is the extra photosynthesis worth it for trees under water and temperature stress @asps_ozplants #ASPS2021 #TasPlantSci
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