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R. V. Gallagher

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 6 Organism:plant (other)· 6 Approach:statistical model· 5 Assay:proteomics· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:database / resource· 1

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I. J. Wright· 3 shared A. Leigh· 2 shared B. J. Enquist· 2 shared D. S. Falster· 2 shared H. Sauquet· 2 shared J. C. Mifsud· 2 shared M. Rivers· 2 shared V. M. Adams· 2 shared

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Drivers of thermal tolerance breadth of plants across contrasting biomes

V. F. Briceno, P. A. Arnold, A. M. Cook, S. K. Courtney Jones, R. V. Gallagher, K. French, L. A. Bravo, A. B. Nicotra, A. Leigh

This study examines how climate variability affects thermal tolerance in plants across three biomes, finding that thermal variability increases cold tolerance but not heat tolerance.

Journal of Ecology · Nov 15, 2025Peer-reviewedEcology

Revisiting the role of mean annual precipitation in shaping functional trait distributions at a continental scale

I. R. Towers, P. A. Vesk, E. Wenk, R. V. Gallagher, S. Windecker, I. J. Wright, D. Falster

The paper examines the relationship between mean annual precipitation and eight plant functional traits, finding a strong coordinated response of traits with increasing precipitation.

bioRxiv · Jun 29, 2023Ecology

The AusTraits Plant Dictionary

E. H. Wenk, H. Sauquet, R. V. Gallagher, R. Brownlee, C. Boettiger, D. Coleman, S. Yang, T. Auld, R. L. Barrett, T. Brodribb, B. Choat, L. Dun, D. Ellsworth, C. Gosper, L. Guja, , D. S. Falster

The paper introduces the AusTraits Plant Dictionary to standardize plant trait definitions across databases, improving data integration and usability.

bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2023 · PreprintEcology

Transcriptome Mining Reveals a Spectrum of RNA Viruses in Primitive Plants

J. C. Mifsud, R. V. Gallagher, E. C. Holmes, J. L. Geoghegan

This paper identifies 104 novel RNA viruses in primitive plants by analyzing transcriptomes from 1079 species, revealing broader virus host ranges and evolutionary insights.

bioRxiv · Feb 7, 2022Microbiology

Climate shapes flowering periods across plant communities

R. E. Stephens, H. Sauquet, G. R. Guerin, M. Jiang, D. S. Falster, R. V. Gallagher

This study examines how climate influences flowering periods across plant communities in Australia, finding that temperature and precipitation patterns explain 29% of variation in community flowering period lengths.

bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2021Ecology

Climate-change risk analysis for global urban forests

M. Esperon-Rodriguez, J. B. Baumgartner, L. J. Beaumont, J. Lenoir, D. A. Nipperess, S. A. Power, B. Richard, P. D. Rymer, M. G. Tjoelker, R. V. Gallagher

This study assesses climate change vulnerability of urban forest species using exposure, safety margin, and risk metrics, finding most species exceed current climatic tolerance and face increased risk by 2050.

bioRxiv · May 9, 2021 · PreprintEcology

Areas of global importance for terrestrial biodiversity, carbon, and water

M. Jung, A. Arnell, X. De Lamo, S. Garcia-Rangel, M. Lewis, J. Mark, C. Merow, L. Miles, I. Ondo, S. Pironon, C. Ravilious, M. Rivers, D. Schepashenko, O. Tallowin, A. van Soesbergen, , Wieringa

The paper identifies global terrestrial areas prioritized for conservation to maximize synergies between biodiversity, carbon retention, and water provisioning.

bioRxiv · Apr 16, 2020Ecology

Global shortfalls in extinction risk assessments for endemic flora

R. V. Gallagher, S. Allen, M. Rivers, A. Allen, N. Butt, D. Keith, T. D. Auld, B. J. Enquist, I. J. Wright, H. P. Possingham, S. Espinosa-Ruiz, N. Dimitrova, J. C. Mifsud, V. M. Adams

The paper assesses global extinction risk for endemic plant species, finding that 67% of country-based endemic species lack risk assessments, despite urgent conservation needs.

bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2020Ecology