Mark Westoby

Nutrient currencies and P resorption greatly amplify the perceived costs of reproductive allocation in perennial heath shrubs

The paper quantifies reproductive allocation in perennial shrubs across their lifetimes using nutrient currencies, finding higher costs than typical estimates and highlighting nutrient resorption's role in amplifying these costs.

A general framework explaining variation in plant economics traits with environment and through ontogeny

This paper presents a general framework explaining variation in plant economics traits across environments and ontogeny through three core assumptions about growth optimization and tradeoffs.

The most abundant plant species of Eastern Australia and our knowledge of their traits

The paper ranks plant species by abundance in Eastern Australia and finds that a small number of species account for most vegetation cover, highlighting gaps in trait data for common species.

A-Islands: A plant dataset for biodiversity research and species monitoring on Australian islands

A-Islands is a curated dataset of plant species occurrences on Australian islands, enabling biodiversity research and ecological monitoring across diverse island environments.

Coordinated Shifts In Allocation Among Reproductive Tissues Across 14 Coexisting Plant Species

The paper quantifies reproductive effort allocation across 14 plant species, revealing trade-offs and shifts in investment among reproductive tissues.