David Coleman

Contrasting climate signals between native and introduced annual and perennial floras

The paper compares climate influences on native and introduced plant species in Australia, finding native annuals are more climate-dependent than introduced ones.

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.

traits.build: a data model, workflow and R package for building harmonised ecological trait databases

The paper introduces a data model, workflow, and R package for building harmonised ecological trait databases that adhere to FAIR principles.