PhD in ecology, Towards a general theory of plant trait diversity – Macquarie University, under supervision of Prof. Mark Westoby 2006-2010 MSc (Honours I), Plant height strategies – Macquarie University, under supervision of Prof. Mark Westoby 2002-2003 BSc (Ecology and Environmental Science), University of New South Wales 1996-2000

Ecology

How do competitive interactions shape the ecology, population dynamics, and traits of species and communities?

Leaf mass per area, not total leaf area, drives differences in above-ground biomass distribution among woody plant functional types Duursma RA, Falster DS (2016) New Phytologist: Accepted 28/04/2016. doi: 10.1111/nph.14033 code: github Times cited: 1 abstract: On the link between functional traits and growth rate: meta-analysis shows effects change with plant size, as predicted Gibert A, Gray EF, Westoby M, Wright IJ, Falster DS (2016) Journal of Ecology: Accepted 13/04/2016. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12594 code: github abstract: plant: A package for modelling forest trait ecology & evolution Falster DS, FitzJohn RG, Brännström Å, Dieckmann U, Westoby M (2016) Methods in Ecology and Evolution 7: 136-146. doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.12525 R package: github.com/traitecoevo/plant code: github Times cited: 1 abstract: Plant functional traits have globally consistent effects on competition Kunstler G, Falster D, Coomes DA, Hui F, Kooyman RM, Laughlin DC + 30 more (2016) Nature 529: 204–207. doi: 10.1038/nature16476 Times cited: 14 abstract: The Coral Trait Database: a curated database of trait information for coral species from the global oceans Madin JS, Andreasen MH, Bridge T, CairnsX S, Connolly SR, Darling E + 19 more (2016) Scientific Data: 160017. doi: 10.1038/sdata.2016.17 abstract: A trait-based approach to advance coral reef science Madin JS, Hoogenboom MO, Connolly SR, Darling ES, Falster DS, Huang D + 5 more (2016) Trends in Ecology & Evolution: published online. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2016.02.012 abstract: Testing the generality of above-ground biomass allometry across plant functional types at the continent scale Paul KI, Roxburgh SH, Chave J, England JR, Zerihun A, Specht A + 42 more (2016) Global Change Biology 22: 2106-2124. doi: 10.1111/gcb.13201 data: 10.4227/05/57354015127B8 Times cited: 2 abstract: BAAD: a Biomass And Allometry Database for woody plants Falster DS, Duursma RA, Ishihara MI, Barneche DR, FitzJohn RG, Vårhammar A + 90 more (2015) Ecology 96: 1445. doi: 10.1890/14-1889.1 data: Ecological Archives E096-128-D1 R package: baad.data code: github.com/dfalster/baad Times cited: 11 abstract: Quantifying and understanding reproductive allocation schedules in plants Wenk E, Falster D (2015) Ecology and Evolution 5: 5521-5538. doi: 10.1002/ece3.1802 Times cited: 4 abstract: Simulation of tree-ring widths with a model for primary production, carbon allocation, and growth Li G, Harrison SP, Prentice IC, Falster DS (2014) Biogeosciences 11: 6711-6724. doi: 10.5194/bg-11-6711-2014 Times cited: 7 abstract: Plant diversity and drought: the role of deep roots Lindh M, Zhang L, Falster DS, Franklin O, Brännström Å (2014) Ecological Modelling 290: 85-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.05.008 Times cited: 4 abstract: Functional distinctiveness of major plant lineages Cornwell WK, Westoby M, Falster DS, FitzJohn R, O’Meara B, Pennell MW + 20 more (2014) Journal of Ecology 102: 345-356. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12208 R package: ksi Times cited: 29 abstract: Light interception efficiency explained by two simple variables: a test using a diversity of small- to medium-sized woody plants Duursma RA, Falster DS, Valladares F, Sterck FJ, Pearcy RW, Lusk CH + 10 more (2012) New Phytologist 193: 397-408. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03943.x Times cited: 39 abstract: Lifetime return on investment increases with leaf lifespan among 10 Australian woodland species Falster DS, Reich PB, Ellsworth DS, Wright IJ, Westoby M, Oleksyn J + 1 more (2012) New Phytologist 193: 409-419. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03940.x Times cited: 21 abstract: Seedlings of temperate rainforest conifer and angiosperm trees differ in self-shading and leaf area display Lusk CH, Pérez-Millaqueo MM, Saldaña A, Burns BR, Laughlin DC, Falster DS (2012) Annals of Botany 110: 177-188. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcs095 Times cited: 9 abstract: smatr 3 – an R package for estimation and inference about allometric lines Warton DI, Duursma RA, Falster DS, Taskinen S (2012) Methods in Ecology and Evolution 3: 257-259. doi: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2011.00153.x R package: smatr Times cited: 253 abstract: An evolutionary attractor model for sapwood cross section in relation to leaf area Westoby M, Cornwell WK, Falster DS (2012) Journal of Theoretical Biology 303: 98-109. doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.03.008 code: 10.6084/m9.figshare.1005160 Times cited: 7 abstract: Influence of four major plant traits on average height, leaf-area cover, net primary productivity, and biomass density in single-species forests: a theoretical investigation Falster DS, Brännström Å, Dieckmann U, Westoby M (2011) Journal of Ecology 99: 148-164. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01735.x Times cited: 65 abstract: Unstable DNA repair genes shaped by their own sequence modifying phenotypes Falster DS, Nakken S, Bergem-Ohr M, Rødland EA, Breivik J (2010) Journal of Molecular Evolution 70: 266-274. doi: 10.1007/s00239-010-9328-0 Times cited: 1 abstract: Plant functional traits – linkages between stem anatomy, plant performance, and life history Zanne AE, Falster DS (2010) New Phytologist 185: 348-351. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03135.x Times cited: 21