Professor Neal Enright

Room: PhSc/3.038

Research

Professor Neal Enright is a plant ecologist with particular interests in the ecology and management of fire-prone ecosystems and in the restoration of plant communities to post-mined landscapes. His present research focuses on the high biodiversity shrublands of the northern sandplains of SW Australia, and the effects of fire and climate change on this important ecosystem, and spans a range of areas of investigation in co-operation with collaborating scientists, including ecophysiology, molecular ecology and simulation modeling. He has also published extensively on the population ecology of conifers and palms.

Projects

Growth, survival and reproduction in Banksia hookeriana and B. attenuata in relation to seasonal patterns of soil water availability in the northern sandplain shrublands near Eneabba, WA. [Regular fieldwork trips to Eneabba area required approx once every 2 months. Logistical support available]

Residual soil seed banks in high biodiversity sandplain shrublands – is there a carry-over seed bank after fire and what are its attributes? [One collection trip to field area required, then this is mostly a glasshouse-based project]

Germination responses of fire-cued species in relation to timing of winter and spring fires: are late winter fires bad for recruitment (project would suit mid-year entry) [Monthly trips to field area to set out and monitor seed batches. Possible replicate treatments at Murdoch also]

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