Institute for Life Sciences and the Environment
| Type | Department/Institute |
|---|---|
| Faculty/Department | Research Institutes and Centres |
| Head | Prof Robbie Girling |
| Director of Research | Prof Robbie Girling |
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Spatial and temporal variations of embodied carbon emissions in China’s infrastructure
Bai, Jing, Qu, Jiansheng, Maraseni, Tek Narayan, Wu, Jinjia, Xu, Li and Fan, Yujie. 2019. "Spatial and temporal variations of embodied carbon emissions in China’s infrastructure." Sustainability. 11 (3), pp. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11030749Article
Resistance to plant-parasitic nematodes in chickpea: current status and future perspectives
Zwart, Rebecca S., Thudi, Mahendar, Channale, Sonal, Manchikatla, Praveen K., Varshney, Rajeev K. and Thompson, John P.. 2019. "Resistance to plant-parasitic nematodes in chickpea: current status and future perspectives." Frontiers in Plant Science. 10, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00966Article
Value of seasonal climate forecasts in reducing economic losses for grazing enterprises: Charters Towers case study
An-Vo, Duc-Anh, Reardon-Smith, Kate, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Cobon, David, Kodur, Shreevatsa and Stone, Roger. 2019. "Value of seasonal climate forecasts in reducing economic losses for grazing enterprises: Charters Towers case study." The Rangeland Journal. 41 (3), pp. 165-175. https://doi.org/10.1071/RJ18004Article
Building and Delivering Real-World, Integrated Sustainability Solutions: Insights, Methods and Case-Study Applications
Newlands, Nathaniel K., Porcelli, Tracy A., Potgieter, Andries B., Kouadio, Louis, Huete, Alfredo and Guo, Wei. 2019. "Building and Delivering Real-World, Integrated Sustainability Solutions: Insights, Methods and Case-Study Applications." Frontiers in Environmental Science. 7, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00071Editorial
Circulation analogues and uncertainty in the time‑evolution of extreme event probabilities: evidence from the 1947 Central European heatwave
Harrington, Luke J., Otto, Friederike E. L., Cowan, Tim and Hegerl, Gabriele C.. 2019. "Circulation analogues and uncertainty in the time‑evolution of extreme event probabilities: evidence from the 1947 Central European heatwave." Climate Dynamics. 53 (3-4), pp. 2229-2247. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-019-04820-2Article
Rescuing forests from the carbon trap
Ojha, Hemant, Maraseni, Tek, Nightingale, Andrea, Bhattarai, Basundhara and Khatri, Dil. 2019. "Rescuing forests from the carbon trap." Forest Policy and Economics. 101, pp. 15-18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2019.01.007Article
Genetic diversity and structure in regional Cercospora beticola populations from Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris suggest two clusters of separate origin
Knight, Noel L., Vaghefi, Niloofar, Kikkert, Julie R., Bolton, Melvin D., Secor, Gary A., Rivera, Viviana V., Hanson, Linda E., Nelson, Scot C. and Pethybridge, Sarah J.. 2019. "Genetic diversity and structure in regional Cercospora beticola populations from Beta vulgaris ssp. vulgaris suggest two clusters of separate origin." Phytopathology: International Journal of the American Phytopathological Society. 109 (7), pp. 1280-1292. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-07-18-0264-RArticle
Using satellite and reanalysis data to evaluate the representation of latent heating in extratropical cyclones in a climate model
Hawcroft, Matt, Dacre, Helen, Forbes, Richard, Hodges, Kevin, Shaffrey, Len and Stein, Thorwald. 2017. "Using satellite and reanalysis data to evaluate the representation of latent heating in extratropical cyclones in a climate model." Climate Dynamics. 48 (7), pp. 2255-2278. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-016-3204-6Article
Sustainable production of Robusta coffee under a changing climate: a 10-year monitoring of fertilizer management in coffee farms in Vietnam and Indonesia
Byrareddy, Vivekananda, Kouadio, Louis, Mushtaq, Shahbaz and Stone, Roger. 2019. "Sustainable production of Robusta coffee under a changing climate: a 10-year monitoring of fertilizer management in coffee farms in Vietnam and Indonesia." Agronomy. 9, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy9090499Article
Evaluating the shifts in rainfall and pasture-growth variabilities across the pastoral zone of Australia during 1910–2010
Cobon, David, Kouadio, Louis, Mushtaq, Shahbaz, Jarvis, Chelsea, Carter, John, Stone, Grant and Davis, Peter. 2019. "Evaluating the shifts in rainfall and pasture-growth variabilities across the pastoral zone of Australia during 1910–2010." Crop and Pasture Science. 70 (7), pp. 634-647. https://doi.org/10.1071/CP18482Article
Effect of stubble height and irrigation management on the growth, botanical composition and persistence of perennial ryegrass, tall fescue and chicory swards in cool-temperate Tasmania
Langworthy, Adam D., Rawnsley, Richard P., Freeman, Mark J., Corkrey, Ross, Pembleton, Keith G., Harrison, Matthew T., Lane, Peter A. and Henry, David A.. 2019. "Effect of stubble height and irrigation management on the growth, botanical composition and persistence of perennial ryegrass, tall fescue and chicory swards in cool-temperate Tasmania." Crop and Pasture Science. 70 (2), pp. 169-182. https://doi.org/10.1071/CP18311Article
The provision and utility of earth science to decision-makers: synthesis and key findings
Quigley, Mark C., Bennetts, Luke G., Kuhnert, Petra M., Durance, Patricia, Lindsay, Mark D., Pembleton, Keith G., Roberts, Melanie E. and White, Christopher J.. 2019. "The provision and utility of earth science to decision-makers: synthesis and key findings." Environment Systems and Decisions. 39 (3), pp. 349-367. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-019-09737-zArticle
Diversity of Moesziomyces (Ustilaginales, Ustilaginomycotina) on Echinochloa and Leersia (Poaceae)
Li, Ying-Ming, Shivas, Roger G., Li, Bao-Ju and Cai, Lei. 2019. "Diversity of Moesziomyces (Ustilaginales, Ustilaginomycotina) on Echinochloa and Leersia (Poaceae)." MycoKeys. 52, pp. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.52.30461Article
Copula-based statistical modelling of synoptic-scale climate indices for quantifying and managing agricultural risks in australia
Nguyen-Huy, Thong. 2018. Copula-based statistical modelling of synoptic-scale climate indices for quantifying and managing agricultural risks in australia. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/xa1p-8373PhD Thesis
Impacts of forest management on tree species richness and composition: Assessment of forest management regimes in Tarai landscape Nepal
Poudyal, Bishnu Hari, Maraseni, Tek Narayan and Cockfield, Geoff. 2019. "Impacts of forest management on tree species richness and composition: Assessment of forest management regimes in Tarai landscape Nepal." Applied Geography. 111, pp. 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2019.102078Article
Fungal planet description sheets: 868–950
Crous, P. W., Carnegie, A. J., Wingfield, M. J., Sharma, R., Mughini, G., Noordeloos, M. E., Santini, A., Shouche, Y. S., Bezerra, J. D. P., Dima, B., Guarnaccia, V., Imrefi, I., Jurjevic, Z., Knapp, D. G., Kovacs, G. M., Magista, D., Perrone, G., Rama, T., Rebriev, Y. A., ..., Groenewald, J. Z.. 2019. "Fungal planet description sheets: 868–950." Persoonia. 42, pp. 291-473. https://doi.org/10.3767/persoonia.2019.42.11Article
Elevated temperature reduces survival of peak populations of root-lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus thornei) after wheat growth in a vertisol
Thompson, J. P., Rostad, H. E., Macdonald, B. J. and Whish, J. P. M.. 2018. "Elevated temperature reduces survival of peak populations of root-lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus thornei) after wheat growth in a vertisol." Biology and Fertility of Soils. 54 (2), pp. 243-257. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-017-1256-3Article
Australian cultures of Botryosphaeriaceae held in Queensland and Victoria plant pathology herbaria revisited
Tan, Yu Pei, Shivas, Roger G., Marney, Thomas S., Edwards, Jacqueline, Dearnaley, John, Jami, Fahimeh and Burgess, Treena I.. 2019. "Australian cultures of Botryosphaeriaceae held in Queensland and Victoria plant pathology herbaria revisited." Australasian Plant Pathology. 48 (1), pp. 25-34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13313-018-0559-7Article
Chronic effects and horizontal transmission of Metarhizium anisopliae strain QS155 infection in the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae)
Dotaona, Ronnie, Wilson, Bree A. L., Stevens, Mark M., Holloway, Joanne and Ash, Gavin J.. 2017. "Chronic effects and horizontal transmission of Metarhizium anisopliae strain QS155 infection in the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae)." Biological Control. 114, pp. 24-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocontrol.2017.07.008Article
Confirmation of Peronospora agrimoniae as a distinct species
Petrzelova, Irena, Choi, Young-Joon, Jemelkova, Michaela, Dolezalova, Ivana, Kruse, Julia, Thines, Marco and Kitner, Miloslav. 2017. "Confirmation of Peronospora agrimoniae as a distinct species." European Journal of Plant Pathology. 147 (4), pp. 887-896. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-016-1058-8Article
The presumably North American species Plasmopara wilsonii is present in Germany on the ornamental plant Geranium phaeum
Kruse, Julia, Thines, Marco and Choi, Young-Joon. 2016. "The presumably North American species Plasmopara wilsonii is present in Germany on the ornamental plant Geranium phaeum." European Journal of Plant Pathology. 145 (4), pp. 999-1005. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-016-0885-yArticle
The curious nature of the hemispheric symmetry of the Earth’s water and energy balances
Stephens, Graeme L., Hakuba, Maria Z., Hawcroft, Matt, Haywood, Jim M., Behrangi, Ali, Kay, Jennifer E. and Webster, Peter J.. 2016. "The curious nature of the hemispheric symmetry of the Earth’s water and energy balances." Current Climate Change Reports. 2 (4), pp. 135-147. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40641-016-0043-9Article
The impact of equilibrating hemispheric albedos on tropical performance in the HadGEM2-ES coupled climate model
Haywood, Jim M., Jones, Andy, Dunstone, Nick, Milton, Sean, Vellinga, Michael, Bodas-Salcedo, Alejandro, Hawcroft, Matt, Kravitz, Ben, Cole, Jason, Watanabe, Shingo and Stephens, Graeme. 2016. "The impact of equilibrating hemispheric albedos on tropical performance in the HadGEM2-ES coupled climate model." Geophysical Research Letters. 43 (1), pp. 395-403. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015GL066903Article
Extratropical cyclones and the projected decline of winter Mediterranean precipitation in the CMIP5 models
Zappa, Gieuseppe, Hawcroft, Matthew K., Shaffrey, Len, Black, Emily and Brayshaw, David J.. 2015. "Extratropical cyclones and the projected decline of winter Mediterranean precipitation in the CMIP5 models." Climate Dynamics. 45 (7), pp. 1727-1738. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-014-2426-8Article
Can climate models represent the precipitation associated with extratropical cyclones?
Hawcroft, Matthew K., Shaffrey, Len C., Hodges, Kevin I. and Dacre, Helen F.. 2016. "Can climate models represent the precipitation associated with extratropical cyclones?" Climate Dynamics. 47 (3), pp. 679-695. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00382-015-2863-zArticle
Biodiscovery and the Queensland Plant Pathology Herbarium
Shivas, Roger G., Beasley, Dean R., Bransgrove, Kaylene, Tan, Yu Pei and Bulow, Geoff. 2019. "Biodiscovery and the Queensland Plant Pathology Herbarium." Microbiology Australia. 40 (3), pp. 134-137. https://doi.org/10.1071/MA19036Article
One stop shop II: taxonomic update with molecular phylogeny for important phytopathogenic genera: 26–50 (2019)
Jayawardena, Ruvishika S., Hyde, Kevin D., Jeewon, Rajesh, Ghobad-Nejhad, Masoomeh, Wanasinghe, Dhanushka N., Liu, NingGuo, Phillips, Alan J. L., Oliveira-Filho, Jose Ribamar C., da Silva, Gladstone A., Gibertoni, Tatiana B., Abeywikrama, P., Carris, L. M., Chethana, K. W. T., Dissanayake, A. J., Hongsanan, S., Jayasiri, S. C., McTaggart, A. R., Perera, R. H., Phutthacharoen, K., ..., Kang, Ji-Chuan. 2019. "One stop shop II: taxonomic update with molecular phylogeny for important phytopathogenic genera: 26–50 (2019)." Fungal Diversity. 94 (1), pp. 41-129. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13225-019-00418-5Article
Encapsulation of flutriafol fungicide into electrospun biodegredable poly (L-lactide) nanofibers
Javazmi, Leila, Low, Tobias, Ash, Gavin and Young, Anthony. 2018. "Encapsulation of flutriafol fungicide into electrospun biodegredable poly (L-lactide) nanofibers." 2018 Applied Nanotechnology and Nanoscience International Conference (ANNIC 2018). Berlin, Germany 22 - 24 Oct 2018Poster
Phylogeny and taxonomy of Golovinomyces orontii revisited
Braun, U., Shin, H. D., Takamatsu, S., Meeboon, J., Kiss, L., Lebeda, A., Kitner, M. and Gotz, M.. 2019. "Phylogeny and taxonomy of Golovinomyces orontii revisited." Mycological Progress: international journal of fungal sciences. 18 (3), pp. 335-357. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11557-018-1453-yArticle
Diaporthe novem isolated from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) and other crop and weed hosts in Australia
Thompson, S. M., Tan, Y. P., Neate, S. M., Grams, R. M., Shivas, R. G., Lindbeck, K. and Aitken, E. A. B.. 2018. "Diaporthe novem isolated from sunflower (Helianthus annuus) and other crop and weed hosts in Australia." European Journal of Plant Pathology. 152 (3), pp. 823-831. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-018-1515-7Article
Investigating hybridisation between the forms of Pyrenophora teres based on Australian barley field experiments and cultural collections
Poudel, B., McLean, M. S., Platz, G. J., McIlroy, J. A., Sutherland, M. W. and Martin, A.. 2019. "Investigating hybridisation between the forms of Pyrenophora teres based on Australian barley field experiments and cultural collections." European Journal of Plant Pathology. 153 (2), pp. 465-473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10658-018-1574-9Article
Green fluorescent protein transformation sheds more light on a widespread mycoparasitic interaction
Nemeth, Mark Z., Pintye, Alexandra, Horvath, Aron N., Vagi, Pal, Kovacs, Gabor M., Gorfer, Markus and Kiss, Levente. 2019. "Green fluorescent protein transformation sheds more light on a widespread mycoparasitic interaction." Phytopathology: International Journal of the American Phytopathological Society. 109 (8), pp. 1404-1416. https://doi.org/10.1094/PHYTO-01-19-0013-RArticle
Effect of elevated carbon dioxide on plant biomass and grain protein concentration differs across bread, durum and synthetic hexaploid wheat genotypes
Thompson, Michael, Gamage, Dananjali, Ratnasekera, Disna, Perera, Anton, Martin, Anke and Seneweera, Saman. 2019. "Effect of elevated carbon dioxide on plant biomass and grain protein concentration differs across bread, durum and synthetic hexaploid wheat genotypes." Journal of Cereal Science. 87, pp. 103-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2019.03.007Article
Impacts of rice diseases in tropical Asia
Castilla, Nancy P., Macasero, John Bethany, Villa, Joselito, Sparks, Adam H., Willocquet, Laetitia and Savary, Serge. 2018. "Impacts of rice diseases in tropical Asia." 11th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP 2018): Plant Health in a Global Economy. Boston, United States 29 Jul - 03 Aug 2018 United States.Presentation
Can rainfall be a useful predictor of epidemic risk across temporal and spatial scales?
Del Ponte, Emerson M., Sparks, Adam H., Cunniffe, Nik J. and Madden, Laurence V.. 2018. "Can rainfall be a useful predictor of epidemic risk across temporal and spatial scales?" 11th International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP 2018): Plant Health in a Global Economy. Boston, United States 29 Jul - 03 Aug 2018 United States.Keynote
Magnesic soils: first principle soil management strategies for increased productivity
Zhu, Yingcan. 2019. Magnesic soils: first principle soil management strategies for increased productivity. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland. https://doi.org/10.26192/fp4j-sj70PhD Thesis
Genomic sequence analysis reveals diversity of Australian Xanthomonas species associated with bacterial leaf spot of tomato, capsicum and chilli
Roach, R., Mann, R., Gambley, C. G., Chapman, T., Shivas, R. G. and Rodoni, B.. 2019. "Genomic sequence analysis reveals diversity of Australian Xanthomonas species associated with bacterial leaf spot of tomato, capsicum and chilli." BMC Genomics. 20 (1 - 310), pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-5600-xArticle
Science in South Asia
Shrestha, Uttam Babu and Bhadra, Anindita. 2019. "Science in South Asia." Science. 364 (6447), p. 1211. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aay4475Article
Climate change in Nepal: a comprehensive analysis of instrumental data and people’s perceptions
Shrestha, Uttam Babu, Shrestha, Asheshwor Man, Aryal, Suman, Shrestha, Sujata, Gautam, Madhu Sudan and Ojha, Hemant. 2019. "Climate change in Nepal: a comprehensive analysis of instrumental data and people’s perceptions." Climatic Change: an interdisciplinary, international journal devoted to the description, causes and implications of climatic change. 154 (3-4), pp. 315-334. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-019-02418-5Article
Changes in soil water storage with no-tillage and crop residue retention on a Vertisol: impact on productivity and profitability over a 50 year period
Page, Kathryn L., Dang, Yash P., Dalal, Ram C., Reeves, Steven, Thomas, Greg, Wang, Weijin and Thompson, John P.. 2019. "Changes in soil water storage with no-tillage and crop residue retention on a Vertisol: impact on productivity and profitability over a 50 year period." Soil and Tillage Research. 194, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.still.2019.104319Article
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