Why we get out of bed

We love plants and the communities they form. We find ourselves asking “Why does that species grow here, and not over there? How does it grow with all these other things?” Given these ruminations, our research focuses on applied and theoretical questions in community and restoration ecology. We study Australian plant systems including subtropical rainforests, brigalow forests, York gum woodlands and restoration plantings.

Cover of the international journal Ecography showing the gorgeous rainforests of Mt Glorious, QLD, taken by Dr Julian Radford-Smith.