Scaling from nano to global impacts: mechanisms of tree mortality [Episode 5]
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Featured Scientist: Professor Brendan Choat, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Brendan Choat is a world leader in plant water relations and interested in how plants, especially trees, cope with water stress. Brendan works on plants from the nanometer to continental scales, piecing together how native and also crop species cope with environmental stresses like drought and fire. Brendan explains in a great and easy to understand way how climate change is impacting our forested landscapes in Australia and how his work is helping conservation management. He also explains what cavitation is and how it leads to ‘popping’ sounds in trees.
Brendan Choat is a Professor at the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment. He studies plant physiology and ecology with a focus on the impacts of climate change on native vegetation, forestry, and horticultural plants. He has made significant contributions to our understanding of how plants tolerate environmental stress. His recent work investigates the impact of extreme drought on Australian native forests. He is editor in chief for Prometheus Protocols and on the editorial board of the journal Plant Biology. He was awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers in 2011 and an ARC Future Fellowship in 2014 for his work on mapping drought response in trees.
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