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Professor profile
Patrick Meir
The Australian National University
· Biology
I am interested in the functioning of forest ecosystems
how this varies with species composition
climate
soil resources. My main focus has been the ecophysiology of plants
soil although my work
that of my team
has ranged from investigating plant
soil processes to vegetation modelling
About
Regular biography
Patrick Meir is a Research Fellow at The Australian National University's Research School of Biology. His research interests focus on the functioning of tropical forest ecosystems and how this varies with climate, soils, and species composition. His work spans the ecophysiology of plants and soil, including investigations into plant and soil processes, vegetation modelling, and remote sensing. He has led analysis of the impacts of drought on the Amazon rainforest carbon cycle and is extending these studies to Southeast Asia and Australia. His research also addresses nutrient and climate-related constraints on photosynthesis and respiration in tropical ecosystems, as well as soil respiration dynamics in tropical soils.