Associate Lecturer, University of Wollongong
I am an early career biotechnologist with experience in plant secondary metabolites, carbon isotopes and determining the health of plants. I am interested in the protective mechanisms employed by plants, in particular desiccation tolerant mosses, and how they cope in different stressful situations, e.g. UV radiation, water stress and high light.

Antarctica's 'moss forests' are drying and dying
Sep 27, 2018 16:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The lush moss beds that grow near East Antarcticas coast are among the only plants that can withstand life on the frozen continent. But our new research shows that these slow-growing plants are changing at a far faster...