Patrick Baker

Canopy Composition and Spatial Configuration Influences Beta Diversity in Temperate Regrowth Forests of Southeastern Australia

Anu Singh, Benjamin Wagner, Sabine Kasel, Patrick J Baker, Craig R Nitschke

Journal article  |  2023  |  Drones

Structural features of the overstorey in managed and unmanaged forests can significantly influence plant community composition. Na..

Combining Environmental, Multispectral, and LiDAR Data Improves Forest Type Classification: A Case Study on Mapping Cool Temperate Rainforests and Mixed Forests

Raphael Trouve, Ruizhu Jiang, Melissa Fedrigo, Matt D White, Sabine Kasel, Patrick J Baker, Craig R Nitschke

Journal article  |  2023  |  REMOTE SENSING

Predictive vegetation mapping is an essential tool for managing and conserving high conservation-value forests. Cool temperate rai..

Characteristics of a multi-species conifer network of wood properties chronologies from Southern Australia

KJ Allen, SC Nichols, R Evans, PJ Baker

Journal article  |  2022  |  DENDROCHRONOLOGIA

Progress in quantitative wood anatomy has resulted in a growing number of increasingly understood proxies from the tree-ring archi..

Reconstructing seasonal fire danger in southeastern Australia using tree rings

K Allen, SB Stewart, C Tozer, D Richardson, C Nitschke, J Risbey, A Dowdy, M Brookhouse, P Fox-Hughes, M Peterson, PJ Baker

Journal article  |  2022  |  International Journal of Wildland Fire

Climate projections indicate that dangerous fire weather will become more common over the coming century. We examine the potential..

Fire Impacts on Recruitment Dynamics in a Seasonal Tropical Forest in Continental Southeast Asia

Kanokporn Kaewsong, Daniel J Johnson, Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin, Patrick J Baker

Journal article  |  2022  |  FORESTS

The effects of forest fires on tree recruitment dynamics in tropical forests is important for predicting forest dynamics and ecosy..

Forest Stand Dynamics Drive a Conservation Conundrum for the Critically Endangered Leadbeater’s Possum

Patrick J Baker, Craig R Nitschke, Raphael Trouvé, Andrew P Robinson

Book Chapter  |  2022

Mapping canopy nitrogen-scapes to assess foraging habitat for a vulnerable arboreal folivore in mixed-species Eucalyptus forests

Benjamin Wagner, Patrick J Baker, Ben D Moore, Craig R Nitschke

Journal article  |  2021  |  ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Herbivore foraging decisions are closely related to plant nutritional quality. For arboreal folivores with specialized diets, such..

Evaluating the dendroclimatological potential of blue intensity on multiple conifer species from Tasmania and New Zealand

Rob Wilson, Kathy Allen, Patrick Baker, Gretel Boswijk, Brendan Buckley, Edward Cook, Rosanne D'Arrigo, Dan Druckenbrod, Anthony Fowler, Margaux Grandjean, Paul Krusic, Jonathan Palmer

Journal article  |  2021  |  BIOGEOSCIENCES

We evaluate a range of blue intensity (BI) tree-ring parameters in eight conifer species (12 sites) from Tasmania and New Zealand ..

The role of climatic variability on Eucalyptus regeneration in southeastern Australia

Anu Singh, Patrick J Baker, Sabine Kasel, Raphael Trouve, Stephen B Stewart, Craig R Nitschke

Journal article  |  2021  |  GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION

In the forested landscapes of southeastern Australia, bushfires and timber harvesting are the primary catalysts for regeneration i..

Joint effects of climate, tree size, and year on annual tree growth derived from tree-ring records of ten globally distributed forests

Kristina J Anderson-Teixeira, Valentine Herrmann, Christine R Rollinson, Bianca Gonzalez, Erika B Gonzalez-Akre, Neil Pederson, M Ross Alexander, Craig D Allen, Raquel Alfaro-Sanchez, Tala Awada, Jennifer L Baltzer, Patrick J Baker, Joseph D Birch, Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin, Paolo Cherubini, Stuart J Davies, Cameron Dow, Ryan Helcoski, Jakub Kaspar, James A Lutz, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Tree rings provide an invaluable long-term record for understanding how climate and other drivers shape tree growth and forest pro..