Prof Peter Vesk
Professor
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
173 Scholarly works
40 Projects
HIGHLIGHTS
2026
Journal article
A spatial birth–death process to model sessile organisms
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2026.1116582026
Journal article
Understanding drivers of eucalypt spatial patterns in temperate forests using point process modelling
DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.1004932022
Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)
Modelling Dynamics in Spatial Ecology
2022
Research Contracts
Policy-Ready Population Viability Analysis for the Southern Greater Glider and Leadbeater’s Possum Under Forest Management, Fire and Climate Change Scenarios
2019
Research Contracts
Population Viability Analysis
2017
Journal article
Climatic warming strengthens a positive feedback between alpine shrubs and fire
DOI: 10.1111/gcb.136142015
Journal article
Modeling rates of life form cover change in burned and unburned alpine heathland subject to experimental warming
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-015-3261-2
RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS
2026
Journal article
Spatial pattern reveals process in a species‐rich seasonal tropical forest: Insights from a multi‐type point process model
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.703592026
Journal article
Traits Explain Canopy Tree Occurrence Along Regional Environmental Gradients: A Subset Combine to Be Useful
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.735832026
Other
Code accompanying the paper "Spatial pattern reveals process in a species-rich seasonal tropical forest: insights from a multi-type point process model" by Ian Flint, Patrick J. Baker, Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin and Peter A. Vesk
DOI: 10.26188/318840372026
Journal article
Contribution of microcosm experiments to conservation science
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.701292025
Journal article
Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology
DOI: 10.1186/s12915-024-02101-x2025
Dataset
Data and code for models and plots to accompany the manuscript "Traits explain canopy tree occurrence along regional environmental gradients, a subset combine to be useful."
DOI: 10.26188/307159132025
Software / Code
transferability_of_trait-based_species_distribution_models.R
DOI: 10.26188/131288872025
Journal article
Several candidate size metrics explain vital rates across multiple populations throughout a widespread species' range
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.70148