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Email

pvesk@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Education
Doctorate (Research)
Macquarie University
Masters (Research)
University of Sydney
Bachelors Degree
University of Sydney
ORCID

0000-0003-2008-7062

Prof Peter Vesk

Professor
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences

175 Scholarly works
40 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    A spatial birth–death process to model sessile organisms
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2026.111658
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Understanding drivers of eucalypt spatial patterns in temperate forests using point process modelling
    DOI: 10.1016/j.fecs.2026.100493
  • 2022

    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.13614
  • 2015

    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
Peter Vesk

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Trait-mediated interactions drive local diversity
    DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2600749123
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Spatial pattern reveals process in a species-rich seasonal tropical forest: Insights from a multi-type point process model
    DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.70359
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Traits Explain Canopy Tree Occurrence Along Regional Environmental Gradients: A Subset Combine to Be Useful
    DOI: 10.1002/ece3.73583
  • 2026

    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: 10.26188/31884037
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Contribution of microcosm experiments to conservation science
    DOI: 10.1111/cobi.70129
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Asymmetric transferability of trait–environment relationships between native and exotic plant species in Singaporean forests differing in land-use history
    DOI: 10.1002/oik.12302
  • 2025

    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-x
  • 2025

    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: 10.26188/30715913

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