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Email

patrick.baker@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor (Silviculture & Forest Ecology)
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences
Education
Doctorate (Coursework)
University of Washington
Masters (Coursework & Research)
Yale University
Bachelors Degree
Bowdoin College
ORCID

0000-0002-6560-7124

Prof Patrick Baker

Professor (Silviculture & Forest Ecology)
School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences

168 Scholarly works
40 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 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

    Global warming reduces the carrying capacity of the tallest angiosperm species (Eucalyptus regnans)
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-15563
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Pervasive increase in tree mortality across the Australian continent
    DOI: 10.5194/egusphere-egu26-4330
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Interdisciplinary challenges for wildfire futures
    DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2025.104175
  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Research Centre Agreement - Australian Forest and Wood Innovations
  • 2023

    Research grants (other domestic)

    Forest Restoration for Economic Outcomes (FREO)
  • 2018

    Research Contracts

    IFER Supp: Mapping High Conservation Value Forests in Eastern Victoria
Patrick Baker

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2010
Award for innovation in botanical teaching Australian Plant Society

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    High resolution LiDAR and environmental variables enable fine scale predictions of hollow-bearing tree abundance across a complex temperate forest landscape
    DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123440
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Detecting and attributing climate change effects on vegetation: Australia as a test case
    DOI: 10.1002/ppp3.70090
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Pervasive increase in tree mortality across the Australian continent
    DOI: 10.1038/s41477-025-02188-2
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Global warming reduces the carrying capacity of the tallest angiosperm species (Eucalyptus regnans)
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62535-x
  • 2025

    Journal article

    The impact of a severe wildfire on canopy structure and composition in a lowland mixed-eucalypt forest in southeastern Australia
    DOI: 10.1186/s42408-025-00366-3
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Severe disturbance sets a lowland mixed-eucalypt forest in south-eastern Australia on a new developmental trajectory
    DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2025.123182
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Sounds of Atlantic sturgeon spawning: first description and opportunities for riverine endangered species conservation with passive acoustic monitoring
    DOI: 10.3354/esr01429

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    CCFS_AFWI - An Open Data Platform to Monitor Australia's Forests From Space-Proposal 3 (Core)

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