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Gregory J. Jordan

Gregory J. Jordan

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
61
Citations
15710
World Ranking
2167
National Ranking
169

Overview

Gregory J. Jordan is affiliated with the University of Tasmania in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with notable focus on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Molecular Biology, and Plant Science.

The scientist's work addresses key topics such as Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Plant Diversity and Evolution, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Plant and animal studies, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Evolution and Paleontology Studies, and Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications.

Recent publications by Gregory J. Jordan include the following:

  • AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora, 2021, Scientific Data
  • Accuracy of ancestral state reconstruction for non-neutral traits, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • AusTraits - a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora, 2021, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • A Permeable Cuticle, Not Open Stomata, Is the Primary Source of Water Loss From Expanding Leaves, 2020, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • Diversity and abundance of soil microbial communities decline, and community compositions change with severity of post-logging fire, 2021, Molecular Ecology

Frequent co-authors in their research include Susan C. Baker, Timothy J. Brodribb, Ian J. Wright, Raymond J. Carpenter, and Bechu K. V. Yadav.

Publication venues where Gregory J. Jordan has contributed multiple papers include Scientific Data, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Forest Ecology and Management, Global Ecology and Biogeography, and New Phytologist.

Best Publications

  • TRY plant trait database : Enhanced coverage and open access

    Jens Kattge;Gerhard Bönisch;Sandra Díaz;Sandra Lavorel

  • Leaf Maximum Photosynthetic Rate and Venation Are Linked by Hydraulics

    Tim J. Brodribb;Taylor S. Feild;Gregory J. Jordan

  • Phylogenetic biome conservatism on a global scale

    Michael D. Crisp;Mary T. K. Arroyo;Lyn G. Cook;Maria A. Gandolfo

  • Sensitivity of leaf size and shape to climate: Global patterns and paleoclimatic applications

    Daniel J. Peppe;Daniel J. Peppe;Dana L. Royer;Bárbara Cariglino;Sofia Y. Oliver

  • Testing the Impact of Calibration on Molecular Divergence Times Using a Fossil-Rich Group: The Case of Nothofagus (Fagales)

    Hervé Sauquet;Simon Y. W. Ho;Simon Y. W. Ho;Maria A. Gandolfo;Gregory J. Jordan

  • Decline of a biome: Evolution, contraction, fragmentation, extinction and invasion of the Australian mesic zone biota

    Margaret Byrne;Dorothy Steane;Leo Joseph;David K. Yeates

  • Leaf hydraulic vulnerability is related to conduit dimensions and drought resistance across a diverse range of woody angiosperms.

    Christopher J. Blackman;Tim J. Brodribb;Gregory J. Jordan

  • Conifer species adapt to low-rainfall climates by following one of two divergent pathways

    Timothy J. Brodribb;Scott A.M. McAdam;Gregory J. Jordan;Samuel C.V. Martins

  • Evolution of stomatal responsiveness to CO2 and optimization of water‐use efficiency among land plants

    Timothy J. Brodribb;Scott A. M. McAdam;Gregory J. Jordan;Taylor S. Feild

  • Leaf hydraulics and drought stress: response, recovery and survivorship in four woody temperate plant species

    Christopher J. Blackman;Timothy J. Brodribb;Gregory J. Jordan

  • Acclimation to humidity modifies the link between leaf size and the density of veins and stomata

    Madeline R. Carins Murphy;Gregory J. Jordan;Timothy J. Brodribb

  • Water supply and demand remain balanced during leaf acclimation of Nothofagus cunninghamii trees

    Timothy J. Brodribb;Gregory J. Jordan

  • Unified changes in cell size permit coordinated leaf evolution.

    Tim J. Brodribb;Greg J. Jordan;Raymond J. Carpenter

  • Differential leaf expansion can enable hydraulic acclimation to sun and shade

    Madeline R. Carins Murphy;Gregory J. Jordan;Timothy J. Brodribb

  • AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora.

    Daniel Falster;Rachael Gallagher;Rachael Gallagher;Elizabeth H. Wenk;Ian J. Wright

  • The evolutionary history of Nothofagus (Nothofagaceae)

    RS Hill;GJ Jordan

  • A geographic mosaic of genetic variation within a foundation tree species and its community-level consequences.

    Robert C. Barbour;Julianne M. O'Reilly-Wapstra;David W. De Little;Gregory J. Jordan

  • Fossil leaf economics quantified: calibration, Eocene case study, and implications

    Dana L. Royer;Lawren Sack;Peter Wilf;Christopher H. Lusk

  • A practical guide to DNA metabarcoding for entomological ecologists

    Mingxin Liu;Laurence J. Clarke;Susan C. Baker;Gregory J. Jordan

  • Strong, independent, quantitative genetic control of the timing of vegetative phase change and first flowering in eucalyptus globulus ssp. globulus (Tasmanian blue gum)

    Gregory J Jordan;Bradley M Potts;Robert J E Wiltshire

  • Glacial refugia and reticulate evolution: the case of the Tasmanian eucalypts

    Gregory J. Jordan;René E. Vaillancourt;Dorothy A. Steane

  • Solar radiation as a factor in the evolution of scleromorphic leaf anatomy in Proteaceae

    Gregory J. Jordan;Rebecca A. Dillon;Peter H. Weston

  • Internal coordination between hydraulics and stomatal control in leaves

    Tim J. Brodribb;Gregory J. Jordan

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert S. Hill
Robert S. Hill University of Adelaide
Timothy J. Brodribb
Timothy J. Brodribb University of Tasmania
Tim Wardlaw
Tim Wardlaw Forestry Tasmania
Brad M. Potts
Brad M. Potts University of Tasmania
René E. Vaillancourt
René E. Vaillancourt University of Tasmania
David M. J. S. Bowman
David M. J. S. Bowman University of Tasmania
Grant J. Williamson
Grant J. Williamson University of Tasmania
Dorothy A. Steane
Dorothy A. Steane University of Tasmania
Scott A. M. McAdam
Scott A. M. McAdam Purdue University West Lafayette
Ülo Niinemets
Ülo Niinemets Estonian University of Life Sciences

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