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Dr Tricia Wevill

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Position

Senior Lecturer, Environmental Sciences

Faculty

Faculty of Sci Eng & Built Env

Department

School of Life & Env Sciences

Campus

Melbourne Burwood Campus

Qualifications

Graduate Certificate of Higher Ed. Learning & Teaching, Deakin University, 2016
Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University, 2009

Contact

tricia.wevill@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46439

Biography

My research interests include the study of vegetation dynamics at both fine-scale and landscape levels, in response to altered environmental and disturbance regimes.  I am particularly interested in how ecological theory can be used to understand community development and the application of this knowledge to land management.  Recent research has focused on the restoration of degraded landscapes, understanding plant community responses to changed disturbance regimes through the study of soil seed banks, and recruitment requirements in semi-arid systems.

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Biography summary

Since completing my PhD in 2009,  I have worked with environmental consultants, with industry partners in research and in tertiary education.

Research interests

Plant Ecology

Restoration Ecology

Affiliations

Monash University
Ecological Society of Australia
International Association of Vegetation Scientists
Australian Science Communicators

Units taught

SLE103  - Ecology  and the Environment

SLE216 - Bushfire Management

SLE317 - Australian vegetation and its Management

Knowledge areas

Plant Ecology

Botany

Environmental Science

Ecology

Publications

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2024

Impact of Phytophthora dieback on a key heathland species Xanthorrhoea australis (Asphodelaceae) (austral grasstree) and floristic composition in the eastern Otways, Victoria

B Wilson, S Casey, M Garkaklis, C Learmonth, T Wevill

(2024), Vol. 72, pp. 1-14, Australian Journal of Botany, Melbourne, VIC., C1

journal article
2022

Bushfire Risk Detection Using Internet of Things: An Application Scenario

M Nosouhi, K Sood, N Kumar, T Wevill, C Thapa

(2022), pp. 1-9, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Piscataway, NJ, C1

journal article

Restoration of a declining foundation plant species: Testing the roles of competitor suppression, fire reintroduction and herbivore exclusion

K Bell, T Doherty, T Wevill, D Driscoll

(2022), Vol. 59, pp. 1852-1862, Journal of Applied Ecology, London, Eng., C1

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Acclimation to water stress improves tolerance to heat and freezing in a common alpine grass

Emma Sumner, Virginia Williamson, Roslyn Gleadow, Tricia Wevill, Susanna Venn

(2022), pp. 1-13, Oecologia, Heidelberg, Germany, C1

journal article
2021

How fire interacts with habitat loss and fragmentation

D Driscoll, D Armenteras, A Bennett, L Brotons, M Clarke, T Doherty, A Haslem, L Kelly, C Sato, H Sitters, N Aquilué, K Bell, M Chadid, A Duane, M Meza-Elizalde, K Giljohann, T González, R Jambhekar, J Lazzari, A Morán-Ordóñez, T Wevill

(2021), Vol. 96, pp. 976-998, Biological Reviews, England, C1

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2019

A critique of 'countryside biogeography' as a guide to research in human-dominated landscapes

Don Driscoll, Sara Balouch, Thomas Burns, Tim Garvey, Tricia Wevill, Kaori Yokochi, Tim Doherty

(2019), Vol. 46, pp. 2850-2859, Journal of biogeography, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Peer-pairing sessional staff in a large first year science unit as a form of supportive academic development

T Wevill, J Savage

(2019), Vol. 17, pp. 1-18, Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, Wollongong, N.S.W., C1

journal article
2018

The effect of prescribed burning on plant rarity in a temperate forest

J Patykowski, G Holland, M Dell, T Wevill, K Callister, A Bennett, M Gibson

(2018), Vol. 8, pp. 1714-1725, Ecology and evolution, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article

Rarity and nutrient acquisition relationships before and after prescribed burning in an Australian box-ironbark forest

J Patykowski, M Dell, T Wevill, M Gibson

(2018), Vol. 10, AoB PLANTS, England, C1

journal article
2014

An assessment of riparian restoration outcomes in two rural catchments in south-western Victoria: Focusing on tree and shrub species richness, structure and recruitment characteristics

T Wevill, S Florentine

(2014), Vol. 15, pp. 133-139, Ecological Management & Restoration, London, Eng., C1-1

journal article
2010

Plant traits that enhance pollutant removal from stormwater in biofiltration systems

J Read, T Fletcher, T Wevill, A Deletic

(2010), Vol. 12, pp. 34-53, International journal of phytoremediation, Abingdon, Eng., C1-1

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Fine-scale patterns in the distribution of semi-arid tree species at Wyperfeld National Park, southeastern Australia - the potential roles of resource gradients vs disturbance

T Wevill, J Read

(2010), Vol. 74, pp. 482-490, Journal of arid environments, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
2008

Variation among plant species in pollutant removal from stormwater in biofiltration systems

J Read, T Wevill, T Fletcher, A Deletic

(2008), Vol. 42, pp. 893-902, Water research, London, Eng., C1-1

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Empowering Teaching Assistants to Support Students: Impact of Training and Experience on Perceptions and Practices

Madeleine Schultz, Lisa Chiavaroli, Jillian Healy, Kieran Lim, Tricia Wevill

(), Vol. 30, International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, C1

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Funded Projects at Deakin

No Funded Projects at Deakin found

Supervisions

Principal Supervisor
2018

John Wallace Patykowski

Thesis entitled: The effect of disturbance on plant rarity and ecosystem function

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Associate Supervisor
2024

Jeronimo Vazquez Ramirez

Thesis entitled: Australian Alpine Plant Regeneration From Seed Under Climate Change

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

2023

Emma Elizabeth Sumner

Thesis entitled: Heat, Frost and Drought: How will Australian alpine plants respond to future climate extremes?

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences