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Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
I have a broad research interest in biogeography and landscape ecology in relation to climate variability and fire regimes. I am particularly interested in utilising dendrochronology (tree ring) techniques to understand past climates and fire regimes of arid and semi-arid regions in Western Australia. I also have an ongoing interest in improving understanding of the interactions between climate and fire and vegetation, topography and ecosystem processes.
Funding overview
2015 A drought atlas for Western Australia from tree rings, Research Collaboration Award, The University of Western Australia
2014 ITRAX measurements of tree ring density and chemistry to reconstruct past rainfall patterns in NW Australia, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) research award
2014 ITRAX measurements of tree ring density and chemistry to reconstruct past rainfall patterns in NW Australia, Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) research award
Current projects
My current research is focused on reconstructing past rainfall variability of the Pilbara region in north-west Australia and the wheatbelt region of southwest Australia using the width and stable isotope composition of growth rings of Callitris columellaris trees.
Industrial relevance
Fire ecology and management
Sustainable management of semi-arid landscapes
Sustainable management of semi-arid landscapes
Research
Fire ecology – temporal and spatial patterns of wildfires
Semi-arid landscape ecology
Dendrochronology and paleoclimate research
Semi-arid landscape ecology
Dendrochronology and paleoclimate research
Languages
English
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research expertise keywords
- Dendroclimatology and tree ring studies
- Fire ecology
- Landscape ecology
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Megadroughts in the Common Era and the Anthropocene
Cook, B. I., Smerdon, J. E., Cook, E. R., Williams, A. P., Anchukaitis, K. J., Mankin, J. S., Allen, K., Andreu-Hayles, L., Ault, T. R., Belmecheri, S., Coats, S., Coulthard, B., Fosu, B., Grierson, P., Griffin, D., Herrera, D. A., Ionita, M., Lehner, F., Leland, C., Marvel, K., & 14 others, Nov 2022, In: Nature Reviews Earth and Environment. 3, 11, p. 741-757 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Megadroughts and pluvials in southwest Australia: 1350–2017 CE
O’Donnell, A. J., McCaw, W. L., Cook, E. R. & Grierson, P. F., Oct 2021, In: Climate Dynamics. 57, 7-8, p. 1817-1831 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
The role of extreme rain events in driving tree growth across a continental-scale climatic range in Australia
O'Donnell, A. J., Renton, M., Allen, K. J. & Grierson, P. F., Jul 2021, In: Ecography. 44, 7, p. 1086-1097 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Tree growth responses to temporal variation in rainfall differ across a continental-scale climatic gradient
O'Donnell, A. J., Renton, M., Allen, K. J. & Grierson, P. F., May 2021, In: PLoS One. 16, 5 May, e0249959.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Fire severity impacts on tree mortality and post-fire recruitment in tall eucalypt forests of southwest Australia
Etchells, H., O'Donnell, A., McCaw, W. L. & Grierson, P., 1 Mar 2020, In: Forest Ecology and Management. 459, 117850, 117850.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
33 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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The role of extreme rain events in driving tree growth across a continental-scale climatic range in Australia
O'Donnell, A. (Creator), Renton, M. (Creator), Allen, K. (Creator) & Grierson, P. (Creator), DRYAD, 29 Apr 2021
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.kkwh70s4d, http://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.kkwh70s4d
Dataset
Projects
- 4 Finished
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Samphire suvey on the Fortescue Marsh
Grierson, P., O'Donnell, A. & Colmer, T.
Rangelands Natural Resource Management (NRM) Western Australia
2/05/16 → 1/05/17
Project: Research
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A drought atlas for Western Australia using tree rings
O'Donnell, A. & Cook, E.
The University of Western Australia
1/01/15 → 31/12/15
Project: Research
Press / Media
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Australia's hidden history of megadroughts captured in ancient tree rings
26/05/21
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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We found a secret history of megadroughts written in tree rings. The wheatbelt’s future may be drier than we thought
Alison O'Donnell, Pauline Grierson & Edward R. Cook
18/05/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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