Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
1990 PhD: Faculty of Biology, Utrecht University (Utrecht, the Netherlands)
1985 Doctorandus: Faculty of Biology, Utrecht University (Utrecht, the Netherlands)
1985 Doctorandus: Faculty of Biology, Utrecht University (Utrecht, the Netherlands)
Roles and responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities:
Undergraduate teaching of plant ecology and plant physiology
Research training: Honours, Masters and PhD
Graduate Research Coordinator, School of Biological Sciences
Program Leader Ecophysiology, ARC Centre for Mine-Site Restoration
Expertise:
Physiological ecology
Tropical ecology
Forest and woodland ecology
Role of vegetation in hydrology
Future research
Sustainable management of ecosystems for agricultural production, land rehabilitation, etc.
Conservation of natural ecosystems
Adaptation to global change
Conservation of natural ecosystems
Adaptation to global change
Funding overview
1993-1996. Veneklaas & Lambers. Productivity and plasticity of woody tropical indoor plants. STW (Dutch Technology Foundation). $250,000.
1999-2000. Veneklaas & Lambers: Is rarity of species in the Banksia genus associated with highly specialised nutrient acquisition mechanisms? Australian Flora Foundation. $6,000.
1999-2002. Lambers, Jasper & Veneklaas: The ecophysiology of restoration of arid-zone mine sites. ARC-SPIRT scheme. Industry partners: Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Straits Resources Ltd. $135,000.
1999-2000. Lambers & Veneklaas: Exploiting chickpea’s potential to unlock phosphorus from P-fixing soils. Grain Research Committee. $23,000.
2001. Veneklaas: The importance of root exudates for the nutrition and distribution of Western Australia’s Banksia species. Small Grant, UWA/ARC. $5,000.
2001. Veneklaas. Establishing the cause of sudden autumn death in Banksia species. UWA Faculty of Agriculture Bequest Fund. $7,000.
2001. Lambers, Dixon, Veneklaas. Establishing the cause of sudden autumn death in Banksia species. Kings Park and Botanic Garden grant. $9,000.
2001-2004. Lambers, Veneklaas, Bolland: Increased benefits of phosphorus fertiliser through the use of grain legume species. Grains Research and Development Corporation. $120,000.
2001-2004. Lambers, Veneklaas & Koch: An ecophysiological analysis of key factors determining jarrah forest rehabilitation success. Australian Research Council. $69,000.
2001-2004. Lambers, Bolland, Bowden & Veneklaas. An ecophysiological analysis of the response to phosphate fertiliser of different lupin species, canola and wheat on phosphate-fixing soil. Australian Research Council, Linkage Grant. Industry partners: Department of Agriculture, WA, and CSBP fertilizers. $240,000.
2002. Veneklaas. Identifying the cause of sudden autumn death of Banksias. UWA small research grant. $5,000.
2003. Veneklaas. Starting grant, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, UWA. $25,000.
2002-2005. Veneklaas, Lambers, Mcgrath & Dixon. Wandoo crown decline - an ecophysiological diagnosis. Australian Research Council, Linkage Grant. Industry partners: CALM, WA, and Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, WA. $215,000.
2006-2010. Lambers, Krauss, Koch & Veneklaas. A molecular ecophysiological assessment of the importance of using local provenance seed in plant biodiversity restoration. Australian Research Council, Linkage Grant. Industry partners: Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, Worsley Alumina, Greening Australia. $631,000.
2007. Veneklaas & Mills. Peer Reflection of First Year Biology. Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Western Australia. $4,000.
2007-2011. Lambers, Hinz, Veneklaas, Hancock, Kepic, Wealleans, Kendrick, Porporato. Ecohydrological feedbacks between vegetation and soil in natural and engineered landforms in arid Australia. $1,678,000 (Australian Research Council, Linkage Grant $1,028,000; Minerals and Energy Research Institute WA $200,000; Newcrest Telfer Gold Mine $450,000).
2007-2010. Hinz, Veneklaas. Store-and-release covers for mine waste – the role of vegetation. $250,000 (ACMER/UQ).
2008-2010. Colmer, Veneklaas, Shepherd, Barrett. Ecophysiology of stem succulent halophytes subject to changes in salinity and water availability: distinguishing natural dynamics from potential mine-related impacts. Australian Research Council, Linkage Grant. Industry partners: Fortescue Metals Group and Department of Environment and Conservation. $313,000.
2008-2013. Hardy, Veneklaas et al. Centre of Excellence for Climate Change and Woodland and Forest Health. Funding scheme for Centres of Excellence in Science and Innovation, Western Australia. $2,300,000.
2009-2012. Lambers, Veneklaas, Dixon. Does plant phosphorus economy determine ecological status in biodiverse Australian communities? $315,000 (Australian Research Council, Discovery Grant).
1999-2000. Veneklaas & Lambers: Is rarity of species in the Banksia genus associated with highly specialised nutrient acquisition mechanisms? Australian Flora Foundation. $6,000.
1999-2002. Lambers, Jasper & Veneklaas: The ecophysiology of restoration of arid-zone mine sites. ARC-SPIRT scheme. Industry partners: Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Straits Resources Ltd. $135,000.
1999-2000. Lambers & Veneklaas: Exploiting chickpea’s potential to unlock phosphorus from P-fixing soils. Grain Research Committee. $23,000.
2001. Veneklaas: The importance of root exudates for the nutrition and distribution of Western Australia’s Banksia species. Small Grant, UWA/ARC. $5,000.
2001. Veneklaas. Establishing the cause of sudden autumn death in Banksia species. UWA Faculty of Agriculture Bequest Fund. $7,000.
2001. Lambers, Dixon, Veneklaas. Establishing the cause of sudden autumn death in Banksia species. Kings Park and Botanic Garden grant. $9,000.
2001-2004. Lambers, Veneklaas, Bolland: Increased benefits of phosphorus fertiliser through the use of grain legume species. Grains Research and Development Corporation. $120,000.
2001-2004. Lambers, Veneklaas & Koch: An ecophysiological analysis of key factors determining jarrah forest rehabilitation success. Australian Research Council. $69,000.
2001-2004. Lambers, Bolland, Bowden & Veneklaas. An ecophysiological analysis of the response to phosphate fertiliser of different lupin species, canola and wheat on phosphate-fixing soil. Australian Research Council, Linkage Grant. Industry partners: Department of Agriculture, WA, and CSBP fertilizers. $240,000.
2002. Veneklaas. Identifying the cause of sudden autumn death of Banksias. UWA small research grant. $5,000.
2003. Veneklaas. Starting grant, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, UWA. $25,000.
2002-2005. Veneklaas, Lambers, Mcgrath & Dixon. Wandoo crown decline - an ecophysiological diagnosis. Australian Research Council, Linkage Grant. Industry partners: CALM, WA, and Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, WA. $215,000.
2006-2010. Lambers, Krauss, Koch & Veneklaas. A molecular ecophysiological assessment of the importance of using local provenance seed in plant biodiversity restoration. Australian Research Council, Linkage Grant. Industry partners: Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, Alcoa World Alumina Australia, Worsley Alumina, Greening Australia. $631,000.
2007. Veneklaas & Mills. Peer Reflection of First Year Biology. Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, The University of Western Australia. $4,000.
2007-2011. Lambers, Hinz, Veneklaas, Hancock, Kepic, Wealleans, Kendrick, Porporato. Ecohydrological feedbacks between vegetation and soil in natural and engineered landforms in arid Australia. $1,678,000 (Australian Research Council, Linkage Grant $1,028,000; Minerals and Energy Research Institute WA $200,000; Newcrest Telfer Gold Mine $450,000).
2007-2010. Hinz, Veneklaas. Store-and-release covers for mine waste – the role of vegetation. $250,000 (ACMER/UQ).
2008-2010. Colmer, Veneklaas, Shepherd, Barrett. Ecophysiology of stem succulent halophytes subject to changes in salinity and water availability: distinguishing natural dynamics from potential mine-related impacts. Australian Research Council, Linkage Grant. Industry partners: Fortescue Metals Group and Department of Environment and Conservation. $313,000.
2008-2013. Hardy, Veneklaas et al. Centre of Excellence for Climate Change and Woodland and Forest Health. Funding scheme for Centres of Excellence in Science and Innovation, Western Australia. $2,300,000.
2009-2012. Lambers, Veneklaas, Dixon. Does plant phosphorus economy determine ecological status in biodiverse Australian communities? $315,000 (Australian Research Council, Discovery Grant).
Previous positions
1996-1998: Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT, Cali, Colombia). Senior Research Fellow (tropical ecology)
1990-1995: Utrecht University, Department of Plant Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Utrecht, the Netherlands). Postdoctoral Fellow (ecophysiology).
1990-1995: Utrecht University, Department of Plant Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Utrecht, the Netherlands). Postdoctoral Fellow (ecophysiology).
Industrial relevance
Several projects collaborate with industry partners for strategic research into ecological processes
Teaching overview
UNDERGRADUATE UNITS:
ENVT2250 - Ecology (co-coordinator)
PLNT3301 - Plant Physiological Ecology (coordinator)
POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS:
Several students (2-3 completions per year).
Research
Water balance of species-rich woodlands and different species’ roles in it
Ecohydrology: interactions between vegetation, soil and climate
Water relations of native plant species
Photosynthesis of sclerophylls
Phosphorus economy of plants: adaptations for efficient P acquisition and P use
Relationships of leaf traits and plant functional types with environmental conditions and community properties
Ecological restoration, rehabilitation and engineering
Tree health in natural and altered ecosystems
Adaptation of crops to abiotic stress
Ecohydrology: interactions between vegetation, soil and climate
Water relations of native plant species
Photosynthesis of sclerophylls
Phosphorus economy of plants: adaptations for efficient P acquisition and P use
Relationships of leaf traits and plant functional types with environmental conditions and community properties
Ecological restoration, rehabilitation and engineering
Tree health in natural and altered ecosystems
Adaptation of crops to abiotic stress
Languages
Fluent in English
Spanish and Dutch
Spanish and Dutch
Research expertise keywords
- Carbon balance
- Plant functioning in natural, degraded and rehabilitated ecosystems
- Plant physiology/ecology
- Root exudates and P acquisition
- Water and nutrient use
- Plant hydraulics
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Research Output
TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access
The Nutrient Network, 1 Jan 2020, In : Global Change Biology. 26, 1, p. 119-188 70 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
28
Citations
(Scopus)
Composition and ecological drivers of the kwongan scrub and woodlands in the northern Swan Coastal Plain, Western Australia
Tsakalos, J. L., Renton, M., Dobrowolski, M. P., Veneklaas, E. J., Macintyre, P. D., Broomfield, S. J. & Mucina, L., Aug 2019, In : Austral Ecology. 44, 5, p. 906-916Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Field drought conditions impact yield but not nutritional quality of the seed in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
Smith, M. R., Veneklaas, E., Polania, J., Rao, I. M., Beebe, S. E. & Merchant, A., 1 Jun 2019, In : PLoS One. 14, 6, 18 p., e0217099.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
5
Citations
(Scopus)
Root-zone hypoxia reduces growth of the tropical forage grass Urochloa humidicola in high-nutrient but not low-nutrient conditions
Jiménez, J. D. L. C., Kotula, L., Veneklaas, E. J. & Colmer, T. D., 27 Nov 2019, In : Annals of Botany. 124, 6, p. 1019-1032 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Trait-based formal definition of plant functional types and functional communities in the multi-species and multi-traits context
Tsakalos, J. L., Renton, M., Riviera, F., Veneklaas, E. J., Dobrowolski, M. P. & Mucina, L., 1 Dec 2019, In : Ecological Complexity. 40, 100787.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Datasets
Two sides to every leaf: water and CO2 transport in hypostomatous and amphistomatous leaves
Drake, P. (Creator), de Boer, H. J. (Contributor), Schymanski, S. (Contributor) & Veneklaas, E. (Contributor), The University of Western Australia, 19 Jan 2019
Dataset
File
Data from: Complementary plant nutrient-acquisition strategies promote growth of neighbour species
Teste, F. (Creator), Veneklaas, E. (Creator), Dixon, K. W. (Creator) & Lambers, H. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 10 Mar 2014
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.dc394, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.dc394
Dataset
Data from: Are leaf functional traits “invariant” with plant size, and what is “invariance” anyway?
Price, C. (Creator), Wright, I. (Creator), Ackerly, D. (Creator), Niinemets, U. (Creator), Reich, P. B. (Creator) & Veneklaas, E. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 4 Jun 2014
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.r3n45, https://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.r3n45
Dataset
Projects
The dynamic demography of water ages
Thompson, S., Veneklaas, E., Skrzypek, E. & McGrath, G.
WA Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions DBCA
4/05/20 → 3/05/21
Project: Research
Program 2 Project 17 - Exploring the relationship between Leptospermum nectar and DHA production
Finnegan, P., Veneklaas, E. & Brooks, P.
1/07/18 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
Developmental shifts in phosphorus-use efficiency
Lambers, H., Ranathunge, K., Veneklaas, E. & Dayrell de Lima Campos, R.
Ecological Society of Australia Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
1/07/18 → 30/06/19
Project: Research
Functional Trait Approach to Restoration of Species Rich Shrublands
Mucina, L., Veneklaas, E., Renton, M., Laliberte, E., Price, C., Dobrowolski, M., Chandler, J., Bartha, S. & Laughlin, D.
1/01/15 → 31/12/17
Project: Research