Suzanne Mary Prober

Suzanne Mary Prober
Born (1964-07-31) 31 July 1964 (age 60)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Sydney, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Australia National University, PhD in Vegetation Ecology
Occupation(s)Botanist, ecologist

Suzanne Mary Prober (born in Hobart on 31 July 1964[1]) is an Australian botanist and ecologist.[2]

She received her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (Honors) from the University of Sydney in 1985[3] and a PhD in Vegetation Ecology from the Australian National University in 1990.[4]

She is a principal research scientist with CSIRO Land and Water in Perth, Western Australia.[5] Understanding, controlling and restoring the natural diversity, ecosystem function and resilience of plant groups are Prober's main research interests. She focuses on temperate eucalypt woodlands and remnant vegetation in versatile landscapes. Prober currently leads the Great Western Ecosystems Research Network, and is Facility Director of TERN (Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network) OzFlux. OzFlux is responsible for maintaining datastreams that measure the exchange of energy, carbon and water between the atmosphere and important Australian ecosystems.[5]

The standard author abbreviation Prober is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

  1. ^ "Prober, Suzanne Mary - biography". www.anbg.gov.au.
  2. ^ Prober, Suzanne M.; Thiele, Kevin R.; Rundel, Philip W.; Yates, Colin J.; Berry, Sandra L.; Byrne, Margaret; Christidis, Les; Gosper, Carl R.; Grierson, Pauline F.; Lemson, Kristina; Lyons, Tom; Macfarlane, Craig; O’Connor, Michael H.; Scott, John K.; Standish, Rachel J.; Stock, William D.; Etten, Eddie J. B. van; Wardell-Johnson, Grant W.; Watson, Alexander (26 March 2018). "Facilitating adaptation of biodiversity to climate change: a conceptual framework applied to the world's largest Mediterranean-climate woodland". Climatic Change. 110 (1–2): 227–248. doi:10.1007/s10584-011-0092-y. S2CID 154795464.
  3. ^ "Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria". Prober, Suzanne Mary (1964 - ). Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria. 13 November 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  4. ^ Prober, Suzanne (1989). Causes of rarity in Eucalyptus paliformis L.Johnson et Blaxell (Thesis). doi:10.25911/5d6cf764ed933.
  5. ^ a b "Dr Suzanne Prober". people.csiro.au. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Prober.