Rate My Professor Lynda Prior

Following her doctorate, Dr Prior conducted post-doctoral research on the effects of fire on tree growth, mortality and recruitment. She joined the University of Tasmania in 2009, where she has led a continental-scale study of Callitris and analysed forest growth in relation to climate. Her current research, conducted in collaboration with Professor David Bowman, investigates the impacts of fire on the Tasmanian endemic conifer Athrotaxis cupressoides and the roles of fire and climate in shaping tree cover trends across northern Australia. Her work contributes to understanding forest ecology, savanna systems and fire regimes in Australia.