Molly Whalen
Associate Professor
Biological Sciences
Flinders University
Australia
Biography
Co-coordinator of BSc Degree in Biodiversity & Conservation Leader (with Dr Kleindorfer) of the Biodiversity & Ecology cluster Coordinator of BSc Ecology, Behaviour and Evolution Major
Research Interest
My research interests are in plant-animal interactions, plant ecology and systematics, and conservation biology, and my research program combines systematic, ecological and population genetic approaches. Dr. Duncan Mackay and I jointly supervise a lab focusing on the study of plants, insects and their interactions.
Publications
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Beaumont, K., Mackay, D. and Whalen, M. (2013). Multiphase myrmecochory: the roles of different ant species and effects of fire. Oecologia, 172(3) pp. 791-803.
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Davies, R., Whalen, M., Mackay, D.A., Taylor, D. and Pisanu, P. (2013). Does soil seed bank diversity limit post-fire regeneration in small, fragmented, long-unburnt remnants of fire adapted vegetation? Biological Conservation, 158 pp. 287-295.
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Rawson, T., Davies, R., Whalen, M. and Mackay, D.A. (2013). Fire-related cues and germination from the soil seed bank of senescent remnants of mallee vegetation on Eastern Kangaroo Island. Austral Ecology, 38(2) pp. 139-151.
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Gellie, N., Beaumont, K.P., Mackay, D.A., Whalen, M.A. and Clarke, L.J. (2015). Growth responses of Baumea juncea (Cyperaceae) plants from inland artesian spring and coastal habitats to salinity and water logging treatments. Australian Journal of Botany, 63 pp. 517-525.
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Bestland, E.A., George, A., green, G., Olifent, V., Mackay, D.A. and Whalen, M.A. (2017). Groundwater dependent pools in seasonal and permanent streams in the Clare Valley of South Australia. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 9 pp. 216-235.
