Brad Ripley
Professor
Botany
Rhodes University
South Africa
Biography
Brad is a plant ecophysiologist, specialising in the ecophysiology and ecology of C3 and C4 grasses and their response to factors associated with climate change. Other interests include the adaptations of coastal sand-dune plants and the responses of alien invasive plants to environmental and biotic factors.
Research Interest
"Evolution and ecology of C4 photosynthetic grasses. Ecophysiology and ecology of coastal sand-dune plants. Response of invasive plants to biocontrol and herbivory. Ecophysiology of plants as affected by environmental and biotic factors. Future collaborations. Current Researchers. Past Researchers."
Publications
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Ripley BS, Donald G, Osborne CP, Abraham T and Martin T (2010). Experimental investigation of fire ecology in the C3 and C4 subspecies of Alloteropsis semialata. Journal of Ecology 98: 1196-1203.
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Taylor SH, Ripley BS, Woodward FI, and Osborne CP (2011). Drought limitation of photosynthesis differs between C3 and C4 grass species in a comparative experiment. Plant, Cell and Environment 34: 65-75.
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Ripley BS, Cunniff J and Osborne CP (2013). Photosynthetic acclimation and resource-use by the C3 and C4 subspecies of Alloteropsis semialata in low CO2 atmospheres. Global change Biology 19: 900-910.
