Lynda Prior

Lynda Prior is a Research Fellow at the School of Natural Sciences, University of Tasmania, specializing in fire ecology and plant physiology. Her research focuses on understanding how climate change affects tree growth, carbon sequestration, and forest ecosystems. She collaborates extensively with Charles Darwin University and contributes to projects related to bushfire impacts and vegetation dynamics.

Research Interests

• Fire ecology and post-fire recovery mechanisms
• Plant physiological responses to temperature stress
• Forest ecosystem carbon cycling
• Landscape ecology interactions with climate change
• Dendrochronology and tree demography

Scientific Contributions

• Pioneering research on eucalypt growth responses to warming climates
• Key findings on forest carbon sink limitations under climate stress
• Fieldwork on post-fire vegetation regeneration patterns