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Associate Professor Geoff Burrows
BSc (University of Queensland, BSc (Hons) (University of Queensland),
PhD (University of Queensland)
Position Associate Professor, Plant Science
Location School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences,
Charles Sturt University
Phone 02 6933 2654
Email gburrows@csu.edu.au
Career Brief
Dr Burrows studied the anatomical aspects of bud formation and resprouting of hoop pine, a native conifer, for his PhD. Since coming to CSU about 25 years he has concentrated on the ecology of the native vegetation of the South West Slopes, the way that eucalypts recover from fire and various aspects of the structure and function of the Wollemi Pine. More recently he has been involved in weed related projects.
Research
- How members of the Myrtaceae (e.g. eucalypts, bottlebrushes) resprout after fire
- Resprouting and branch abscission in the Wollemi Pine
- Leaf structure and herbicide uptake in Silverleaf Nightshade
Teaching
- Teaching Botany, Plant Propagation, Plant Taxonomy
- Developing interactive, online applications for teaching plant structure (see the CSU Virtual Herbarium & EHGC websites)
Selected Publications
Crisp MD, Burrows GE, Cook LG, Thornhill AH and Bowman DMJS (2011). Flammable biomes dominated by eucalypts originated at the Cretaceous-Palaeogene boundary. Nature Communications 2:193.
Burrows GE (2010). Teaching flower structure and floral formulae – mix of the real and virtual worlds. The American Biology Teacher 72, 276-280.
Burrows GE, Hornby SK, Waters DA, Bellairs SM, Prior LD and Bowman DMJS (2010). A wide diversity of epicormic structures is present in Myrtaceae species in the northern Australian savanna biome – implications for adaptation to fire. Australian Journal of Botany 58, 493-507.
Waters DA, Burrows GE and Harper JDI (2010). Eucalyptus regnans (Myrtaceae): a fire-sensitive eucalypt with a resprouter epicormic structure. American Journal of Botany 97, 545-556.
Burrows GE (2002). Epicormic strand structure in Angophora, Eucalyptus and Lophostemon (Myrtaceae) – implications for fire resistance and recovery. New Phytologist 153, 111-131.