Ongoing research interests
My long term goal is to understand what shapes the structure and composition of fungal and plant communities in natural ecosystems, and to apply that understanding to better conservation practice. To that end I am involved in a broad range of research projects - most of them collaborative - to unravel the nature and consequences of biotic interactions under diverse conditions. Below are some of the projects in which I am involved.
Invasive plants and their pests
Emerging diseases - Porroca of Coconut
Diseases and the maintenance of diversity
Polypore fungi - rainforests and mangroves
Evolutionary ecology of epifoliar and endophytic fungi
Abiotic conditions, plant diseases, and conservation
Science in plant quarantine and conservation policy