Suzanne Mary Prober facts for kids
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Suzanne Mary Prober
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| Born | 31 July 1964 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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| Alma mater | University of Sydney, Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Australia National University, PhD in Vegetation Ecology |
| Occupation | Botanist, ecologist |
Suzanne Mary Prober was born in Hobart, Australia, on July 31, 1964. She is an Australian scientist who studies plants (a botanist) and how living things interact with their environment (an ecologist).
She went to the University of Sydney and earned a degree in Agriculture in 1985. Later, in 1990, she received her PhD in Vegetation Ecology from the Australian National University. A PhD is a very high university degree that shows someone is an expert in their field.
Dr. Prober works as a lead research scientist at CSIRO Land and Water in Perth, Western Australia. CSIRO is a big science organization in Australia that does important research.
Her main work involves understanding and protecting different plant groups. She wants to help natural areas stay healthy and bounce back from challenges. She often studies eucalypt woodlands, which are forests mainly made of eucalyptus trees, and other natural areas that are left in places where people live or farm.
Dr. Prober also leads a group called the Great Western Ecosystems Research Network. She is also a director for TERN OzFlux. This group helps collect important data about how energy, carbon, and water move between the air and Australia's natural places. This information helps scientists understand climate change and how ecosystems are doing.
What Dr. Prober Studies
Dr. Prober's research helps us understand and protect nature. She focuses on:
- How natural places can change and survive as the climate changes.
- How ecosystems work and how we can manage them well.
- The role of fire in nature, especially in Australian landscapes.
- The knowledge that Aboriginal people have about their local environment.
- Protecting different kinds of plants and animals (biodiversity).
- How plants and soil interact, including tiny fungi called mycorrhizae that help plants grow.
- How plants that are not native to an area (invasive species) affect the environment.
- Studying the eucalyptus forests in cooler parts of Australia.
See Also
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