Dr Penny Van Oosterzee ~ Adjunct Associate Professor

Multi-disciplinary researcher with expertise in arid ecosystems and applied restoration expertise in the Wet Tropics, and climate change policies relating to landuse. PhD on climate change policies relating to landuse and biodiversity.

ARC Thiaki Rainforest Restoration program working collaboratively with several universities and many PhD and Master students to examine cost-effective restoration for carbon and biodiversity outcomes.

Award-winning author. Latest book is Cloud Land published by Allen & Unwin. Short-listed for Queensland People's Choice Award 2023.

Research Disciplines

• Forestry sciences (3007)
• Plant biology (3108)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• plant production and plant primary products (2699)
• Forestry (2602)

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Preece N, van Oosterzee P and Lawes M (2023) Reforestation success can be enhanced by improving tree planting methods. Journal of Environmental Management, 336.
• van Oosterzee P, Liu H and Preece N (2020) Cost benefits of forest restoration in a tropical grazing landscape: Thiaki rainforest restoration project. Global Environmental Change, 63.
• Cheesman A, Preece N, Van Oosterzee P, Erskine P and Cernusak L (2018) The role of topography and plant functional traits in determining tropical reforestation success. Journal of Applied Ecology, 55 (2). pp. 1029-1039
• Duke N, Kovacs J, Griffiths A, Preece L, Hill D, Van Oosterzee P, Mackenzie J, Morning H and Burrows D (2017) Large-scale dieback of mangroves in Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria: a severe ecosystem response, coincidental with an unusually extreme weather event. Marine and Freshwater Research, 68 (10). pp. 1816-1829
• Preece N, Abell S, Grogan L, Wayne A, Skerratt L, Van Oosterzee P, SHIMA A, Daszak P, Field H, Reiss A, Berger L, Rymer T, Fisher D, Lawes M, Laurance S, McCallum H, Esson C and Epstein J (2017) A guide for ecologists: detecting the role of disease in faunal declines and managing population recovery. Biological Conservation, 214. pp. 136-146
• Preece N, Van Oosterzee P, Hidrobo Unda G and Lawes M (2017) National carbon model not sensitive to species, families and site characteristics in a young tropical reforestation project. Forest Ecology and Management, 392. pp. 115-124
• Preece L, Van Oosterzee P, Dungey K, Standley P and Preece N (2016) Ecosystem service valuation reinforces world class value of Cape York Peninsula's ecosystems but environment and indigenous people lose out. Ecosystem Services, 18. pp. 154-164
• Preece N, Lawes M, Rossman A, Curran T and Van Oosterzee P (2015) Modelling the growth of young rainforest trees for biomass estimates and carbon sequestration accounting. Forest Ecology and Management, 351. pp. 57-66
• Van Oosterzee P, Dale A and Preece N (2014) Integrating agriculture and climate change mitigation at landscape scale: implications from an Australian case study. Global Environmental Change, 29. pp. 306-317
• Preece N, Van Oosterzee P and Lawes M (2013) Planting methods matter for cost-effective rainforest restoration. Ecological Management and Restoration, 14 (1). pp. 63-66
• Preece N, Crowley G, Lawes M and Van Oosterzee P (2012) Comparing above-ground biomass among forest types in the Wet Tropics: small stems and plantation types matter in carbon accounting. Forest Ecology and Management, 264. pp. 228-237
• Van Oosterzee P (2012) The integration of biodiversity and climate change: a contextual assessment of the carbon farming initiative. Ecological Management and Restoration, 13 (3). pp. 238-244

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 26+ research outputs authored by Dr Penny Van Oosterzee from 1995 onwards.

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