Doctor Ben Moore
LECTURER,
Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Personal
Qualifications
- PhD The Australian National University
- BScHons University of Melbourne
UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)
- Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment
Contact
| Email: | B.Moore@uws.edu.au |
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| Extension: | 1384 |
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| Location: | L9.G.29 Hawkesbury |
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Biography
Ben Moore is an ecologist broadly interested in plant-animal interactions, chemical ecology and the causes and consequences of variation in plant chemistry. He completed his honours degree in zoology at the University of Melbourne and then obtained his Ph.D. from the Australian National University (Canberra). He then spent 2.5 years at James Cook University in Townsville and 5 years at the James Hutton Institute (formerly the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute) in Aberdeen, UK.
Ben’s previous research in Australia focussed on role played by plant secondary metabolites ofEucalyptusin the ecology of marsupial folivores (especially the koala and the common brushtail possum) at a range of scales – from understanding the foraging behaviour of individual animals to understanding how plant chemistry affects where we do and don’t find animals in natural landscapes. In Scotland, Ben investigated the complex mixtures of terpenes (essential oils) found in pine needles and their consequences for numerous ecological processes in Caledonian pinewood. His work at HIE will continue to consider the causes and consequences of variable plant chemistry in Australian plants, how this is affected by climate change and what this means for animals that rely on these resources.
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Publications
Chapters in Books
- Iason, G., Moore, B., Lennon, J., Stockan, J., Osler, G., Campbell, C., Sim, D., Beaton, J. and Russell, J. (2012), 'Plant secondary metabolite polymorphisms and the extended chemical phenotype', The Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites: From Genes to Global Processes, Cambridge University Press 9780521157124.
- Moore, B. and DeGabriel, J. (2012), 'Integrating the effects of PSMs on vertebrate herbivores across spatial and temporal scales', The Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites: From Genes to Global Processes, Cambridge University Press 9780521157124.
- Iason, G., Moore, B., Lennon, J., Stockan, J., Osler, G., Campbell, C., Sim, D. and Beaton, J. (2012), 'Plant secondary metabolite polymorphisms and the extended chemical phenotype', Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites: From Genes to Global Processes, Cambridge University Press 9780521157124.
- Moore, B. and DeGabriel, J. (2012), 'Integrating the effects of PSMs on vertebrate herbivores across spatial and temporal scales', Ecology of Plant Secondary Metabolites: From Genes to Global Processes, Cambridge University Press 9780521157124.
- Foley, W., Lawler, R., Moore, B., Marsh, K. and Wallis, I. (2004), 'Diet selection in marsupial folivores of Eucalyptus: the role of plant secondary metabolites', The Biology of Australian Possums and Gliders, Surrey Beatty & Sons 9780949324962.
- Moore, B., Wallis, R., Marsh, K. and Foley, J. (2004), 'The role of nutrition in the conservation of the marsupial folivores of eucalypt forests.', Conservation of Australia's Forest Fauna., Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 9780958608589.
Journal Articles
- Iason, G., O'Reilly-Wapstra, J., Brewer, M., Summers, R. and Moore, B. (2011), 'Do multiple herbivores maintain chemical diversity of Scots Pine monoterpenes.', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 9.
- Moore, B., Moles, A., Wallis, I., Foley, W. and Others, 4. (2011), 'Putting plant resistance traits on the map: a test of the idea that plants are better defended at lower latitudes', New Phytologist, 2.
- DeGabriel, J., Moore, B., Marsh, K. and Foley, W. (2010), 'The effect of plant secondary metabolites on the interplay between the internal and external environments of marsupial folivores.', Chemoecology, 12.
- Moore, B., Lawler, I., Wallis, I., Beale, C. and Foley, W. (2010), 'Palatability mapping: a koala's eye view of spatial variation in habitat quality', Ecology, 12.
- Shipley, L., Sorensen-Forbey, J. and Moore, B. (2009), 'Revisiting the dietary niche: when is a mammalian herbivore a specialist?', Integrative and Comparative Biology, 17.
- DeGabriel, J., Moore, B., Shipley, L., Krockenberger, A., Wallis, I., Johnson, C. and Foley, W. (2009), 'Inter-population differences in the tolerance of a marsupial folivore of plant secondary metabolites.', Oecologia, 10.
- DeGabriel, J., Moore, B., Foley, W. and Johnson, C. (2009), 'The effects of plant defensive chemistry on nutrient availability determine reproductive success in a mammal.', Ecology, 9.
- DeGabriel, J., Wallis, I., Moore, B. and Foley, W. (2008), 'A simple, integrative assay to quantify nutritional quality of browses for herbivores.', Oecologia, 10.
- Fisher, D., Double, M. and Moore, B. (2006), 'Number of mates and timing of mating affect offspring growth in the small marsupial, Antechinus agilis.', Animal Behaviour, 9.
- Moore, B., Marsh, K. and Wallis, I. (2005), 'Taught by animals: how understanding diet selection leads to better zoo diets.', International Zoo Yearbook, 19.
- Moore, B., Foley, W., Wallis, I., Cowling, A. and Handasyde, K. (2005), 'Eucalyptus foliar chemistry explains koala feeding preferences.', Biology Letters, 4.
- Foley, W. and Moore, B. (2005), 'Plant metabolites and vertebrate herbivores - from physiological function to ecosystem function', Current opinion in Plant Biology, 6.
- Moore, B. and Foley, W. (2005), 'Tree use by koalas in a chemically complex landscape', Nature, 3.
- Moore, B., Wallis, R., Wood, J. and Foley, W. (2004), 'Foliar nutrition, site quality and temperature affect foliar chemistry of tallowwood (Eucalyptus microcorys).', Ecological Monographs, 16.
- Moore, B., Wallis, I., Pala Paul, J., Brophy, J., Willis, R. and Foley, W. (2004), 'Anti-herbivore chemistry of Eucalyptus - cues and deterrents for marsupial folivores.', Journal of Chemical Ecology, 27.
- McLean, S., Brandon, S., Davies, N., Boyle, R., Foley, W., Moore, B. and Pass, G. (2003), 'Glucuronuria in the koala', Journal of Chemical Ecology, 13.
- Moore, B., Coulson, G. and Way, S. (2002), 'Habitat selection by adult female eastern grey kangaroos', Wildlife Research, 7.
- Boyle, R., McLean, S., Davies, N., Peacock, E. and Moore, B. (2001), 'Metabolites of dietary 1,8-cineole in the male koala (Phascolarctos cinereus)', Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology C, 11.
Research
Current Projects
| Title: | Psyllid-induced dieback of Grey Box (Eucalyptus moluccana) on the Cumberland Plain |
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| Years: | 2013-06-26 - 2015-10-31 |
| ID: | P00021691 |
| UWS Researchers: | Markus Riegler, James Cook, Ben Moore and Paul Rymer |
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| Title: | Genotypic and chemotypic diversity of Eucalyptus moluccana and its role in psyllid caused dieback |
| Years: | 2013-01-02 - 2013-12-31 |
| ID: | P00021187 |
| UWS Researchers: | Markus Riegler, Ben Moore and Paul Rymer |
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| Title: | High-throughput sample preparation robotics to enable emerging large-scale plant genomics, metabolomics and proteomics research [via ANU - no funding to UWS] |
| Years: | 2013-05-01 - 2014-04-30 |
| ID: | P00020980 |
| UWS Researchers: | David Tissue, David Ellsworth, Ben Moore, Markus Riegler and Paul Rymer |
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Supervision
Current Supervision
| Title: | Effects of Elevated Atmospheric (CO2) on Insect Herbivory and its Regulation in a Eucalyptus Tereticornis Woodland |
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| Title: | The Dingo (Canis Lupis Lupis) as a Vector for the Suppression of Woody Weed Thickening in Arid Australia |
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