Associate Professor Erik Veneklaas
Key research
- Water relations of native plant species
- Water balance of species-rich woodlands and different species’ roles in it
- Phosphorus acquisition and root exudates of native and crop species
- ‘Universal trends’ in leaf traits and plant growth forms
- Tree health in altered and rehabilitated ecosystems
Major research interests
- Carbon balance
- Plant functioning in natural, degraded and rehabilitated ecosystems
- Plant physiology/ecology
- Root exudates and P acquisition
- Water and nutrient use
Publications
Recent Publications:
- De Vos, M., Shane, M.W., Cawthray, G.R., Veneklaas, E.J. and Lambers, H. (2001). Internal phosphorus concentration modifies the initiation, growth and functioning of cluster roots in Hakea prostrata R. Br. In: Horst, W.J. et al., Plant Nutrition. Food security and sustainability of agro-ecosystems through basic and applied research. Pp 578-579.
- Veneklaas, E.J., Santos Silva, M.P.R.M., den Ouden, F. (2002). Determinants of growth rate in Ficus benjamina L. compared to related faster-growing woody and herbaceous species. Scientia Horticulturae 93:75-84.
- Lambers, H., Juniper, D. Cawthray, G.R., Veneklaas, E.J. & Martínez-Ferri, E. (2002). The pattern of carboxylate exudation in Banksia grandis (Proteaceae) is affected by the form of phosphate added to the soil. Plant & Soil 238:111-122.
- Veneklaas, E.J., Fajardo, A., Obregon, S. & Lozano, J. (in prep). Gallery forest types and their environmental correlates in a Colombian savanna landscape.
- Beaulieu, N., Veneklaas, E.J., Fajardo, A., Crawford, E. & Jaramillo, J. (in prep). The gallery forest in the savannahs of the Colombian llanos as seen through JERS-1: opportunities for use of L-band radar in local planning and monitoring. International Journal of Remote Sensing.
- Lambers, H., Cramer, M.D., Shane, M.W., Wouterlood, M., Poot, P. & Veneklaas, E.J. (2002). Structure and functioning of cluster roots and plant responses to phosphate deficiency. Plant & Soil 248:ix-xix.
- Veneklaas, E.J., Stevens, J., Cawthray, G.R., Turner, S., Grigg, A.M. & Lambers, H. (2003). Chickpea and white lupin rhizosphere carboxylates vary with soil properties and enhance phosphorus uptake. Plant & Soil 248:187-197.
- Veneklaas, E.J. & Poot, P. (2003). Seasonal patterns in water use and leaf turnover of different plant functional types in a species-rich woodland, south-western Australia. Plant & Soil 257:295-304.
- Wouterlood, M., Cawthray, G.R., Turner, S., Lambers, H. & Veneklaas, E.J. (in press). Rhizosphere carboxylate concentrations of chickpea are affected by genotype and soil type. Plant & Soil.
- Veneklaas, E.J. & den Ouden, F. (in prep). Dynamics of non-structural carbohydrates in two Ficus species in response to shading.
Internal reports
- Veneklaas, E.J., Obregon, S., Fajardo, A., Lozano, J. & Beaulieu, N. (1998). Forests in the Colombian savanna: distribution, dynamics and conservation. Internal report CIAT. 25 pp. (in process for submission to journal).
- Veneklaas, E.J., Lozano, J., Ziebell, A.P., Chavez, L.F. & Amézquita, E. (1998). The importance of high Andean native ecosystems for the water supply of a downstream region in Carchi, Ecuador. Internal report CIAT. 29 pp. (presented to an electronic conference on Andean grasslands, May 2000; in process for submission to journal).
Roles, responsibilities and expertise
- Tropical ecosystem and landscape ecology
- Forest ecology
- Rain and cloud water interception
- Nutrient cycling
- Dryland crop water use
- Woody plant growth
Funding received
- 1993-1996. Veneklaas & Lambers. Productivity and plasticity of woody tropical indoor plants. STW (Dutch Technology Foundation). $250,000.
- 1999-2000. Veneklaas & Lambers: Is rarity of species in the Banksia genus associated with highly specialised nutrient acquisition mechanisms? Australian Flora Foundation. $6,000.
- 1999-2002. Lambers, Jasper & Veneklaas: The ecophysiology of restoration of arid-zone mine sites. ARC-SPIRT scheme. Industry partners: Kings Park and Botanic Gardens, Straits Resources Ltd. $135,000.
- 1999-2000. Lambers & Veneklaas: Exploiting chickpea’s potential to unlock phosphorus from P-fixing soils. Grain Research Committee. $23,000.
- 2001. Veneklaas: The importance of root exudates for the nutrition and distribution of Western Australia’s Banksia species. Small Grant, UWA/ARC. $5,000.
- 2001. Veneklaas. Establishing the cause of sudden autumn death in Banksia species. UWA Faculty of Agriculture Bequest Fund. $7,000.
- 2001. Lambers, Dixon, Veneklaas. Establishing the cause of sudden autumn death in Banksia species. Kings Park and Botanic Garden grant. $9,000.
- 2001-2004. Lambers, Veneklaas, Bolland: Increased benefits of phosphorus fertiliser through the use of grain legume species. Grains Research and Development Corporation. $120,000.
- 2001-2004. Lambers, Veneklaas & Koch: An ecophysiological analysis of key factors determining jarrah forest rehabilitation success. Australian Research Council. $69,000.
- 2001-2004. Lambers, Bolland, Bowden & Veneklaas. An ecophysiological analysis of the response to phosphate fertiliser of different lupin species, canola and wheat on phosphate-fixing soil. Australian Research Council, Linkage Grant. Industry partners: Department of Agriculture, WA, and CSBP fertilizers. $240,000.
- 2002. Veneklaas: Identifying the cause of sudden autumn death of Banksias. UWA small research grant. $5,000.
- 2002-2005. Veneklaas, Lambers, Mcgrath & Dixon. Wandoo crown decline - an ecophysiological diagnosis. Australian Research Council, Linkage Grant. Industry partners: CALM, WA, and Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority, WA. $125,000.
Languages
Memberships
- British Ecological Society
- Association for Tropical Biology
- Australian Society of Plant Scientists
- Ecological Society of Australia
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Centre of Excellence for Climate Change Woodland and Forest Health
School of Plant Biology
University of Western Australia (M084)
35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY
WA 6009
Australia
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