Dr Patrick O'Connor

Awards & Achievements

South Australian Spatial Excellence Award – BushBids Biodiversity Auction (2007)

South Australian Landcare Award - BushBids Biodiversity Auction (Finalist - 2007)

Research Interests

·         Market-based instruments for natural resource management

·         Monitoring and evaluation of natural resource management program outcomes

·         Soil biology and influences on plant growth, competition and community structure in terrestrial systems

·         Scientific writing and publishing

Publications

Plant-Soil Ecology

Chen M.M., H.B.Yin, P.J. O’Connor, Y.S. Wang and Y.G. Zhu (2010) C:N:P stoichiometry and specific growth rate of clover colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Plant and Soil 326; 21-29 doi 10.1007/s11104-009-9982-4

O’Connor P.J., M. Manjarrez and S.E. Smith (2009). The fate and efficacy of benomyl applied to field soils to suppress activity of AM fungi. Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Li, X-R., H-Y Zhou, X-P Wang, Y-G Zhu and P J O'Conner (2003) The effects of sand stabilization and revegetation on cryptogram species diversity and soil fertility in the Tengger Desert, Northern China. Plant and Soil 251, 237-245

Antoniolli, Z.I., E. Facelli, P.J. O'Connor, D. Miller, K. Ophel-Keller and S.E. Smith (2003). Spore communities of arbuscular mycorrhzal fungi and mycorrhizal associations in different ecosystems, South Australia. Brazilian Review of Soil Science 26, 627-635

O'Connor, P.J., S.E. Smith, F.A. Smith (2002). Arbuscular mycorrhizas influence plant competition, diversity and community structure in a semi-arid herbland. New Phytologist 154, 209-218

O'Connor, P.J., S.E. Smith, F.A. Smith (2001). Arbuscular mycorrhizal associations in the southern Simpson Desert. Australian Journal of Botany 49, 1-8

Smith, H.F., P.J. O'Connor, S.E. Smith, F.A. Smith (1998). Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizas of durian and other plants of forest gardens in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. In Soils of Tropical Forest Ecosystems. A. Shulte & D. Ruhiyat (Eds.). Springer, Berlin.

Barker, S.J., S. Stummer, G. Gao, I. Dispain, P.J. O'Connor, S.E. Smith (1998). A mutant in Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. With highly reduced VA mycorrhizal colonization: isolation and preliminary characterisation. The Plant Journal 15 (6), 791-797

 

Ecological Monitoring & Assessment

Field, S. A., P.J. O'Connor, A.J. Tyre, and H.P. Possingham (2007) Making monitoring meaningful. Austral Ecology 32, 485-491

O'Connor, P.J. and A.J. Bond (2007) Maximising the effectiveness of photopoint monitoring for ecological management and restoration. Ecological Management and Restoration 8, 228-233

O'Connor, P.J., J. Tesoriero, A. Morgan, S. Bolt (2006) Guidelines for the Planning, Design & Implementation of Natural Resource Management Trials. South Australian Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resource Management Board

Field, S.A. , A.J. Tyre, K.H. Thorn, P.J. O'Connor and H.P. Possingham (2005) Improving the efficiency of wildlife monitoring by estimating detectability: a case study of foxes (Vulpes vulpes) on the Eyre Peninsula, South Australia. Wildlife Research 32, 253-258

O'Connor, P.J., (2001). The importance of biodiversity in the South East landscape. In Exploring the Anatomy of a Region. South East Book Promotions Inc.

 

Scientific Writing & Publishing

Cargill M, PJ O’Connor and Y-Y Li (revised March 2011). Educating Chinese scientists to write for international journals: addressing the divide between science and technology education and English language teaching. English for Specific Purposes 31; 60-69 doi10.1016/j.esp.2011.05.003

Cargill M and PJ O’Connor (publication July 2011). Identifying and addressing challenges to international publication success for science researchers in China: An integrated training package. In Academic writing in a second or foreign language: Issues and challenges facing ESL / EFL academic writers in higher education contexts. Ed. R. Tang. Continuum.

Cargill M. and P.J. O’Connor (2010) Structuring interdisciplinary collaboration to develop research students’ skills for publishing research internationally: Lessons from implementation. In Interdisciplinary Higher Education: Perspectives and Practicalities. Ed. Martin Davies, Marcia Devlin, Malcolm Tight (International Perspectives on Higher Education Research, Volume 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Cargill M. and P.J. O’Connor (2009) Writing Scientific Research Articles: Strategy and Steps. Wiley Blackwell Publishers - www.writeresearch.com.au

Zhu Y-G., P O'Connor and J-H Cao (2007) Where do Chinese scientists publish their research in environmental science and technology? Environmental Pollution 147, 1-3

Cargill, M. and P.J. O'Connor (2006) Getting research published in English: towards a curriculum design model for developing skills and enhancing outcomes Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses 53, 79-94

Cargill, M. and P.J. O'Connor (2006). Developing Chinese scientists' skills for publishing in English: Evaluating collaborating-colleague workshops based on genre analysis. Journal of English for Academic Purposes 5, 207-221

Professional Interests

§  Acta Ecologica Sinica - Editorial Board Member http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/709341/description#description

§  Trees for Life - Board Member (2003 – 2006)

§  O’Connor NRM Pty Ltd - Director

§  Ecological Society of Australia - Member

 

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Entry last updated: Friday, 2 Dec 2011