Zdravko Baruch Glaser

Zdravko Baruch Glaser

School of Biological Sciences

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

I- In Venezuela @ Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB), Caracas.  

All tasks and responsibilities associated with research in (a) Ecophysiology of tropical grasses, (b) Ecology of Neotropical savannas, (c) Ecology of invader plants and (d) Ecological restoration (titles and abstracts of projects available upon request).

II- In Australia @ University of Adelaide (since October 2012)

(a) Ecophysiology of Australian non-model plant species, (b) Numerical analysis of rangeland vegetation (c) Soil microbiome ecology and diversity within urban green spaces.  

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2012 - 2022 Visiting Associate Professor Univesity of Adelaide
    1975 - 2011 Full Professor Universidad Simon Bolivar

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    Serbian Can read, speak and understand spoken
    Spanish - Latin American Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2012 - 2012 Flinders University Australia Certificate in Environmental Management
    1972 - 2075 Duke University United States PhD
    1971 - 1972 Duke University United States MSc
    1964 - 1970 Universidad Central de Venezuela Venezuela Licentiate in Biology

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2022 Baruch, Z., Guerin, G., Martín-Forés, I., Munroe, S., Sparrow, B., & Lowe, A. J. (2022). Shifts in floristic composition and structure in Australian rangelands. PLoS ONE, 17(12 October), 15 pages.
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    2021 Baruch, Z., Liddicoat, C., Cando-Dumancela, C., Laws, M., Morelli, H., Weinstein, P., . . . Breed, M. F. (2021). Increased plant species richness associates with greater soil bacterial diversity in urban green spaces. Environmental Research, 196, 12 pages.
    DOI Scopus39 WoS24 Europe PMC5
    2020 Baruch, Z., Liddicoat, C., Laws, M., Kiri Marker, L., Morelli, H., Yan, D. F., . . . Breed, M. F. (2020). Characterising the soil fungal microbiome in metropolitan green spaces across a vegetation biodiversity gradient. Fungal Ecology, 47, 1-10.
    DOI Scopus18 WoS14
    2020 Kattge, J., Bönisch, G., Díaz, S., Lavorel, S., Prentice, I. C., Leadley, P., . . . Wirth, C. (2020). TRY plant trait database - enhanced coverage and open access.. Glob Chang Biol, 26(1), 119-188.
    DOI Scopus1134 WoS746 Europe PMC227
    2019 Baruch, Z., Nozawa, S., Johnson, E., & Yerena, E. (2019). Ecosystem dynamics and services of a paired neotropical montane forest and pine plantation. Revista de Biologia Tropical, 67(1), 24-35.
    DOI Scopus8 WoS7
    2018 Baruch, Z., Jones, A., Hill, K. E., McInerney, F., Blyth, C., Caddy-Retalic, S., . . . Breed, M. (2018). Functional acclimation across microgeographic scales in Dodonaea viscosa. AoB Plants, 10(3), ply029-1-ply029-15.
    DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC2
    2018 Baruch, Z., Caddy-Retalic, S., Guerin, G. R., Sparrow, B., Leitch, E., Tokmakoff, A., & Lowe, A. J. (2018). Floristic and structural assessment of Australian rangeland vegetation with standardized plot-based surveys. PLoS ONE, 13(9), e0202073-1-e0202073-18.
    DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC1
    2017 Baruch, Z., Christmas, M., Breed, M., Guerin, G., Caddy-Retalic, S., McDonald, J., . . . Lowe, A. (2017). Leaf trait associations with environmental variation in the wide-ranging shrub Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustissima (Sapindaceae). Austral Ecology, 42(5), 553-561.
    DOI Scopus19 WoS17 Europe PMC2
    2017 Guerin, G., Sparrow, B., Tokmakoff, A., Smyth, A., Leitch, E., Baruch, Z., & Lowe, A. (2017). Opportunities for integrated ecological analysis across inland Australia with standardised data from AusPlots Rangelands. PLoS One, 12(1), e0170137-1-e0170137-19.
    DOI Scopus19 WoS15 Europe PMC6
    2016 Guerin, G., Biffin, E., Baruch, Z., & Lowe, A. (2016). Identifying centres of plant biodiversity in South Australia. PLoS One, 11(1), e0144779-1-e0144779-19.
    DOI Scopus34 WoS30 Europe PMC9
    2016 Baruch, Z., Johnson, E., & Yerena, E. (2016). What deters plant colonization in a tropical pine plantation?. Revista de Biologia Tropical, 64(2), 461-471.
    DOI Scopus5 WoS4
    2014 Guerin, G., Martín-Forés, I., Biffin, E., Baruch, Z., Breed, M., Christmas, M., . . . Lowe, A. (2014). Global change community ecology beyond species-sorting: a quantitative framework based on mediterranean-biome examples. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 23(10), 1062-1072.
    DOI Scopus10 WoS9
    2014 Baruch Glaser, Z., & Nozawa, S. (2014). Abandoned coffee plantations: biodiversity conservation or path for non-native species? Case study in a neotropical montane forest. Interciencia, 39(8), 554-561.
    Scopus4 WoS4
    2014 Johnson, E., & Baruch, Z. (2014). Awn length variation and its effect on dispersal unit burial of Trachypogon spicatus (Poaceae). Revista de Biologia Tropical, 62(1), 321-326.
    DOI Scopus12 WoS10 Europe PMC2
    2012 Gardener, M. R., Bustamante, R. O., Herrera, I., Durigan, G., Pivello, V. R., Moro, M. F., . . . Flores, S. (2012). Plant invasions research in Latin America: fast track to a more focused agenda. Plant Ecology and Diversity, 5(2), 225-232.
    DOI Scopus19
    2011 Baruch, Z. (2011). Leaf trait variation of a dominant neotropical savanna tree across rainfall and fertility gradients. Acta Oecologica, 37(5), 455-461.
    DOI Scopus20 WoS14
    2011 Bueno, A., & Baruch, Z. (2011). Soil seed bank and the effect of needle litter layer on seedling emergence in a tropical pine plantation. Revista de Biologia Tropical, 59(3), 1071-1079.
    Scopus27 WoS15
    2010 González-Rodríguez, A. M., Baruch, Z., Palomo, D., Cruz-Trujillo, G., Jiménez, M. S., & Morales, D. (2010). Ecophysiology of the invader Pennisetum setaceum and three native grasses in the Canary Islands. Acta Oecologica, 36(2), 248-254.
    DOI Scopus19 WoS15
    2007 Baruch, Z., & Guenni, O. (2007). Irradiance and defoliation effects in three species of the forage grass Brachiaria. Tropical Grasslands, 41(4), 269-276.
    Scopus18 WoS16
    2007 Leishman, M. R., Haslehurst, T., Ares, A., & Baruch, Z. (2007). Leaf trait relationships of native and invasive plants: Community- and global-scale comparisons. New Phytologist, 176(3), 635-643.
    DOI Scopus388 WoS346 Europe PMC145
    2006 Guenni, O., Gil, J. L., Baruch, Z., Marquez, L., & Nunez, C. (2006). Responses to water deficit in frage species of <i>Brachiaria</i> (Trin.) Griseb. (Poaceae). INTERCIENCIA, 31(7), 505-511.
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    2006 Guenni, O., Gil, J., Baruch, Z., Márquez, L., & Núñez, C. (2006). Respuestas al déficit hídrico en especes forrajeras de Brachiaria (Trin.) Griseb. (Poaceae). Interciencia, 31(7), 505-511.
    Scopus5
    2005 Baruch, Z. (2005). Trachypogon plumosus (POACEAE), a case of high interpopulational diversity in neotropical savannas. Interciencia, 30(8), 488-494.
    Scopus9 WoS7
    2005 Baruch, Z., & Jackson, R. B. (2005). Responses of tropical native and invader C<inf>4</inf> grasses to water stress, clipping and increased atmospheric CO<inf>2</inf> concentration. Oecologia, 145(4), 522-532.
    DOI Scopus36 WoS31 Europe PMC15
    2005 Baruch, Z. (2005). Vegetation-environment relationships and classification of the seasonal savannas in Venezuela. Flora, 200(1), 49-64.
    DOI Scopus54 WoS38
    2004 Wright, I. J., Reich, P. B., Westoby, M., Ackerly, D. D., Baruch, Z., Bongers, F., . . . Villar, R. (2004). The worldwide leaf economics spectrum. Nature, 428(6985), 821-827.
    DOI Scopus7135 WoS5853 Europe PMC2377
    2004 Baruch, Z., Nassar, J. M., & Bubis, J. (2004). Quantitative trait, genetic, environmental, and geographical distances among populations of the C<inf>4</inf> grass Trachypogon plumosus in Neotropical savannas. Diversity and Distributions, 10(4), 283-292.
    DOI Scopus22 WoS19
    2004 Guenni, O., Baruch, Z., & Marín, D. (2004). Responses to drought of five Brachiaria species. II. Water relations and leaf gas exchange. Plant and Soil, 258(1), 249-260.
    DOI Scopus24 WoS25
    2002 Guenni, O., Marín, D., & Baruch, Z. (2002). Responses to drought of five Brachiaria species. I. Biomass production, leaf growth, root distribution, water use and forage quality. Plant and Soil, 243(2), 229-241.
    DOI Scopus99 WoS83
    2000 Baruch, Z., Pattison, R. R., & Goldsteint, G. (2000). Responses to light and water availability of four invasive melastomataceae in the Hawaiian islands. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 161(1), 107-118.
    DOI Scopus64 WoS58 Europe PMC26
    1999 Baruch, Z., & Bilbao, B. (1999). Effects of fire and defoliation on the life history of native and invader C<inf>4</inf> grasses in a Neotropical savanna. Oecologia, 119(4), 510-520.
    DOI Scopus44 WoS43 Europe PMC13
    1999 Baruch, Z., & Goldstein, G. (1999). Leaf construction cost, nutrient concentration, and net CO<inf>2</inf> assimilation of native and invasive species in Hawaii. Oecologia, 121(2), 183-192.
    DOI Scopus336 WoS299 Europe PMC112
    1997 Pieters, A., & Baruch, Z. (1997). Soil depth and fertility effects on biomass and nutrient allocation in jaraguagrass. Journal of Range Management, 50(3), 268-273.
    DOI Scopus16 WoS13
    1996 Baruch, Z., & Gómez, J. A. (1996). Dynamics of energy and nutrient concentration and construction cost in a native and two alien C<inf>4</inf> grasses from two neotropical savannas. Plant and Soil, 181(2), 175-184.
    DOI Scopus44 WoS34
    1996 Baruch, Z., & Fisher, M. J. (1996). Effect of planting method and soil texture on the growth and development of Arachis pintoi. Tropical Grasslands, 30(4), 395-401.
    Scopus3 WoS3
    1995 Baruch, Z., & Merida, T. (1995). Effects of drought and flooding on root anatomy in four tropical forage grasses. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 156(4), 514-521.
    DOI Scopus46 WoS34
    1994 Suarez, N., & Baruch, Z. (1994). Viability and germination in Trachypogon plumosus (Poaceae). Ecotropicos, 7(1), 37-40.
    Scopus2
    1994 Baruch, Z. (1994). Responses to drought and flooding in tropical forage grasses - I. Biomass allocation, leaf growth and mineral nutrients. Plant and Soil, 164(1), 87-96.
    DOI Scopus70 WoS68
    1994 Baruch, Z. (1994). Responses to drought and flooding in tropical forage grasses - II. Leaf water potential, photosynthesis rate and alcohol dehydrogenase activity. Plant and Soil, 164(1), 97-105.
    DOI Scopus42 WoS31
    1993 Baruch, Z., & Fernández, D. S. (1993). Water relations of native and introduced C<inf>4</inf> grasses in a neotropical savanna. Oecologia, 96(2), 179-185.
    DOI Scopus52 WoS42 Europe PMC9
    1991 Simoes, M., & Baruch, Z. (1991). Responses to simulated herbivory and water stress in two tropical C<inf>4</inf> grasses. Oecologia, 88(2), 173-180.
    DOI Scopus69 WoS60 Europe PMC16
    1989 Baruch, Z., Hernandez R., A. B., & Montilla, M. G. (1989). Growth dynamics, phenology and biomass allocation in native and introduced grasses in a neotropical savanna. Ecotropicos, 2(1), 1-13.
    Scopus33
    1989 Hodgkinson, K. C., Ludlow, M. M., Mott, J. J., & Baruch, Z. (1989). Comparative responses of the Savanna grasses Cenchrus ciliaris and Themeda triandra to defoliation. Oecologia, 79(1), 45-52.
    DOI Scopus62 WoS64 Europe PMC13
    1986 CALERO, A. G., & BARUCH, Z. (1986). PATTERNS IN ALTITUDINAL AND SEASONAL BIOMASS ALLOCATION IN 2 CONTRASTING PLANT LIFE FORMS FROM A TROPICAL MOUNTAIN BIOME. BIOTROPICA, 18(3), 189-194.
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    1985 Baruch, Z., Ludlow, M. M., & Davis, R. (1985). Photosynthetic responses of native and introduced C<inf>4</inf> grasses from Venezuelan savannas. Oecologia, 67(3), 388-393.
    DOI Scopus97 WoS78 Europe PMC24
    1984 Baruch, Z. (1984). Ordination and classification of vegetation along an altitudinal gradient in the Venezuelan páramos. Vegetatio, 55(2), 115-126.
    DOI Scopus52 WoS41
    1982 Baruch, Z. (1982). Patterns of energy content in plants from the venezuelan paramos. Oecologia, 55(1), 47-52.
    DOI Scopus12 WoS14 Europe PMC2
    1979 Baruch, Z., & Smith, A. P. (1979). Morphological and physiological correlates of niche breadth in two species of Espeletia (Compositae) in the Venezuelan Andes. Oecologia, 38(1), 71-82.
    DOI Scopus19 WoS23 Europe PMC6
    1979 BARUCH, Z. (1979). ELEVATIONAL DIFFERENTIATION IN ESPELETIA-SCHULTZII (COMPOSITAE), A GIANT ROSETTE PLANT OF THE VENEZUELAN PARAMOS. ECOLOGY, 60(1), 85-98.
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    1978 BARUCH, Z. (1978). SOME ASPECTS OF ENERGY-BALANCE EN ESPELETIA (COMPOSITAE). ACTA CIENTIFICA VENEZOLANA, 29, 38.
    - Thornhill, J., Glaser, Z. B., & Hill, K. (n.d.). Sex-specific differences in key functional traits in the dioecious shrub Dodonaea viscosa: an exploratory study..
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  • Book Chapters
    Year Citation
    2023 Baruch, Z. (2023). Intraspecific Trait Variability of Emblematic Grass and Tree Species from Venezuelan Savannas Across Extended Physical Gradients. In Neotropical Gradients and their Analysis (pp. 165-178). Springer International Publishing.
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  • Conference Papers
    Year Citation
    2000 Williams, D. G., & Baruch, Z. (2000). African grass invasion in the Americas: Ecosystem consequences and the role of ecophysiology. In Biological Invasions Vol. 2 (pp. 123-140). Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
    DOI Scopus266
    1996 Baruch, Z. (1996). Ecophysiological aspects of the invasion by African grasses and their impact on biodiversity and function of neotropical savannas. In O. T. Solbrig, E. Medina, & J. F. Silva (Eds.), BIODIVERSITY AND SAVANNA ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES Vol. 121 (pp. 79-93). BRASILIA, BRAZIL: SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN.
    WoS27
    1996 Baruch, Z., Belsky, A. J., Bulla, L., Franco, C. A., Garay, I., Haridasan, M., . . . Sarmiento, G. (1996). Biodiversity as regulator of energy flow, water use and nutrient cycling in savannas. In O. T. Solbrig, E. Medina, & J. F. Silva (Eds.), BIODIVERSITY AND SAVANNA ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES Vol. 121 (pp. 175-194). BRASILIA, BRAZIL: SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN.
    WoS3

  • Datasets
    Year Citation
    - Glaser, Z. B. (n.d.). Data inputs - Characterising the soil fungi microbiome in metropolitan green spaces across a vegetation biodiversity gradient.
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    - Glaser, Z. B., Breed, M., & Liddicoat, C. (n.d.). Increased plant species richness associates with greater soil bacterial diversity in urban green spaces.
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    - Glaser, Z. B., Martín‐Forés, I., Guerin, G., Sparrow, B., Munroe, S., & Lowe, A. (n.d.). SHIFTS IN FLORISTIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE IN ARID AND MEDITERRANEAN VEGETATION OF AUSTRALIA (2).
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    - Glaser, Z. B., Guerin, G., Martín‐Forés, I., Sparrow, B., Lowe, A., & Munroe, S. (n.d.). SHIFTS IN FLORISTIC COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE IN ARID AND MEDITERRANEAN VEGETATION OF AUSTRALIA.
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Several research grants in Venezuela

I- In Venezuela @ Universidad Simón Bolívar (USB), Caracas.

 

1- Design, implement and teach six courses (lectures and laboratories) on ecology related subjects in the Biology Curriculum (names and course outlines available upon request).                                          

2- Mentor of theses and seminars as well as member of evaluation boards of undergraduate and graduate students of the Biology Curriculum.

I- In Australia @ University of Adelaide (since October 2012)

 

2- Mentoring (ad hoc) of several students and advice to students and colleagues on research matters related to my experience.

@ Flinders University

Demonstrator: Laboratory of Experimental Design and Statistics for Biology (BIOL 2701) (Semester 1; years 2012, 2013 and 2014). Supervisor Dr. Sophie Leterme.

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