The National Seed Bank

Recent research publications

2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025

2025

Stevens AV, Lautgier B, Hoyle GL, Guja LK, Worboys S, Crayn DM, Sommerville KD (2025) Germination of Dracophyllum sayeri F.Muell. (Ericaceae), a vulnerable montane cloud forest endemic. Plant Species Biology. In press.

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2024

Wenk EH, Sauquet H, Gallagher RV, Brownlee R, Boettiger C, Coleman D, Yang S, Auld T, Barrett R, Brodribb T, Choat B, Dun L, Ellsworth D, Gosper C, Guja LK etc. (2024) The AusTraits plant dictionary. Scientific Data 11: Article no. 537 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03368-z

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2023

Dann LE, Guja LK, Kark S, Dwyer J (2023) Comparative study reveals management of a dominant invasive plant facilitates subtropical forest regeneration. Biological Invasions 1–15 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-023-03174-5

Guja LK, Ooi MKJ, Norton SL, Wrigley D, Desmond B, Offord CA (2023) Seed science in Australasia: regionally important, globally relevant. Australian Journal of Botany 71(7): 319–325 https://doi.org/10.1071/BT23075

Fernández-Pascual E, Carta A, Rosbakh S, Guja LK, Phartyal SS, Silveira F, Chen S, Larson J, Jimenez-Alfaro B (2023) SeedArc, a global archive of primary seed germination data. New Phytologist 240(2): 466–470 https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19143

Hoyle GL, Sommerville KD, Liyanage GS, Worboys S, Guja LK, Stevens AV, Crayn DM (2023) Seed banking is more applicable to the preservation of tropical montane flora than previously assumed: A review and cloud forest case study. Global Ecology and Conservation 47. E02627

Hoyle GL, Bredell P, Stevens AV, Cook E, Knapp Z, Guja LK (2023) Ex situ conservation breakthrough at the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Australasian Plant Conservation 32(1): 3–7

Hoyle GL, Stevens AV, Guja LK, Sommerville KD, Worboys S, Crayn DM (2023) Sunlight and red to far-red ratio impact germination of tropical montane cloud forest species. Australian Journal of Botany 71: 326–339 https://doi.org/10.1071/BT22126

Hoyle GL, Hodges JA, Clinton B, Tooth R, Neeman T, Guja LK (2023) Decision support for managing conservation seed bank collections: comparing germination and viability. Seed Science and Technology 51(12): 157–180 https://doi.org/10.15258/sst.2023.51.2.02

Martin Yenson AJ, Sommerville KD, Guja LK, Merrit DJ, Dalziell EL, Auld TD, Broadhurst L, Coates DJ, Commander L, Crawford AD, Emery NJ, Funnekotter B, Knapp Z, Makinson RO, Monks L, Wrigley D, Offord CA (2023) Ex situ germplasm collections of exceptional species are a vital part of the conservation of Australia's national plant treasures. Plants, People, Planet 6: 44–66 https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10421

Orel HK, McLay TGB, Guja LK, Duretto MF, Bayly MJ (2023) Genomic data inform taxonomy and conservation of Critically Endangered shrubs: a case study of Zieria (Rutaceae) species from eastern Australia. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 205(3): 292–312 https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boad069

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2022

Fuchs A, Guja LK, North T, & Stevens A (2022) Achieving better outcomes from seed bank data management systems. Australasian Plant Conservation: Journal of the Australian Network for Plant Conservation 31(2): 26–30 https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.799348798947436

Liyanage GS, Offord CA, Crayn DM, Guja LK, Worboys S, Sommerville KD (2022) Understanding seed dormancy and germination aids conservation of rainforest species from tropical montane cloud forest: a case study confirming morphophysiological dormancy in the genus Tasmannia. Australian Journal of Botany 70: 399–408 https://doi.org/10.1071/BT22011

Chan J, Ooi M, Guja LK (2022) Polyploidy but not range size is associated with seed and seedling traits that affect performance of Pomaderris species. Frontiers in Plant Science 12: 779651 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.779651

Hodges JA, Price JN, Nicotra AB, Guja LK (2022) Smoke and heat can increase germination of common wildflowers and grasses—implications for conservation and restoration of critically endangered grassy ecosystems. Ecological Management and Restoration 23(1): 94–99 https://doi.org/10.1111/emr.12533

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2021

Martin Yenson AJ, Offord CA, Meagher PF, Auld T, Bush D, Coates DJ, Commander LE, Guja LK, Norton SL, Makinson RO, Stanley R, Walsh N, Wrigley D, Broadhurst L (2021) Plant germplasm conservation in Australia: strategies and guidelines for developing, managing and utilising ex situ collections. 3rd ed (Australian Network for Plant Conservation Inc.: Canberra)

Hodges JA, Price JN, Nicotra AB, Neeman T, Guja LK (2021) Smoke and heat accelerate and increase germination in fire-prone temperate grassy ecosystems. Ecosphere 12(12): e03851

Falster D, Gallagher R, Wenk EH, Wright IJ, Indiarto D, Andrew SC, et al. (2021) AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora. Scientific Data 8(1): 1–20

Godfree RC, Knerr N, Encinas-Viso F, Albrecht D, Bush D, Cargill DC, Clements M, Gueidan C, Guja LK, Harwood T, Joseph L, Lepschi B, Nargar K, Schmidt-Lebuhn A, Broadhurst LM (2021) Implications of the 2019–2020 megafires for the biogeography and conservation of Australian vegetation. Nature Communications 12(1): 1–13
Satyanti A, Liantoro T, Thomas M, Neeman T, Nicotra AB, Guja LK (2021) Predicting effects of warming requires a whole-of-life cycle perspective: a case study in the alpine herb Oreomyrrhis eriopoda. Conservation Physiology 9(1): coab023

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2020

Fernández-Pascual E, Carta A, Mondoni A, Cavieres L, Rosbakh S, et al. (2020) The seed germination spectrum of alpine plants: a global meta-analysis. New Phytologist 229(6): 3573–3586

Chong C, Stevens A, Grigg A, North T, McAuliffe J, Guja L (2020) Ex situ conservation of a critically endangered fern. Australasian Plant Conservation 29(3): 16–19

Stevens A, Nicotra A, Godfree R, Guja L (2020) Ploidy affects the seed dormancy and seedling characteristics of a perennial grass, conferring an advantage in stressful climates. Plant Biology 22(3): 500–513

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2019

Price J, Good M, Schultz N, Guja L, Morgan J (2019) Turner review: Multivariate drivers of diversity in temperate Australian native grasslands. Australian Journal of Botany 67(5): 367–380 https://doi.org/10.1071/BT18190

Hodges JA, Price JN, Nimmo DG Guja LK (2019) Evidence for direct effects of fire-cues on germination of some perennial forbs common in grassy ecosystems. Austral Ecology 44(7): 1271–1284 https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12806

Chen S, Guja L, Schmidt-Lebuhn A (2019) Conservation implications of widespread polyploidy and apomixis: a case study in the genus Pomaderris (Rhamnaceae). Conservation Genetics 20(4): 917–926

Satyanti A, Guja LK, Nicotra AB (2019) Temperature variability drives within-species variation in germination strategy and establishment characteristics of an alpine herb. Oecologia 189(2): 407–419

Smith AL, Kujala H, Lahoz-Monfort JJ, Guja LK, Burns EL, Nathan R, Alacs E, Barton PS, Bau S, Driscoll DA, Lentini PE, Mortelliti A, Rowe R, Buckley YM (2019) Managing uncertainty in movement knowledge for environmental decisions. Conservation Letters 12: e12620. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12620

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2018

Saatkamp A, Cochrane A, Commander L, Guja LK, Jimenez-Alfaro B, Larson J, Nicotra AB, Poschlod P, Silveira FAO, Cross AT, Dalziell EL, Dickie J, Erickson TE, Fidelis A, Fuchs A, Golos PJ, Hope M, Lewandrowski W, Merritt DJ, Miller BP, Miller RG, Offord CA, Ooi MKJ, Satyanti A, Sommerville KD, Tangney R, Tomlinson S, Turner S, Walck JL (2018) A research agenda for seed-trait functional ecology. New Phytologist 221(4): 1764–1775

Offord CA, Guja LK, Turne, SR, Merritt DJ (2018) Seeds at the forefront: Synthesis of the inaugural National Seed Science Forum and future directions in Australian seed science. Australian Journal of Botany 65(8): 601–608

Satyanti A, Nicotra A, Merkling T, Guja LK (2018) Seed mass and elevation explain variation in seed longevity of Australian alpine species. Seed Science Research 28(4): 319–331

Vening GS, Guja LK, Spooner P, Price JN (2018) Seed dormancy and germination of three grassy woodland forbs required for diverse restoration. Australian Journal of Botany 65(8): 625–637