
William Salter
William (Tam) Salter is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences and Sydney Institute of Agriculture at the University of Sydney. He has a bachelor degree in Ecological Science (Hons) from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD in plant ecophysiology from the University of Sydney. Tam is interested in the identification and elucidation of plant traits that could be useful for ecosystem resilience and future food security under global environmental change. He is also very interested in effective scientific communication.


Fighting for resources – a native forb competitively excludes a closely related introduced species

Turning up the heat boosts the longevity of tomato seeds

Quantifying root and shoot growth in wheat using X-ray Computed Tomography

Temporal migration affects genetic diversity of biennial plant populations

Variation in reproduction and genetic diversity across seagrass meadows in Western Australia

Co-application of biochar and nitrogen stimulates growth of pecan seedlings

Temperature acclimation of two globally invasive species

Coordinated evolution of leaf and root anatomy in epiphytes
