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Dr Ryan Tangney

Dr Ryan Tangney

Research Fellow
Science
School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences

My research focuses on understanding the effects of modified fire regimes on plants and ecosystems. My background is in seed ecology and operational fire science, which provides me with a unique point of view and direction for my research. I collaborate closely with state conservation departments and fire agencies.

My research interests are

  • Seed and plant trait interactions.
  • Fuel dynamics and post-fire recovery
  • Fire ecology and the effects of changes to fire regime
  • Soil dynamics during fire and the utilization of new technology to increase our ability to capture variability within fires

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E-mail
R.Tangney@unsw.edu.au
Location
Based in Perth, WA. Working in collaboration with the Department of biodiversity, conversation and attractions.
  • Book Chapters | 2022
    Ooi MKJ; Tangney R; Auld TD, 2022, 'Fire and regeneration from seeds in a warming world, with emphasis on Australia', in Plant Regeneration from Seeds A Global Warming Perspective, pp. 229 - 242,
  • Journal articles | 2025
    Sano M; Tangney R; Thomsen A; Ooi MKJ, 2025, 'Extreme fire severity interacts with seed traits to moderate post-fire species assemblages', American Journal of Botany,
    Journal articles | 2025
    Tangney R; McInnes SJ; Dalziell EL; Cornwell WK; Miller BP; Auld TD; Ooi MKJ, 2025, 'Defining the pyro-thermal niche: do seed traits, ecosystem type and phylogeny influence thermal thresholds in seeds with physical dormancy?', New Phytologist, 246, pp. 1567 - 1582,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Miller BP; Fontaine JB; Tangney R; McCaw L; Cruz MG; Hollis JJ, 2024, 'Comment on ‘Self-thinning forest understoreys reduce wildfire risk, even in a warming climate’', Environmental Research Letters, 19,
    Journal articles | 2024
    Overton J; Ooi MKJ; Tangney R, 2024, 'Some like it hot: Seed thermal threshold variation in obligate seeding Acacia pulchella along a climate gradient', Science of the Total Environment, 948,
    Journal articles | 2023
    McInnes SJ; Tangney R; Brophy JJ; Thordarson P; Ooi MKJ, 2023, 'Does fire drive fatty acid composition in seed coats of physically dormant species?', Plant Biology, 25, pp. 268 - 275,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Ryan C; Callow JN; Lewandrowski W; Tangney R, 2023, 'Soil moisture and temperature drive emergence delays associated with fire seasonality in eucalypt forests', Conservation Physiology, 11,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tangney R; Merritt DJ; Miller BP, 2022, 'Environmental Factors Driving Seed Hydration Status of Soil Seed Banks and the Implications for Post-fire Recruitment', Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, pp. 795003,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tangney R; Miller RG; Fontaine JB; Veber WP; Ruthrof KX; Miller BP, 2022, 'Vegetation structure and fuel dynamics in fire-prone, Mediterranean-type Banksia woodlands', Forest Ecology and Management, 505, pp. 119891,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Tangney R; Paroissien R; Le Breton TD; Thomsen A; Doyle CAT; Ondik M; Miller RG; Miller BP; Ooi MKJ, 2022, 'Success of post-fire plant recovery strategies varies with shifting fire seasonality', Communications Earth and Environment, 3,