Rachael V. Gallagher

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Associate Professor in plant ecology and conservation at Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University in Australia. Member of Australia's Threatened Species Scientific Committee, appointed to assess plant extinction risk after the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires. Her research combines elements of biogeography, trait ecology, and climate change adaptation science to guide decision making about how to protect plant diversity in a rapidly changing world.