Education:
2013 – 2019: PhD Candidate in the Research School of Biology, Australian National University
Supervisor: Professor Adrienne Nicotra
2009 – 2012: Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours), majoring in Ecology, University of Otago
Supervisor: Dr Mike Hilton
Publications
For current projects see the “Research” tabs
Erkelenz, J.*, Geange, S.R.*, Atkinson, J*, et al. & Vandvik, V. (in press). Intraspecific Functional Trait Responses to Experimental Warming Vary With Precipitation and Growth Form. Journal of Vegetation Science e70098.
Halbritter, A. H., Atkinson, J., Maré, C., Ahler, S. J., Andersen, E. A., Bradler, P. M., Correia, M., Elsy, A., Eshelman, S.E., Geange, S.R. … & Vandvik, V. (2025). Effects of Warming, Nitrogen and Grazing on Plant Functional Traits Differ Between Alpine and Sub‐Alpine Grasslands. Journal of Vegetation Science, 36(5), e70061.
Vandvik, V., Halbritter, A. H., Macias-Fauria, M., Maitner, B. S., Michaletz, S. T., Telford, R. J., Bison, N., Chacon-Labella, J., Cotner, S., Egelkraut, D., Garen, J., Gaudard, J., Geange, S.R. et al. … & Enquist, B. J. (2025). Plant traits and associated ecological data from global change experiments and climate gradients in Norway. Scientific Data, 12(1), 1477.
Arnold, P. A., Noble, D. W., Nicotra, A. B., Kearney, M. R., Rezende, E. L., et al Geange, S.R. et al. … & Bennett, J. M. (2025). A framework for modelling thermal load sensitivity across life. Global Change Biology, 31(7), e70315.
Barrio, I. C., Vuorinen, K. E., Barbero-Palacios, L., Defourneaux, M., Bon, M. P., Greer, E. A., …Geange, S.R., et al. & Kamenova, S. (2025). Emerging priorities in terrestrial herbivory research in the Arctic. Arctic Science, 11, 1-26.
Aas, E. R., Althuizen, I., Tang, H., Geange, S.R, Lieungh, E., Vandvik, V., & Berntsen, T. K. (2024). Implications of climate and litter quality for simulations of litterbag decomposition at high latitudes. Biogeosciences, 21(16), 3789-3817.
Halbritter, A. H., Vandvik, V., … Geange, S.R…. & Enquist, B. J. (2024). Plant trait and vegetation data along a 1314 m elevation gradient with fire history in Puna grasslands, Perú. Scientific Data, 11(1), 225.
IPBES (Contributing Author) (2023). IPBES thematic assessment of invasive alien species and their control. Chapter 3: Indirect and direct drivers affecting the introduction, establishment and spread of invasive alien species (3.1.1.1, 3.2.2.3, 3.3.1.6., and 3.4.4).
Courtney Jones, S. K., Geange, S. R., Hanea, A., Camac, J., Hemming, V., Doobov, B., Leigh, A., & Nicotra, A. B. (2023). IDEAcology: An interface to streamline and facilitate efficient, rigorous expert elicitation in ecology. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 14, 2019–2028.
Keetz, L. T., Lieungh, E., Karimi-Asli, K., Geange, S. R., Gelati, E., Tang, H., Yilmaz, Y. A., Aas, K. S., Althuizen, I. H. J., Bryn, A., Falk, S., Fisher, R., Fouilloux, A., Horvath, P., Indrehus, S., Lee, H., Lombardozzi, D., Parmentier, F.-J., Pirk, N. … Tallaksen, L. M. (2023). Climate–ecosystem modelling made easy: The Land Sites Platform. Global Change Biology, 29, 4440–4452.
Gya, R., Birkeli, K., Dahle, I.J., Foote, C.G., Geange, S.R., Lynn, J.S., Töpper, J.P., Vandvik, V., Zernichow, C., Jenkins, G.B. (2023). Registered Reports: A new chapter at Ecology & Evolution. Ecology and Evolution, 13: e10023.
Gya, R., Geange, S. R., Lynn, J. S., Töpper, J. P., Wallevik, Ø., Zernichow, C., & Vandvik, V. (2023). A test of local adaptation to drought in germination and seedling traits in populations of two alpine forbs across a 2000 mm/year precipitation gradient. Ecology and Evolution, 13, e9772.
Vandvik, V., Althuizen, I.H.J., Jaroszynska, F. et al. Geange, S.R., et al. (2022). The role of plant functional groups mediating climate impacts on carbon and biodiversity of alpine grasslands. Scientific Data 9, 451
Nicotra, A. B., Geange, S. R., Bahar, N.H.A., Carle, H., Catling, A., Garcia, A., Harris, R., Head, M.L., Jin, M., Whitehead, M.R., Zurcher, H., Beckmann, E.A. (2022). An innovative approach to using an intensive field course to build scientific and professional skills. Ecology and Evolution. 1-13.
Rixen et al. Geange, S.R., et al. (2022). Winters are changing: snow effects on Arctic and alpine tundra ecosystems. Arctic Science
Yannelli, F.A., Andrade, B.O., Anibaba, Q.A., Bazzichetto, M., Bonari, G., Chelli, S., Conradi, T., Ćuk, M., Damasceno, G., Fantinato, E., Geange, S.R., Guuroh, R.T., Holle, M.J.M., Küzmič, F., Lembrechts, J.J., Mosyaftiani, A., Pattison, Z., Šikuljak, T., Teixeira, J., Tordoni, E., Pérez-Valladares, C., and Sperandi, M. (2022). Fifteen emerging challenges and opportunities for vegetation science – A horizon scan. Journal of Vegetation Science
Falster, D., Gallagher, R., Wenk, E. H., Wright, I. J., Indiarto, D., Andrew, S. C., … & O’Sullivan, O. S. (2021). AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora. Scientific Data
Hennessy, E. Acabchuk, R., Arnold, P., Dunn, A., Foo, Y., Johnson, B.T., Geange, S.R, Haddaway, N., Nakagawa, S., Mapanga, W., Mengersen, K., Page, M.J., Sanchez-Tojar, A., Welch, V., and McGuinness, L. (2021) Ensuring Prevention Science Research is Synthesis-Ready for Immediate and Lasting Scientific Impact. Prevention Science
Camac, J.S., Umbers, K.D., Morgan, J.W., Geange, S.R., Hanea, A., Slatyer, R.A., McDougall, K.L., Venn, S.E., Vesk, P.A., Hoffmann, A.A. and Nicotra, A.B. (2021), ‘Predicting species and community responses to global change using structured expert judgement: An Australian mountain ecosystems case study’. Global Change Biology. Accepted Author Manuscript.
Geange, S. R., Arnold, P.A., Catling, A.A., Coast, O., Cook, A.M., Gowland, K.M, Leigh, A., Notarnicola, R.F., Posch, B.C, Venn, S.E., Zhu., L., and Nicotra, A.B., (2021). ‘The thermal tolerance of photosynthetic tissues: a global systematic review and agenda for future research.’ New Phytologist
Geange, S.R., von Oppen, J., Strydom, T., Boakye, M., Gauthier, T-L.J., Gya, R., Halbritter, A.H., Jessup, L.H., Middleton, S.L., Navarro, J., Pierfederici, M.E., Chacon-Labella, J., Cotner, S., Farfan-Rios, W., Matiner, B.S., ,Michaletz, S., Telford, R.J., Enquist, B.E., and Vandvik, V. (2020). Next generation field courses: Integrating Open Science and online learning. Ecology and Evolution
Chacon Labella, J., Boakye, M., Enquist, B.E., Farfan-Rios, W., Gya, R., Halbritter, A.H., Middleton, S.L., von Oppen, J., Pastor-Ploskonka, S., Strydom, T., Vandvik, S. and Geange, S.R. (2020). From a crisis to an opportunity: Eight insights for doing science in the COVID-19 era and beyond. Ecology and Evolution
Geange, S.R., Holloway-Phillips, M.M., Briceno, V.F. and Nicotra, A.B. (2020) ‘Aciphylla glacialis survival, growth and frost resistance: A field warming experiment‘. Australian Journal of Botany
Thurman, L.T., Stein, B.A., Beever, E.A., Foden, W., Geange, S.R., Green, N., Gross, J.E., Lawrence, D.J., LeDee, O., Olden, J.D., Thompson, L.M., and Young, B.E. (2020) ‘Persist in place or shift in space? Evaluating the adaptive capacity of species to climate change‘. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
Nakagawa, S., Dunn, A.G., Lagisz, M., Bannach-Brown, A., Grames, E.M., Sanchez-Tojar, A., O’Dea, R.E., Noble, D.W.A., Westgate, M.J., Arnold, P.A., Barrow, S., Bethel, S., Cooper, E., Foo, Y.Z., Geange, S.R., Hennessy, E., Mapanga, W., Mengersen, K., Munera, C., Page, M.J., Welch, V. Evidence Synthesis Hackathon 2019 Participants and Haddaway, N.R. (2020). ‘A new ecosystem for evidence synthesis‘ Nature Ecology and Evolution
Geange, S.R. (2019) Does the individual matter? Quantifying the role of intraspecific varaition and phenotypic plasticity in plant responses to climate change. PhD Thesis, Australian National University
Geange, S.R., Briceno, V.F., Aitken, N.C., Ramirez-Valiente, J.A., Holloway-Phillips, M.M., Nicotra, A.B. (2017) ‘Phenotypic plasticity and water availability: Responses of alpine herb species along an elevation gradient’. Climate Change Responses 4:1
Geange, S.R. (2013) The worldwide distribution of Heteronychus arator – Why should we care? AgResearch Internal Report
Geange, S.R. (2012) The impact of foredune de-vegetation (marram control) on downwind plant communities, Mason Bay, Stewart Island. University of Otago, Honours Thesis.
Grants, Awards and Qualifications (~25 mil NOK funding)
2025. Olaf Grolle Olsens Grant, University of Bergen
2024. Norwegian Research Council (NORPART 5 mil NOK/ 680,000 AUD): ‘INTegrating Ecological Research and Education to fill Societal knowledge needs on the naTure crisis (INTEREST)’, Partner
2024. Norwegian Research Council: Coordination and Support Activity/Support for Events (150,000NOK) ‘Synthesizing fifteen years of research on climate change impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning across a boreal landscape (MultiFUN)’ (Co-wrote)
2024. Norwegian Research Council: Coordination and Support Activity/Support for Events. ‘Synthesing the roles of High-latitude eRicaceous dwarf shrubs: Underappreciated Biodiversity, ecological functions and ecosystem Services (SHRUBS)’ (Co-wrote, CI)
2022-2026. Norwegian Research Council: (Fellesløftet/ Large-scale Interdisciplinary Researcher Project, “The underappreciated roles of dwarf-shrubs in responding to and influencing global climate (DURIN)” (Co-wrote, CI,Listed WP1 Researcher and WP4 leader)
2022. Johanne G. Olsens Grant, University of Bergen: “Student active research on ecological interactions in coastal heath”, Collaborator
2021. Center for Sustainable Area Management (CeSAM) Fast Track Initiative: “An interdisciplinary assessment of the adaptive capacity of keystone ecological and socio-economic species within the Nordhordland UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Norway”, Sole CI
2021. Bjerknes Fast Track Initiative, ‘Carbon costs of habitat degradation’, Collaborator
2019. Meltzer Fund, University of Bergen
2019. Olaf Grolle Olsens Grant, University of Bergen
2018. Centre for Biodiversity Analysis Synthesis Grant – “Using expert elicitation to identify the impacts of climate change on Australian species” (App development). CI’s: Prof. A. Nicotra, Dr. R. Slatyer and S.R. Geange
2018. Australian Floral Foundation Award for an Oral Presentation at the Ecological Society of Australia Conference
2018. International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) Young Scientist Honorary Mention for Oral Presentation, Bozeman, Montana, USA 2018
2018. International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) Conference Travel Grant
2015. International Association for Vegetation Science: Young Scientist Poster Award, Brno Conference
2015. ANU Vice Chancellor’s Travel Grant
2015. Ecological Society of Australia Student Conference Travel Grant
2015. Ecological Society of America App Hackathon Winner of Best Beginning Developers: “Quadrat”
2014. Australian Floral Foundation Award for an Oral Presentation at the Ecological Society of Australia Conference
2013. Australian Postgraduate Award (Now AGRTP)
2008. Dux of Otorohanga College
Employment:
2023-pres: Researcher at the University of Bergen, Norway
2019-2022: Postdoctoral Research at the University of Bergen, Norway
2015 – 2019: Demonstrator/Tutor at Australian National University, Australia
BIOL1003: Evolution, Ecology and Genetics
BIOL1004: Molecular and Cell Biology
ENVS1003: Environment and Society
BIOL2203: Field Studies in Functional Ecology
BIOL2131: Ecology
BIOL3303: Advanced Field Studies in Functional Ecology
BIOL8291: Research Presentation Skills
BIOL8700: Research Proposal
ANU Research School of Biology Education Committee HDR Representative
2012 – 2013: Summer Intern at AgResearch Ltd, Ruakura Research Centre, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Supervisor: Dr Warren King
Memberships
Ecological Society of Australia
New Zealand Ecological Society
International Association for Vegetation Science
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