Timothy M. Perez, Ph.D.

Timothy M. Perez, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Fellow

University of British Columbia

About

Welcome to my website! I am a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Michaletz Lab at the University of British Columbia. I completed my PhD in December 2019 in the Feeley Lab at University of Miami. My dissertation focused on understanding the ecophysiology of photosynthetic heat tolerances of tropical plants.

I also work with the Alliance for a Sustainable Amazon, a non-profit that aims to promote the conservation of natural resources in the Amazon through sustainable agriculture, biological research and monitoring, community engagement and education.

Interests
  • Plant ecophysiology
  • Climate change
  • Biogeography & macroecology
  • Museum collections
Education

  • PhD in Biology, 2019

    University of Miami

  • BSc in Plant Biology, 2010

    University of Vermont

Recent Publications

Photosystem II heat tolerances characterize thermal generalists and the upper limit of carbon assimilation
In Plant Cell and Environment
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Photosystem II heat tolerances characterize thermal generalists and the upper limit of carbon assimilation
Weak phylogenetic and climatic signals in plant heat tolerance
In Journal of Biogeography
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Weak phylogenetic and climatic signals in plant heat tolerance
Photosynthetic heat tolerances and extreme leaf temperatures
In Functional Ecology
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Photosynthetic heat tolerances and extreme leaf temperatures
Herbarium-based measurements reliably estimate three functional traits
In American Journal of Botany
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Herbarium-based measurements reliably estimate three functional traits
Climate-driven changes in the composition of New World plant communities
In Nature Climate Change
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Climate-driven changes in the composition of New World plant communities
The thermal tolerances, distributions, and performances of tropical montane tree species
In Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
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The thermal tolerances, distributions, and performances of tropical montane tree species
Gymnosperm species richness patterns along the elevational gradient and its comparison with other plant taxonomic groups in the Himalayas
In Frontiers of Biogeography
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Gymnosperm species richness patterns along the elevational gradient and its comparison with other plant taxonomic groups in the Himalayas
Open Science principles for accelerating trait-based science across the Tree of Life
In Nature Ecology and Evolution
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Open Science principles for accelerating trait-based science across the Tree of Life
Botanic gardens are an untapped resource for studying the functional ecology of tropical plants
In Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
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Botanic gardens are an untapped resource for studying the functional ecology of tropical plants
The changing nature of collaboration in tropical ecology and conservation
In American Journal of Botany
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The changing nature of collaboration in tropical ecology and conservation
Increasing humidity threatens tropical rainforests
In Frontiers of Ecology and Evolution
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Increasing humidity threatens tropical rainforests
Most ‘ global ' reviews of species ' responses to climate change are not truly global
In Diversity and Distributions
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Most ‘ global ' reviews of species ' responses to climate change are not truly global
Thermal trouble in the tropics
In Science
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Thermal trouble in the tropics

Research themes

Biogeography and Macroecology
Understanding the how and why of plant geospatial distributions.
Climate Change
How is climate change altering plant performance and plant distributions?
Museum Collections
Finding new ways to use museum collections for studying plant ecology.
Plant Ecophysiology
How can ecophysiology be used to understand broader patterns in plant ecology?

Code

R code for modelling photosynthetic temperature-assimilation curves
Main figs from 'Photosystem II heat tolerances characterize thermal generalists' publication
Main figures from 'Photosynthetic heat tolerances and extreme leaf temperatures' publication
R code for estimating the heat tolerances of photosystem II photochemistry
R script for calculating mean leaf absorptance, transmittance, and reflectance
R script for extracting geographic occurrences and climate data

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