A5018409644- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Forest Management and Policy
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Marine and fisheries research
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
Australian Wildlife Conservancy
2016-2025
Deakin University
2016-2025
University of Tasmania
2023-2025
International Union for Conservation of Nature
2024
Equilibrium Research
2017-2024
Quebec Labrador Foundation
2024
The University of Queensland
2024
University of Victoria
2024
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
2024
Royal Roads University
2024
This article provides a context to, attempts an explanation for, and proposes response to the recent demonstration of rapid severe decline native mammal fauna Kakadu National Park. is consistent with, but might be more accentuated than, declines reported elsewhere in northern Australia; however, such comparison constrained by sparse information base across this region. Disconcertingly, has similarities with earlier phase extinctions that occurred Australia. We considered four proximate...
Abstract Effective biodiversity monitoring is critical to evaluate, learn from, and ultimately improve conservation practice. Well conceived, designed implemented of should: (i) deliver information on trends in key aspects (e.g. population changes); (ii) provide early warning problems that might otherwise be difficult or expensive reverse; (iii) generate quantifiable evidence successes species recovery following management) failures; (iv) highlight ways make management more effective; (v)...
Effective conservation management interventions must combat threats and deliver benefits at costs that can be achieved within limited budgets. Considerable effort has focused on measuring the potential of interventions, but explicit quantification financial implementation is rare. Even when have been quantified, haphazard inconsistent reporting means published values are difficult to interpret. This deficiency hinders progress toward a collective understanding across projects thus limits...
Cities globally are greening their urban fabric, but to contribute positively the biodiversity extinction crisis, local governments must explicitly target actions for biodiversity. We apply Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) framework — nature nature, society culture elevate governments' efforts in lead up 2021 UN Conference. The UN's Vision of Living Harmony with Nature can only be realised if cities recognised resourced roles protection culture.
Abstract Widespread global declines in shellfish reefs (ecosystem‐forming bivalves such as oysters and mussels) have led to growing interest their restoration protection. With projects now occurring on four continents at least seven countries, guidelines for these ecosystems been developed based experience over the past two decades. The following key elements of are outlined: (a) case reef securing financial resources; (b) planning, feasibility, goal setting; (c) biosecurity permitting; (d)...
The Ramsar Convention (or the on Wetlands), signed in 1971, was one of first international conservation agreements, promoting global wise use wetlands. It has three primary objectives: national designation and management wetlands importance; general wetlands; cooperation. We examined lessons learnt for improving wetland after Ramsar’s nearly five decades operation. number Site Network grown over time (2,391 Sites, 2.5 million km 2 , as at 2020-06-09) but unevenly around world, with...
Protected and conserved areas (PCAs) throughout the world face huge challenges as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.We give global overview impacts responses.Protected area agencies, NGOs research groups, together with communities that support management PCAs, have conducted online studies to understand overall containment measures on PCAs at regional levels.This paper summarises results from ten surveys, eight two global, 90 countries representing all continents except Antarctica.It draws...
Achieving a sustainable socioecological future now requires large-scale environmental repair across legislative borders. Yet, enabling conservation is complicated by policy-making processes that are disconnected from socioeconomic interests, multiple sources of knowledge, and differing applications policy. We considered how multidisciplinary approach to marine habitat restoration generated the scientific evidence base, community support, funding needed begin forgotten, functionally extinct...
Climate change is expected to have significant impacts on hydrologic regimes and freshwater ecosystems, yet few basins adequate numerical models guide the development of climate adaptation strategies. Such strategies can build existing conservation activities, incorporate predicted impacts. We illustrate this concept with three case studies. In Upper Klamath Basin western USA, a shift in land management practices would buffer landscape from declining snowpack. Murray–Darling south-eastern...
Privately protected areas (PPAs) are increasingly recognized as important conservation initiatives, evidenced by recent developments that support recognizing and documenting them alongside under other governance types.Advances in guidance on PPAs have been accompanied increasing within international policy arenas, more being reported to the World Database Protected Areas (WDPA).Despite this, national approaches supporting vary, does extent which countries report WDPA.We present advances at...
Despite the recognised importance of private land for biodiversity conservation, there has been little research into systems protected areas at a country-wide level. Here I look definitions, legislation, ownership, management approaches and effectiveness, distribution incentives provided to in Australia. The term ‘private areas’, although increasingly used, still suffers from lack clear concise definition Australian states territories have legislation enabling application conservation...
Reef ecosystems all over the world are in decline and managers urgently need information that can assess management interventions set national conservation targets. We status risk of ecosystem collapse for Oyster Ecosystem Southern Eastern Australia, which comprises two community sub-types established by Saccostrea glomerata (Sydney rock oyster) Ostrea angasi (Australian flat oyster), consistent with IUCN Red List Ecosystems assessment process. established: (i) key aspects including:...
Globally, there is an urgent need for widespread restoration of coastal wetlands like mangroves and saltmarsh. This has been slow to progress in Australia a number reasons, including legal issues surrounding land tenure, ownership use. paper uses the responses survey zone experts identify articulate these issues, before considering analysing in-depth recommendations, solutions levers facilitate restoration, areas where further research or possible policy and/or law reform needed. It calls...
The important role of private land conservation, and particularly privately protected areas (PPAs), in contributing towards global conservation is increasingly recognised. With an increase the extent PPAs, under a variety different legal regimes governance types, comes increasing number ecological, social, research questions. Research into various aspects PPAs has been growing. In compiling IUCN’s Guidelines for Privately Protected Areas , range questions were posed. IUCN World Commission on...