A5043437297- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Marine and fisheries research
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Forest Management and Policy
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Plant and animal studies
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Marine animal studies overview
- Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
The University of Queensland
2016-2025
Australian Research Council
2012-2024
The Nature Conservancy
2013-2023
Australian Wildlife Conservancy
2016-2023
Queensland Department of Environment and Science
2023
ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions
2012-2022
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2018-2021
Hudson Institute
2018-2021
Queensland Government
2021
Google (United States)
2020
A mess of plastic It is not clear what strategies will be most effective in mitigating harm from the global problem pollution. Borrelle et al. and Lau discuss possible solutions their impacts. Both groups found that substantial reductions plastic-waste generation can made coming decades with immediate, concerted, vigorous action, but even best case scenario, huge quantities still accumulate environment. Science , this issue p. 1515 1455
Species distribution models (SDMs) are increasingly proposed to support conservation decision making. However, evidence of SDMs supporting solutions for on-ground problems is still scarce in the scientific literature. Here, we show that successful examples exist but largely hidden grey literature, and thus less accessible analysis learning. Furthermore, framework within which used rarely made explicit. Using case studies from biological invasions, identification critical habitats, reserve...
Abstract Human pressures on the environment are changing spatially and temporally, with profound implications for planet’s biodiversity human economies. Here we use recently available data infrastructure, land cover access into natural areas to construct a globally standardized measure of cumulative footprint terrestrial at 1 km 2 resolution from 1993 2009. We note that while population has increased by 23% world economy grown 153%, just 9%. Still, 75% surface is experiencing measurable...
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A common feature of ecological data sets is their tendency to contain many zero values. Statistical inference based on such are likely be inefficient or wrong unless careful thought given how these zeros arose and best model them. In this paper, we propose a framework for understanding zero-inflated originate deciding We define classify the different kinds that occur in describe they arise: either from 'true zero' 'false observations. After reviewing recent developments modelling sets, use...
The use of presence/absence data in wildlife management and biological surveys is widespread. There a growing interest quantifying the sources error associated with these data. We show that false‐negative errors (failure to record species when fact it present) can have significant impact on statistical estimation habitat models using simulated Then we introduce an extension logistic modeling, zero‐inflated binomial (ZIB) model permits rate correction estimates probability occurrence for by...
Remotely-sensed and bottom-up survey information were compiled on eight variables measuring the direct indirect human pressures environment globally in 1993 2009. This represents not only most current of its type, but also first temporally-consistent set Human Footprint maps. Data acquired or developed for: 1) built environments, 2) population density, 3) electric infrastructure, 4) crop lands, 5) pasture 6) roads, 7) railways, 8) navigable waterways. Pressures then overlaid to create...
Abstract: The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, an area almost the size of Japan, has a new network no‐take areas that significantly improves protection biodiversity. marine park zoning implements, in quantitative manner, many theoretical design principles discussed literature. For example, at least 20% per “bioregion,” minimum levels for all known habitats and special or unique features, sizes 10 20 km across smallest diameter. Overall, more than 33% Park is now (previously 4.5%). steps taken...
Abstract: Conservation funds are grossly inadequate to address the plight of threatened species. Government and conservation organizations faced with task conserving species desperately need simple strategies for allocating limited resources. The academic literature dedicated systematic priority setting usually recommends ranking on several criteria, including level endangerment metrics value such as evolutionary distinctiveness, ecological importance, social significance. These approaches...
Abstract: We identified 100 scientific questions that, if answered, would have the greatest impact on conservation practice and policy. Representatives from 21 international organizations, regional sections working groups of Society for Conservation Biology, 12 academics, all continents except Antarctica, compiled 2291 relevance to biological diversity worldwide. The were gathered 761 individuals through workshops, email requests, discussions. Voting by short‐list questions, followed a 2‐day...
Meeting international targets for expanding protected areas could simultaneously contribute to species conservation, but only if the distribution of threatened informs future establishment areas.
Conservation priority-setting schemes have not yet combined geographic priorities with a framework that can guide the allocation of funds among alternate conservation actions address specific threats. We develop such framework, and apply it to 17 world's 39 Mediterranean ecoregions. This offers an improvement over approaches only focus on land purchase or species richness do account for discover one could protect many more plant vertebrate by investing in sequence targeted towards threats,...