2025 Journal Article Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forestsHordijk, Iris, Poorter, Lourens, Liang, Jingjing, Reich, Peter B., de-Miguel, Sergio, Nabuurs, Gert-Jan, Gamarra, Javier G. P., Chen, Han Y. H., Zhou, Mo, Wiser, Susan K., Pretzsch, Hans, Paquette, Alain, Picard, Nicolas, Hérault, Bruno, Bastin, Jean-Francois, Alberti, Giorgio, Abegg, Meinrad, Adou Yao, Yves C., Almeyda Zambrano, Angelica M., Alvarado, Braulio V., Alvarez-Davila, Esteban, Alvarez-Loayza, Patricia, Alves, Luciana F., Amaral, Iêda, Ammer, Christian, Antón-Fernández, Clara, Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro, Arroyo, Luzmila, Avitabile, Valerio ... Crowther, Thomas W. (2025). Effect of climate on traits of dominant and rare tree species in the world’s forests. Nature Communications , 16 (1) 4773. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-59754-7 |
2025 Journal Article Global land cover maps do not reveal mining pressures to biodiversitySonter, Laura J., Nursamsi, Ilyas, Bennun, Leon, Graham, Jamie, Maus, Victor, Rainey, Hugo, Starkey, Malcolm, Turner, Joseph A., Watson, James E. M. and Prescott, Graham W. (2025). Global land cover maps do not reveal mining pressures to biodiversity. Scientific Reports, 15 (1) 22421, 1. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-01959-3 |
2025 Journal Article Groundhog Day: the EPBC Act reform processBell-James, Justine, Maron, Martine, McCormack, Phillipa C. and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Groundhog Day: the EPBC Act reform process. Environmental and Planning Law Journal, 41, 19-40. |
2025 Journal Article Bridging conservation gaps under climate change at multiple scales to protect 30% of Earth's surface by 2030Wu, Hui, Yu, Le, Shen, Xiaoli, Watson, James E. M., Wan, Huawei, Cao, Yue, Hua, Ting, Liu, Tao, Zhao, Jianqiao, Liu, Jianguo, Gao, Jixi and Ma, Keping (2025). Bridging conservation gaps under climate change at multiple scales to protect 30% of Earth's surface by 2030. Conservation Biology, e70054. doi: 10.1111/cobi.70054 |
2025 Journal Article Negotiating risks to natural capital in net-zero transitionsPascale, Andrew C., Watson, James E. M., Davis, Dominic, Smart, Simon, Brear, Michael, Jones, Ryan and Greig, Chris (2025). Negotiating risks to natural capital in net-zero transitions. Nature Sustainability, 8 (6) eadh2458, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41893-025-01576-y |
2025 Journal Article Half of the habitat of Australia's highly imperilled narrow-range species is outside protected areasWard, Michelle, Maron, Martine, Simmonds, Jeremy S., Lintermans, Mark, Whiterod, Nick S., Chapple, David G., Possingham, Hugh P., Legge, Sarah M., Gallagher, Rachael V., Wintle, Brendan A., Vine, Samantha, Ashman, Kita, Hoskin, Conrad J., Garnett, Stephen T., Woinarski, John C.Z., Scheele, Ben C., Loane, Cerin, Fitzsimons, James A., Stewart, Romola R., Tulloch, Ayesha I.T., Hyman, Isabel T., Pearce, Kate, Burbidge, Allan H., Raadik, Tarmo A., Kuchling, Gerald, Georges, Arthur, West, Matthew, Adams, Vanessa M., Emery, J.P. and Watson, James E.M. (2025). Half of the habitat of Australia's highly imperilled narrow-range species is outside protected areas. Biological Conservation, 308 111195, 111195. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111195 |
2025 Journal Article Ability of new protected areas to counteract losses from downgrading, downsizing, and degazettementYan, Yanyun, Tan, Song Ling, Webb, Edward L., Watson, James E. M. and Carrasco, L. Roman (2025). Ability of new protected areas to counteract losses from downgrading, downsizing, and degazettement. Conservation Biology, 39 (2) e14381, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/cobi.14381 |
2025 Journal Article Ambitions in national plans do not yet match bold international protection and restoration commitmentsBell-James, Justine and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Ambitions in national plans do not yet match bold international protection and restoration commitments. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 9 (3) 2096, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41559-025-02636-4 |
2025 Journal Article Australia’s inadequate marine protectionDavey, Madeline and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Australia’s inadequate marine protection. Science, 387 (6734), 586-587. doi: 10.1126/science.adt7848 |
2025 Journal Article The estimated cost of preventing extinction and progressing recovery for Australia’s priority threatened speciesWard, Michelle, Possingham, Hugh P., Wintle, Brendan A., Woinarski, John C. Z., Marsh, Jessica R., Chapple, David G., Lintermans, Mark, Scheele, Ben C., Whiterod, Nick S., Hoskin, Conrad J., Aska, Bora, Yong, Chuanji, Tulloch, Ayesha, Stewart, Romola and Watson, James E. M. (2025). The estimated cost of preventing extinction and progressing recovery for Australia’s priority threatened species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122 (6) e2414985122, 1-10. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2414985122 |
2025 Journal Article Accounting for the true costs of recovery of threatened speciesReside, April E., Carwardine, Josie and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Accounting for the true costs of recovery of threatened species. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 9 (3), 372-373. doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02621-3 |
2025 Journal Article Conservation in troubled timesDudley, Nigel, Mitchell, Brent A., Redford, Kent H., Stolton, Sue, Timmins, Hannah L. and Watson, James E.M. (2025). Conservation in troubled times. Oryx, 59 (1), 1-3. doi: 10.1017/s0030605325000286 |
2025 Journal Article Educating and empowering Australians through a digital approach to biodiversity conservationKindler, Gareth S., Kelly, Nick, Carden, Tim and Watson, James E. M. (2025). Educating and empowering Australians through a digital approach to biodiversity conservation. Conservation Science and Practice, 7 (4) e70039. doi: 10.1111/csp2.70039 |
2025 Journal Article Role of protected areas in mitigating range loss and local extinctions of terrestrial mammalsCristiano, Andrea, Pillay, Rajeev, Ramírez-Delgado, Juan Pablo, Watson, James E. M., Venter, Oscar and Pacifici, Michela (2025). Role of protected areas in mitigating range loss and local extinctions of terrestrial mammals. Conservation Biology. doi: 10.1111/cobi.70092 |
2025 Journal Article A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2025Sutherland, William J., Brotherton, Peter N.M., Butterworth, Holly M., Clarke, Stewart J., Davies, Tammy E., Doar, Nigel, Esmail, Nafeesa, Fleishman, Erica, Gaston, Kevin J., Herbert-Read, James E., Hughes, Alice C., Hughes, Jonathan, Kaartokallio, Hermanni, Koh, Lian Pin, Kumar, Ritesh, Lickorish, Fiona A., Littler, Hannah, Palardy, James E., Pearce-Higgins, James W., Peck, Lloyd S., Pettorelli, Nathalie, Pretty, Jules, Schloss, Irene R., Spalding, Mark D., ten Brink, Dirk, Tew, Eleanor R., Timoshyna, Anastasiya, Tubbs, Nicolas, Watson, James E.M. ... Thornton, Ann (2025). A horizon scan of biological conservation issues for 2025. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 40 (1), 80-89. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2024.11.002 |
2024 Journal Article The cost of recovering Australia’s threatened speciesReside, April E., Carwardine, Josie, Ward, Michelle, Yong, Chuanji, Venegas Li, Ruben, Rogers, Andrew, Wintle, Brendan A., Silcock, Jennifer, Woinarski, John, Lintermans, Mark, Taylor, Gary, Pintor, Anna F. V. and Watson, James E. M. (2024). The cost of recovering Australia’s threatened species. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 9 (3) e12682, 425-435. doi: 10.1038/s41559-024-02617-z |
2024 Journal Article Global rarity of high-integrity tropical rainforests for threatened and declining terrestrial vertebratesPillay, Rajeev, Watson, James E. M., Hansen, Andrew J., Burns, Patrick, Virnig, Anne Lucy Stilger, Supples, Christina, Armenteras, Dolors, González-del-Pliego, Pamela, Aragon-Osejo, Jose, A. Jantz, Patrick, Ervin, Jamison, Goetz, Scott J. and Venter, Oscar (2024). Global rarity of high-integrity tropical rainforests for threatened and declining terrestrial vertebrates. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121 (51) e2413325121, e2413325121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2413325121 |
2024 Journal Article Author Correction: Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regionsWilliams, Brooke A., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Fagan, Matthew E., Chazdon, Robin L., Schmoeller, Marina, Sprenkle-Hyppolite, Starry, Griscom, Bronson W., Watson, James E. M., Tedesco, Anazélia M., Gonzalez-Roglich, Mariano, Daldegan, Gabriel A., Bodin, Blaise, Celentano, Danielle, Wilson, Sarah Jane, Rhodes, Jonathan R., Alexandre, Nikola S., Kim, Do-Hyung, Bastos, Diego and Crouzeilles, Renato (2024). Author Correction: Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions. Nature, 637 (8044), E9-E9. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08481-y |
2024 Journal Article Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regionsWilliams, Brooke A., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Fagan, Matthew E., Chazdon, Robin L., Schmoeller, Marina, Sprenkle-Hyppolite, Starry, Griscom, Bronson W., Watson, James E. M., Tedesco, Anazélia M., Gonzalez-Roglich, Mariano, Daldegan, Gabriel A., Bodin, Blaise, Celentano, Danielle, Wilson, Sarah Jane, Rhodes, Jonathan R., Alexandre, Nikola S., Kim, Do-Hyung, Bastos, Diego and Crouzeilles, Renato (2024). Global potential for natural regeneration in deforested tropical regions. Nature, 636 (8041) e1701345, 131-137. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08106-4 |
2024 Journal Article Dominance and rarity in tree communities across the globe: patterns, predictors and threatsHordijk, Iris, Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia, Lauber, Thomas, Routh, Devin, Poorter, Lourens, Rivers, Malin C., ter Steege, Hans, Liang, Jingjing, Reich, Peter B., de-Miguel, Sergio, Nabuurs, Gert-Jan, Gamarra, Javier G. P., Chen, Han Y. H., Zhou, Mo, Wiser, Susan K., Pretzsch, Hans, Paquette, Alain, Picard, Nicolas, Hérault, Bruno, Bastin, Jean-Francois, Alberti, Giorgio, Abegg, Meinrad, Adou Yao, Yves C., Almeyda Zambrano, Angelica M., Alvarado, Braulio V., Alvarez-Davila, Esteban, Alvarez-Loayza, Patricia, Alves, Luciana F., Ammer, Christian ... Crowther, Thomas W. (2024). Dominance and rarity in tree communities across the globe: patterns, predictors and threats. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 33 (10), 1-21. doi: 10.1111/geb.13889 |