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2021

Journal Article

A 2021 horizon scan of emerging global biological conservation issues

Sutherland, William J., Atkinson, Philip W., Broad, Steven, Brown, Sam, Clout, Mick, Dias, Maria P., Dicks, Lynn V., Doran, Helen, Fleishman, Erica, Garratt, Elizabeth L., Gaston, Kevin J., Hughes, Alice C., Le Roux, Xavier, Lickorish, Fiona A., Maggs, Luke, Palardy, James E., Peck, Lloyd S., Pettorelli, Nathalie, Pretty, Jules, Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Walpole, Matt, Watson, James E.M., Wentworth, Jonathan and Thornton, Ann (2021). A 2021 horizon scan of emerging global biological conservation issues. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 36 (1), 87-97. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.10.014

A 2021 horizon scan of emerging global biological conservation issues

2021

Journal Article

Descriptions of the vocalisations of the Chestnut-backed Button-quail Turnix castanotus

Webster, Patrick T.D., Jackett, Nigel A., Swann, George, Leseberg, Nicholas P., Murphy, Stephen and Watson, James E. (2021). Descriptions of the vocalisations of the Chestnut-backed Button-quail Turnix castanotus. Australian Field Ornithology, 38, 137-144. doi: 10.20938/afo38137144

Descriptions of the vocalisations of the Chestnut-backed Button-quail Turnix castanotus

2021

Journal Article

Toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Hansen, Andrew J., Noble, Benjamin P., Veneros, Jaris, East, Alyson, Goetz, Scott J., Supples, Christina, Watson, James E. M., Jantz, Patrick A., Pillay, Rajeev, Jetz, Walter, Ferrier, Simon, Grantham, Hedley S., Evans, Thomas D., Ervin, Jamison, Venter, Oscar and Virnig, Anne L. S. (2021). Toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Conservation Letters, 14 (4) e12822. doi: 10.1111/conl.12822

Toward monitoring forest ecosystem integrity within the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

2021

Journal Article

Conservation birding: a quantitative conceptual framework for prioritizing citizen science observations

Callaghan, Corey T., Watson, James E. M., Lyons, Mitchell B., Cornwell, William K. and Fuller, Richard A. (2021). Conservation birding: a quantitative conceptual framework for prioritizing citizen science observations. Biological Conservation, 253 108912, 1-6. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108912

Conservation birding: a quantitative conceptual framework for prioritizing citizen science observations

2020

Journal Article

A robust goal is needed for species in the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Williams, Brooke A., Watson, James E.M., Butchart, Stuart H.M., Ward, Michelle, Brooks, Thomas M., Butt, Nathalie, Bolam, Friederike C., Stuart, Simon N., Mair, Louise, McGowan, Philip J. K., Gregory, Richard, Hilton‐Taylor, Craig, Mallon, David, Harrison, Ian and Simmonds, Jeremy S. (2020). A robust goal is needed for species in the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Conservation Letters, 14 (3) e12778. doi: 10.1111/conl.12778

A robust goal is needed for species in the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

2020

Journal Article

Author Correction: Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century (Nature, (2020), 586, 7828, (217-227), 10.1038/s41586-020-2773-z)

Maxwell, Sean L., Cazalis, Victor, Dudley, Nigel, Hoffmann, Michael, Rodrigues, Ana S. L., Stolton, Sue, Visconti, Piero, Woodley, Stephen, Kingston, Naomi, Lewis, Edward, Maron, Martine, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Wenger, Amelia, Jonas, Harry D., Venter, Oscar and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Author Correction: Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century (Nature, (2020), 586, 7828, (217-227), 10.1038/s41586-020-2773-z). Nature, 588 (7837), E14-E14. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2952-y

Author Correction: Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century (Nature, (2020), 586, 7828, (217-227), 10.1038/s41586-020-2773-z)

2020

Journal Article

Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

Grantham, H. S., Duncan, A., Evans, T. D., Jones, K. R., Beyer, H. L., Schuster, R., Walston, J., Ray, J. C., Robinson, J. G., Callow, M., Clements, T., Costa, H. M., DeGemmis, A., Elsen, P. R., Ervin, J., Franco, P., Goldman, E., Goetz, S., Hansen, A., Hofsvang, E., Jantz, P., Jupiter, S., Kang, A., Langhammer, P., Laurance, W. F., Lieberman, S., Linkie, M., Malhi, Y., Maxwell, S. ... Watson, J. E.M. (2020). Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 5978, 1-10. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-19493-3

Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity

2020

Journal Article

Modelling the habitat of the endangered Carpentarian Grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae): The importance of spatio-temporal habitat availability in a fire prone landscape

Stoetzel, Henry J., Leseberg, Nicholas P., Murphy, Stephen A., Andrew, Margaret E., Plant, Kayler J., Harrington, Graham N. and Watson, James E.M. (2020). Modelling the habitat of the endangered Carpentarian Grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae): The importance of spatio-temporal habitat availability in a fire prone landscape. Global Ecology and Conservation, 24 e01341, e01341. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01341

Modelling the habitat of the endangered Carpentarian Grasswren (Amytornis dorotheae): The importance of spatio-temporal habitat availability in a fire prone landscape

2020

Journal Article

Using intrinsic and contextual information associated with automated signal detections to improve call recognizer performance: A case study using the cryptic and critically endangered Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis

Leseberg, Nicholas P., Venables, William N., Murphy, Stephen A. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Using intrinsic and contextual information associated with automated signal detections to improve call recognizer performance: A case study using the cryptic and critically endangered Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 11 (11), 1520-1530. doi: 10.1111/2041-210x.13475

Using intrinsic and contextual information associated with automated signal detections to improve call recognizer performance: A case study using the cryptic and critically endangered Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis

2020

Journal Article

Eroded protections threaten US forests

Perez-Hammerle, Katharina-Victoria, Moon, Katie, Possingham, Hugh P., Jose Martinez-Harms, Maria and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Eroded protections threaten US forests. Science, 370 (6519), 921-922. doi: 10.1126/science.abf5654

Eroded protections threaten US forests

2020

Journal Article

Unveiling the environmental benefits of reducing sugar

de Andrade Junior, Milton A. U., Watson, James E. M. and Maxwell, Sean L. (2020). Unveiling the environmental benefits of reducing sugar. Lancet Planetary Health, 4 (11), E497-E498. doi: 10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30226-6

Unveiling the environmental benefits of reducing sugar

2020

Journal Article

Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability

Díaz, Sandra, Zafra-Calvo, Noelia, Purvis, Andy, Verburg, Peter H., Obura, David, Leadley, Paul, Chaplin-Kramer, Rebecca, De Meester, Luc, Dulloo, Ehsan, Martín-López, Berta, Shaw, M. Rebecca, Visconti, Piero, Broadgate, Wendy, Bruford, Michael W., Burgess, Neil D., Cavender- Bares, Jeannine, DeClerck, Fabrice, Fernández-Palacios, José María, Garibaldi, Lucas A., Hill, Samantha L.L., Isbell, Forest, Khoury, Colin K., Krug, Cornelia B., Liu, Jianguo, Maron, Martine, McGowan, Philip J.K., Pereira, Henrique M., Reyes-García, Victoria, Rocha, Juan ... Zanne, Amy E. (2020). Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability. Science, 370 (6515), 411-413. doi: 10.1126/science.abe1530

Set ambitious goals for biodiversity and sustainability

2020

Journal Article

Importance of species translocations under rapid climate change

Butt, Nathalie, Chauvenet, Alienor L.M., Adams, Vanessa M., Beger, Maria, Gallagher, Rachael V., Shanahan, Danielle F., Ward, Michelle, Watson, James E.M. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2020). Importance of species translocations under rapid climate change. Conservation Biology, 35 (3) cobi.13643, 775-783. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13643

Importance of species translocations under rapid climate change

2020

Journal Article

Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century

Maxwell, Sean L., Cazalis, Victor, Dudley, Nigel, Hoffmann, Michael, Rodrigues, Ana S. L., Stolton, Sue, Visconti, Piero, Woodley, Stephen, Kingston, Naomi, Lewis, Edward, Maron, Martine, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Wenger, Amelia, Jonas, Harry D., Venter, Oscar and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century. Nature, 586 (7828), 217-227. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2773-z

Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century

2020

Journal Article

Best‐practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land‐clearing

Wenger, Amelia S., Harris, Daniel, Weber, Samuel, Vaghi, Ferguson, Nand, Yashika, Naisilisili, Waisea, Hughes, Alec, Delevaux, Jade, Klein, Carissa J., Watson, James, Mumby, Peter J. and Jupiter, Stacy D. (2020). Best‐practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land‐clearing. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57 (12) 1365-2664.13743, 2381-2392. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13743

Best‐practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land‐clearing

2020

Journal Article

Agricultural intensification is causing rapid habitat change in the Tonle Sap Floodplain, Cambodia

Mahood, Simon P., Poole, Colin M., Watson, James E. M., MacKenzie, Richard A., Sharma, Sahadev and Garnett, Stephen T. (2020). Agricultural intensification is causing rapid habitat change in the Tonle Sap Floodplain, Cambodia. Wetlands Ecology and Management, 28 (5), 713-726. doi: 10.1007/s11273-020-09740-1

Agricultural intensification is causing rapid habitat change in the Tonle Sap Floodplain, Cambodia

2020

Journal Article

Just ten percent of the global terrestrial protected area network is structurally connected via intact land

Ward, Michelle, Saura, Santiago, Williams, Brooke, Ramírez-Delgado, Juan Pablo, Arafeh-Dalmau, Nur, Allan, James R., Venter, Oscar, Dubois, Grégoire and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Just ten percent of the global terrestrial protected area network is structurally connected via intact land. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 4563, 4563. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18457-x

Just ten percent of the global terrestrial protected area network is structurally connected via intact land

2020

Journal Article

Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy

Leclère, David, Obersteiner, Michael, Barrett, Mike, Butchart, Stuart H. M., Chaudhary, Abhishek, De Palma, Adriana, DeClerck, Fabrice A. J., Di Marco, Moreno, Doelman, Jonathan C., Dürauer, Martina, Freeman, Robin, Harfoot, Michael, Hasegawa, Tomoko, Hellweg, Stefanie, Hilbers, Jelle P., Hill, Samantha L. L., Humpenöder, Florian, Jennings, Nancy, Krisztin, Tamás, Mace, Georgina M., Ohashi, Haruka, Popp, Alexander, Purvis, Andy, Schipper, Aafke M., Tabeau, Andrzej, Valin, Hugo, van Meijl, Hans, van Zeist, Willem-Jan, Visconti, Piero ... Young, Lucy (2020). Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy. Nature, 585 (7826), 551-556. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2705-y

Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy

2020

Journal Article

Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity

Sonter, Laura J., Dade, Marie C., Watson, James E. M. and Valenta, Rick K. (2020). Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 4174, 4174. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17928-5

Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity

2020

Journal Article

Spatial priorities for conserving the most intact biodiverse forests within Central Africa

Grantham, H. S., Shapiro, A., Bonfils, D., Gond, V., Goldman, E., Maisels, F., Plumptre, A. J., Rayden, T., Robinson, J. G., Strindberg, S., Stokes, E., Tulloch, A. I.T.T., Watson, J. E.M., Williams, L. and Rickenbach, O. (2020). Spatial priorities for conserving the most intact biodiverse forests within Central Africa. Environmental Research Letters, 15 (9) 0940B5. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab9fae

Spatial priorities for conserving the most intact biodiverse forests within Central Africa