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2020

Journal Article

A policy-driven framework for conserving the best of Earth’s remaining moist tropical forests

Hansen, Andrew J., Burns, Patrick, Ervin, Jamison, Goetz, Scott J., Hansen, Matthew, Venter, Oscar, Watson, James E. M., Jantz, Patrick A., Virnig, Anne L. S., Barnett, Kevin, Pillay, Rajeev, Atkinson, Scott, Supples, Christina, Rodríguez-Buritica, Susana and Armenteras, Dolors (2020). A policy-driven framework for conserving the best of Earth’s remaining moist tropical forests. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (10), 1377-1384. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1274-7

A policy-driven framework for conserving the best of Earth’s remaining moist tropical forests

2020

Journal Article

A global mapping template for natural and modified habitat across terrestrial Earth

Gosling, Joe, Jones, Matt I., Arnell, Andy, Watson, James E. M., Venter, Oscar, Baquero, Andrea C. and Burgess, Neil D. (2020). A global mapping template for natural and modified habitat across terrestrial Earth. Biological Conservation, 250 108674, 108674. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108674

A global mapping template for natural and modified habitat across terrestrial Earth

2020

Journal Article

Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat

Ward, Michelle, Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Radford, James Q., Williams, Brooke A., Reside, April E., Macdonald, Stewart L., Mayfield, Helen J., Maron, Martine, Possingham, Hugh P., Vine, Samantha J., O’Connor, James L., Massingham, Emily J., Greenville, Aaron C., Woinarski, John C. Z., Garnett, Stephen T., Lintermans, Mark, Scheele, Ben C., Carwardine, Josie, Nimmo, Dale G., Lindenmayer, David B., Kooyman, Robert M., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Sonter, Laura J. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (10), 1321-1326. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1251-1

Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat

2020

Journal Article

Compounding impact of deforestation on Borneo’s climate during El Niño events

Chapman, Sarah, Syktus, Jozef I, Trancoso, Ralph, Salazar, Alvaro, Thatcher, Marcus J., Watson, James E. M., Meijaard, Erik, Sheil, Douglas, Dargusch, Paul and McAlpine, Clive Alexander (2020). Compounding impact of deforestation on Borneo’s climate during El Niño events. Environmental Research Letters, 15 (8) 084006, 084006. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ab86f5

Compounding impact of deforestation on Borneo’s climate during El Niño events

2020

Journal Article

Environmental destruction not avoided with the Sustainable Development Goals

Zeng, Yiwen, Maxwell, Sean, Runting, Rebecca K., Venter, Oscar, Watson, James E. M. and Carrasco, L. Roman (2020). Environmental destruction not avoided with the Sustainable Development Goals. Nature Sustainability, 3 (10), 795-798. doi: 10.1038/s41893-020-0555-0

Environmental destruction not avoided with the Sustainable Development Goals

2020

Journal Article

Global correlates of range contractions and expansions in terrestrial mammals

Pacifici, Michela, Rondinini, Carlo, Rhodes, Jonathan R., Burbidge, Andrew A., Cristiano, Andrea, Watson, James E. M., Woinarski, John C. Z. and Di Marco, Moreno (2020). Global correlates of range contractions and expansions in terrestrial mammals. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 2840, 1-9. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-16684-w

Global correlates of range contractions and expansions in terrestrial mammals

2020

Journal Article

Extent and potential impact of hunting on migratory shorebirds in the Asia-Pacific

Gallo-Cajiao, Eduardo, Morrison, Tiffany H., Woodworth, Bradley K., Lees, Alexander C., Naves, Liliana C., Yong, Ding Li, Choi, Chi-Yeung, Mundkur, Taej, Bird, Jeremy, Jain, Anuj, Klokov, Konstantin, Syroechkovskiy, Evgeny, Chowdhury, Sayam U., Fu, Vivian Wing Kan, Watson, James E.M. and Fuller, Richard A. (2020). Extent and potential impact of hunting on migratory shorebirds in the Asia-Pacific. Biological Conservation, 246 108582, 108582. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108582

Extent and potential impact of hunting on migratory shorebirds in the Asia-Pacific

2020

Journal Article

Change in terrestrial human footprint drives continued loss of intact ecosystems

Williams, Brooke Anne, Venter, Oscar, Allan, James R., Atkinson, Scott C., Rehbein, Jose A., Ward, Michelle S., Di Marco, Moreno, Grantham, Hedley S., Ervin, Jamison, Goetz, Scott, Hansen, Andrew J., Jantz, Patrick, Pillay, Rajeev, Rodríguez-Buriticá, Susana, Supples, Christina, Virnig, Anne L. S. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Change in terrestrial human footprint drives continued loss of intact ecosystems. SSRN Electronic Journal, 3 (3), 371-382. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3600547

Change in terrestrial human footprint drives continued loss of intact ecosystems

2020

Journal Article

Recent Australian wildfires made worse by logging and associated forest management

Lindenmayer, David B., Kooyman, Robert M., Taylor, Chris, Ward, Michelle and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Recent Australian wildfires made worse by logging and associated forest management. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (7), 898-900. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1195-5

Recent Australian wildfires made worse by logging and associated forest management

2020

Journal Article

Renewed threats to Brazilian biodiversity from sugarcane

de Andrade Junior, Milton A. U., Maxwell, Sean L. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Renewed threats to Brazilian biodiversity from sugarcane. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 18 (4), 178-179. doi: 10.1002/fee.2196

Renewed threats to Brazilian biodiversity from sugarcane

2020

Journal Article

Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve no net loss goals

Sonter, Laura J., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Watson, James E. M., Jones, Julia P. G., Kiesecker, Joseph M., Costa, Hugo M., Bennun, Leon, Edwards, Stephen, Grantham, Hedley S., Griffiths, Victoria F., Jones, Kendall, Sochi, Kei, Puydarrieux, Philippe, Quétier, Fabien, Rainer, Helga, Rainey, Hugo, Roe, Dilys, Satar, Musnanda, Soares-Filho, Britaldo S., Starkey, Malcolm, ten Kate, Kerry, Victurine, Ray, von Hase, Amrei, Wells, Jessie A. and Maron, Martine (2020). Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve no net loss goals. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 2072, 2072. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15861-1

Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve no net loss goals

2020

Journal Article

Opportunities for big data in conservation and sustainability

Runting, Rebecca K., Phinn, Stuart, Xie, Zunyi, Venter, Oscar and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Opportunities for big data in conservation and sustainability. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 2003, 2003. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15870-0

Opportunities for big data in conservation and sustainability

2020

Journal Article

Reconciling global priorities for conserving biodiversity habitat

Mokany, Karel, Ferrier, Simon, Harwood, Thomas D., Ware, Chris, Di Marco, Moreno, Grantham, Hedley S., Venter, Oscar, Hoskins, Andrew J. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Reconciling global priorities for conserving biodiversity habitat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117 (18), 201918373-9911. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1918373117

Reconciling global priorities for conserving biodiversity habitat

2020

Journal Article

Recognising the impact of sight record assessment on the scientific record and a species’ conservation status

Leseberg, Nicholas P., Murphy, Stephen A., Jackett, Nigel A., Webster, Patrick T. D., MacColl, Christopher, Stoetzel, Henry J. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Recognising the impact of sight record assessment on the scientific record and a species’ conservation status. Emu - Austral Ornithology, 120 (2), 181-183. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2020.1774395

Recognising the impact of sight record assessment on the scientific record and a species’ conservation status

2020

Journal Article

Native and exotic nest predators of Alwal (Golden-shouldered parrot Psephotellus chrysopterygius) on Olkola Country, Cape York Peninsula, Australia

Collingwood, Teghan D., Watson, James E. M., Kearney, Stephen, Brown, Allana, Ross, Ashaley, Kulka, Glen, Kulka, Hamish, Kulka, Karla, Royee, Francis, Ross, Brendan, Mahney, Terry, Huett, Katy and Kutt, Alex S. (2020). Native and exotic nest predators of Alwal (Golden-shouldered parrot Psephotellus chrysopterygius) on Olkola Country, Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Emu, 120 (2), 168-172. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2020.1750963

Native and exotic nest predators of Alwal (Golden-shouldered parrot Psephotellus chrysopterygius) on Olkola Country, Cape York Peninsula, Australia

2020

Journal Article

Global opportunities and challenges for transboundary conservation

Mason, Natalie, Ward, Michelle, Watson, James E. M., Venter, Oscar and Runting, Rebecca K. (2020). Global opportunities and challenges for transboundary conservation. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (5), 694-701. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1160-3

Global opportunities and challenges for transboundary conservation

2020

Journal Article

Protect Australia's Gondwana Rainforests

Kooyman, Robert M., Watson, James and Wilf, Peter (2020). Protect Australia's Gondwana Rainforests. Science, 367 (6482), 1083-1083. doi: 10.1126/science.abb2046

Protect Australia's Gondwana Rainforests

2020

Journal Article

Renewable energy development threatens many globally important biodiversity areas

Rehbein, Jose A., Watson, James E. M., Lane, Joe L., Sonter, Laura J., Venter, Oscar, Atkinson, Scott C. and Allan, James R. (2020). Renewable energy development threatens many globally important biodiversity areas. Global Change Biology, 26 (5) gcb.15067, 3040-3051. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15067

Renewable energy development threatens many globally important biodiversity areas

2020

Journal Article

Intense human pressure is widespread across terrestrial vertebrate ranges

O'Bryan, Christopher J., Allan, James R., Holden, Matthew, Sanderson, Christopher, Venter, Oscar, Di Marco, Moreno, McDonald-Madden, Eve and Watson, James E.M. (2020). Intense human pressure is widespread across terrestrial vertebrate ranges. Global Ecology and Conservation, 21 e00882, e00882. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00882

Intense human pressure is widespread across terrestrial vertebrate ranges

2020

Journal Article

Research is not immune to climate change

Rickards, Lauren and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Research is not immune to climate change. Nature Climate Change, 10 (3), 180-183. doi: 10.1038/s41558-020-0715-2

Research is not immune to climate change