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2019

Journal Article

The mesoscavenger release hypothesis and implications for ecosystem and human well‐being

O'Bryan, Christopher J., Holden, Matthew H. and Watson, James E.M. (2019). The mesoscavenger release hypothesis and implications for ecosystem and human well‐being. Ecology Letters, 22 (9) ele.13288, 1340-1348. doi: 10.1111/ele.13288

The mesoscavenger release hypothesis and implications for ecosystem and human well‐being

2019

Journal Article

The impact of climate change and urban growth on urban climate and heat stress in a subtropical city

Chapman, Sarah, Thatcher, Marcus, Salazar, Alvaro, Watson, James E.M. and McAlpine, Clive A. (2019). The impact of climate change and urban growth on urban climate and heat stress in a subtropical city. International Journal of Climatology, 39 (6), 3013-3030. doi: 10.1002/joc.5998

The impact of climate change and urban growth on urban climate and heat stress in a subtropical city

2019

Journal Article

Last chance for Madagascar’s biodiversity

Jones, Julia P. G., Ratsimbazafy, Jonah, Ratsifandrihamanana, Anitry N., Watson, James E. M., Andrianandrasana, Herizo T., Cabeza, Mar, Cinner, Joshua E., Goodman, Steven M., Hawkins, Frank, Mittermeier, Russell A., Rabearisoa, Ando L., Rakotonarivo, O. Sarobidy, Razafimanahaka, Julie H., Razafimpahanana, Andriamandimbisoa R., Wilmé, Lucienne and Wright, Patricia C. (2019). Last chance for Madagascar’s biodiversity. Nature Sustainability, 2 (5), 350-352. doi: 10.1038/s41893-019-0288-0

Last chance for Madagascar’s biodiversity

2019

Journal Article

Protected area targets post-2020

Visconti, Piero, Butchart, Stuart H. M., Brooks, Thomas M., Langhammer, Penny F., Marnewick, Daniel, Vergara, Sheila, Yanosky, Alberto and Watson, James E. M. (2019). Protected area targets post-2020. Science, 364 (6437), 239-241. doi: 10.1126/science.aav6886

Protected area targets post-2020

2019

Journal Article

Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target

Mappin, Bonnie, Chauvenet, Alienor L.M., Adams, Vanessa M., Di Marco, Moreno, Beyer, Hawthorne L., Venter, Oscar, Halpern, Benjamin S., Possingham, Hugh P. and Watson, James E.M. (2019). Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target. Conservation Letters, 12 (4) e12646, e12646. doi: 10.1111/conl.12646

Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target

2019

Journal Article

Retention and restoration priorities for climate adaptation in a multi-use landscape

Maxwell, Sean L., Reside, April, Trezise, James, McAlpine, Clive A. and Watson, James EM. (2019). Retention and restoration priorities for climate adaptation in a multi-use landscape. Global Ecology and Conservation, 18 e00649, e00649. doi: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00649

Retention and restoration priorities for climate adaptation in a multi-use landscape

2019

Journal Article

How to send a finch extinct

Reside, April E., Cosgrove, Anita J., Pointon, Revel, Trezise, James, Watson, James E.M. and Maron, Martine (2019). How to send a finch extinct. Environmental Science and Policy, 94, 163-173. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2019.01.005

How to send a finch extinct

2019

Journal Article

Identifying global centers of unsustainable commercial harvesting of species

Di Minin, Enrico, Brooks, Thomas M., Toivonen, Tuuli, Butchart, Stuart H. M., Heikinheimo, Vuokko, Watson, James E. M., Burgess, Neil D., Challender, Daniel W. S., Goettsch, Bárbara, Jenkins, Richard and Moilanen, Atte (2019). Identifying global centers of unsustainable commercial harvesting of species. Science Advances, 5 (4) eaau2879, eaau2879. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aau2879

Identifying global centers of unsustainable commercial harvesting of species

2019

Journal Article

Metrics of progress in the understanding and management of threats to Australian birds: metrics of progress

Garnett, S. T., Butchart, S. H. M., Baker, G. B., Bayraktarov, E., Buchanan, K. L., Burbidge, A. A., Chauvenet, A. L. M., Christidis, L., Ehmke, G., Grace, M., Hoccom, D. G., Legge, S. M., Leiper, I., Lindenmayer, D. B., Loyn, R. H., Maron, M., McDonald, P., Menkhorst, P., Possingham, H. P., Radford, J., Reside, A. E., Watson, D. M., Watson, J. E. M., Wintle, B., Woinarski, J. C. Z. and Geyle, H. M. (2019). Metrics of progress in the understanding and management of threats to Australian birds: metrics of progress. Conservation Biology, 33 (2), 456-468. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13220

Metrics of progress in the understanding and management of threats to Australian birds: metrics of progress

2019

Journal Article

Forests are still key to climate action

Watson, James E. M. (2019). Forests are still key to climate action. Nature, 567 (7748), 311-311. doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-00869-5

Forests are still key to climate action

2019

Journal Article

Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates

Allan, James R., Watson, James E. M., Di Marco, Moreno, O’Bryan, Christopher J., Possingham, Hugh P., Atkinson, Scott C. and Venter, Oscar (2019). Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates. PLOS Biology, 17 (3) e3000158, e3000158. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000158

Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates

2019

Journal Article

Brokering trust in citizen science

Gilfedder, Mat, Robinson, Cathy J., Watson, James E. M., Campbell, Thomas G., Sullivan, Brian L. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2019). Brokering trust in citizen science. Society and Natural Resources, 32 (3), 292-302. doi: 10.1080/08941920.2018.1518507

Brokering trust in citizen science

2019

Journal Article

Madagascar: crime threatens biodiversity

Jones, Julia P.G., Ratsimbazafy, Jonah, Ratsifandrihamanana, Anitry N., Watson, James E.M., Andrianandrasana, Herizo T., Cabeza, Mar, Cinner, Joshua E., Goodman, Steven M., Hawkins, Frank, Mittermeier, Russell A., Rabearisoa, Ando L., Rakotonarivo, O. Sarobidy, Razafimanahaka, Julie H., Razafimpahanana, Andriamandimbisoa R., Wilmé, Lucienne and Wright, Patricia C. (2019). Madagascar: crime threatens biodiversity. Science, 363 (6429), 825-825. doi: 10.1126/science.aaw6402

Madagascar: crime threatens biodiversity

2019

Journal Article

What are the barriers to successful community-based climate change adaptation? A review of grey literature

Piggott-McKellar, Annah E., McNamara, Karen E., Nunn, Patrick D. and Watson, James E. M. (2019). What are the barriers to successful community-based climate change adaptation? A review of grey literature. Local Environment, 24 (4), 374-390. doi: 10.1080/13549839.2019.1580688

What are the barriers to successful community-based climate change adaptation? A review of grey literature

2019

Other Outputs

Death by 775 cuts: how conservation law is failing the black-throated finch

Reside, April and Watson, James (2019, 01 30). Death by 775 cuts: how conservation law is failing the black-throated finch The Conversation

Death by 775 cuts: how conservation law is failing the black-throated finch

2019

Journal Article

Larger gains from improved management over sparing–sharing for tropical forests

Runting, Rebecca K., Ruslandi, Griscom, Bronson W., Struebig, Matthew J., Satar, Musnanda, Meijaard, Erik, Burivalova, Zuzana, Cheyne, Susan M., Deere, Nicolas J., Game, Edward T., Putz, F. E., Wells, Jessie A., Wilting, Andreas, Ancrenaz, Marc, Ellis, Peter, Khan, Faisal A. A., Leavitt, Sara M., Marshall, Andrew J., Possingham, Hugh P., Watson, James E. M. and Venter, Oscar (2019). Larger gains from improved management over sparing–sharing for tropical forests. Nature Sustainability, 2 (1), 53-61. doi: 10.1038/s41893-018-0203-0

Larger gains from improved management over sparing–sharing for tropical forests

2019

Journal Article

Descriptions of known vocalisations of the Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis

Leseberg, Nicholas, Murphy, Stephen, Jackett, Nigel, Greatwich, Bruce, Brown, Jamie, Hamilton, Neil, Joseph, Leo and Watson, James (2019). Descriptions of known vocalisations of the Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis. Australian Field Ornithology, 36, 79-88. doi: 10.20938/afo36079088

Descriptions of known vocalisations of the Night Parrot Pezoporus occidentalis

2019

Journal Article

Open access solutions for biodiversity journals: do not replace one problem with another

Peterson, A. Townsend, Anderson, Robert P., Beger, Maria, Bolliger, Janine, Brotons, Lluís, Burridge, Christopher P., Cobos, Marlon E., Cuervo-Robayo, Angela P., Di Minin, Enrico, Diez, Jeffrey, Elith, Jane, Embling, Clare B., Escobar, Luis E., Essl, Franz, Feeley, Kenneth J., Hawkes, Lucy, Jiménez-García, Daniel, Jimenez, Laura, Green, David M., Knop, Eva, Kühn, Ingolf, Lahoz-Monfort, José J., Lira-Noriega, Andres, Lobo, Jorge M., Loyola, Rafael, Mac Nally, Ralph, Machado-Stredel, Fernando, Martínez-Meyer, Enrique, McCarthy, Michael ... Zurell, Damaris (2019). Open access solutions for biodiversity journals: do not replace one problem with another. Diversity and Distributions, 25 (1), 5-8. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12885

Open access solutions for biodiversity journals: do not replace one problem with another

2019

Journal Article

Use of surrogate species to cost-effectively prioritize conservation actions

Ward, Michelle, Rhodes, Jonathan R., Watson, James E.M., Lefevre, James, Atkinson, Scott and Possingham, Hugh P. (2019). Use of surrogate species to cost-effectively prioritize conservation actions. Conservation Biology, 34 (3) cobi.13430, 600-610. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13430

Use of surrogate species to cost-effectively prioritize conservation actions

2019

Other Outputs

Global assessment of ecoregion intactness

Beyer, Hawthorne, Venter, Oscar, Grantham, Hedley and Watson, James (2019). Global assessment of ecoregion intactness. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2019.773

Global assessment of ecoregion intactness