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2022

Journal Article

A horizon scan of global biological conservation issues for 2022

Sutherland, William J., Atkinson, Philip W., Butchart, Stuart H.M., Capaja, Marcela, Dicks, Lynn V., Fleishman, Erica, Gaston, Kevin J., Hails, Rosemary S., Hughes, Alice C., Le Anstey, Becky, Le Roux, Xavier, Lickorish, Fiona A., Maggs, Luke, Noor, Noor, Oldfield, Thomasina E.E., Palardy, James E., Peck, Lloyd S., Pettorelli, Nathalie, Pretty, Jules, Spalding, Mark D., Tonneijck, Femke H., Truelove, Gemma, Watson, James E.M., Wentworth, Jonathan, Wilson, Jeremy D. and Thornton, Ann (2022). A horizon scan of global biological conservation issues for 2022. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 37 (1), 95-104. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2021.10.014

A horizon scan of global biological conservation issues for 2022

2022

Journal Article

New records of Painted Button-quail Turnix varius in North Queensland suggest a distribution through southern and central Cape York Peninsula

Webster, Patrick, Leseberg, Nicholas, Murphy, Stephen and Watson, James (2022). New records of Painted Button-quail Turnix varius in North Queensland suggest a distribution through southern and central Cape York Peninsula. Australian Field Ornithology, 39, 199-205. doi: 10.20938/afo39199205

New records of Painted Button-quail Turnix varius in North Queensland suggest a distribution through southern and central Cape York Peninsula

2022

Journal Article

Retaining the ‘art’: Painted Button-quail Turnix varius do make platelets in north-eastern Queensland

Webster, Patrick T.D., Murphy, Stephen A., Leseberg, Nicholas P. and Watson, James E.M. (2022). Retaining the ‘art’: Painted Button-quail Turnix varius do make platelets in north-eastern Queensland. Australian Field Ornithology, 39, 206-210. doi: 10.20938/afo39206210

Retaining the ‘art’: Painted Button-quail Turnix varius do make platelets in north-eastern Queensland

2022

Journal Article

Nests and eggs of the Chestnut-backed Button-quail Turnix castanotus: Two new nests and a review of previous descriptions

Patrick, Patrick, Jackett, Nigel, Mason, Ian, Rush, Emily, Leseberg, Nicholas and Watson, James (2022). Nests and eggs of the Chestnut-backed Button-quail Turnix castanotus: Two new nests and a review of previous descriptions. Australian Field Ornithology, 39, 12-18. doi: 10.20938/afo39012018

Nests and eggs of the Chestnut-backed Button-quail Turnix castanotus: Two new nests and a review of previous descriptions

2021

Journal Article

Author Correction: Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity (Nature Communications, (2020), 11, 1, (5978), 10.1038/s41467-020-19493-3)

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. (2021). Author Correction: Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity (Nature Communications, (2020), 11, 1, (5978), 10.1038/s41467-020-19493-3). Nature Communications, 12 (1) 592, 592. doi: 10.1038/s41467-021-20999-7

Author Correction: Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity (Nature Communications, (2020), 11, 1, (5978), 10.1038/s41467-020-19493-3)

2021

Journal Article

Integrated spatial planning for biodiversity conservation and food production

Fastré, Constance, van Zeist, Willem-Jan, Watson, J. E.M. and Visconti, Piero (2021). Integrated spatial planning for biodiversity conservation and food production. One Earth, 4 (11), 1635-1644. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.10.014

Integrated spatial planning for biodiversity conservation and food production

2021

Journal Article

Mismatch between bird species sensitivity and the protection of intact habitats across the Americas

Cazalis, Victor, Barnes, Megan D., Johnston, Alison, Watson, James E. M., Şekercioğlu, Cagan H. and Rodrigues, Ana S. L. (2021). Mismatch between bird species sensitivity and the protection of intact habitats across the Americas. Ecology Letters, 24 (11) ele.13859, 2394-2405. doi: 10.1111/ele.13859

Mismatch between bird species sensitivity and the protection of intact habitats across the Americas

2021

Journal Article

Wilderness

Watson, James E. M. and Venter, Oscar (2021). Wilderness. Current Biology, 31 (19), R1169-R1172. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.07.041

Wilderness

2021

Journal Article

Tropical forests are home to over half of the world’s vertebrate species

Pillay, Rajeev, Venter, Michelle, Aragon-Osejo, Jose, González-del-Pliego, Pamela, Hansen, Andrew J, Watson, James EM and Venter, Oscar (2021). Tropical forests are home to over half of the world’s vertebrate species. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 20 (1), 10-15. doi: 10.1002/fee.2420

Tropical forests are home to over half of the world’s vertebrate species

2021

Journal Article

Editorial: intact forests

Evans, Tom D., Morel, Alexandra C., Malhi, Yadvinder and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Editorial: intact forests. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4 753786. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.753786

Editorial: intact forests

2021

Journal Article

Scientific foundations for an ecosystem goal, milestones and indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Nicholson, Emily, Watermeyer, Kate E., Rowland, Jessica A., Sato, Chloe F., Stevenson, Simone L., Andrade, Angela, Brooks, Thomas M., Burgess, Neil D., Cheng, Su-Ting, Grantham, Hedley S., Hill, Samantha L., Keith, David A., Maron, Martine, Metzke, Daniel, Murray, Nicholas J., Nelson, Cara R., Obura, David, Plumptre, Andy, Skowno, Andrew L. and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Scientific foundations for an ecosystem goal, milestones and indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5 (10), 1338-1349. doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01538-5

Scientific foundations for an ecosystem goal, milestones and indicators for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

2021

Journal Article

A national‐scale dataset for threats impacting Australia’s imperiled flora and fauna

Ward, Michelle, Carwardine, Josie, Yong, Chuan J., Watson, James E. M., Silcock, Jennifer, Taylor, Gary S., Lintermans, Mark, Gillespie, Graeme R., Garnett, Stephen T., Woinarski, John, Tingley, Reid, Fensham, Rod J., Hoskin, Conrad J., Hines, Harry B., Roberts, J. Dale, Kennard, Mark J., Harvey, Mark S., Chapple, David G. and Reside, April E. (2021). A national‐scale dataset for threats impacting Australia’s imperiled flora and fauna. Ecology and Evolution, 11 (17) ece3.7920, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/ece3.7920

A national‐scale dataset for threats impacting Australia’s imperiled flora and fauna

2021

Journal Article

Determining ranges of poorly known mammals as a tool for global conservation assessment

Stewart, Claire L., Watson, James E.M., Bland, Lucie M. and Tulloch, Ayesha I.T. (2021). Determining ranges of poorly known mammals as a tool for global conservation assessment. Biological Conservation, 260 109188, 1-14. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109188

Determining ranges of poorly known mammals as a tool for global conservation assessment

2021

Journal Article

How to halve the carbon and biodiversity impacts of biofuel-driven land-use change in Brazil

de Andrade Junior, Milton A. U., Watson, James E. M., Williams, Brooke A., Allan, James R., O'Bryan, Christopher J. and Maxwell, Sean L. (2021). How to halve the carbon and biodiversity impacts of biofuel-driven land-use change in Brazil. Biological Conservation, 260 109214, 109214. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109214

How to halve the carbon and biodiversity impacts of biofuel-driven land-use change in Brazil

2021

Journal Article

Regional scalable priorities for national biodiversity and carbon conservation planning in Asia

Zhu, Li, Hughes, Alice C., Zhao, Xiao-Qian, Zhou, Li-Jing, Ma, Ke-Ping, Shen, Xiao-Li, Li, Sheng, Liu, Ming-Zhang, Xu, Wu-Bing and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Regional scalable priorities for national biodiversity and carbon conservation planning in Asia. Science Advances, 7 (35) eabe4261, eabe4261. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abe4261

Regional scalable priorities for national biodiversity and carbon conservation planning in Asia

2021

Journal Article

Talk is cheap: nations must act now to achieve long-term ambitions for biodiversity

Watson, James E. M., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Narain, Divya, Ward, Michelle, Maron, Martine and Maxwell, Sean L. (2021). Talk is cheap: nations must act now to achieve long-term ambitions for biodiversity. One Earth, 4 (7), 897-900. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.06.012

Talk is cheap: nations must act now to achieve long-term ambitions for biodiversity

2021

Journal Article

Telecoupled environmental impacts are an obstacle to meeting the sustainable development goals

Zeng, Yiwen, Runting, Rebecca K., Watson, James E. M. and Carrasco, Luis Roman (2021). Telecoupled environmental impacts are an obstacle to meeting the sustainable development goals. Sustainable Development, 30 (1) sd.2229, 1-7. doi: 10.1002/sd.2229

Telecoupled environmental impacts are an obstacle to meeting the sustainable development goals

2021

Journal Article

The emerging threat of extractives sector to intact forest landscapes

Grantham, Hedley S., Tibaldeschi, Paolo, Izquierdo, Pablo, Mo, Karen, Patterson, David J., Rainey, Hugo, Watson, J. E.M. and Jones, Kendall R. (2021). The emerging threat of extractives sector to intact forest landscapes. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 4 692338. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2021.692338

The emerging threat of extractives sector to intact forest landscapes

2021

Journal Article

Using anecdotal reports to clarify the distribution and status of a near mythical species: Australia’s Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis)

Leseberg, Nicholas P., McAllan, Ian A. W., Murphy, Stephen A., Burbidge, Allan H., Joseph, Leo, Parker, Shane A., Jackett, Nigel A., Fuller, Richard A. and Watson, James E. M. (2021). Using anecdotal reports to clarify the distribution and status of a near mythical species: Australia’s Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis). Emu - Austral Ornithology, 121 (3), 1-11. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2021.1927760

Using anecdotal reports to clarify the distribution and status of a near mythical species: Australia’s Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis)

2021

Journal Article

A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets

Mair, Louise, Bennun, Leon A., Brooks, Thomas M., Butchart, Stuart H. M., Bolam, Friederike C., Burgess, Neil D., Ekstrom, Jonathan M. M., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Hoffmann, Michael, Ma, Keping, Macfarlane, Nicholas B. W., Raimondo, Domitilla C., Rodrigues, Ana S. L., Shen, Xiaoli, Strassburg, Bernardo B. N., Beatty, Craig R., Gómez-Creutzberg, Carla, Iribarrem, Alvaro, Irmadhiany, Meizani, Lacerda, Eduardo, Mattos, Bianca C., Parakkasi, Karmila, Tognelli, Marcelo F., Bennett, Elizabeth L., Bryan, Catherine, Carbone, Giulia, Chaudhary, Abhishek, Eiselin, Maxime, da Fonseca, Gustavo A. B. ... McGowan, Philip J. K. (2021). A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 5 (6), 836-844. doi: 10.1038/s41559-021-01432-0

A metric for spatially explicit contributions to science-based species targets