Professor Martine Maron
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Martine Maron

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Background

Conserving biodiversity is essential for maintaining the health of the environment upon which human life and wellbeing relies. But the task will only get harder, with human pressures increasing in magnitude and ubiquity. My research tackles questions central to this challenge. A particular focus is biodiversity net gain policy, particularly the design and consequences of biodiversity offsetting, as well as the conservation and restoration of Australia’s woodlands and woodland bird assemblages. I collaborate with a broad network of individuals and organisations including government and non-government bodies to help achieve effective uptake of research findings into policy and environmental management. Sound conservation policy is essential if we are to apply ecological knowledge to reduce and ultimately halt biodiversity declines. I provide guidance on offset/no net loss/net gain policy development internationally including in Malaysia, the UK, Mozambique, and Guinea, and to intergovernmental convening bodies including IPBES, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the IUCN. I currently chair the IUCN’s Impact Mitigation and Ecological Compensation Thematic Group, am a director of BirdLife Australia and the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, and am a member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists and The Biodiversity Council. My research group is part of the Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science.

Availability

Professor Martine Maron is:
Available for supervision
Media expert

Fields of research

Environmental Sciences

Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), Monash University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University
  • Postgraduate Diploma, University of Southern Queensland

Research interests

  • Conservation policy

  • Community ecology

  • Woodland conservation and management

  • Threatened species

  • Spatial ecology

  • Biodiversity accounting

Research impacts

I collaborate with conservation policymakers at State, National (e.g. New Zealand, Australia, Mozambique) and international (IUCN, UN, IPBES) levels to achieve policy change and benefits for biodiversity. Example impacts include:

  • Science input to the drafting process of goals and targets for the Convention on Biological Diversity post-2020 Global Biodiversity Strategy (Diaz et al. 2020)
  • Led writing of the first international policy on biodiversity offsetting for the IUCN
  • Development of the Conceptual Framework for Land Degradation Neutrality, adopted by 129 countries to date, to implement the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
  • Designed several widely-used tools to implement best-practice application of the mitigation hierarchy, including Australia’s Environmental Offsets Assessment Guide and Reef Trust Financial Contributions Offsets Calculator, New Zealand’s offset accounting model, and Mozambique’s new Impact Mitigation decree
  • Participated in the Consultative Group and Technical Group advising the EPBC Act review drafting proposed new National Environmental Standards for Australia for the Samuel Review
  • Achieved listing of a Key Threatening Process under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act: “Aggressive exclusion of birds from potential woodland and forest habitat by over-abundant noisy miners (Manorina melanocephala)” and authored the Threat Abatement Advice for this KTP
  • Developed a definition, condition scoring approach, and nomination for “Temperate and Subtropical Woodland Bird Community” for listing as a threatened under the EPBC Act (currently under consideration)

Search Professor Martine Maron’s works on UQ eSpace

220 works between 2004 and 2024
All (220) Journal Article (197) Book Chapter (3) Conference Publication (4) Book (1) Other Outputs (15)

81 - 100 of 220 works

2019

Journal Article

Moving from biodiversity offsets to a target-based approach for ecological compensation

Simmonds, Jeremy S., Sonter, Laura J., Watson, James E. M., Bennun, Leon, Costa, Hugo M., Dutson, Guy, Edwards, Stephen, Grantham, Hedley, Griffiths, Victoria F., Jones, Julia P. G., Kiesecker, Joseph, Possingham, Hugh P., Puydarrieux, Philippe, Quetier, Fabien, Rainer, Helga, Rainey, Hugo, Roe, Dilys, Savy, Conrad E., Souquet, Mathieu, ten Kate, Kerry, Victurine, Ray, von Hase, Amrei and Maron, Martine (2019). Moving from biodiversity offsets to a target-based approach for ecological compensation. Conservation Letters, 13 (2) e12695. doi: 10.1111/conl.12695

Moving from biodiversity offsets to a target-based approach for ecological compensation

2019

Journal Article

Vulnerable species and ecosystems are falling through the cracks of environmental impact assessments

Simmonds, Jeremy S., Reside, April E., Stone, Zoe, Walsh, Jessica C., Ward, Michelle S. and Maron, Martine (2019). Vulnerable species and ecosystems are falling through the cracks of environmental impact assessments. Conservation Letters, 13 (3) e12694. doi: 10.1111/conl.12694

Vulnerable species and ecosystems are falling through the cracks of environmental impact assessments

2019

Journal Article

A composite measure of habitat loss for entire assemblages of species

Simmonds, Jeremy S., Watson, James. E. M., Salazar, Alvaro and Maron, Martine (2019). A composite measure of habitat loss for entire assemblages of species. Conservation Biology, 33 (6) cobi.13331, 1438-1447. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13331

A composite measure of habitat loss for entire assemblages of species

2019

Journal Article

Spending to save: What will it cost to halt Australia's extinction crisis?

Wintle, Brendan A., Cadenhead, Natasha C. R., Morgain, Rachel A., Legge, Sarah M., Bekessy, Sarah A., Cantele, Matthew, Possingham, Hugh P., Watson, James E. M., Maron, Martine, Keith, David A., Garnett, Stephen T., Woinarski, John C. Z. and Lindenmayer, David B. (2019). Spending to save: What will it cost to halt Australia's extinction crisis?. Conservation Letters, 12 (6) e12682. doi: 10.1111/conl.12682

Spending to save: What will it cost to halt Australia's extinction crisis?

2019

Journal Article

Net positive outcomes for nature

Bull, Joseph W., Milner-Gulland, E. J., Addison, Prue F. E., Arlidge, William N. S., Baker, Julia, Brooks, Thomas M., Burgass, Michael J., Hinsley, Amy, Maron, Martine, Robinson, John G., Sekhran, Nik, Sinclair, Samuel P., Stuart, Simon N., zu Ermgassen, Sophus O. S. E. and Watson, James E. M. (2019). Net positive outcomes for nature. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 4 (1), 4-7. doi: 10.1038/s41559-019-1022-z

Net positive outcomes for nature

2019

Other Outputs

Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day

Simmonds, Jeremy, Salazar, Alvaro, Watson, James and Maron, Martine (2019, 10 29). Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day The Conversation

Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day

2019

Journal Article

Relationships between male giraffes’ colour, age and sociability

Castles, Madelaine P., Brand, Rachel, Carter, Alecia J., Maron, Martine, Carter, Kerryn D. and Goldizen, Anne W. (2019). Relationships between male giraffes’ colour, age and sociability. Animal Behaviour, 157, 13-25. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2019.08.003

Relationships between male giraffes’ colour, age and sociability

2019

Journal Article

Offsetting impacts of development on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Sonter, Laura J., Gordon, Ascelin, Archibald, Carla, Simmonds, Jeremy S., Ward, Michelle, Metzger, Jean Paul, Rhodes, Jonathan R. and Maron, Martine (2019). Offsetting impacts of development on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Ambio, 49 (4), 892-902. doi: 10.1007/s13280-019-01245-3

Offsetting impacts of development on biodiversity and ecosystem services

2019

Journal Article

Bioacoustic monitoring of animal vocal behavior for conservation

Teixeira, Daniella, Maron, Martine and Rensburg, Berndt J. (2019). Bioacoustic monitoring of animal vocal behavior for conservation. Conservation Science and Practice, 1 (8) e72. doi: 10.1111/csp2.72

Bioacoustic monitoring of animal vocal behavior for conservation

2019

Journal Article

Emerging evidence that armed conflict and coca cultivation influence deforestation patterns

Negret, Pablo Jose, Sonter, Laura, Watson, James E.M., Possingham, Hugh P., Jones, Kendall R., Suarez, Cesar, Ochoa-Quintero, Jose Manuel and Maron, Martine (2019). Emerging evidence that armed conflict and coca cultivation influence deforestation patterns. Biological Conservation, 239 108176, 108176. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2019.07.021

Emerging evidence that armed conflict and coca cultivation influence deforestation patterns

2019

Journal Article

Assessing blue wildebeests’ vigilance, grouping and foraging responses to perceived predation risk using playback experiments

Dannock, R. J., Pays, O., Renaud, P. C., Maron, M. and Goldizen, A. W. (2019). Assessing blue wildebeests’ vigilance, grouping and foraging responses to perceived predation risk using playback experiments. Behavioural Processes, 164, 252-259. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2019.05.021

Assessing blue wildebeests’ vigilance, grouping and foraging responses to perceived predation risk using playback experiments

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

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

Landscape-specific thresholds in the relationship between species richness and natural land cover

Simmonds, Jeremy S., van Rensburg, Berndt J., Tulloch, Ayesha I. T. and Maron, Martine (2019). Landscape-specific thresholds in the relationship between species richness and natural land cover. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 (4), 1019-1029. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13320

Landscape-specific thresholds in the relationship between species richness and natural land cover

2019

Journal Article

Patterns of invertebrate food availability and the persistence of an avian insectivore on the brink

Stone, Zoë L., Tasker, Elizabeth and Maron, Martine (2019). Patterns of invertebrate food availability and the persistence of an avian insectivore on the brink. Austral Ecology, 44 (4), 680-690. doi: 10.1111/aec.12713

Patterns of invertebrate food availability and the persistence of an avian insectivore on the brink

2019

Other Outputs

To reduce fire risk and meet climate targets, over 300 scientists call for stronger land clearing laws

Maron, Martine, Griffin, Andrea, Reside, April, Laurance, Bill, Driscoll, Don, Ritchie, Euan and Turton, Steve (2019, 03 11). To reduce fire risk and meet climate targets, over 300 scientists call for stronger land clearing laws The Conversation

To reduce fire risk and meet climate targets, over 300 scientists call for stronger land clearing laws

2019

Journal Article

Quantifying habitat losses and gains made by U.S. Species Conservation Banks to improve compensation policies and avoid perverse outcomes

Sonter, Laura J., Barnes, Megan, Matthews, Jeffrey W. and Maron, Martine (2019). Quantifying habitat losses and gains made by U.S. Species Conservation Banks to improve compensation policies and avoid perverse outcomes. Conservation Letters, 12 (3) e12629, e12629. doi: 10.1111/conl.12629

Quantifying habitat losses and gains made by U.S. Species Conservation Banks to improve compensation policies and avoid perverse outcomes

2018

Journal Article

Conservation implications of ecological responses to extreme weather and climate events

Maxwell, Sean L., Butt, Nathalie, Maron, Martine, McAlpine, Clive A., Chapman, Sarah, Ullmann, Ailish, Segan, Dan B. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). Conservation implications of ecological responses to extreme weather and climate events. Diversity and Distributions, 25 (4) ddi.12878, 613-625. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12878

Conservation implications of ecological responses to extreme weather and climate events

2018

Other Outputs

For the first time we’ve looked at every threatened bird in Australia side-by-side

Garnett, Stephen, Chauvenet, Alienor, Reside, April, Wintle, Brendan, Lindenmayer, David, Watson, David M., Bayrakarov, Elisa, Geyle, Hayley, Possingham, Hugh, Watson, James, Maron, Martine and Legge, Sarah (2018, 11 27). For the first time we’ve looked at every threatened bird in Australia side-by-side The Conversation

For the first time we’ve looked at every threatened bird in Australia side-by-side

2018

Journal Article

Restoration to offset the impacts of developments at a landscape scale reveals opportunities, challenges and tough choices

Budiharta, Sugeng, Meijaard, Erik, Gaveau, David L.A., Struebig, Matthew J., Wilting, Andreas, Kramer-Schadt, Stephanie, Niedballa, Jürgen, Raes, Niels, Maron, Martine and Wilson, Kerrie A. (2018). Restoration to offset the impacts of developments at a landscape scale reveals opportunities, challenges and tough choices. Global Environmental Change, 52, 152-161. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.07.008

Restoration to offset the impacts of developments at a landscape scale reveals opportunities, challenges and tough choices

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    New metrics to track fauna community condition in Australia
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Ecologically responsible mining to fuel a green energy transition
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2024
    Acoustic observatory: A network to monitor biodiversity across Australia (ARC LIEF project administered by Queensland University of Technology)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    The effectiveness and evaluation of a species response to management approach
    New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Understanding Drivers and Identifying Solutions to Koala Habitat Loss and Degradation
    NSW Koala Research Plan
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2024
    Connecting bird community condition metrics to spatial BioCondition
    Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Environmental indicators for tracking environmental condition and trend in Queensland
    Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Developing indices and process models for estimating offset benefits to species
    New South Wales Department of Planning, Industry and Environment
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2021
    NatureNet Fellow - SEES - Embedding conservation of biodiversity and cultural values in strategic planning for northern Australia (Decision Making)
    The Nature Conservancy NatureNet Science Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    The ecology and conservation biogeography of the buff-breasted button-quail
    Birds Queensland
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2023
    The effects of fire, landform and land use on small vertebrates in central Queensland
    Bush Heritage Australia
    Open grant
  • 2019
    Review and Provision of Recommendations for the Koala Offsets Policy
    Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science
    Open grant
  • 2018
    Estimating trajectories of 20 mammals, 20 birds and 30 plants under the Threatened Species Strategy (NESP Threatened Species Project)
    Commonwealth Department of the Environment and Energy
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2020
    Improved Offsets for Koala Conservation
    Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    The effectiveness of approaches to urban flying-fox roost management (NESP Emerging Priorities project)
    National Environmental Science Program
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    SNAPP Compensatory Conservation Working Group
    The Nature Conservancy
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Developing response to management models for priority SoS species
    New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    3.12 Development of an offset financial contribution calculator for Reef Trust. NESP - Tropical Water Quality Hub (administered by Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Ltd)
    Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2023
    Improving the potential of biodiversity offsetting to reconcile development and conservation: will good environmental outcomes counterbalance the bad?
    ARC Future Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2021
    NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub
    National Environmental Science Program
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Review of the proposed approach for a new Queensland Environmental Offsets Policy
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Achieving Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Service Delivery: the Role of Landscape Structure
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2021
    Developing an evidence-based approach to restoration of subtropical forests following tenure change
    Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management
    Open grant
  • 2009
    Early warning signs of extinctions in fragmented landscapes
    UQ Early Career Researcher
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Biodiversity declines and landscape change: unveiling the processes behiind the patterns
    UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    Restoration of Fragmented Brigalow Landscapes for Conservation: Evaluating Alternative Futures in a Changing Climate
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Martine Maron is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Ecological and conservation impacts of noisy miner Manorina melanocephala control in subtropical woodlands

    This exciting project aims to develop a greater understanding of the effects of noisy miners Manorina melaocephala on the health of subtropical woodland ecosystems, and test an experimental approach to reducing negative impacts. The fieldwork will be based in the woodland landscapes around the UQ Hidden Vale Wildlife Centre in south-east Queensland, about 1.5 hours from the St Lucia campus. You would be joining the vibrant Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science at the University of Queensland.

    We are seeking students with experience in Australian bird and/or plant identification and survey methods, and an enthusiasm for field-based work. Field expenses are funded, but the successful applicant would need to apply for PhD candidature and scholarship through The University of Queensland: Doctor of Philosophy - Study - The University of Queensland (uq.edu.au). At this stage, we are only able to accept applications from domestic students.

    To express your interest in this position, please contact Professor Martine Maron m.maron@uq.edu.au with a CV and cover email.

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Making businesses work for biodiversity: Decision-support tools for integrating biodiversity conservation into the finance sector

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Integrating conservation with production in Queensland grazing landscapes

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Trophic release, ecological cascades, and zoonotic disease risk of a terrestrial predator and mesopredator guild adapted to anthropogenic disturbances in Namibia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Matthew Luskin

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Influence of the Prospect of Biodiversity Offsetting on Development Impact Permitting

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Brian Head

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Conserving Koalas on Private Land under Climate Change

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Improving biodiversity offset policy for application in intact tropical landscapes

    Principal Advisor

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Autecology of an endangered Australian passerine: CarpentarianGrasswren (Amytornis dorotheae)

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor James Watson

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Ecology and conservation of the Buff-breasted Button-quail (Turnix olivii)

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor James Watson

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Professor Martine Maron directly for media enquiries about:

  • Bird ecology
  • Birds - conservation
  • Conservation - birds
  • Conservation biology
  • Conservation policy
  • Habitat offsets
  • Landscape ecology
  • Restoration ecology

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