
Overview
Background
Valerie’s research focusses on coastal ecosystem conservation and restoration. She holds an AXA-UNESCO research fellowship on mangrove community forestry for resilient coastal livelihoods, endorsed as an action of the UN Ocean Decade. She co-leads a National Environmental Science Program (NESP) project on carbon abatement and biodiversity enhancements from controlling feral ungulates in wetlands in Australia and is developing a framework to measure verified biodiversity benefits in coastal wetland restoration projects in partnership with CSIRO. She recently led a NESP project on coastal wetland restoration opportunities in Australia for blue carbon and co-benefits for biodiversity, fisheries, water quality, and coastal protection and an Australian Research Council linkage project to identify social and ecological conditions that enable effective mangrove conservation over global and regional scales with partners at The Nature Conservancy and Healthy Land and Water. She has published research on the drivers of global mangrove losses and gains and coastal wetland restoration opportunities. She has co-authored international guidelines on mangrove restoration with Conservation International and incorporation of coastal wetlands into national greenhouse gas inventories with the Australian Government International Blue Carbon Partnerships. Valerie is an experienced ecologist and is a board member of the Society of Ecological Restoration Australasia and a representative of Australia’s Restoration Decade Alliance.
Availability
- Dr Valerie Hagger is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Applied Science, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Journal Article
The Mangrove Restoration Tracker Tool: Meeting local practitioner needs and tracking progress toward global targets
Gatt, Yasmine M., Walton, Rowana W., Andradi-Brown, Dominic A., Spalding, Mark D., Acosta-Velázquez, Joanna, Adame, Maria Fernanda, Barros, Francisco, Beeston, Mark A., Bernardino, Angelo Fraga, Buelow, Christina A., Cadier, Charles, Calzada Vazquez Vela, Alejandra, Canty, Steven W.J., Dahdouh-Guebas, Farid, de Oliveira Gomes, Luiz Eduardo, Duncan, Clare, Eger, Aaron M., Enright, James A., Frausto-Illescas, Tannia C., Friess, Daniel A., Glass, Leah, Grimsditch, Gabriel, Hagger, Valerie, Hein, Margaux Y., Herrera-Silveira, Jorge A., Hilarides, Lammert, Howard, Jennifer F., Hoyos-Santillan, Jorge, Kandasamy, Kathiresan ... Worthington, Thomas A. (2024). The Mangrove Restoration Tracker Tool: Meeting local practitioner needs and tracking progress toward global targets. One Earth, 7 (11), 2072-2085. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.09.004
2024
Journal Article
Mangrove ecology guiding the use of mangroves as nature‐based solutions
Lovelock, Catherine E., Bennion, Vicki, de Oliveira, Mayara, Hagger, Valerie, Hill, Jack W., Kwan, Valerie, Pearse, Alex L., Rossini, Renee A. and Twomey, Alice J. (2024). Mangrove ecology guiding the use of mangroves as nature‐based solutions. Journal of Ecology, 112 (11), 2510-2521. doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.14383
2024
Journal Article
Lessons learned on the feasibility of coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon and co-benefits in Australia
Hagger, Valerie, Stewart-Sinclair, Phoebe, Rossini, Renee Anne, Adame, Maria Fernanda, Glamore, William, Lavery, Paul, Waltham, Nathan J. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2024). Lessons learned on the feasibility of coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon and co-benefits in Australia. Journal of Environmental Management, 369 122287, 122287. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122287
2024
Journal Article
A standard condition and threat indicator framework for benthic marine and estuarine condition assessment
Cadier, Charles, Blake, Julieanne, Ronan, Mike, Zann, Maria, Accad, Arnon, Ceccarelli, Daniela, Chang, Mary, Diaz-Pulido, Guillermo, Dittmann, Sabine, Doropoulos, Christopher, Fleck, Caitlin, Groves, Paul, Hagger, Valerie, Lovelock, Catherine E., McPherson, Taryn, Saunders, Megan I., Waltham, Nathan J. and Fernanda Adame, Maria (2024). A standard condition and threat indicator framework for benthic marine and estuarine condition assessment. Ecological Indicators, 162 111988. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.111988
2023
Journal Article
Response to Gallagher (2022)—the Australian Tidal Restoration for Blue Carbon method 2022—conservative, robust, and practical
Lovelock, Catherine E., Adame, Maria Fernanda, Dittmann, Sabine, Hagger, Valerie, Hickey, Sharyn M., Hutley, Lindsay I., Jones, Alice, Kelleway, Jeffrey J., Lavery, Paul S., Macreadie, Peter I., Maher, Damien T., Mosley, Luke, Rogers, Kerrylee and Sippo, James Z. (2023). Response to Gallagher (2022)—the Australian Tidal Restoration for Blue Carbon method 2022—conservative, robust, and practical. Restoration Ecology, 31 (8) e14027, 1-4. doi: 10.1111/rec.14027
2023
Journal Article
Opportunities for blue carbon restoration projects in degraded agricultural land of the coastal zone in Queensland, Australia
Rowland, Phebe I., Hagger, Valerie and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2023). Opportunities for blue carbon restoration projects in degraded agricultural land of the coastal zone in Queensland, Australia. Regional Environmental Change, 23 (1) 42, 1-42. doi: 10.1007/s10113-022-02013-y
2022
Journal Article
Drivers of global mangrove loss and gain in social-ecological systems
Hagger, Valerie, Worthington, Thomas A., Lovelock, Catherine E., Adame, Maria Fernanda, Amano, Tatsuya, Brown, Benjamin M., Friess, Daniel A., Landis, Emily, Mumby, Peter J., Morrison, Tiffany H., O’Brien, Katherine R., Wilson, Kerrie A., Zganjar, Chris and Saunders, Megan I. (2022). Drivers of global mangrove loss and gain in social-ecological systems. Nature Communications, 13 (1) 6373, 1-16. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-33962-x
2022
Journal Article
Editorial: Drivers of mangrove forest change and its effects on biodiversity and ecosystem services
Howard, Jennifer, Andradi-Brown, Dominic A., Hagger, Valerie, Sasmito, Sigit D. and Bosire, Jared (2022). Editorial: Drivers of mangrove forest change and its effects on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 5 989665. doi: 10.3389/ffgc.2022.989665
2022
Journal Article
An Australian blue carbon method to estimate climate change mitigation benefits of coastal wetland restoration
Lovelock, Catherine E., Adame, Maria Fernanda, Bradley, Jennifer, Dittmann, Sabine, Hagger, Valerie, Hickey, Sharyn M., Hutley, Lindsay, Jones, Alice, Kelleway, Jeffrey J., Lavery, Paul, Macreadie, Peter I., Maher, Damien T., McGinley, Soraya, McGlashan, Alice, Perry, Sarah, Mosley, Luke, Rogers, Kerrylee and Sippo, James Z. (2022). An Australian blue carbon method to estimate climate change mitigation benefits of coastal wetland restoration. Restoration Ecology, 31 (7) e13739. doi: 10.1111/rec.13739
2022
Journal Article
Opportunities for coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon with co-benefits for biodiversity, coastal fisheries, and water quality
Hagger, Valerie, Waltham, Nathan J. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2022). Opportunities for coastal wetland restoration for blue carbon with co-benefits for biodiversity, coastal fisheries, and water quality. Ecosystem Services, 55 101423, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2022.101423
2022
Journal Article
High-resolution mapping of losses and gains of Earth’s tidal wetlands
Murray, Nicholas J., Worthington, Thomas A., Bunting, Pete, Duce, Stephanie, Hagger, Valerie, Lovelock, Catherine E., Lucas, Richard, Saunders, Megan I., Sheaves, Marcus, Spalding, Mark, Waltham, Nathan J. and Lyons, Mitchell B. (2022). High-resolution mapping of losses and gains of Earth’s tidal wetlands. Science, 376 (6594), 744-749. doi: 10.1126/science.abm9583
2022
Journal Article
The need, opportunities, and challenges for creating a standardized framework for marine restoration monitoring and reporting
Eger, Aaron M., Earp, Hannah S., Friedman, Kim, Gatt, Yasmine, Hagger, Valerie, Hancock, Boze, Kaewsrikhaw, Ratchanee, Mcleod, Elizabeth, Moore, Abigail Mary, Niner, Holly J., Razafinaivo, Frida, Sousa, Ana I., Stankovic, Milica, Worthington, Thomas A., Bayraktarov, Elisa, Saunders, Megan, Vergés, Adriana and Reeves, Simon (2022). The need, opportunities, and challenges for creating a standardized framework for marine restoration monitoring and reporting. Biological Conservation, 266 109429, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109429
2022
Other Outputs
Drivers of global mangrove loss and gain
Hagger, Valerie, Lovelock, Catherine and Saunders, Megan (2022). Drivers of global mangrove loss and gain. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/233461e
2020
Journal Article
Ecological forecasts to inform near‐term management of threats to biodiversity
Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Hagger, Valerie and Greenville, Aaron C. (2020). Ecological forecasts to inform near‐term management of threats to biodiversity. Global Change Biology, 26 (10) gcb.15272, 5816-5828. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15272
2020
Other Outputs
Improving outcomes and delivering multiple benefits in ecological restoration
Hagger, Valerie (2020). Improving outcomes and delivering multiple benefits in ecological restoration. PhD Thesis, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.557
2019
Journal Article
Water availability drives aboveground biomass and bird richness in forest restoration plantings to achieve carbon and biodiversity cobenefits
Hagger, Valerie, Wilson, Kerrie, England, Jacqueline R. and Dwyer, John M. (2019). Water availability drives aboveground biomass and bird richness in forest restoration plantings to achieve carbon and biodiversity cobenefits. Ecology and Evolution, 9 (24) ece3.5874, 14379-14393. doi: 10.1002/ece3.5874
2018
Journal Article
Use of seasonal forecasting to manage weather risk in ecological restoration
Hagger, Valerie, Dwyer, John, Shoo, Luke and Wilson, Kerrie (2018). Use of seasonal forecasting to manage weather risk in ecological restoration. Ecological Applications, 28 (7), 1797-1807. doi: 10.1002/eap.1769
2018
Journal Article
Integrating diverse social and ecological motivations to achieve landscape restoration
Jellinek, Sacha, Wilson, Kerrie A., Hagger, Valerie, Mumaw, Laura, Cooke, Benjamin, Guerrero, Angela M., Erickson, Todd E., Zamin, Tara, Waryszak, Pawel and Standish, Rachel J. (2018). Integrating diverse social and ecological motivations to achieve landscape restoration. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 (1), 246-252. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13248
2018
Other Outputs
Seasonal forecast results for restoration case studies
Hagger, Valerie (2018). Seasonal forecast results for restoration case studies. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2018.308
2017
Journal Article
What motivates ecological restoration?
Hagger, Valerie, Dwyer, John and Wilson, Kerrie (2017). What motivates ecological restoration?. Restoration Ecology, 25 (5), 832-843. doi: 10.1111/rec.12503
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