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Overview
Background
Hugh Possingham's research interests are in conservation research, operations research and ecology. More specifically his lab works on problems to secure the world's biological diversity: efficient nature reserve design, habitat reconstruction, optimal monitoring, optimal management of populations for conservation, cost-effective conservation actions for threatened species, pest control and population harvesting, survey methods for detecting bird decline, bird conservation ecology, environmental accounting and metapopulation dynamics. He has always been actively involved in conservation policy and advocacy - to learn how listen to "The 2023 Univ Canberra Krebs lecture on Science, Maths and Environmental Policy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix2_UamShUw"
Hugh is 40% UQ in the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science to our website homepage (https://cbcs.centre.uq.edu.au/); 10% Accounting for Nature and 10% co-chair of the national Biodiversity Council. He sits on c30 other boards and committees pro bono.
His research projects are in the field of decision theory in conservation biology, including co-developing Marxan MaPP - Marxan (marxansolutions.org):
- Biodiversity offsetting
- Biodiversity markets
- Conservation policy at all levels of government
- Reserve design, biodiversity management and fire regime management
- Population viability analysis (PVA) - including the development of ALEX
- Pollination ecology
- Metapopulation dynamics
- Ecological economics
- Optimal monitoring and environmental accounts
- Stochastic modelling
- Biodiversity and climate change
- Population dynamics of marine organisms
- Marine reserve design
- Marine population dynamics
- Avian community ecology
- Edge effects and fragmentation
- Landscape ecology
- Behavioural and population ecology of parasitoids
Availability
- Professor Hugh Possingham is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), University of Adelaide
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford
- Australian Academy of Science, Australian Academy of Science
- Australian Mathematical Society, Australian Mathematical Society
Research impacts
Some of Hugh's research impact can be lsitened to here - "The 2023 Univ Canberra Krebs lecture on Science, Maths and Environmental Policy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix2_UamShUw". Some of the highlights are in his Wikipedia Page, so it muct be true :) :
"Possingham was the Queensland Chief Scientist from 2020 to 2022, where he provided high-level strategic science, research and innovation advice to the Queensland Government and acted as an ambassador for science in Queensland.[1][11]
Possingham is a member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, chaired the Australian Government's committees on Biodiversity Hotspots, and on Biological Diversity,[12] the Queensland Government's Smart State Council,[13] and the Wilderness Society's Wild Country Science Council.[14]
Possingham co-authored "The Brigalow Declaration"[15] with Dr Barry Traill, used by Queensland Premier Beattie to support an end to land-clearing in Queensland. Land clearance in Queensland was removing 500,000 hectares of native vegetation each year, and was responsible for 10% of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions; its cessation enabled Australia to meet its Kyoto Protocol target.[16] In 2009 he proposed devoting a proportionate fraction of gambling revenues to saving an endangered species, to be selected by a random drawing shown on television before the Melbourne Cup.[17]
From 2016 to 2020, Possingham was the Chief Scientist of The Nature Conservancy, a global conservation organisation with 400 scientists and 4000 staff, that has protected more than 40 million hectares of land and thousands of kilometres of rivers worldwide.[1]"
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Ecological countermeasures to prevent pathogen spillover and subsequent pandemics
Plowright, Raina K., Ahmed, Aliyu N., Coulson, Tim, Crowther, Thomas W., Ejotre, Imran, Faust, Christina L., Frick, Winifred F., Hudson, Peter J., Kingston, Tigga, Nameer, P. O., O’Mara, M. Teague, Peel, Alison J., Possingham, Hugh, Razgour, Orly, Reeder, DeeAnn M., Ruiz-Aravena, Manuel, Simmons, Nancy B., Srinivas, Prashanth N., Tabor, Gary M., Tanshi, Iroro, Thompson, Ian G., Vanak, Abi T., Vora, Neil M., Willison, Charley E. and Keeley, Annika T. H. (2024). Ecological countermeasures to prevent pathogen spillover and subsequent pandemics. Nature Communications, 15 (1) 2577, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46151-9
2024
Journal Article
Conservation planning for retention, not just protection
Negret, Pablo Jose, Venegas, Ruben, Sonter, Laura J., Possingham, Hugh P. and Maron, Martine (2024). Conservation planning for retention, not just protection. Global Change Biology, 30 (3) e17211, e17211. doi: 10.1111/gcb.17211
2024
Journal Article
Unearthing assumptions and power: a framework for research, policy, and practice
Pérez-Hämmerle, Katharina-Victoria, Moon, Katie and Possingham, Hugh P. (2024). Unearthing assumptions and power: a framework for research, policy, and practice. One Earth, 7 (2), 199-210. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2024.01.003
2024
Journal Article
A report card to effectively communicate threatened species recovery
Ward, Michelle, Rout, Tracy M., Possingham, Hugh P., Stewart, Romola, McDonald-Madden, Eve, Clark, Thomas G., Kindler, Gareth S., Valentine, Leonie E., Macmillan, Ellen, Maitz, Natalya, Haskin, Elouise and Watson, James E. M. (2024). A report card to effectively communicate threatened species recovery. One Earth, 7 (2), 186-198. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2023.12.009
2024
Journal Article
Trends in monitoring of Australia’s threatened birds (1990–2020): much improved but still inadequate
Verdon, Simon J., Davis, Robert A., Tulloch, Ayesha, Legge, Sarah M., Watson, David M., Woinarski, John C.Z., Baker, G. Barry, Driessen, Joris, Geyle, Hayley M., Possingham, Hugh and Garnett, Stephen T. (2024). Trends in monitoring of Australia’s threatened birds (1990–2020): much improved but still inadequate. Emu - Austral Ornithology, 124 (1), 21-36. doi: 10.1080/01584197.2023.2275121
2024
Book Chapter
Population viability analysis
Possingham, Hugh P., McCarthy, Michael A. and Lindenmayer, David B. (2024). Population viability analysis. Encyclopedia of biodiversity. (pp. 410-421) edited by Samuel M. Scheiner. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-822562-2.00296-6
2023
Journal Article
Multiple invasive species affect germination, growth, and photosynthesis of native weeds and crops in experiments
Lenda, Magdalena, Steudel, Bastian, Skórka, Piotr, Zagrodzka, Zuzanna B., Moroń, Dawid, Bączek-Kwinta, Renata, Janowiak, Franciszek, Baran, Agnieszka, Possingham, Hugh P. and Knops, Johannes M. H. (2023). Multiple invasive species affect germination, growth, and photosynthesis of native weeds and crops in experiments. Scientific Reports, 13 (1) 22146, 1-13. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-48421-w
2023
Journal Article
Public opinion on protecting iconic species depends on individual wellbeing: Perceptions about orangutan conservation in Indonesia and Malaysia
Massingham, Emily J., Wilson, Kerrie A., Meijaard, Erik, Ancrenaz, Marc, Santika, Truly, Friedman, Rachel, Possingham, Hugh P. and Dean, Angela J. (2023). Public opinion on protecting iconic species depends on individual wellbeing: Perceptions about orangutan conservation in Indonesia and Malaysia. Environmental Science and Policy, 150 103588, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103588
2023
Journal Article
Prioritizing global land protection for population persistence can double the efficiency of habitat protection for reducing mammal extinction risk
Wolff, Nicholas H., Visconti, Piero, Kujala, Heini, Santini, Luca, Hilbers, Jelle P., Possingham, Hugh P., Oakleaf, James R., Kennedy, Christina M., Kiesecker, Joseph, Fargione, Joseph and Game, Edward T. (2023). Prioritizing global land protection for population persistence can double the efficiency of habitat protection for reducing mammal extinction risk. One Earth, 6 (11), 1564-1575. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.001
2023
Journal Article
Birds pre-adapted to a road in a heterogeneous and contiguous old-growth forest: a point transect study
Fulton, Graham R., Beher, Jutta and Possingham, Hugh P. (2023). Birds pre-adapted to a road in a heterogeneous and contiguous old-growth forest: a point transect study. Australian Journal of Zoology, 71 (1) ZO22018, 1-11. doi: 10.1071/zo22018
2023
Journal Article
Killing of orangutans in Kalimantan ‐ community perspectives on incidence and drivers
Massingham, Emily, Meijaard, Erik, Ancrenaz, Marc, Mika, Dino, Sherman, Julie, Santika, Truly, Pradipta, Lengga, Possingham, Hugh P. and Dean, Angela J. (2023). Killing of orangutans in Kalimantan ‐ community perspectives on incidence and drivers. Conservation Science and Practice, 5 (11) ARTN e13025, 1-16. doi: 10.1111/csp2.13025
2023
Journal Article
Global shortfalls in threat assessments for endemic flora by country
Gallagher, Rachael V., Allen, Stuart P., Govaerts, Rafaël, Rivers, Malin C., Allen, Andrew P., Keith, David A., Merow, Cory, Maitner, Brian, Butt, Nathalie, Auld, Tony D., Enquist, Brian J., Eiserhardt, Wolf L., Wright, Ian J., Mifsud, Jonathon C. O., Espinosa‐Ruiz, Sylvia, Possingham, Hugh and Adams, Vanessa M. (2023). Global shortfalls in threat assessments for endemic flora by country. PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, 5 (6), 885-898. doi: 10.1002/ppp3.10369
2023
Journal Article
Integrating climate adaptation and transboundary management: Guidelines for designing climate-smart marine protected areas
Arafeh-Dalmau, Nur, Munguia-Vega, Adrian, Micheli, Fiorenza, Vilalta-Navas, Ainoa, Villaseñor-Derbez, Juan Carlos, Précoma-de la Mora, Magdalena, Schoeman, David S., Medellín-Ortíz, Alfonso, Cavanaugh, Kyle C., Sosa-Nishizaki, Oscar, Burnham, Theresa L.U., Knight, Christopher J., Woodson, C. Brock, Abas, Marina, Abadía-Cardoso, Alicia, Aburto-Oropeza, Octavio, Esgro, Michael W., Espinosa-Andrade, Noemi, Beas-Luna, Rodrigo, Cardenas, Nirari, Carr, Mark H., Dale, Katherine E., Cisneros-Soberanis, Frida, Flores-Morales, Ana Laura, Fulton, Stuart, García-Rodríguez, Emiliano, Giron-Nava, Alfredo, Gleason, Mary G., Green, Alison L. ... Possingham, Hugh P. (2023). Integrating climate adaptation and transboundary management: Guidelines for designing climate-smart marine protected areas. One Earth, 6 (11), 1523-1541. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2023.10.002
2023
Journal Article
Reply to: Global effects of marine protected areas on food security are unknown
Sala, Enric, Mayorga, Juan, Bradley, Darcy, Cabral, Reniel B., Atwood, Trisha B., Auber, Arnaud, Cheung, William, Costello, Christopher, Ferretti, Francesco, Friedlander, Alan M., Gaines, Steven D., Garilao, Cristina, Goodell, Whitney, Halpern, Benjamin S., Hinson, Audra, Kaschner, Kristin, Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen, Leprieur, Fabien, Lubchenco, Jane, McGowan, Jennifer, Morgan, Lance E., Mouillot, David, Palacios-Abrantes, Juliano, Possingham, Hugh P., Rechberger, Kristin D. and Worm, Boris (2023). Reply to: Global effects of marine protected areas on food security are unknown. Nature, 621 (7979), E37-E40. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06494-7
2023
Journal Article
Recognizing the importance of near-home contact with nature for mental well-being based on the COVID-19 lockdown experience
Lenda, Magdalena L., Skorka, Piotr, Jazwa, Malgorzata, Lin, Hsien-Yung, Necka, Edward, Tryjanowski, Piotr, Moron, Dawid, Knops, Johannes M. H. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2023). Recognizing the importance of near-home contact with nature for mental well-being based on the COVID-19 lockdown experience. Ecology and Society, 28 (3) 13, 1-14. doi: 10.5751/ES-14374-280313
2023
Journal Article
Priorities for protected area expansion so nations can meet their Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework commitments
Watson, James E. M., Venegas‐Li, Ruben, Grantham, Hedley, Dudley, Nigel, Stolton, Sue, Rao, Madhu, Woodley, Stephen, Hockings, Marc, Burkart, Karl, Simmonds, Jeremy S., Sonter, Laura J., Sreekar, Rachakonda, Possingham, Hugh P. and Ward, Michelle (2023). Priorities for protected area expansion so nations can meet their Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework commitments. Integrative Conservation, 2 (3), 140-155. doi: 10.1002/inc3.24
2023
Journal Article
Abandoned land: Linked to biological invasions
Lenda, Magdalena, Skórka, Piotr, Possingham, Hugh P. and Knops, Johannes M H (2023). Abandoned land: Linked to biological invasions. Science (New York, N.Y.), 381 (6655), 277-277. doi: 10.1126/science.adi7833
2023
Journal Article
Beyond ecology: ecosystem restoration as a process for social-ecological transformation
Tedesco, Anazélia M., López-Cubillos, Sofía, Chazdon, Robin, Rhodes, Jonathan R., Archibald, Carla L., Pérez-Hämmerle, Katharina-Victoria, Brancalion, Pedro H.S., Wilson, Kerrie A., Oliveira, Mariana, Correa, Diego F., Ota, Liz, Morrison, Tiffany H., Possingham, Hugh P., Mills, Morena, Santos, Fabiane C. and Dean, Angela J. (2023). Beyond ecology: ecosystem restoration as a process for social-ecological transformation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 38 (7), 643-653. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2023.02.007
2023
Journal Article
Climate-driven variation in dispersal ability predicts responses to forest fragmentation in birds
Weeks, Thomas L., Betts, Matthew G., Pfeifer, Marion, Wolf, Christopher, Banks-Leite, Cristina, Barbaro, Luc, Barlow, Jos, Cerezo, Alexis, Kennedy, Christina M., Kormann, Urs G., Marsh, Charles J., Olivier, Pieter I., Phalan, Benjamin T., Possingham, Hugh P., Wood, Eric M. and Tobias, Joseph A. (2023). Climate-driven variation in dispersal ability predicts responses to forest fragmentation in birds. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 7 (7), 1079-1091. doi: 10.1038/s41559-023-02077-x
2023
Journal Article
Optimal allocation of nature‐based solutions to achieve climate mitigation and adaptation goals
Villarreal‐Rosas, Jaramar, Rhodes, Jonathan R., Sonter, Laura J., Possingham, Hugh P. and Vogl, Adrian L. (2023). Optimal allocation of nature‐based solutions to achieve climate mitigation and adaptation goals. People and Nature, 5 (3), 1034-1045. doi: 10.1002/pan3.10481
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessing and planning large-scale forest restoration for ecological and social outcomes
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Angela Dean
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Doctor Philosophy
How does land management affect recovery of brush-tailed rock-wallabies after fire and drought
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Diana Fisher
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding marine migratory connectivity for more sustainable oceans
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Daniel Dunn
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Doctor Philosophy
Conserving migratory species
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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Doctor Philosophy
Gender, Conservation and Natural Resource Management in Solomon Islands
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kristen Lyons
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Spatial optimisation of conservation actions to minimise species threat status and population extinction risk among African mammals
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Matthew Holden
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Ecological restoration planning for effective conservation of terrestrial biodiversity
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Watson
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Impacts of marine heatwaves to kelp forests and climate-smart conservation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Carissa Klein
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Decision-making for estuarine wetlands to facilitate species movements using remote sensing in coastal Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Stuart Phinn, Professor Craig Franklin
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Rhinoceros Horn and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Demand in China
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lorraine Mazerolle
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Nest Ecology of an Endangered Woodland Avifauna
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Plastic pollution and conservation of imperilled seabird species
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing Bird Migrations
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Simone Blomberg, Professor Richard Fuller
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Decision-support for marine spatial prioritisation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Carissa Klein
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating trade-offs between quantitative and qualitative protected area objectives
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Catherine Lovelock
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Managing direct and indirect threats to marine ecosystems to balance multiple objectives
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Richardson, Associate Professor Carissa Klein
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Conserving migratory species under human impacts and climate change
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Applying ecosystem services thinking to natural resource management and conservation decision making
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Using fine and coarse conservation targets to maximize cost-effectiveness of road mitigation and protected areas
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Watson
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Accounting for the economic-biodiversity nexus to identify opportunities for better outcomes for biodiversity
Principal Advisor
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Identifying critical habitat for threatened species: concepts and challenges
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Martine Maron
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Managing resources (time or money) optimally in Conservation Biology
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Spatially explicit cost-effective actions for biodiversity threat abatement
Principal Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Adding and subtracting species: The mathematics of eradication and reintroduction for conservation
Principal Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Analysis of the institutional arrangements for the management of Australia's threatened birds
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Brian Head
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Advancing spatial prioritization for coral reef ecosystems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Carissa Klein
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Biological and Environmental Surrogates for Ecology and Conservation
Principal Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Potential impacts of climate change on the distribution of pelagic fish and fisheries off the east coast of Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Richardson
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Methods for Decision Theory in Conservation Biology
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Richardson
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Phylogeny and inter-relations of ecological traits and seed dispersal in rainforest plants: Exploring aspects of functional diversity in primary and secondary rainforests in Australia's Wet Tropics.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Simone Blomberg
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Effects of climate change on marine ecosystems and potential management responses
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Richardson
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Improving measurements of protected area effectiveness
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller, Professor John Pandolfi
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Conservation in naturally fragmented landscapes: the Mexican cloud forest and Vanuatu archipelago
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Spatial conservation prioritisation under global threats
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Assessing and planning for the climate and biodiversity outcomes of avoided deforestation
Principal Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Adapting optimisation techniques for improved conservation management in large state spaces
Principal Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation in conservation decision making
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Marc Hockings
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Measuring, modelling and managing tradeoffs in low rainfall agroforestry for Australia¿s subtropics.
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Cost-effective conservation planning
Principal Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Predictive models in landscape ecology: Understanding the effects of landscape pattern on the avifauna of South East Queensland
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cynthia Riginos
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Spatial Conservation Prioritisation Applied to Protected Area Design
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Optimal decision-making in conservation: management, uncertainty and monitoring
Principal Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Accounting for ecosystem dynamics and uncertainty in conservation planning
Principal Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Catastrophes, resilience, and the theory of designing marine reserves
Principal Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Lowland Rain Forests of the Tropical South Pacific: Diversity, Ecology and Evolution
Principal Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Applications and Implications of Systematic Planning for the Pantanal Wetland Biosphere Reserve - Brazil
Principal Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Models and Framework that Enhance Systematic Planning for Coral Reef Biodiversity Conservation
Principal Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Decision Theory in Conservation Biology: Case Studies in Mathematical Conservation
Principal Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS FOR COMPLEX ECOSYSTEM MODELS
Principal Advisor
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2007
Master Philosophy
A SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR STORMWATER PLANNING
Principal Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
PLANNING FOR PERSISTENCE: USING THE RISK OF EXTINCTION IN MULTI-SPECIES APPROACHES TO CONSERVATION PLANNING
Principal Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
OPTIMAL MONITORING AND HARVESTING OF A WILD POPULATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Philip Pollett
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
MODELING UNPLANNED LANDSCAPE CHANGE: A COLOMBIAN CASE STUDY
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr David Pullar, Professor Stuart Phinn
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
Goal functions and ecosystem constraints: Thermodynamic goal functions, local stability, maximal resilience, and permanence
Principal Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
PREDICTING WOODLAND BIRD RESPONSE TO LIVESTOCK GRAZING
Principal Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
SYSTEMATIC MARINE RESERVE DESIGN
Principal Advisor
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2024
Master Philosophy
Bird utilization of vertical space in urban environments and its implications for conservation planning
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Noam Levin, Professor Salit Kark
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Social-ecological dimensions of orangutan conservation: inter-relationships between community wellbeing and conservation outcomes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Angela Dean
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Planning for Australian threatened species' recovery
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Watson
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Managing ecosystem services for multiple beneficiaries
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Laura Sonter
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Development, armed conflict and conservation: improving the effectiveness of conservation decisions in conflict hotspots using Colombia as a case study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Laura Sonter, Professor James Watson, Professor Martine Maron
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Improving outcomes and delivering multiple benefits in ecological restoration
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr John Dwyer
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Ecology of biotic invasions on mainland Australia and its islands
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Salit Kark
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Invasive species management under uncertainty: A participatory and modelling approach
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Eve McDonald-Madden, Professor Salit Kark
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Microalgal biofuel production systems: Environmental aspects and impacts on biodiversity
Associate Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Wilderness Conservation in the Anthropocene
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor James Watson
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Improving Marine Conservation Planning in a Time of Global Change
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Carissa Klein, Professor James Watson
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Conserving Antarctic biodiversity in the Anthropocene
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Advancing marine conservation prioritisation in an increasingly threatened ocean
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Noam Levin, Professor Salit Kark
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Resolving the role of zooplankton in the marine ecosystem with functional size spectra
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Richardson
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Conservation ecology of Sharman's rock-wallaby (Petrogale sharmani)
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Diana Fisher
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
Biophysical and social measures of conservation effectiveness: Using the lens of Indigenous and local land and sea management in protected areas as an evidence base
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Marc Hockings
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Managing natural capital assets and ecosystem services under global change.
Associate Advisor
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
Dynamic vulnerability of the Great Barrier Reef: Impacts of local versus global stressors
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Mumby
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Ecosystem-wide management of invasive species in the face of severe uncertainty
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Eve McDonald-Madden
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Threats to migratory birds, and actions for their conservation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Restoration planning of degraded tropical forests for biodiversity and ecosystem services
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Peter Erskine
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Conserving migratory and nomadic species
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Advancing systematic conservation planning in the Mediterranean Sea
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Richardson, Professor Salit Kark
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Identifying threats and conservation priorities across an international migration pathway
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Stuart Phinn, Professor Richard Fuller
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Seascape genetics of Indo-Pacific reef organisms: methodologies and case studies for an emerging discipline
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Cynthia Riginos
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Prioritisation of investment in monitoring for conservation
Associate Advisor
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Determination of critical reproductive parameters of live, free-ranging dugongs in a subtropical environment
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Janet Lanyon
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Protected area effectiveness: evaluation of biological outcomes in protected areas
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Marc Hockings
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Integrating ecology, oceanography and genetics for spatial fisheries management
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Ian Tibbetts
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2011
Master Philosophy
Urban growth, biodiversity, and the extinction of experience
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
The Ecology of Dispersal: Causes and Consequences of Phenotype-Dependent Dispersal
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anthony Richardson
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Landscape scale spread of alien invasive plants: what are the key drivers and how can human behaviour affect it?
Associate Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Historical ecology and experimental biology of foraminifera from the inshore Great Barrier Reef, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor John Pandolfi
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Landscape matrix development intensity and its impact on mammals
Associate Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Validating management effectiveness evaluations of protected areas in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Marc Hockings
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Identification of intertidal marine reserves - using habitat types to identify areas of high conservation value
Associate Advisor
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2009
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the mechanisms behind invasion to improve the efficacy of control strategies
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Susanne Schmidt
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Avian patch occupancy and landscape genetics of logrunners (Orthonyx temminckii) in fregmented subtropical rainforests of South East Queensland
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
CONSERVING AND RESTORING WILDLIFE IN FRAGMENTED URBAN LANDSCAPES: A CASE STUDY FROM BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
DENSITY DEPENDENT MARKOV POPULATION PROCESSES: MODELS AND METHODOLOGY
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Philip Pollett
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
EFFECTIVENESS OF NO-TAKE MARINE RESERVES IN MORETON BAY, SUBTROPICAL AUSTRALIA
Associate Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
PROCESSES LEADING TO SPECIATION IN AUSTRALIAN WET TROPICS FAUNA: DIVERGENCE AMONG THREE SIBLING LINEAGES OF SKINKS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Sandie Degnan
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
THE ECOLOGY, MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING OF WILDLIFE POPULATIONS IN FRAGMENTED LANDSCAPES - A KOALA CASE STUDY
Associate Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
Invasion of Contrasting Ecosystems by Alien Plant Species
Associate Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
HITTING TIMES FOR MARKOV POPULATION PROCESSES SUBJECT TO CATASTROPHES
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Philip Pollett
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Enquiries
Contact Professor Hugh Possingham directly for media enquiries about:
- Animals - population numbers
- Biodiversity
- Biodiversity monitoring
- Biology - conservation
- Conservation biology
- Decision theory
- Decision theory - physical sciences
- Ecology
- Ecology - mathematical
- Ecology - mathematics
- Ecology and maths
- Environment and pests
- Environmental conservation
- Environmental degradation
- Extinct species
- Extinction of species
- Fisheries management
- Marine parks
- Marine reserve design
- Marine reserves
- Mathematical ecology
- Maths and ecology
- National park design
- National park management
- Nature reserve design
- Optimisation - physical sciences
- Pest management
- Pests and the environment
- Reserve design
- Species - extinction
- Species - population numbers
- Theoretical ecology
- Threatened species
- Weed management
- Wildlife reserves
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