Professor Hugh Possingham
Professor

Hugh Possingham

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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

Ecology Environmental Sciences

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]"

Search Professor Hugh Possingham’s works on UQ eSpace

890 works between 1986 and 2025
All (890) Journal Article (764) Book Chapter (39) Conference Publication (50) Book (4) Other Outputs (33)

641 - 660 of 890 works

2008

Journal Article

Avoiding costly conservation mistakes: The importance of defining actions and costs in spatial priority setting

Carwardine, Josie, Wilson, Kerrie A., Watts, Matt, Etter, Andres, Klein, Carissa J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2008). Avoiding costly conservation mistakes: The importance of defining actions and costs in spatial priority setting. PLoS one, 3 (7) e2586, e2586-1-e2586-6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002586

Avoiding costly conservation mistakes: The importance of defining actions and costs in spatial priority setting

2008

Journal Article

Managing beyond the invader: Manipulating disturbance of natives simplifies control efforts

Firn , J., Rout, T., Possingham , H. and Buckley , Y.M. (2008). Managing beyond the invader: Manipulating disturbance of natives simplifies control efforts. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45 (4), 1143-1151. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01510.x

Managing beyond the invader: Manipulating disturbance of natives simplifies control efforts

2008

Journal Article

Environmental factors that influence the distribution of coral reef fishes: modeling occurrence data for broad-scale conservation and management

Beger, Maria and Possingham, Hugh P. (2008). Environmental factors that influence the distribution of coral reef fishes: modeling occurrence data for broad-scale conservation and management. Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 361, 1-13. doi: 10.3354/meps07481

Environmental factors that influence the distribution of coral reef fishes: modeling occurrence data for broad-scale conservation and management

2008

Journal Article

Subpopulation triage: How to allocate conservation effort among populations

McDonald-Madden, E., Baxter, P.W.J. and Possingham, H. (2008). Subpopulation triage: How to allocate conservation effort among populations. Conservation Biology, 22 (3), 656-665. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.00918.x

Subpopulation triage: How to allocate conservation effort among populations

2008

Journal Article

Using complex network metrics to predict the persistence of metapopulations with asymmetric connectivity patterns

Bode, M., Burrage, K. and Possingham, H.P. (2008). Using complex network metrics to predict the persistence of metapopulations with asymmetric connectivity patterns. Ecological Modelling, 214 (2-4), 201-209. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2008.02.040

Using complex network metrics to predict the persistence of metapopulations with asymmetric connectivity patterns

2008

Journal Article

Linking landscape ecology to planning for koala conservation

Rhodes, Jonathan R., McAlpine, Clive A., Peterson, Ann, Callaghan, John G., Lunney, Daniel, Possingham, Hugh, Mitchell, David L. and Curran, Tim (2008). Linking landscape ecology to planning for koala conservation. Australian Planner, 45 (2), 24-25. doi: 10.1080/07293682.2008.9982650

Linking landscape ecology to planning for koala conservation

2008

Journal Article

Sensitivity analysis of spatially aggregated responses: A gradient-based method

Pantus, F.J., Ellis, N., Possingham, H.P. and Venables, W. (2008). Sensitivity analysis of spatially aggregated responses: A gradient-based method. International Journal of Geographical Information Science, 22 (5), 575-599. doi: 10.1080/13658810701587784

Sensitivity analysis of spatially aggregated responses: A gradient-based method

2008

Journal Article

Cost-effective global conservation spending is robust to taxonomic group

Bode, Michael, Wilson, Kerrie A., Brooks, Thomas M., Turner, Will R., Mittermeier, Russell A., McBride, Marissa F., Underwood, Emma C. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2008). Cost-effective global conservation spending is robust to taxonomic group. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 105 (17), 6498-6501. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0710705105

Cost-effective global conservation spending is robust to taxonomic group

2008

Journal Article

Effectiveness of marine reserve networks in representing biodiversity and minimizing impact to fishermen: a comparison of two approaches used in California

Klein, Carissa Joy, Steinback, Charles, Scholz, Astrid J. and Possingham, Hugh (2008). Effectiveness of marine reserve networks in representing biodiversity and minimizing impact to fishermen: a comparison of two approaches used in California. Conservation Letters, 1 (1), 44-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2008.00005.x

Effectiveness of marine reserve networks in representing biodiversity and minimizing impact to fishermen: a comparison of two approaches used in California

2008

Journal Article

Untitled

Cowling, Richard M., Mascia, Michael B., Possingham, Hugh and Sutherland, William J. (2008). Untitled. Conservation Letters, 1 (1), 1-1. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2008.00003.x

Untitled

2008

Journal Article

Regional variation in habitat-occupancy thresholds: a warning for conservation planning

Rhodes, Jonathan R., Callaghan, John G., McAlpine, Clive A., de Jong, Carol, Bowen, Michiala E., Mitchell, David L., Lunney, Daniel and Possingham, Hugh P. (2008). Regional variation in habitat-occupancy thresholds: a warning for conservation planning. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45 (2), 549-557. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01407.x

Regional variation in habitat-occupancy thresholds: a warning for conservation planning

2008

Journal Article

Planning for Persistence in Marine Reserves: A Question of Catastrophic importance

Game, E.T., Watts, M.E.J., Woolridge, S. and Possingham, H.P. (2008). Planning for Persistence in Marine Reserves: A Question of Catastrophic importance. Ecological Applications, 18 (3), 670-680. doi: 10.1890/07-1027.1

Planning for Persistence in Marine Reserves: A Question of Catastrophic importance

2008

Journal Article

Change the IUCN protected area categories to reflect biodiversity outcomes

Boitani, Luigi, Cowling, Richard M., Dublin, Holly T., Mace, Georgina M., Parrish, Jeff, Possingham, Hugh P., Pressey, Robert L., Rondinini, Carlo and Wilson, Kerrie A. (2008). Change the IUCN protected area categories to reflect biodiversity outcomes. PLoS Biology, 6 (3) e66, 0436-0438. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060066

Change the IUCN protected area categories to reflect biodiversity outcomes

2008

Journal Article

Historical patterns and drivers of landscape change in Columbia since 1500

Etter, Andres, McAlpine, Clive and Possingham, Hugh (2008). Historical patterns and drivers of landscape change in Columbia since 1500. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 98 (1), 2-23. doi: 10.1080/00045600701733911

Historical patterns and drivers of landscape change in Columbia since 1500

2008

Journal Article

Cost-effective suppression and eradication of invasive predators

Baxter, Peter W. J., Sabo, John L., Wilcox, Chris, McCarthy, Michael A. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2008). Cost-effective suppression and eradication of invasive predators. Conservation Biology, 22 (1), 89-98. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2007.00850.x

Cost-effective suppression and eradication of invasive predators

2008

Journal Article

Experimental or precautionary? Adaptive management over a range of time horizons

Hauser, C. and Possingham, H. (2008). Experimental or precautionary? Adaptive management over a range of time horizons. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45 (1), 72-81. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01395.x

Experimental or precautionary? Adaptive management over a range of time horizons

2008

Journal Article

The importance of ecological scale for wildlife conservation in naturally fragmented environments: A case study of the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata)

Murray, J.A.V., Low Choy, S., McAlpine, C.A., Possingham, H.P. and Goldizen, A. W. (2008). The importance of ecological scale for wildlife conservation in naturally fragmented environments: A case study of the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata). Biological Conservation, 141 (1), 7-22. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.07.020

The importance of ecological scale for wildlife conservation in naturally fragmented environments: A case study of the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata)

2008

Book Chapter

Key concepts

Wilson, Kerrie, Possingham, Hugh, Martin, Tara G. and Grantham, Hedley S. (2008). Key concepts. Marxan good practices handbook. (pp. 18-23) edited by Jeff A. Ardron, Hugh P. Possingham and Carissa J. Klein. Vancouver, Canada: Pacific Marine Analysis and Research Association.

Key concepts

2008

Journal Article

Can multiscale models of species' distribution be generalized from region to region? A case study of the koala

McAlpine, C. A., Rhodes, J. R., Bowen, M., Lunney, D., Callaghan, J. G., Mitchell, D. L. and Possingham, H. P. (2008). Can multiscale models of species' distribution be generalized from region to region? A case study of the koala. Journal of Applied Ecology, 45 (2), 558-567. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01431.x

Can multiscale models of species' distribution be generalized from region to region? A case study of the koala

2008

Journal Article

A checklist for ecological management of landscapes for conservation

Lindenmayer, D., Hobbs, R. J., Montague-Drake, R., Alexandra, J., Bennett, A., Burgman, M., Cale, P., Calhoun, A., Cramer, V., Cullen, P., Driscoll, D., Fahrig, L., Fischer, J., Franklin, J., Haila, Y., Hunter, M., Gibbons, P., Lake, S., Luck, G., MacGregor, C., McIntyre, S., MacNally, R., Manning, A., Miller, J., Mooney, H., Noss, R., Possingham, H., Saunders, D., Schmiegelow, F. ... Zavaleta, E. (2008). A checklist for ecological management of landscapes for conservation. Ecology Letters, 11 (1), 78-91. doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01114.x

A checklist for ecological management of landscapes for conservation

Current funding

  • 2025 - 2028
    Resolving the value of information paradox for ecological management
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2026
    Understanding marine migratory connectivity for more sustainable oceans
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2024 - 2027
    New metrics to track fauna community condition in Australia
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2026
    Kelp forest recovery after an extreme warming event in Baja California
    Estate of Winifred V. Scott
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Developing and reviewing standardised best practice for Threatened Species Recovery teams in Queensland: applying insights from social science and participatory approaches
    Queensland Government Department of Environment and Science
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    Conserving Australia's Antarctic biodiversity in a changing climate
    Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Recovering Australia's migratory shorebirds
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2017
    Hawkesbury Shelf Marine Bioregion Assessment, Spatial Planning - Marxan - OEH-14-2016
    New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2018
    The Luc Hoffman Institute Fellow - Pathways for Drivers of Positive Change
    WWF International
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2020
    Assimilating development objectives in conservation planning
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2017
    Spatial conservation planning in subtropical and temperate waters of New South Wales
    New South Wales Department of Primary Industries
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2021
    Post eradication ecosystem response on Macquarie Island
    Australian Antarctic Division
    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 - 2017
    Develop region-wide bioregionalisation for the project area of MACBIO for IUCN
    International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources - Oceania
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Threatened species conservation and co-benefits across Australia land tenures
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2015
    Biodiversity, Poverty and the Illegal Wildlife Trade
    International Institute for Environment and Development
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Mapping Ocean Wealth: Livelihoods, Economies and Integrated Management
    The Nature Conservancy - Indo Pacific Region
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Evaluating the collateral impacts of moving species in the face of climate change: a novel network theory approach
    UWA-UQ Bilateral Research Collaboration Award
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2021
    NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub
    National Environmental Science Program
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2018
    Benchmarking reef health for spatial conservation in Borneo
    Estate of Winifred V. Scott
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Planning for the impacts of land-uses on coral reef fisheries and livelihoods under different climate scenarios
    The Nature Conservancy
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2015
    Prioritising transportation networks to benefit industry and the environment
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - Seed Research Grant
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2020
    Restore or protect: could habitat restoration ever be a better investment than habitat protection for biodiversity and ecosystem service conservation?
    ARC Australian Laureate Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2015
    Optimization for biodiversity, ecosystem services and production in agro-ecosystem
    CSIRO Flagships Collaboration Fund
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Climate adaptation on coral reefs
    Wildlife Conservation Society (USA)
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Coastal marine gap analysis
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2018
    Reconciling competing objectives for the design of marine reserve networks: biodiversity, food security, and local equity in benefits
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Climate Change Adaptation for Natural Resource Management in East Coast Australia
    Commonwealth Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education
    Open grant
  • 2013
    Great Barrier Reef resilience investment plan
    World Wide Fund for Nature Australia
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2024
    Decision science for nature conservation
    Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2019
    Prioritising Adaptation Actions for Managing Invasive Animals Under Climate Change (Invasive Animals CRC Project 1.L.11)
    Invasive Animals CRC
    Open grant
  • 2012 - 2014
    Borneo Futures Project
    People and Nature Consultancy International
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Optimal habitat protection and restoration for climate adaptation
    Climate Change Adaptation Research Grants Program
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2016
    Postdoctoral fellowship in Terrestrial Ecology includes investigating Aliens in Antarctica - pathway analysis and novel ecosystems
    Australian Antarctic Division
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2018
    ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions (CEED)
    ARC Centres of Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2015
    Defend or retreat? Adapting to the impacts of sea level rise as a result of rapid climate change
    ARC Super Science Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Understanding and reversing the rapid declines in Australia's shorebirds
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2015
    NERP Environmental Decisions Hub
    CDSEWPC - National Environmental Research Program
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2014
    The role of learning in conservation management: developing adaptive approaches for the conservation of biodiversity in a changing climate
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2013
    Increasing the effectiveness of Australian threatened bird conservation (ARC Linkage grant administered by Charles Darwin University)
    Charles Darwin University
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Optimising Ecosystem Management Project
    New Zealand Department of Conservation
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    Optimising Threatened Species Project
    New Zealand Department of Conservation
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Spatial prioritization in the context of climate change and unforeseen opportunities: maximizing conservation outcomes in Gondwana Link
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2011
    Resilience of Moreton Bay to climate change: Links between nutrient inputs and plankton dynamics
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Koala population viability and management in the Koala Coast, Queensland, Australia
    Queensland Environmental Protection Agency
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Strategies for managing invasive species in space: deciding whether to eradicate, contain or control
    University of Melbourne
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Marine conservation planning for persistent coral reef communities: Incorporating connectivity and resilience
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Advancing cost-effectiveness of conservation action plans: White-backed Woodpecker in Sweden as an example
    Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Coral reef connectivity: an empirical and theoretical synthesis
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2007
    Determining global and regional conservation priorities for biodiversity hotspots: mediterranean type ecosystems as a case study.
    ARC Linkage International
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2010
    UQ/CSIRO Research Fellowship in Marine Ecological Modelling
    CSIRO
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2011
    Applied Environmental Decision Analysis
    Commonwealth Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2011
    Theory for global biodiversity conservation
    ARC Federation Fellowships
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2010
    Applied Decision Analysis for Conservation Biology
    Commonwealth Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Recasting an icon: towards a biosphere reserve for the D'Aguilar Range
    South East Queensland Catchments Ltd.
    Open grant
  • 2006
    Allocation of fixed resources among biodiversity hotspots and high-biodiversity wilderness areas
    Conservation International
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Integrating Multiple Conservation Values For Protection And Restoration Of Native Vegetation
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Evaluating Methods of Allocating Conservation Resources Between Biodiversity Hotspots: Mediterranean Ecoregions Case Study
    The Nature Conservancy
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2008
    A Bayesian framework for metapopulation dynamics of species in endangered communities: Integrating demographic, environmental and genetic data
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Systematic Conservation Planning Tools at SCB 2005 - Short Course
    Conservation International
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Landscape scale monitoring and adaptive management of woodland birds in the Mt Lofty Ranges
    Nature Foundation SA INC
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Integrating spatial and molecular ecology approaches to evaluate the natural regenerative ability of secondary rainforest to revegetate degraded tropical landscapes
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2005
    Landscape-scale monitoring and adaptive management of woodland birds in the Mt Lofty Ranges
    Conservation Council of South Australia Inc
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    A risk assessment of the effects of cyanide-bearing tailings solutions on wildlife
    Aust. Centre for Mining Environmental Research
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2007
    Conservation planning in a dynamic and uncertain world
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2004 - 2008
    UQ/CSIRO - Ecological Modeller (Snr) Lecturer/ (Snr) Research Fellow Marine Ecological Modelling
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Identification and assessment of culturally significant human modified landscapes (HML's): Development in traditional lands of the Lockhart River DOGIT, Cape York
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2007
    Optimal management of complex ecological systems
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2005
    Landscape-scale monitoring and adaptive management of woodland birds in the Mt Lofty Ranges
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2005
    Predicting metapopulation dynamics with multiple patch states
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2003
    A comparison of processes for assessing relative values for biodiversity significance
    Queensland Environmental Protection Agency
    Open grant
  • 2002
    Quantification and integrated valuation of ecosystem services in rural landscapes
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2006
    Development of decision support models for weed containment and eradication
    Grains Research & Development Corporation
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2004
    Modelling the spatial and temporal dynamics of kangaroo populations for sustainable rangeland management
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Peer Review the Common Conservation Classification System
    Queensland Environmental Protection Agency
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2002
    Evaluating alternative management strategies for kangaroos in the Murray-Darling Basin
    NSW Agriculture
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2003
    Conserving and restoring koala populations in fragmented landscapes
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant
  • 2001
    Risk management for ecologically sustainable development: predicting extinction and recolonisation in the Mound Springs of SA
    ARC Collaborative Grant (SPIRT)
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Hugh Possingham is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Assessing and planning large-scale forest restoration for ecological and social outcomes

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Angela Dean

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Forest restoration in complex social-ecological landscapes

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Angela Dean

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Conserving migratory species

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Understanding marine migratory connectivity for more sustainable oceans

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Lily Bentley, Associate Professor Daniel Dunn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Gender, Conservation and Natural Resource Management in Solomon Islands

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kristen Lyons

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Breaking the bias: delivering gender equality in conservation

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kristen Lyons

Completed supervision

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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