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

869 works between 1986 and 2024
All (869) Journal Article (758) Book Chapter (39) Conference Publication (50) Book (4) Other Outputs (18)

121 - 140 of 869 works

2020

Other Outputs

Connectedness to nature scale - Interviews with TCM practitioners in Guangdong province, China (2018)

Cheung, Hubert, Possingham, Hugh, Mazerolle, Lorraine and Biggs, Duan (2020). Connectedness to nature scale - Interviews with TCM practitioners in Guangdong province, China (2018). The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.391

Connectedness to nature scale - Interviews with TCM practitioners in Guangdong province, China (2018)

2020

Book Chapter

The Extraordinary Value of Wilderness Areas in the Anthropocene

Allan, James R., Possingham, Hugh P., Venter, Oscar, Biggs, Duan and Watson, James E.M. (2020). The Extraordinary Value of Wilderness Areas in the Anthropocene. Encyclopedia of the World's Biomes: Volumes 1-5. (pp. 158-168) Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-409548-9.12427-3

The Extraordinary Value of Wilderness Areas in the Anthropocene

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

Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals

Betts, Matthew G., Wolf, Christopher, Pfeifer, Marion, Banks-Leite, Cristina, Arroyo-Rodríguez, Víctor, Ribeiro, Danilo Bandini, Barlow, Jos, Eigenbrod, Felix, Faria, Deborah, Fletcher, Robert J., Hadley, Adam S., Hawes, Joseph E., Holt, Robert D., Klingbeil, Brian, Kormann, Urs, Lens, Luc, Levi, Taal, Medina-Rangel, Guido F., Melles, Stephanie L., Mezger, Dirk, Morante-Filho, José Carlos, Orme, C. David L., Peres, Carlos A., Phalan, Benjamin T., Pidgeon, Anna, Possingham, Hugh, Ripple, William J., Slade, Eleanor M., Somarriba, Eduardo ... Ewers, Robert M. (2019). Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals. Science, 366 (6470), 1236-1239. doi: 10.1126/science.aax9387

Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals

2019

Journal Article

Erratum: Correction: Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates (PLoS biology (2019) 17 3 (e3000158))

Allan, James R., Watson, James E M, Marco, Moreno Di, O'Bryan, Christopher J., Possingham, Hugh P., Atkinson, Scott C. and Venter, Oscar (2019). Erratum: Correction: Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates (PLoS biology (2019) 17 3 (e3000158)). PLoS Biology, 17 (12) e3000598. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000598

Erratum: Correction: Hotspots of human impact on threatened terrestrial vertebrates (PLoS biology (2019) 17 3 (e3000158))

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

The role of animal welfare values in the rhino horn trade debate

Brown, Abigail A., Dean, Angela J., Possingham, Hugh and Biggs, Duan (2019). The role of animal welfare values in the rhino horn trade debate. Conservation Science and Practice, 1 (11) e103. doi: 10.1111/csp2.104

The role of animal welfare values in the rhino horn trade debate

2019

Journal Article

The human footprint represents observable human pressures: reply to Kennedy et al.

Venter, Oscar, Possingham, Hugh P. and Watson, James E. M. (2019). The human footprint represents observable human pressures: reply to Kennedy et al.. Global Change Biology, 26 (2) gcb.14849, 330-332. doi: 10.1111/gcb.14849

The human footprint represents observable human pressures: reply to Kennedy et al.

2019

Journal Article

Identifying technology solutions to bring conservation into the innovation era

Iacona, Gwenllian, Ramachandra, Anurag, McGowan, Jennifer, Davies, Alasdair, Joppa, Lucas, Koh, Lian Pin, Fegraus, Eric, Game, Edward, Guillera-Arroita, Gurutzeta, Harcourt, Rob, Indraswari, Karlina, Lahoz-Monfort, Jose J., Oliver, Jessica L., Possingham, Hugh P., Ward, Adrian, Watson, David W., Watson, James E. M., Wintle, Brendan A. and Chades, Iadine (2019). Identifying technology solutions to bring conservation into the innovation era. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 17 (10), 591-598. doi: 10.1002/fee.2111

Identifying technology solutions to bring conservation into the innovation era

2019

Journal Article

How conservation initiatives go to scale

Mills, Morena, Bode, Michael, Mascia, Michael B., Weeks, Rebecca, Gelcich, Stefan, Dudley, Nigel, Govan, Hugh, Archibald, Carla L., Romero-de-Diego, Cristina, Holden, Matthew, Biggs, Duan, Glew, Louise, Naidoo, Robin and Possingham, Hugh P. (2019). How conservation initiatives go to scale. Nature Sustainability, 2 (10), 935-940. doi: 10.1038/s41893-019-0384-1

How conservation initiatives go to scale

2019

Other Outputs

Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here's the proof

Ward, Michelle, Reside, April, Possingham, Hugh, Watson, James, Simmonds, Jeremy, Rhodes, Jonathan and Taylor, Martin (2019, 09 09). Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here's the proof The Conversation

Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here's the proof

2019

Journal Article

Lots of loss with little scrutiny: the attrition of habitat critical for threatened species in Australia

Ward, Michelle S., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Reside, April E., Watson, James E. M., Rhodes, Jonathan R., Possingham, Hugh P., Trezise, James, Fletcher, Rachel, File, Lindsey and Taylor, Martin (2019). Lots of loss with little scrutiny: the attrition of habitat critical for threatened species in Australia. Conservation Science and Practice, 1 (11) e117. doi: 10.1111/csp2.117

Lots of loss with little scrutiny: the attrition of habitat critical for threatened species in Australia

2019

Journal Article

Aligning evidence generation and use across health, development, and environment

Tallis, Heather, Kreis, Katharine, Olander, Lydia, Ringler, Claudia, Ameyaw, David, Borsuk, Mark E., Fletschner, Diana, Game, Edward, Gilligan, Daniel O., Jeuland, Marc, Kennedy, Gina, Masuda, Yuta J., Mehta, Sumi, Miller, Nicholas, Parker, Megan, Pollino, Carmel, Rajaratnam, Julie, Wilkie, David, Zhang, Wei, Ahmed, Selena, Ajayi, Oluyede C., Alderman, Harold, Arhonditsis, George, Azevedo, Ines, Badola, Ruchi, Bailis, Rob, Balvanera, Patricia, Barbour, Emily, Bardini, Mark ... Zobrist, Stephanie (2019). Aligning evidence generation and use across health, development, and environment. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 39, 81-93. doi: 10.1016/j.cosust.2019.09.004

Aligning evidence generation and use across health, development, and environment

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

Global mapping of cost‐effective microalgal biofuel production areas with minimal environmental impact

Correa, Diego F., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Possingham, Hugh P., Thomas‐Hall, Skye R. and Schenk, Peer M. (2019). Global mapping of cost‐effective microalgal biofuel production areas with minimal environmental impact. GCB Bioenergy, 11 (8) gcbb.12619, 914-929. doi: 10.1111/gcbb.12619

Global mapping of cost‐effective microalgal biofuel production areas with minimal environmental impact

2019

Journal Article

Let's train more theoretical ecologists – Here is why

Rossberg, Axel G., Barabás, György, Possingham, Hugh P., Pascual, Mercedes, Marquet, Pablo A., Hui, Cang, Evans, Matthew R. and Meszéna, Géza (2019). Let's train more theoretical ecologists – Here is why. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 34 (9), 759-762. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.06.004

Let's train more theoretical ecologists – Here is why

2019

Journal Article

Strengthening China's national biodiversity strategy to attain an ecological civilization

Wu, Ruidong, Possingham, Hugh P., Yu, Guangzhi, Jin, Tong, Wang, Junjun, Yang, Feiling, Liu, Shiliang, Ma, Jianzhong, Liu, Xi and Zhao, Haiwei (2019). Strengthening China's national biodiversity strategy to attain an ecological civilization. Conservation Letters, 12 (5) e12660, e12660. doi: 10.1111/conl.12660

Strengthening China's national biodiversity strategy to attain an ecological civilization

2019

Journal Article

Potential for low-cost carbon dioxide removal through tropical reforestation

Busch, Jonah, Engelmann, Jens, Cook-Patton, Susan C., Griscom, Bronson W., Kroeger, Timm, Possingham, Hugh and Shyamsundar, Priya (2019). Potential for low-cost carbon dioxide removal through tropical reforestation. Nature Climate Change, 9 (6), 463-466. doi: 10.1038/s41558-019-0485-x

Potential for low-cost carbon dioxide removal through tropical reforestation

2019

Journal Article

Participation for protection: how collaboration between local communities, government agencies, and researchers can protect native species from invasive species

Caceres-Escobar, Hernan, Kark, Salit, Atkinson, Scott C., Possingham, Hugh P. and Davis, Katrina J. (2019). Participation for protection: how collaboration between local communities, government agencies, and researchers can protect native species from invasive species. People and Nature, 1 (2), 220-223. doi: 10.1002/pan3.27

Participation for protection: how collaboration between local communities, government agencies, and researchers can protect native species from invasive species

2019

Journal Article

Towards the implementation of sustainable biofuel production systems

Correa, Diego F., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Fargione, Joseph E., Hill, Jason D., Possingham, Hugh P., Thomas-Hall, Skye R. and Schenk, Peer M. (2019). Towards the implementation of sustainable biofuel production systems. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 107, 250-263. doi: 10.1016/j.rser.2019.03.005

Towards the implementation of sustainable biofuel production systems

Current funding

  • 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
  • 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
  • 2022 - 2025
    Kelp forest recovery after an extreme warming event in Baja California
    Estate of Winifred V. Scott
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 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: Dr 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

    Understanding marine migratory connectivity for more sustainable oceans

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Daniel Dunn

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Conserving migratory species

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Gender, Conservation and Natural Resource Management in Solomon Islands

    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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