Tag Archives: extinction

Triage does not mean abandoning the most threatened species

Posted on March 21, 2014 by

Species triage has been in the news lately. The reports might create the impression that we should give up trying to save the most threatened species. Let me be clear: The science underpinning species triage does not say saving the … Continue reading →

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Anniversary Lecture at the Mathematical Association of Victoria Annual Conference

Posted on December 4, 2013 by

I’m honoured to be presenting the Anniversary Lecture at the opening of the Mathematical Association of Victoria Annual Conference tomorrow at La Trobe University. I will aim to show how relatively simple mathematics can be used to help understand and … Continue reading →

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Writing concisely about indices of extinction risk

Posted on November 11, 2013 by

Edit: An updated version of the paper mentioned in this post is available at bioRxiv: http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/000760 (and now it is published: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12308) A post on the joys of editing science. For three years I have worked on a paper in … Continue reading →

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INTECOL talk, #INT13

Posted on August 20, 2013 by

I’m talking in the S11 Maths, Models & Methods session at INTECOL on Tuesday at 11:15 in room 4. The topic is “Developing biodiversity indices using models”. A copy of the slides is available here. I’ll also auto-tweet a little … Continue reading →

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Monday at #ESA2012 – a ripper

Posted on August 7, 2012 by

Now that was a great opening day of the ESA conference in Portland! OK, yesterday was the official opening, and I liked Jane Lubchenco’s talk, but this was the first full day. And it was perhaps the best conference day … Continue reading →

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Conservation triage, and how the public values species

Posted on June 6, 2012 by

This article was co-authored with Hugh Possingham, and originally appeared in The Conversation, where comments can be posted. At current levels of funding, it is not possible to save all threatened species in Australia from extinction. Trade-offs are required. For … Continue reading →

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L’Oréal Australia and New Zealand For Women in Science Fellowships 2012

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

Applications for the 2012 L’Oréal Australia and New Zealand For Women in Science Fellowships are now open. The three $25,000 Fellowships are intended to help early career women scientists consolidate their careers and rise to leadership positions in science. The … Continue reading →

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