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Triage does not mean abandoning the most threatened species
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
Posted in CEED, Communication, Ecological models
Tagged bird species, conservation, ecology, endangered species, environmental decisions, extinct species, extinction, Hugh Possingham, Liana Joseph, Michael McCarthy, models, prioritization, probability, species triage, The University of Melbourne, threatened species
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Writing concisely about indices of extinction risk
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
INTECOL talk, #INT13
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
Monday at #ESA2012 – a ripper
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
Posted in Communication, Ecological indices, Ecological models, Women in science
Tagged #ESA2012, biodiversity, conference, ecology, environmental decisions, experiment, extinction, fire, indices, models, Portland
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Conservation triage, and how the public values species
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
Posted in CEED, Ecological models
Tagged biodiversity, ecology, environmental decisions, extinction, Hugh Possingham, mick mccarthy, models, research, triage
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L’Oréal Australia and New Zealand For Women in Science Fellowships 2012
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
Posted in CEED, Detectability, Ecological models, NERP, New research, Women in science
Tagged adaptive management, biodiversity, detectability, ecological surveys, ecology, environmental decisions, extinction, mick mccarthy, models, monitoring, research, science, science fellowships, uncertainty, women scientists
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Coextinction and recognition for unloved threatened species
I love this quote from Bob May (1986) – “to a good approximation, all species are insects”. Mark Burgman and David Lindenmayer’s (1998) book communicates that point beautifully, with an illustration by Kate Thompson in which the size of the … Continue reading
Posted in CEED, Detectability, Probability and Bayesian analysis
Tagged detectability, ecology, extinction, mick mccarthy, models, qaeco.com, uncertainty
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The SAFE debate
I’ve been involved in a debate about the SAFE index, which has arisen from a paper that was published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment by Clements et al., and from the subsequent media reporting of the article. Corey … Continue reading
Posted in Ecological indices, New research
Tagged biodiversity, ecology, extinction, indices, SAFE
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