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James E. M. Watson

James E. M. Watson

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
115
Citations
56579
World Ranking
134
National Ranking
12

Overview

James E. M. Watson is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on several subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Their research covers multiple main topics related to environmental and ecological issues. These include Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management; Species Distribution and Climate Change; Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Land Use and Ecosystem Services; Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies; Economic and Environmental Valuation; and Environmental Conservation and Management.

Watson's frequent coauthors indicate collaboration with researchers such as Oscar Venter, Michelle Ward, Hedley S. Grantham, Hugh P. Possingham, and Brooke Williams.

The scientist has contributed to numerous publications in notable venues. These include bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), Conservation Biology, Nature Ecology & Evolution, and One Earth.

Among recent published papers are:

  • Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century, 2020, Nature
  • Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy, 2020, Nature
  • People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Renewable energy production will exacerbate mining threats to biodiversity, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Anthropogenic modification of forests means only 40% of remaining forests have high ecosystem integrity, 2020, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • A meta-analysis of crop yield under climate change and adaptation

    Andrew J. Challinor;Andrew J. Challinor;J. Watson;David B. Lobell;Howden Sm

  • The performance and potential of protected areas

    James E. M. Watson;Nigel Dudley;Daniel B. Segan;Marc Hockings

  • Biodiversity: The ravages of guns, nets and bulldozers

    Sean L. Maxwell;Richard A. Fuller;Thomas M. Brooks;James E. M. Watson

  • Sixteen years of change in the global terrestrial human footprint and implications for biodiversity conservation

    Oscar Venter;Oscar Venter;Oscar Venter;Eric W. Sanderson;Ainhoa Magrach;Ainhoa Magrach;James R. Allan

  • Food security and food production systems

    John R. Porter;Liyong Xie;Andrew J. Challinor;Kevern Cochrane

  • Conservation biogeography: assessment and prospect

    Robert J. Whittaker;Miguel B. Araújo;Paul Jepson;Richard J. Ladle

  • The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people

    Brett R. Scheffers;Luc De Meester;Tom C. L. Bridge;Tom C. L. Bridge;Ary A. Hoffmann

  • A spatial overview of the global importance of Indigenous lands for conservation

    Stephen T. Garnett;Neil D. Burgess;Neil D. Burgess;Julia E. Fa;Julia E. Fa;Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares

  • Assessing species' vulnerability to climate change

    Michela Pacifici;Michela Pacifici;Wendy B. Foden;Wendy B. Foden;Piero Visconti;Piero Visconti;James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson

  • The exceptional value of intact forest ecosystems

    James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson;Tom Evans;Oscar Venter;Brooke Williams;Brooke Williams

  • One-third of global protected land is under intense human pressure.

    Kendall R. Jones;Oscar Venter;Richard A. Fuller;James R. Allan

  • Area-based conservation in the twenty-first century

    Sean L. Maxwell;Victor Cazalis;Nigel Dudley;Michael G. Hoffmann

  • Bending the curve of terrestrial biodiversity needs an integrated strategy

    David Leclère;Michael Obersteiner;Michael Obersteiner;Mike Barrett;Stuart H.M. Butchart;Stuart H.M. Butchart

  • Global terrestrial Human Footprint maps for 1993 and 2009.

    Oscar Venter;Oscar Venter;Oscar Venter;Eric W. Sanderson;Ainhoa Magrach;Ainhoa Magrach;James R. Allan

  • People have shaped most of terrestrial nature for at least 12,000 years

    Erle C. Ellis;Nicolas Gauthier;Kees Klein Goldewijk;Rebecca Bliege Bird

  • The impact of urbanization and climate change on urban temperatures: a systematic review

    Sarah Chapman;James E. M. Watson;James E. M. Watson;Alvaro Salazar;Marcus Thatcher

  • Targeting global protected area expansion for imperiled biodiversity.

    Oscar Venter;Richard A. Fuller;Daniel B. Segan;Josie Carwardine

  • Fire management for biodiversity conservation: Key research questions and our capacity to answer them

    Don A. Driscoll;David B. Lindenmayer;Andrew F. Bennett;Michael Bode

  • Shortfalls and Solutions for Meeting National and Global Conservation Area Targets

    Stuart H.M. Butchart;Martin Clarke;Robert J. Smith;Rachel E. Sykes

  • Catastrophic Declines in Wilderness Areas Undermine Global Environment Targets

    James E.M. Watson;James E.M. Watson;Danielle F. Shanahan;Moreno Di Marco;James Allan

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Oscar Venter
Oscar Venter University of Northern British Columbia
Richard A. Fuller
Richard A. Fuller University of Queensland
Moreno Di Marco
Moreno Di Marco Sapienza University of Rome
Stuart H. M. Butchart
Stuart H. M. Butchart BirdLife international, UK
Martine Maron
Martine Maron University of Queensland
Hedley S. Grantham
Hedley S. Grantham University of New South Wales
Piero Visconti
Piero Visconti International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Thomas M. Brooks
Thomas M. Brooks International Union for Conservation of Nature
Carissa J. Klein
Carissa J. Klein University of Queensland

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