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Overview

Josie Carwardine is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research primarily falls within the field of Environmental Science, where they have contributed extensively, particularly in areas such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's work spans several main topics, reflecting a focus on ecological and environmental systems. These topics include Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Economic and Environmental Valuation, Environmental Conservation and Management, Fire Effects on Ecosystems, and Forest Management and Policy.

Carwardine's recent publications demonstrate involvement in diverse issues related to conservation, adaptive management, and biodiversity. Notable papers include:

  • Impact of 2019-2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat (2020, Nature Ecology & Evolution)
  • An introduction to decision science for conservation (2021, Conservation Biology)
  • MOMDPs: A Solution for Modelling Adaptive Management Problems (2021, Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence)
  • A national-scale dataset for threats impacting Australia's imperiled flora and fauna (2021, Ecology and Evolution)
  • Threat management priorities for conserving Antarctic biodiversity (2022, PLoS Biology)

The range of publication venues in which Carwardine frequently appears includes the following:

  • Conservation Biology
  • Nature Ecology & Evolution
  • Conservation Science and Practice
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • PLoS Biology

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Carwardine's research, with frequent co-authors including April E. Reside, James Watson, Michelle Ward, Hugh P. Possingham, and Chuanji Yong. These collaborations indicate an active engagement with other researchers in conservation science and environmental modeling.

Best Publications

  • Is conservation triage just smart decision making

    Madeleine C Bottrill;Liana N Joseph;Josie Carwardine;Michael Bode

  • Targeting global protected area expansion for imperiled biodiversity.

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

  • Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat

    Michelle Ward;Ayesha I. T. Tulloch;Ayesha I. T. Tulloch;James Q. Radford;Brooke A. Williams

  • Setting conservation priorities.

    Kerrie A. Wilson;Josie Carwardine;Hugh P. Possingham

  • Replacing underperforming protected areas achieves better conservation outcomes

    Richard A. Fuller;Richard A. Fuller;Eve McDonald-Madden;Eve McDonald-Madden;Kerrie A. Wilson;Josie Carwardine;Josie Carwardine

  • Avoiding costly conservation mistakes: the importance of defining actions and costs in spatial priority setting.

    Josie Carwardine;Josie Carwardine;Kerrie A. Wilson;Matt Watts;Andres Etter

  • Incorporating ecological and evolutionary processes into continental-scale conservation planning.

    Carissa Klein;Kerrie A. Wilson;Matthew Watts;Janet Stein

  • Hitting the target and missing the point: target-based conservation planning in context

    Josie Carwardine;Josie Carwardine;Carissa J. Klein;Kerrie A. Wilson;Robert L. Pressey

  • Prioritizing threat management for biodiversity conservation

    Josie Carwardine;Josie Carwardine;Trudy O’Connor;Trudy O’Connor;Sarah Legge;Sarah Legge;Brendan Mackey;Brendan Mackey

  • An introduction to decision science for conservation.

    Victoria Hemming;Abbey E Camaclang;Megan Adams;Mark Burgman

  • Cost-effective priorities for global mammal conservation

    Josie Carwardine;Kerrie A. Wilson;Gerardo Ceballos;Paul R. Ehrlich

  • The Capacity of Australia's Protected‐Area System to Represent Threatened Species

    James E.M. Watson;Megan C. Evans;Josie Carwardine;Josie Carwardine;Richard A. Fuller;Richard A. Fuller

  • Conservation planning with irreplaceability: does the method matter?

    J. Carwardine;W. A. Rochester;K. S. Richardson;K. J. Williams

  • Finite conservation funds mean triage is unavoidable

    Madeleine C Bottrill;Liana N Joseph;Josie Carwardine;Michael Bode

  • Carbon farming via assisted natural regeneration as a cost-effective mechanism for restoring biodiversity in agricultural landscapes

    Megan C. Evans;Josie Carwardine;Josie Carwardine;Rod J. Fensham;Don W. Butler

  • The threats to Australia’s imperilled species and implications for a national conservation response

    Stephen G. Kearney;Josie Cawardine;April E. Reside;Diana O. Fisher

  • Safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Little Karoo, South Africa.

    Benis N. Egoh;Benis N. Egoh;Benis N. Egoh;Belinda Reyers;Josie Carwardine;Michael Bode

  • Potential for forest carbon plantings to offset greenhouse emissions in Australia: economics and constraints to implementation

    Phil Polglase;Andrew Reeson;Charlie Hawkins;Keryn Paul

  • Conservation planning when costs are uncertain.

    Josie Carwardine;Josie Carwardine;Kerrie A. Wilson;Stefan A. Hajkowicz;Robert J. Smith

  • Priority Threat Management for biodiversity conservation: A handbook

    Josie Carwardine;Tara G. Martin;Tara G. Martin;Jennifer Firn;Rocio Ponce Reyes

Frequent Co-Authors

Hugh P. Possingham
Hugh P. Possingham University of Queensland
Tara G. Martin
Tara G. Martin University of British Columbia
Jennifer Firn
Jennifer Firn Queensland University of Technology
James E. M. Watson
James E. M. Watson University of Queensland
Kerrie A. Wilson
Kerrie A. Wilson Queensland University of Technology
Carissa J. Klein
Carissa J. Klein University of Queensland
Richard A. Fuller
Richard A. Fuller University of Queensland
Sarah Legge
Sarah Legge Australian National University
Robert L. Pressey
Robert L. Pressey James Cook University
Brendan Mackey
Brendan Mackey Griffith University

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