List of works - Brendan A Wintle

A checklist of attributes for effective monitoring of threatened species and threatened ecosystems

scientific article published on 25 February 2020

A general model of detectability using species traits

article

A global synthesis of survival estimates for microbats

scientific article (publication date: August 2015)

A protocol for better design, application, and communication of population viability analyses.

scientific article published on 21 May 2013

Active adaptive conservation of threatened species in the face of uncertainty

scientific article

After the Megafires: What Next for Australian Wildlife?

scientific article published on 14 July 2020

Allocating monitoring effort in the face of unknown unknowns

scientific article published in November 2010

An info-gap approach to power and sample size calculations

scientific article (publication date: 2007)

Analysis of Trade-Offs Between Biodiversity, Carbon Farming and Agricultural Development in Northern Australia Reveals the Benefits of Strategic Planning

article

Australia's biodiversity crisis and the need for the Biodiversity Council

scientific article published in 2023

Australia's mammal fauna requires a strategic and enhanced network of predator-free havens

scientific article published on 01 March 2018

Characterising uncertainty in generalised dissimilarity models

scientific article published in 2017

Choosing ecosystem service investments that are robust to uncertainty across multiple parameters

scientific article

Climate and Fire Scenario Uncertainty Dominate the Evaluation of Options for Conserving the Great Desert Skink

Climate change, connectivity and conservation decision making: back to basics

scholarly article by Jenny A. Hodgson et al published October 2009 in Journal of Applied Ecology

Collaborative conservation planning: Quantifying the contribution of expert engagement to identify spatial conservation priorities

scientific article published in 2019

Comment on “Methods to account for spatial autocorrelation in the analysis of species distributional data: a review”

article

Conservation planning with dynamic threats: The role of spatial design and priority setting for species’ persistence

article

Correction: Occupancy and detectability modelling of vertebrates in northern Australia using multiple sampling methods

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Correlative and mechanistic models of species distribution provide congruent forecasts under climate change

article by Michael Ray Kearney et al published 26 January 2010 in Conservation Letters

Cost-effective conservation of an endangered frog under uncertainty

scientific article published on 23 September 2015

Cross-validation strategies for data with temporal, spatial, hierarchical, or phylogenetic structure

scholarly article by David R. Roberts et al published 3 March 2017 in Ecography

Deep-sea diversity patterns are shaped by energy availability

scientific article

Design considerations for rapid biodiversity reconnaissance surveys and long‐term monitoring to assess the impact of wildfire

scientific article published on 21 October 2021

Designing occupancy surveys and interpreting non-detection when observations are imperfect

scientific article published in 2012

Dynamic Landscape Metapopulation Models and Sustainable Forest Management

Ecological–economic optimization of biodiversity conservation under climate change

scholarly article by Brendan A Wintle et al published 18 September 2011 in Nature Climate Change

Environment. "True" conservation progress

scientific article

Evaluating 318 continental-scale species distribution models over a 60-year prediction horizon: what factors influence the reliability of predictions?

scientific article published in 2016

Extinct or still out there? Disentangling influences on extinction and rediscovery helps to clarify the fate of species on the edge.

scientific article published on 11 July 2016

Forecasting species range dynamics with process-explicit models: matching methods to applications

scientific article published on 29 July 2019

Global synthesis of conservation studies reveals the importance of small habitat patches for biodiversity

article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Habitat area, quality and connectivity: striking the balance for efficient conservation

article

Havens for threatened Australian mammals: the contributions of fenced areas and offshore islands to the protection of mammal species susceptible to introduced predators

article

Hotspots of plant invasion predicted by propagule pressure and ecosystem characteristics

article

How to build an efficient conservation fence

scientific article

Ignoring imperfect detection in biological surveys is dangerous: a response to 'fitting and interpreting occupancy models'.

scientific article

Imperfect detection impacts the performance of species distribution models

article

Improving the Design of a Conservation Reserve for a Critically Endangered Species

scientific article

Including Indigenous knowledge in species distribution modelling for increased ecological insights

scientific article published on 19 June 2019

Incorporating detectability of threatened species into environmental impact assessment

scientific article

Incorporating landscape stochasticity into population viability analysis

scientific article published on 01 March 2007

Incorporating spatial autocorrelation into species distribution models alters forecasts of climate-mediated range shifts.

scientific article

Incorporating uncertainty of management costs in sensitivity analyses of matrix population models

scientific article published in February 2013

Inferring extinctions from sighting records of variable reliability

article by Tamsin E. Lee et al published 19 August 2013 in Journal of Applied Ecology

Integrated models to support multiobjective ecological restoration decisions

scientific article

Integrating biological and social values when prioritizing places for biodiversity conservation

scientific article

Integrating modelling of biodiversity composition and ecosystem function

article

Is my species distribution model fit for purpose? Matching data and models to applications

article

Linking cost efficiency evaluation with population viability analysis to prioritize wetland bird conservation actions

article

Measuring impacts on species with models and metrics of varying ecological and computational complexity

scientific article published on 10 May 2020

Mesopredator release among invasive predators: Controlling red foxes can increase feral cat density and alter their behaviour

scientific article published in 2023

Metrics of progress in the understanding and management of threats to Australian birds

article

Minimizing species extinctions through strategic planning for conservation fencing.

scientific article published in March 2017

Minimizing the cost of keeping options open for conservation in a changing climate

scientific article

Model averaging in ecology: a review of Bayesian, information-theoretic, and tactical approaches for predictive inference

article published in 2018

Modelling both dominance and species distribution provides a more complete picture of changes to mangrove ecosystems under climate change

scientific article published on 8 June 2015

Modelling human impacts on the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax fleayi)

Modelling species responses to extreme weather provides new insights into constraints on range and likely climate change impacts for Australian mammals

article

Modelling the benefits of habitat restoration in socio-ecological systems

Monitoring, imperfect detection, and risk optimization of a Tasmanian devil insurance population.

scientific article published on 28 June 2017

More than one route to PhD success

scientific article published in Nature

Occupancy and detectability modelling of vertebrates in northern Australia using multiple sampling methods

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

Open access solutions for biodiversity journals: Do not replace one problem with another

scientific article published in 2019

PRECISION AND BIAS OF METHODS FOR ESTIMATING POINT SURVEY DETECTION PROBABILITIES

article

Planning for robust reserve networks using uncertainty analysis

article

Plant extinction risk under climate change: are forecast range shifts alone a good indicator of species vulnerability to global warming?

article

Predators, fire or resources: What drives the distribution of herbivores in fragmented mesic forests?

scientific article published in 2020

Predicting species distributions for conservation decisions ⬇️

scientific article

Prioritizing multiple-use landscapes for conservation: methods for large multi-species planning problems.

scientific article published in September 2005

Quantifying the impact of vegetation-based metrics on species persistence when choosing offsets for habitat destruction

scientific article published on 28 July 2020

Recognizing culturally significant species and Indigenous‐led management is key to meeting international biodiversity obligations

scientific article published on 02 June 2022

Revealing beliefs: using ensemble ecosystem modelling to extrapolate expert beliefs to novel ecological scenarios

scientific article published in 2016

Scenarios and Models to Support Global Conservation Targets

scientific article published on 01 December 2018

Some practical suggestions for improving engagement between researchers and policy-makers in natural resource management

article by Philip Gibbons et al published December 2008 in Ecological Management and Restoration

Spatial conservation priorities are highly sensitive to choice of biodiversity surrogates and species distribution model type

article

Spatially explicit power analysis for detecting occupancy trends for multiple species

scientific article published on 16 July 2019

Species partitioning in a temperate mountain chain: Segregation by habitat vs. interspecific competition

scientific article

Spending to save: What will it cost to halt Australia's extinction crisis?

article published in 2019

Strategic foresight: how planning for the unpredictable can improve environmental decision-making.

scientific article

Systematic planning can rapidly close the protection gap in Australian mammal havens

article

Taming a Wicked Problem: Resolving Controversies in Biodiversity Offsetting

The biodiversity bank cannot be a lending bank

The boundary-quality penalty: a quantitative method for approximating species responses to fragmentation in reserve selection.

scientific article published in April 2007

The predictive performance of process‐explicit range change models remains largely untested

scientific article published on 18 August 2022

The scaling of population persistence with carrying capacity does not asymptote in populations of a fish experiencing extreme climate variability.

scientific article published in June 2017

The sensitivity of population viability analysis to uncertainty about habitat requirements: implications for the management of the endangered southern brown bandicoot

scientific article published on 09 May 2008

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

article

The use of dynamic landscape metapopulation models for forest management: a case study of the red-backed salamander

scholarly article by Ascelin Gordon et al published June 2012 in Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Threatened species impact assessments: survey effort requirements based on criteria for cumulative impacts

article

Towards Adaptive Management of Native Vegetation in Regional Landscapes

Uncertain sightings and the extinction of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker

scientific article published on 03 October 2011

Uncertainty analysis favours selection of spatially aggregated reserve networks

scientific article (publication date: May 2006)

Uncertainty analysis for regional-scale reserve selection

scientific article

Unpacking the mechanisms captured by a correlative species distribution model to improve predictions of climate refugia.

scientific article

Urban bat communities are affected by wetland size, quality, and pollution levels

scientific article

Using carbon investment to grow the biodiversity bank

scientific article

Using decision science to evaluate global biodiversity indices

scientific article published on 18 June 2020

Using strategic foresight to assess conservation opportunity

scientific article

When to stop managing or surveying cryptic threatened species

scientific article

Zero tolerance ecology: improving ecological inference by modelling the source of zero observations

scientific article published in November 2005

List of works by Brendan A Wintle

A checklist of attributes for effective monitoring of threatened species and threatened ecosystems

A general model of detectability using species traits

A global synthesis of survival estimates for microbats

A protocol for better design, application, and communication of population viability analyses.

Active adaptive conservation of threatened species in the face of uncertainty

After the Megafires: What Next for Australian Wildlife?

Allocating monitoring effort in the face of unknown unknowns

An info-gap approach to power and sample size calculations

Analysis of Trade-Offs Between Biodiversity, Carbon Farming and Agricultural Development in Northern Australia Reveals the Benefits of Strategic Planning

Australia's biodiversity crisis and the need for the Biodiversity Council

Australia's mammal fauna requires a strategic and enhanced network of predator-free havens

Characterising uncertainty in generalised dissimilarity models

Choosing ecosystem service investments that are robust to uncertainty across multiple parameters

Climate and Fire Scenario Uncertainty Dominate the Evaluation of Options for Conserving the Great Desert Skink

Climate change, connectivity and conservation decision making: back to basics

Collaborative conservation planning: Quantifying the contribution of expert engagement to identify spatial conservation priorities

Comment on “Methods to account for spatial autocorrelation in the analysis of species distributional data: a review”

Conservation planning with dynamic threats: The role of spatial design and priority setting for species’ persistence

Correction: Occupancy and detectability modelling of vertebrates in northern Australia using multiple sampling methods

Correlative and mechanistic models of species distribution provide congruent forecasts under climate change

Cost-effective conservation of an endangered frog under uncertainty

Cross-validation strategies for data with temporal, spatial, hierarchical, or phylogenetic structure

Deep-sea diversity patterns are shaped by energy availability

Design considerations for rapid biodiversity reconnaissance surveys and long‐term monitoring to assess the impact of wildfire

Designing occupancy surveys and interpreting non-detection when observations are imperfect

Dynamic Landscape Metapopulation Models and Sustainable Forest Management

Ecological–economic optimization of biodiversity conservation under climate change

Environment. "True" conservation progress

Evaluating 318 continental-scale species distribution models over a 60-year prediction horizon: what factors influence the reliability of predictions?

Extinct or still out there? Disentangling influences on extinction and rediscovery helps to clarify the fate of species on the edge.

Forecasting species range dynamics with process-explicit models: matching methods to applications

Global synthesis of conservation studies reveals the importance of small habitat patches for biodiversity

Habitat area, quality and connectivity: striking the balance for efficient conservation

Havens for threatened Australian mammals: the contributions of fenced areas and offshore islands to the protection of mammal species susceptible to introduced predators

Hotspots of plant invasion predicted by propagule pressure and ecosystem characteristics

How to build an efficient conservation fence

Ignoring imperfect detection in biological surveys is dangerous: a response to 'fitting and interpreting occupancy models'.

Imperfect detection impacts the performance of species distribution models

Improving the Design of a Conservation Reserve for a Critically Endangered Species

Including Indigenous knowledge in species distribution modelling for increased ecological insights

Incorporating detectability of threatened species into environmental impact assessment

Incorporating landscape stochasticity into population viability analysis

Incorporating spatial autocorrelation into species distribution models alters forecasts of climate-mediated range shifts.

Incorporating uncertainty of management costs in sensitivity analyses of matrix population models

Inferring extinctions from sighting records of variable reliability

Integrated models to support multiobjective ecological restoration decisions

Integrating biological and social values when prioritizing places for biodiversity conservation

Integrating modelling of biodiversity composition and ecosystem function

Is my species distribution model fit for purpose? Matching data and models to applications

Linking cost efficiency evaluation with population viability analysis to prioritize wetland bird conservation actions

Measuring impacts on species with models and metrics of varying ecological and computational complexity

Mesopredator release among invasive predators: Controlling red foxes can increase feral cat density and alter their behaviour

Metrics of progress in the understanding and management of threats to Australian birds

Minimizing species extinctions through strategic planning for conservation fencing.

Minimizing the cost of keeping options open for conservation in a changing climate

Model averaging in ecology: a review of Bayesian, information-theoretic, and tactical approaches for predictive inference

Modelling both dominance and species distribution provides a more complete picture of changes to mangrove ecosystems under climate change

Modelling human impacts on the Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax fleayi)

Modelling species responses to extreme weather provides new insights into constraints on range and likely climate change impacts for Australian mammals

Modelling the benefits of habitat restoration in socio-ecological systems

Monitoring, imperfect detection, and risk optimization of a Tasmanian devil insurance population.

More than one route to PhD success

Occupancy and detectability modelling of vertebrates in northern Australia using multiple sampling methods

Open access solutions for biodiversity journals: Do not replace one problem with another

PRECISION AND BIAS OF METHODS FOR ESTIMATING POINT SURVEY DETECTION PROBABILITIES

Planning for robust reserve networks using uncertainty analysis

Plant extinction risk under climate change: are forecast range shifts alone a good indicator of species vulnerability to global warming?

Predators, fire or resources: What drives the distribution of herbivores in fragmented mesic forests?

Predicting species distributions for conservation decisions ⬇️

Prioritizing multiple-use landscapes for conservation: methods for large multi-species planning problems.

Quantifying the impact of vegetation-based metrics on species persistence when choosing offsets for habitat destruction

Recognizing culturally significant species and Indigenous‐led management is key to meeting international biodiversity obligations

Revealing beliefs: using ensemble ecosystem modelling to extrapolate expert beliefs to novel ecological scenarios

Scenarios and Models to Support Global Conservation Targets

Some practical suggestions for improving engagement between researchers and policy-makers in natural resource management

Spatial conservation priorities are highly sensitive to choice of biodiversity surrogates and species distribution model type

Spatially explicit power analysis for detecting occupancy trends for multiple species

Species partitioning in a temperate mountain chain: Segregation by habitat vs. interspecific competition

Spending to save: What will it cost to halt Australia's extinction crisis?