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Preventing extinctions is at last government policy. It is about time. For the thirty plus years we have been working with Australian threatened species, here and abroad, we have been highlighting their plight, working out ways extinction can be prevented and population declines reversed. Much of the documentation has been dismal but there have been a few successes that need to be celebrated and practical solutions that can be adopted more widely. Threatened species conservation can be all-encompassing as a subject and we have tried to contribute across many domains - our work includes everything from ecology and physiology through to law, policy and the social sciences. While we have worked primarily with Australian threatened species, we are also contributing to many global initiatives.

Publications

Garnett, S. T., Brittany, Hayward-Brown, K., Kopf, R. K., Woinarski, J. C.Z., Cameron, K. A., Chapple, D. G., Copley, D. G., Fisher, A., Gillespie, G., Latch, P., Legge, S., Lintermans, M., Moorrees, A., Page, M., Renwick, J., Birrell, J., Kelly, D., Geyle, H. M. 2022. Australia’s most imperilled vertebrates Biological Conservation. 270(2): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109561

Leppitt, R., Einoder, L., Kyne, P. N., Woinarski, J. C. Z. and & Garnett, S. T. 2022. Understanding habitat use of the Endangered Alligator Rivers Yellow Chat Epthianura crocea tunneyi to inform monitoring and management Bird Conservation International : . http://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270921000447

Ward, M., Watson, J. E., Possingham, H. P., Garnett, S. T., Maron, M., Rhodes, J. R., ... & Simmonds, J. S. 2022. Creating past habitat maps to quantify local extirpation of Australian threatened birds Environmental Research Letters 17(2): 024032. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac4f8b

Morrick, Z. N., Lilleyman, A., Fuller, R. A., Bush, R., Coleman, J. T., Garnett, S. T., ... & Woodworth, B. K. 2022. Differential population trends align with migratory connectivity in an endangered shorebird Conservation Science and Practice 4(1): e594. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.594

Bhatta, M., Garnett, S. T., & Zander, K. K. 2022. Exploring options for a PES-like scheme to conserve red panda habitat and livelihood improvement in western Nepal Ecosystem Services 53, : 101-388.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2021.101388

Leppitt, R., Einoder, L., Kyne, P. M., Woinarski, J. C. Z. and Garnett, S. 2022. Understanding Habitat Use of the Endangered Alligator Rivers Yellow Chat Epthianura Crocea Tunneyi to Inform Monitoring and Management Bird Conservation International : 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270921000447.

Ward, M., Carwardine, J., Yong, C., Watson, J., Silcock, J., Taylor, G., Lintermans, M., Gillespie, G., Garnett, S., Woinarski, J., Tingley, R., Fensham, R., Hoskin, C., Hines, H., Roberts, J. D., kennard, M., Harvey, M., Chapple, D., & A. E. Sete, 2021. A national-scale dataset for threats impacting Australia's imperiled flora and fauna Ecology and Evolution 11(17): pp. 11749:11761. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7920

Bayraktarov, E., Ehmke, G., Tulloch, A. .I T., Chauvenet, Al. L., & Avery‐Gomm, S., et al. 2021. A threatened species index for Australian birds Conservation Science and Practice 3(2): e322. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.322

Geyle, H., Braby, M. F., Andren, M., Beaver, E. P., Bell, P., Byrne, C., Castles, M., Douglas, F., Glatz, R. V., Haywood, B., Hendry, P., Kitching, R. L., Lambkin, T. A., Meyer, C. E., Moore, M. D., Moss, J. T., Nally, S., New, T. R., Palmer, C. M., and Petrie, E. 2021. Butterflies on the brink: identifying the Australian butterflies (Lepidoptera) most at risk of extinction Austral Entomology 60(1): 98-110. https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12525

Bolam, F. C., Mair, L., Angelico, M., Brooks, T. M., & Burgman, M., et al. 2021. How many bird and mammal extinctions has recent conservation action prevented? Conservation Letters 14(1): e12762. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12762

Herring, M. W., Robinson, W. A., Zander, K. K., & Garnett, S. T. 2021. Increasing water-use efficiency in rice fields threatens an endangered waterbird Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 322: 107638.. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107638

Mahood, S. P., Hong, C., Meyerhoff, M., Ferrando, P. P. Sum, P., Son, V., Ouch, P. & Stephen T. Garnett 2021. IUCN captive management guidelines support ex situ conservation of the Bengal florican Houbaropsis bengalensis blandini Oryx 55: . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605319001510

Geyle, H. M., Hoskin, C. J., Bower, D. S., Catullo, R., Clulow, S., Driessen, M., ... & Gillespie, G. R. 2021. Red hot frogs: identifying the Australian frogs most at risk of extinction Pacific Conservation Biology : . https://doi.org/10.1071/PC21019

Geyle, H. M., Tingley, R., Amey, A. P., Cogger, H., & Couper, P. J., et al. 2021. Reptiles on the brink: identifying the Australian terrestrial snake and lizard species most at risk of extinction Pacific Conservation Biology 27(1) : 3–12. https://doi.org/10.1071/PC20033

Bayraktarov, E., Correa, D. F., Suarez‐Castro, A. F., Garnett, S. T., Macgregor, N. A., Possingham, H. P., & Tulloch, A. I. 2021. Variable effects of protected areas on long‐term multispecies trends for Australia's imperiled birds Conservation Science and Practice 3(7): e443.. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.443

Kearney, S. G., Watson, J. E. M., Reside, A. E., Fisher, D. O., & Maron, M., et al. 2023. A novel threat-abatement framework confirms an urgent need to limit habitat loss and improve management of invasive species and inappropriate fire regimes for Australia's threatened species Biological Conservation 277: 109833. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109833

Lintermans, M., Geyle, H. M., Beatty, S., Brown, C., & Ebner, B. C., et al. 2020. Big trouble for little fish: identifying Australian freshwater fishes in imminent risk of extinction Pacific Conservation Biology 26(4): 365--377. https://doi.org/10.1071/PC19053

Mahood, S. P., Hong, C., Virak, S. O. N., Sum, P., & Garnett, S. T. 2020. Catastrophic ongoing decline in Cambodias Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis population Bird Conservation International 30(2): 308--322. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270919000157

Bird, J.P., Martin, R., Akçakaya, H.R., Gilroy, J. & Burfield, I.J. et al. 2020. Generation lengths of the world’s birds and their implications for extinction risk' Conservation Biology 34(5): 1252-1261. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13486

Mahood S. P., Jha R. R. S., Rahmani A. R., Thakuri J. J., Chamnan H., Bhargava R., Lahkar B. P., Brahma N., Narwade S. S., Pandey N., Gore K., Gadhvi D., Virak S. and Garnett S. T. 2019. A systematic expert‐based assessment of progress and priorities for conservation of the Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis Conservation Science and Practice 1: e121. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.121

Steven R., Barnes M., Garnett S. T., Garrard G., O'connor J., Oliver J. L., Robinson C., Tulloch A. and Fuller R. A. 2019. Aligning citizen science with best practice: Threatened species conservation in Australia Conservation Science and Practice : e100. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.100

Mahood, S., Hong, C., Virak, S., Sum, P., & Garnett, S. 2019. Catastrophic ongoing decline in Cambodia’s Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis population Bird Conservation International : 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270919000157

Scheele B. C., Legge S., Blanchard W., Garnett S., Geyle H., Gillespie G., Harrison P., Lindenmayer D., Lintermans M., Robinson N. and Woinarski J. 2019. Continental-scale assessment reveals inadequate monitoring for threatened vertebrates in a megadiverse country. Biological Conservation 235: 273-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.04.023

Pandit,R., Gunawardena, A., Garnett, S. T., Pannell, D., Brasill-Boast, J., Zander, K. 2019. Costs of threatened species conservation: evidence from Australia Pesquisa Florestal Brasileira 56: e02170. https://doi.org/10.4336/2019.pfb.39e201902043

Woinarski J. C. Z. , Braby. M. F., Burbidge A. A., Coates D., Garnett S. T., Fensham R. J., Legge S. M., McKenzie N. L., Silcock J. L., Murphy B. P. 2019. Reading the black book: The number, timing, distribution and causes of listed extinctions in Australia Biological Conservation 239: 108261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108261

Herring M. W., Robinson W., Zander K. K. and Garnett S. T. 2019. Rice fields support the global stronghold for an endangered waterbird Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 284: 106599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.106599

Wintle B. A., Cadenhead N. C. R., Morgain R. A., Legge S. M., Bekessy S. A., Cantele M., Possingham H. P., Watson J. E. M., Maron M., Keith D. A., Garnett S. T., Woinarski J. C. Z. and Lindenmayer D. B. 2019. Spending to save: What will it cost to halt Australia's extinction crisis? Conservation Letters 12: e12682. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12682

Kearney, S. G., Cawardine, J., Reside, A. E., Fisher, D. O., Maron, M., Doherty, T. S., Legge, S., Silcock, J., Woinarski, J., Garnett, S. T., Wintle, B. A., Watson, J. E.M. 2019. The threats to Australia's imperilled species and implications for a national conservation response Pacific Conservation Biology 25(3): 231-244. https://doi.org/10.1071/PC18024

Woinarski, J., Lindenmayer, D., Garnett, S. and Legge, S. 2018. A very preventable mammal extinction. Nature 535: 493. https://doi.org/10.1038/535493e

Maute, K., French, K., Legge, S., Astheimer, L. and Garnett, S. 2018. Corrigendum to: Condition index monitoring supports conservation priorities for the protection of threatened grass-finch populations Conservation Physiology 3: cov025. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cov025

Geyle, H.M., Woinarski, J.C.Z., Baker, G.B., Dickman, C.R., Dutson, G., Fisher, D.O., Ford, H., Holdsworth, M., Jones, M.E., Kutt, A., Legge, S., Leiper, I., Loyn, R., Murphy, B.P., Menkhorst, P., Reside, A.E., Ritchie, E.G., Roberts, F.E., Tingley, R.and Garnett, S.T. 2018. Quantifying extinction risk and forecasting the number of impending Australian bird and mammal extinction. Pacific Conservation Biology : . https://doi.org/10.1071/PC18006.

Garnett, S.T., Zander, K.K., Hagerman, S., Satterfield, T. and Meyerhoff, J. 2018. Social preferences for adaptation measures to conserve Australian birds threatened by climate change. Oryx 52: 325-335. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605316001058

Ainsworth, G.B., Fitzsimons, J.A., Weston, M.A. and Garnett, S.T. 2018. The culture of bird conservation: Australian stakeholder values regarding iconic, flagship and rare birds. Biodiversity and Conservation 27: 345–363. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-017-1438-1

Kearney, S.G., Cawardine, J., Reside, A.E., O. Fisher, D., Maron, M., Doherty, T.S., Legge, S., Silcock, J., Woinarski, J.C.Z., Garnett, S.T., Wintle, B.A. and Watson, J.E.M. 2018. The threats to Australia’s imperilled species and implications for a national conservation response. Pacific Conservation Biology 25: 231-244. https://doi.org/10.1071/PC18024

Murphy, S.A., Austin, J.J., Murphy, R.K., Silcock, J., Joseph, L., Garnett, S.T., Leseberg, N.P., Watson, J.E. and Burbidge, A.H. 2017. Observations on breeding Night Parrots (Pezoporus occidentalis) in western Queensland. Emu 117: 107-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2017.1292404

Lindenmayer, D.B., Woinarski, J.C.Z., Legge, S.M. and Garnett, S.T. 2017. Staving off extinction – more than luck and fate. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment 15: 429-430. https://doi.org/10.1002/fee.1533

Holmes, T.Q., Head, B.W., Possingham, H.P., and Garnett, S.T. 2017. Strengths and vulnerabilities of Australian networks for conservation of threatened birds. Oryx 51: 673-683. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605316000454

Ainsworth, G., Aslin, H., Weston, M. and Garnett S.T. 2016. Do social values influence levels of conservation effort in threatened species? The case of two Australian Chats Oryx 50: 636-645. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605315000538

Hayward M.W., Ripple W.J., Plotz R.D. & Garnett S.T. 2016. Don't bank African rhinos in Australia. Nature 534: 475. https://doi.org/10.1038/534475b

Garnett, S.T., Kleinschmidt, M., Jackson, M.V., Zander, K.K. and Murphy S.A. 2016. Social landscape of the Night Parrot in western Queensland, Australia. Pacific Conservation Biology 22: 360-366. https://doi.org/10.1071/PC16014

Legge, S., Garnett, S., Maute, K., Heathcote, J., Murphy, S., Woinarski, J.C.Z. and Astheimer, L. 2015. A landscape-scale, applied fire management experiment promotes recovery of a population of the threatened Gouldian finch, Erythrura gouldiae, in Australia’s tropical savannas PLoS ONE 10: e0137997. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137997

Maute, K., French, K., Legge, S., Astheimer, L. and Garnett, S. 2015. Condition index monitoring supports conservation priorities for the protection of threatened grass-finch populations Conservation Physiology 3: cov025. https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/cov025

McDonald, J., Carwardine, J., Joseph, L., Flein, C., Rout, T., Watson, J., Garnett, S., McCarthy, M. and Possingham, H. 2015. Biological Conservation in press. 2015. Improving efficiency and effectiveness to save more species: A case study of the megadiverse country Australia. Biological Conservation 182: 102-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.030

Zander, K.K., Ainsworth, G., Meyerhoff, J. and Garnett, S.T. 2014. Threatened bird valuation in Australia. PLoS ONE 9 (6): . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100411

Zander, K.K., Sing Tyan, P., Jinam, C., Tuen, A.A. and Garnett, S.T. 2014. Wild and Valuable? Tourist Values for Orang-utan Conservation in Sarawak Conservation & Society. 12: 27-42. https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-4923.132126

Martin, T., Nally, S., Burbidge, A., Arnall, S., Garnett, S.T., Harris, S., Hayward, M., Holdsworth, M., Lumsden, L., Menkhorst, P., McDonald-Madden, E. and Possingham, H 2012. Acting fast avoids extinction: Plight of the Christmas Island Pipistrelle and Orange-bellied Parrot Conservation Letters 5: 274-280.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-263X.2012.00239.x

Szabo, J.K., Butchart, S.H.M., Possingham, H.P. and Garnett, S.T. 2012. Adapting global biodiversity indicators to the national scale: a Red List Index for Australian birds Biological Conservation 148: 61-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2012.01.062

Szabo, J.K., Khwaja, N., Garnett, S.T. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2012. Global patterns and drivers of avian extinctions at the species and subspecies level PLoS ONE 7: e47080. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047080

McBride, M.F., Garnett, S.T., Szabo, J.K., Burbidge, A.H., Butchart, S.H.M., Christidis, L., Dutson, G., Ford, H.A., Loyn, R.H., Watson, D.M. and Burgman, M.A. 2012. Structured elicitation of expert judgments for threatened species assessment: a case study on a continental scale using email. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 3: 906-920. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2041-210X.2012.00221.x

Garnett, S.T., Joseph, L.M., Watson, J.E.M. and Zander, K.K. 2011. Investing in threatened species conservation: does corruption outweigh purchasing power? PLoS ONE 6: e22749. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022749

Garnett, S.T., Olsen, P., Butchart, S.H.M. and Hoffmann, A.A. 2011. Did hybridization save the Norfolk Island boobook owl Ninox novaeseelandiae undulata? Oryx 45: 500-504. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605311000871

Brooke, M. de L., Butchart, S.H.M., Garnett, S.T., Crowley, G.M., Mantilla-Beniers, N.B. and Stattersfield, A.J. 2008. Rates of movement of threatened bird species between IUCN Red List Categories and toward extinction Conservation Biology 14: 1001-1013. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF07102

Garnett, S.T. and Brook, B.W. 2007. Modelling to forestall extinction of Australian tropical birds. Journal for Ornithology 148: S311–S320. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-007-148: S311–S3200202-9

Garnett, S.T., Crowley, G.M. and Balmford, A. 2003. The Costs and Effectiveness of Funding the Conservation of Australian Threatened Birds. BioScience 53: 658-665. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-007-0202-9

Garnett, S.T. 1998. Clarification of the type locality of the Golden-shouldered Parrot. Bulletin of the British Ornithologists Club 118: 196-200.

Collett, S. J., Radford, I. J., Kaestli, M., Crewe, T. L., Garnett, S. T., and Campbell, H. A. 2023. The threatened Gouldian finch preferentially forages in prescribed burnt savannas International Journal of Wildland Fire 32(9): 1277-1290. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF22185

Leseberg, N. P., Kutt, A., Evans, M. C., Nou, T., Spillias, S., Stone, Z., Walsh, J. C., Murphy, S. A., Bamford, M., Burbidge, A. H., Crossing, K., Davis, R. A., Garnett, S. T., Kavanagh, R. P., Murphy, R.,Read, J., Reid, J., Leeuwen, S. V., Watson, A. W. T., Watson, J. E. M., & Maron, M. 2023. Establishing effective conservation management strategies for a poorly known endangered species: a case study using Australia’s Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) Biodiversity and Conservation 32: 2869-2891. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks2022-2026

Kearney, S. G., Watson, J. E. M., Reside, A. E., Fisher, D. O., Maron, M., Doherty, T. S., Legge, S. M., Woinarski, J. C. Z., Garnett, S. T., Wintle, B. A., Ritchie, E. U., Driscoll, D. A., Lindenmayer, D., Adams, V. M., Ward, M. S., Carwardine, J. 2023. Threat-abatement framework confirms habitat retention and invasive species management are critical to conserve Australia's threatened species Biological Conservation 277: . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109833

Woinarski, J. C. Z., Garnett, S. T., Gillespie, G., Legge, S. M., Litermans, M., Rumpff, L. 2023. Lights at the end of the tunnel: The incidence and characteristics of recovery for Australian threatened animals Biological Conservation 279: . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.109946

Zander, K. K., Burton, M., Pandit, R., and Garnett, S. T. 2023. The Australian public worries more about losing species than the costs of keeping them Environmental Conservation 50(2): 116-124. https://doi.org/doi:10.1017/S0376892923000073

Crowley, G. M., and Garnett, S. T. 2023. Distribution and decline of the Golden-shouldered Parrot Psephotellus chrysopterygius 1845–1990 North Queensland Naturalist 53: 22-68. https://www.nqnat.org/_files/ugd/eb4488_14213dc663294a1095d3ee7a28f6f01b.pdf

Leppitt, R., Rose, A., Houston, W. A., Kyne, P. M., Banks, S. C., Woinarski, J. C. Z., Garnett, S. T., 2022. Mitochondrial phylogeny within the Yellow Chat (Epthianura crocea) does not support subspecific designation of endangered Alligator Rivers population Ecology and Evolution 12(7): . https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9114

Zander, K. K.,Burton, M., Pandit, R., Gunawardena, A., Pannell, D., Garnett, S. T. 2022. How public values for threatened species are affected by conservation strategies Journal of Environmental Management 319: . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115659

Matthew W. Herring, Stephen T. Garnett, Kerstin K. Zander. 2022. Producing rice while conserving the habitat of an endangered waterbird: Incentives for farmers to integrate water management Land Use Policy 120: . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106269

Garnett, S.T., Butchart, S.H.M., Baker, G.B., Bayraktarov, E., Buchanan, K., Burbidge, A.A., Chauvenet, A., Christidis, L., Ehmke, G., Grace, M., Hoccom, D.G., Legge, S.M., Leiper, I., Lindenmayer, D.B., Loyn, R.H, Maron, M., McDonald, P., Menkhorst, P., Possingham, H., Radford, J., Reside, A., Watson, D.M., Watson, J.E.M., Wintle, B., Woinarski, J.C.Z. and Geyle, H.M. 2019. Metrics of progress in the understanding and management of threats, and their application to Australian birds Conservation Biology : . https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13220

Hayward, M.W., Ripple, W.J., Kerley, G.I., Landman, M., Plotz, R.D. and Garnett, S.T. 2017. Neocolonial conservation: is moving rhinos to Australia conservation or intellectual property loss. Conservation Letters 11(1): e12354. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12354

Lindsey, P.A., Chapron, G., Petracca, L.S., Burnham, D., Hayward, M.W., Henschel, P., Hinks, A.E., Garnett, S.T., Macdonald, D.W., Macdonald, E.A., Ripple, W.J., Zander, K.K. and Dickman, A. 2017. Relative efforts of countries to conserve world’s megafauna. Global Ecology and Conservation 10: 243-252. : . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2017.03.003

Ainsworth, G., Aslin, H., Weston, M. and Garnett S.T. 2016. Do social values influence levels of conservation effort in threatened species? The case of two Australian Chats Oryx 50: 636-645. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605315000538

Ainsworth, G., Aslin, H., Weston, M. and Garnett S.T. 2016. Social values and species conservation: the case of Baudin’s and Carnaby’s black-cockatoos Environmental Conservation 43: 294-305. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892916000126

Woinarski, J.C.Z., Garnett, S.T., Legge, S.M. and Lindenmayer, D.B. 2016. The contribution of policy, law, management, research, and advocacy failings to the recent extinctions of three Australian vertebrate species. Conservation Biology 31: 13-23. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12852

Garnett, S.T., Crowley, G.M., Duncan, R., Baker, N. and Doherty, P. 1993. Notes on live Night Parrot sightings in north-western Queensland. Emu 93: 292-297. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU9930292

Woinarski, J. C. Z., McCormack, P. C., McDonald, J., Legge, S., Garnett, S. T., WintleB., and Rumpff, L. 2023. Making choices: priortising the protection of biodiversity in wildfires International Journal of Wildland Fire 32(7): 1031-1038. https://doi.org/10.1071/WF22229

Ensbey, M., Legge, S., Jolly, C. J., Garnett, S. T., Gallagher, R. V., Lintermans, M., Nimmo, D. G., Rumpff, L., Scheele, B. C., Whiterod, N. S., Woinarski, J. C. W., Ahyong, S. T., Blackmore, C. J., Bower, D.S., Burbidge, A. H., Burns, P. A., Butler, G., Catullo, R., Chapple, D. G., Dickman, C. R., Doyle, K. E., Ferris, J., Fisher, D. O., Geyle, H. M., Gillespie, G. R., Greenlees, M. J., Hohnen, R., Hoskin, C. J., Kennard, M., King, A. J., Kuchinke, D., Law, B., Lawler, I., Lawler, S., Loyn, R., Lunney, D., Lyon, J., MacHunter, J., Mahony, M., Mahony, S., McCormack, R., Melville, J., Menkhorst, P., Michael, D., Mitchell, N., Mulder, E., Newell, D., Pearce, L., Raadik, T. A., Rowley, J. J. L., Sitters, H., Southwell, D. G., Spencer, R., West, M., Zukowski, S. 2023. Animal population decline and recovery after severe fire: Relating ecological and life history traits with expert estimates of population impacts from the Australian 2019-20 megafires Biological Conservation 283: 110-021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110021

Buchadas, A., Jung, M., Bustamante, M., Fernández-Llamazares, À., Garnett, S. T., Nanni, A. S., Ribeiro, N., Meyfroidt, P., Kuemmerle, T. 2023. Tropical dry woodland loss occurs disproportionately in areas of highest conservation value Global Change Biology 29(17): 4880-4897. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16832

Legge, S., Rumpff, L., Garnett, S. T., and Woinarski, J. C. Z. 2023. Loss of terrestrial biodiversity in Australia: Magnitude, causation, and response Science 381(6658): 622-631. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adg7870

Van Zalinge, R. N., Barzen, J., and Garnett, S. T. 2023. Spatial modeling of Sarus Crane nest site suitability in Cambodia to help target conservation of breeding areas Forest Ecology and Management 529: . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120703

Fischer, S., Edwards, A. C., Garnett, S. T., Whiteside, T. G., Weber, P. 2023. Drones and sound recorders increase the number of bird species identified: A combined surveys approach Ecological Informatics 74: . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.101988

Van Zalinge, R. N., Barzen, J., and Garnett, S. T. 2023. Tracking sarus crane movements in Cambodia and Vietnam reveals seasonal vulnerabilities and gaps in protected area coverage Endangered Species Research 50: 151-165. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr01227

Stobo‐Wilson, A. M., Murphy, B. P., Legge, S. M., Caceres‐Escobar, H., Chapple, D. G., Crawford, H. M., ... & Woinarski, J. C. 2022. Counting the bodies: Estimating the numbers and spatial variation of Australian reptiles, birds and mammals killed by two invasive mesopredators Diversity and Distributions 28(5): 976-991. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13497

Collett, S. J., Crewe, T.L., Radford, I. J., Garnett, S. T., and Campbell, H. A. 2022. Sympatric finches differ in visitation patterns to watering holes: implications for site-focused bird counts Emu - Austral Ornithology 122:3-4: 269-275. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2022.2104734

Collett, S. J., Crewe, T.L., Radford, I. J., Garnett, S. T., and Campbell, H. A. 2022. Sympatric finches increase trophic and spatiotemporal partitioning to enable coexistence through periods of low resource availability Functional Ecology 36(9): 2138-2151. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14111

Bhatta, M., ZandeR, K. K., and Garnett, S. T. 2022. Trends in ecosystem goods and services obtained from red panda habitats in north-western Nepal Ecosystems and People 18(1): 514-529. https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2022.2107079

Herring, M. W., Garnett, S. T., Zander, K. K.,. 2022. From boutique to mainstream: Upscaling wildlife-friendly farming through consumer premiums Conservation Science and Practice 4(7): . https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12730

Lindenmayer, D.B., Woinarski, J., Legge, S., Maron, M., Garnett, S. T., Lavery, T., Dielenberg J.,& Wintle B. A. 2022. Eight things you should never do in a monitoring program: an Australian perspective Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 194: . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-022-10348-6

Woinarski, J. C., Stobo-Wilson, A. M., Crawford, H. M., Dawson, S. J., Dickman, C. R., Doherty, T. S., ... & Murphy, B. P. 2021. Compounding and complementary carnivores: Australian bird species eaten by the introduced European red fox Vulpes vulpes and domestic cat Felis catus Bird Conservation International : . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0959270921000460

Zander, K. K., St-Laurent, G. P., Hogg, C. J., Sunnucks, P., Woinarski, J., Legge, S., ... & Garnett, S. T. 2021. Measuring social preferences for conservation management in Australia Biological Conservation 262, : 109323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109323

Fischer, S. E., Edwards, A. C., Weber, P., Garnett, S. T., & Whiteside, T. G. 2021. The Bird Assemblage of the Darwin Region (Australia): What is the effect of twenty years of increasing urbanisation? Diversity 13: . https://doi.org/10.3390/d13070294

Mahood, S. P., Poole, C. M., Watson,J. E. M., MacKenzie R.A., & Sharma, S., et al. 2020. Agricultural intensification is causing rapid habitat change in the Tonle Sap Floodplain, Cambodia Wetlands Ecology and Management 28(5): 713--726. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-020-09740-1

Ward, M., Tulloch, A. I. T., Radford, J. Q., Williams, B. A., & Reside, April E et al. 2020. Impact of 2019–(2020) mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat Nature Ecology & Evolution 4(10): 1321--1326. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-1251-1

Bhatta, M., Zander, K. K., Austin, B. J. & Garnett, S. T. 2020. Societal Recognition of Ecosystem Service Flows From Red Panda Habitats in Western Nepal Mountain Research and Development 40(2): R50. https://doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-19-00061.1

Garnett S. T. 2020. Towards protection of locally significant species Emu-Austral Ornithology 120(1): 100–101. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2019.1685894

Nevard T. D., Franklin D. C., Leiper I., Archibald G. and Garnett S. T. 2019. Agriculture, brolgas and Australian sarus cranes on the Atherton Tablelands, Australia Pacific Conservation Biology 25: 377-385. https://doi.org/10.1071/PC18081

Baker, D. J., Garnett, S. T., O'Connor, J. , Ehmke, G. , Clarke, R. H., Woinarski, J. C. and McGeoch, M. A. 2019. Conserving the abundance of nonthreatened species Conservation Biology 33: 319-328. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13197

Nevard T. D., Leiper I., Archibald G. and Garnett S. T. 2019. Farming and cranes on the Atherton Tablelands, Australia Pacific Conservation Biology 25: 184-192. https://doi.org/10.1071/PC18055

Nevard, T., Haase, M., Archibald, G., Leiper, I., & Garnett, S. 2019. The sarolga: Conservation implications of genetic and visual evidence for hybridization between the brolga Antigone rubicunda and the Australian sarus crane Antigone antigone gillae Oryx 54(1): 40 - 51. https://doi.org/10.1017/S003060531800073X

Garnett, S.T., Ainsworth, G.B. and Zander, K.K. 2018. Are we choosing the right flagships? The bird species and traits Australians find most attractive. PloS one 13: e0199253. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0199253

Garnett, S.T., Zander, K.K. and Robinson, C.J. 2018. Social license as an emergent property of political interactions: response to Kendal and Ford 2017 Conservation Biology 32: 734-736. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13113

Toral-Granda, M.V., Causton, C.E., Jäger, H., Trueman, M., Izurieta, J.C., Araujo, E., Cruz, M., Zander, K.K., Izurieta, A. and Garnett, S.T. 2017. Alien species pathways to the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. PLoS ONE 12: e0184379. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184379

Woinarski, J.C.Z., Woolley, L.A., Garnett, S.T., Legge, S.M., Murphy, B.P., Lawes, M.J., Comer, S., Dickman, C.R., Doherty, T.S., Edwards, G., Nankivill, A., Palmer, R. and Paton, D. 2017. Compilation and traits of Australian bird species killed by cats. Biological Conservation 216: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.09.017

Woinarski, J.C.Z., Murphy, B.P., Legge, S.M., Garnett, S.T., Lawes, M.J., Comer, S., Dickman, C.R, Doherty, T.S., Edwards, G., Nankivell, A.,Paton, D., Palmer, R. and Woolley L.A. 2017. How many birds are killed by cats in Australia? Biological Conservation 214: 76-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.08.006

Franklin, D.C., Legge, S., Skroblin, A., Heathcote, J., Maute, K., Schaefer, D.J. and Garnett, S.T. 2017. Wings of tropical finches: interspecific differences in shape are consistent with levels of mobility, but moult and feather fault patterns are more complex Emu 117: 370-381. https://doi.org/10.1080/01584197.2017.1361790

Lilleyman, A., Garnett, S.T., Rogers, D.I., and Lawes, M. J. 2016. Trends in relative abundance of the eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis) in Darwin, Northern Territory. Stilt 23: 25-30.

Garnett, S.T., Duursma, D., Ehmke, G., Guay, P-J., Stewart, A., Szabo, J., Weston, M., Bennett, S., Crowley, G., Drynan, D., Dutson, G., Fitzherbert, K. and Franklin, D. 2015. Biological, ecological, conservation and legal information for all species and subspecies of Australian bird. Scientific Data 2: 1590061. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2015.61

Pfeifer, M., Packer, C., Burton, A. C., Garnett, S. T., Loveridge, A. J., MacNulty, D., & Platts, P. J. 2014. In defense of fences. Science 345: 389-389. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.345.6195.389-a

Packer, C., Swanson, A., Canney, S., Loveridge, A., Garnett, S.T., Pfeifer, M., Burton, A.C., Bauer, M. and MacNulty,D. doi 10.1111/ele.12171 2013. The case for fencing remains intact. Ecology Letters 16: 1414-e1414.. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12171

Packer, C., Loveridge, A., Canney, S., Caro, T., Garnett, S.T., Pfeifer, M., Zander, K.K., Swanson, A., MacNulty, D., Balme, G., Bauer, H., Begg, C.M., Begg, K.S., Bhalla, S., Bissett, C., Bodasing, T., Brink, H., Burger, A., Burton, A.C., Clegg, B., Dell, S., Delsink, A., Dickerson, T., Dloniak, S.M., Druce, D., Frank, L., Funston, P., Gichohi, N., Groom, R., Hanekom, C., Heath, B., Hunter, L., DeIongh, H.H., Joubert, C.J., Kasiki, S.M., Kissui, B., Knocker, W., Leathem, B., Lindsey, P.A., Maclennan, S.D., McNutt, J.W., Miller, S.M., Naylor, S., Nel, P., Ng'weno, C., Nicholls, K., Ogutu, J.O., Okot-Omoya, E., Patterson, B.D., Plumptre, A., Salerno, J., Skinner, K., Slotow, R., Sogbohossou, E.A., Stratford, K.J., Winterbach, C., Winterbach, H. and Polasky, S. 2013. Conserving Large Carnivores: Dollars and Fence. Ecology Letters 16: 635-641. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.12091

Butchart, S.H.M., McCarthy, D.P., Balmford, A., Bennun, L.A., Buchanan, G.M., Burgess, N.D., Donald, P.F., Fishpool, L.D.C., Garnett, S.T., Leonard, D.L., Maloney, R.F., Schaefer, H.M., Scharlemann, J.P.W., Symes, A. and Wiedenfeld, D.A. 2013. Sharing Future Conservation Costs—Response Science 339: 271-272. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.339.6117.271-a.

McCarthy, D.P., Donald, P.F., Scharlemann, J.P.W., Buchanan, G.M., Balmford, A., Green, J.M.H, Bennun, L.A., Burgess, N.D., Fishpool, L.D.C, Garnett, S.T., Leonard, D.L., Maloney, R.F., Morling, P., Schaefer, H.M., Symes, A., Wiedenfeld, D.A. and Butchart, S.H.M. 2012. Financial costs of meeting two global biodiversity conservation targets: current spending and unmet needs Science 6109: 946-949. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1229803

Lindenmayer, D.B., Gibbons, P., Bourke, M., Burgman, M., Dickman, C.R., Ferrier, S., Fitzsimons, J., Freudenberger, D., Garnett, S.T., Groves, C., Hobbs, R.J., Kingsford, R.T., Krebs, C., Legge, S., Lowe, A.J., McLean, R., Montambault, J., Possingham, H., Radford, J., Robinson, D., Smallbone, L., Thomas, D., Varcoe, T., Vardon, M., Wardle, G., Woinarski, J., and Zerger, A. 2012. Improving biodiversity monitoring Austral Ecology 37: 285-294. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2011.02314.x

Garnett, S.T. 2012. Unexpected outcomes of invasive predator control Animal Conservation 15: 329-330. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2012.00573.x

Garnett, S.T. and Lindenmayer, D.B. 2011. Avoiding Apollo's curse and Troy's fate. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26: 380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2011.04.001

Garnett, S,T. and Lindenmayer, D.B. 2011. Conservation science must engender hope to succeed. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26: 59-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2010.11.009

Garnett, S.T. and Zander, K.K. 2011. Minimum viable population limitations ignore evolutionary history Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26: 618-619. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2011.08.005

Cooney, S.J.N., Olsen, P.D. and Garnett, S.T. 2009. Ecology of the coprophagous moth Trisyntopa neossophila Edwards (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae). Australian Journal of Entomology 48: 97-101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-6055.2009.00691.x

Crowley, G.M., Garnett, S.T. and Shephard, S. 2009. Impact of storm-burning on Melaleuca viridiflora invasion of grasslands and grassy woodlands on Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Austral Ecology 34: 196-209. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01921.x

Ritchie, E.G., Martin, J.K., Krockenberger, A.K., Garnett, S.T. and Johnson, C.N. 2008. Large herbivore distribution and abundance in the tropics: intra- and inter-specific niche variation revealed by models across species’ ranges. Ecological Monographs 78: 105-182. No DOI @https://www.jstor.org/stable/27646121

McCarthy, M.A., Thompson, C.J. and Garnett, S.T. 2008. Optimal investment in conservation of species. Journal of Applied Ecology 45: 1428-1435. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01521.x

Fischer, J., Manning, A., Steffen, W., Rose, D.B, Daniell, K., Felton, A., Garnett, S.T., Gilna, B., Heinsohn, R., Lindenmeyer, D.B., MacDonald, B., Mills, F., Newell, B., Reid, J., Robin, L., Sherren, K. and Wade, A. 2007. Mind the Gap: The Sustainability Challenge. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 22: 621-624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2007.08.016

Pain, D.J., Martins, T.L.F., Boussekey, M., Diaz, S.H., Downs, C.T., Ekstrom, J.M.M., Garnett, S.T., McNiven, D., Gilardi, J.D., Primot, P., Rouys, S., Saoumoé, M., Symes. C., Tamungang, S.A., Theuerkauf, J., Villafuerte, D., Verfailles, L., Widmann, P. and Widmann, I.D. 2006. Impact of protection and nest take and nesting success of parrots in Africa, Asia and Australasia. Animal Conservation 9: 322-330. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-1795.2006.00040.x

Garnett, S.T., Clarkson, J.R., Felton, A., Harrington, G.N. and Freeman, A.N.D. 2005. The feeding ecology of the Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda clarescens at Princess Charlotte Bay, Cape York Peninsula in the early wet season. Emu 105: 81-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/MU04020

Legge S., Heinsohn, R. and Garnett S.T. 2004. Availability of nest hollows and breeding population size of eclectus parrots, Eclectus roratus, on Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Wildlife Research 31: 149-161. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR03020

Todd., M.K., Felton, A. and Garnett, S.T. 2003. Morphological and dietary differences between common and uncommon subspecies of Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton and Star Finch Neochmia ruficauda in Northern Australia. Emu 102: 141-148. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU02015

Garnett, S.T. 2003. Rearing conservation projects to maturity – changing the metaphor for conservation success. Oryx 37: 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605303000012

Crowley, G.M. and Garnett, S.T. 2001. Food value and tree selection in Glossy Black-Cockatoos Calyptorhynchus lathami. Austral Ecology 26: 116-126. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2001.01093.pp.x

Crowley, G.M. and Garnett, S.T. 2001. Growth, seed production and effect of defoliation in an early flowering perennial grass, Alloteropsis semialata (Poaceae), on Cape York Peninsula, Australia. Australian Journal of Botany 49: 735-743. https://doi.org/10.1071/BT00090

Garnett, S.T. 2001. Third Line Insurance – reducing the risk to natural capital. Australian Journal of Environmental Management 8: 233-238. https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2001.10648534

Garnett, S.T., Britton, P. and Crowley, G.M. 2000. A northward extension of range of the Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami. Sunbird 30: 18-22. No DOI https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.911948807248307

Crowley, G.M. and Garnett, S.T. 2000. Changing fire management in the pastoral lands of Cape York Peninsula of northeast Australia, 1623-1996. Australian Geographical Studies 38: 10-26. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8470.00097

Garnett, S.T., Pedler, L.P. and Crowley, G.M. 1999. Breeding biology of the Glossy Black-Cockatoo Calyptorhynchus lathami halmaturinus on Kangaroo Island. Emu 99: 262-279. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU99032

Crowley, G.M. and Garnett, S.T. 1999. Seeds of the annual grasses Schizachyrium spp. as a food resource for tropical granivorous birds. Australian Journal of Ecology 24: 208-220. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1442-9993.1999.00964.x

Garnett, S.T. 1999. Still many miles to Babylon: a response to Harry Recher. Australian Zoologist 31: 28-29. https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1999.004

Garnett, S.T., Whybird, O. and Spencer, H. 1999. The conservation status of the Spectacled Flying-fox in Australia. Australian Zoologist 31: 38-54. https://doi.org/10.7882/AZ.1999.006

Garnett, S.T. and Crowley, G.M. 1995. Feeding Ecology of Hooded Parrots Psephotus dissimilis during the wet season. Emu 95: 54-61. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU9950054

Garnett, S.T. and Crowley, G.M. 1995. The decline of the Black Treecreeper Climacteris picumnus melanota on Cape York Peninsula. Emu 95: 66-68. https://doi.org/10.1071/MU9950066

Garnett, S.T. and Crowley, G.M. 1994. Wet season feeding by four species of granivorous birds in the Northern Territory. Australian Bird Watcher 15: 306-309.

Contact Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods group

Stephen Garnett
stephen.garnett@cdu.edu.au

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