Tracey Regan

Using decision science to evaluate global biodiversity indices

Kate E Watermeyer, Payal Bal, Michael J Burgass, Lucie M Bland, Ben Collen, Chris Hallam, Luke T Kelly, Michael A McCarthy, Tracey J Regan, Simone Stevenson, Brendan A Wintle, Emily Nicholson, Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita

Journal article  |  2020  |  CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Global biodiversity indices are used to measure environmental change and progress toward conservation goals, yet few indices have ..

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

Natalie J Briscoe, Jane Elith, Roberto Salguero-Gomez, Jose J Lahoz-Monfort, James S Camac, Katherine M Giljohann, Matthew H Holden, Bronwyn A Hradsky, Michael R Kearney, Sean M McMahon, Ben L Phillips, Tracey J Regan, Jonathan R Rhodes, Peter A Vesk, Brendan A Wintle, Jian DL Yen, Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita

Journal article  |  2019  |  ECOLOGY LETTERS

Knowing where species occur is fundamental to many ecological and environmental applications. Species distribution models (SDMs) a..

The influence of data source and species distribution modelling method on spatial conservation priorities

William La Marca, Jane Elith, Ronald SC Firth, Brett P Murphy, Tracey J Regan, John CZ Woinarski, Emily Nicholson

Journal article  |  2019  |  DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Aim: Species distribution models are an important conservation tool; however, performance can vary with factors including data inp..

Assessing the sensitivity of biodiversity indices used to inform fire management

Katherine M Giljohann, Luke T Kelly, Jemima Connell, Michael F Clarke, Rohan H Clarke, Tracey J Regan, Michael A McCarthy

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Biodiversity indices are widely used to summarize changes in the distribution and abundance of multiple species and measure progre..

Developing a standardized definition of ecosystem collapse for risk assessment

Lucie M Bland, Jessica A Rowland, Tracey J Regan, David A Keith, Nicholas J Murray, Rebecca E Lester, Matt Linn, Jon Paul Rodriguez, Emily Nicholson

Journal article  |  2018  |  FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Ecosystems is a powerful tool for classifying threatened eco..

Interactions between rainfall, fire and herbivory drive resprouter vital rates in a semi-arid ecosystem

Katherine M Giljohann, Michael A McCarthy, David A Keith, Luke T Kelly, Mark G Tozer, Tracey J Regan

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Global change is threatening ecosystems and biodiversity world-wide, creating a pressing need to understand how climate and distur..

Interactive effects of climate change and fire on metapopulation viability of a forest-dependent frog in south-eastern Australia

TD Penman, DA Keith, J Elith, MJ Mahony, R Tingley, JB Baumgartner, TJ Regan

Journal article  |  2015  |  BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Climate change directly affects the suitability of habitats for species, but also indirectly alters natural disturbances such as f..

Combined Influences of Model Choice, Data Quality, and Data Quantity When Estimating Population Trends

Pamela Rueda-Cediel, Kurt E Anderson, Tracey J Regan, Janet Franklin, Helen M Regan

Journal article  |  2015  |  PLOS ONE

Estimating and projecting population trends using population viability analysis (PVA) are central to identifying species at risk o..

Towards consistency, rigour and compatibility of risk assessments for ecosystems and ecological communities

Emily Nicholson, Tracey J Regan, Tony D Auld, Emma L Burns, Laurie A Chisholm, Valerie English, Stephen Harris, Peter Harrison, Richard T Kingsford, Michelle R Leishman, Daniel J Metcalfe, Phil Pisanu, Christopher J Watson, Matthew White, Matt D White, Richard J Williams, Bruce Wilson, David A Keith

Journal article  |  2015  |  AUSTRAL ECOLOGY

Ecosystem-level conservation is increasingly important at global, national and local levels. Many jurisdictions have developed and..

The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: Motivations, Challenges, and Applications

David A Keith, Jon Paul Rodriguez, Thomas M Brooks, Mark A Burgman, Edmund G Barrow, Lucie Bland, Patrick J Comer, Janet Franklin, Jason Link, Michael A McCarthy, Rebecca M Miller, Nicholas J Murray, Jeanne Nel, Emily Nicholson, Maria A Oliveira-Miranda, Tracey J Regan, Kathryn M Rodriguez-Clark, Mathieu Rouget, Mark D Spalding

Journal article  |  2015  |  CONSERVATION LETTERS

In response to growing demand for ecosystem-level risk assessment in biodiversity conservation, and rapid proliferation of locally..