Chris Baker

Reconstructing lost ecosystems: A risk analysis framework for planning multispecies reintroductions under severe uncertainty

Katie A Peterson, Megan D Barnes, Cailan Jeynes-Smith, Saul Cowen, Lesley Gibson, Colleen Sims, Christopher M Baker, Michael Bode

Journal article  |  2021  |  JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Reintroduction projects, which are an important tool in threatened species conservation, are becoming more complex, often involvin..

Managing ecosystems in a sea of uncertainty: invasive species management and assisted colonizations

Anthony R Rendall, Duncan R Sutherland, Christopher M Baker, Ben Raymond, Raylene Cooke, John G White

Journal article  |  2021  |  ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Managing ecosystems in the face of complex species interactions, and the associated uncertainty, presents a considerable ecologica..

Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic

Dana M Bergstrom, Barbara C Wienecke, John van den Hoff, Lesley Hughes, David B Lindenmayer, Tracy D Ainsworth, Christopher M Baker, Lucie Bland, David MJS Bowman, Shaun T Brooks, Josep G Canadell, Andrew J Constable, Katherine A Dafforn, Michael H Depledge, Catherine R Dickson, Norman C Duke, Kate J Helmstedt, Andres Holz, Craig R Johnson, Melodie A McGeoch, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Globally, collapse of ecosystems-potentially irreversible change to ecosystem structure, composition and function-imperils biodive..

Persistence as an Optimal Hedging Strategy

Alexander P Browning, Jesse A Sharp, Tarunendu Mapder, Christopher M Baker, Kevin Burrage, Matthew J Simpson

Journal article  |  2021  |  BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Bacteria invest in a slow-growing subpopulation, called persisters, to ensure survival in the face of uncertainty. This hedging st..

Recent advances of quantitative modeling to support invasive species eradication on islands

Christopher M Baker, Michael Bode

Journal article  |  2020  |  CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE

Designing combination therapies using multiple optimal controls

Jesse A Sharp, Alexander P Browning, Tarunendu Mapder, Christopher M Baker, Kevin Burrage, Matthew J Simpson

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Strategic management of populations of interacting biological species routinely requires interventions combining multiple treatmen..

Simultaneous invasive alien predator eradication delivers the best outcomes for protected island species

Christopher M Baker, Michaela Plein, Rabith Shaikh, Michael Bode

Journal article  |  2020  |  BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS

Invasive species on islands rarely occur in isolation, and their removal will affect other species, both natives and invasives. He..

Informing management decisions for ecological networks, using dynamic models calibrated to noisy time-series data

Matthew P Adams, Scott A Sisson, Kate J Helmstedt, Christopher M Baker, Matthew H Holden, Michaela Plein, Jacinta Holloway, Kerrie L Mengersen, Eve McDonald-Madden

Journal article  |  2020  |  ECOLOGY LETTERS

Well-intentioned environmental management can backfire, causing unforeseen damage. To avoid this, managers and ecologists seek acc..

Persistence as an optimal hedging strategy

Alexander Browning, Jesse Sharp, Tarunendu Mapder, Christopher Baker, Kevin Burrage, Matthew Simpson

Journal article  |  2019

Bacteria invest in a slow-growing subpopulation, called persisters, to ensure survival in the face of uncertainty. This hedging st..

Designing combination therapies using multiple optimal controls

Jesse Sharp, Alexander Browning, Tarunendu Mapder, Christopher Baker, Kevin Burrage, Matthew Simpson

Journal article  |  2019

Strategic management of populations of interacting biological species routinely requires interventions combining multiple treatmen..