Chris Baker

Designing an expert-led Bayesian network to understand interactions between policy instruments for adoption of eco-friendly farming practices

HJ Mayfield, R Eberhard, C Baker, U Baresi, M Bode, A Coggan, AJ Dean, F Deane, E Hamman, D Jarvis, B Loechel, BM Taylor, L Stevens, K Vella, KJ Helmstedt

Journal article  |  2023  |  Environmental Science and Policy

Governments employ a range of policy instruments to encourage landholders to adopt land management practices that reduce the envir..

Analysis of sloppiness in model simulations: Unveiling parameter uncertainty when mathematical models are fitted to data

Gloria M Monsalve-Bravo, Brodie AJ Lawson, Christopher Drovandi, Kevin Burrage, Kevin S Brown, Christopher M Baker, Sarah A Vollert, Kerrie Mengersen, Eve McDonald-Madden, Matthew P Adams

Journal article  |  2022  |  SCIENCE ADVANCES

This work introduces a comprehensive approach to assess the sensitivity of model outputs to changes in parameter values, constrain..

Modeling total predation to avoid perverse outcomes from cat control in a data-poor island ecosystem

Michaela Plein, Katherine R O'Brien, Matthew H Holden, Matthew P Adams, Christopher M Baker, Nigel G Bean, Scott A Sisson, Michael Bode, Kerrie L Mengersen, Eve McDonald-Madden

Journal article  |  2022  |  CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Data hungry, complex ecosystem models are often used to predict the consequences of threatened species management, including perve..

From Climate Change to Pandemics: Decision Science Can Help Scientists Have Impact

Christopher M Baker, Patricia T Campbell, Iadine Chades, Angela J Dean, Susan M Hester, Matthew H Holden, James M McCaw, Jodie McVernon, Robert Moss, Freya M Shearer, Hugh P Possingham

Journal article  |  2022  |  FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Scientific knowledge and advances are a cornerstone of modern society. They improve our understanding of the world we live in and ..

Optimal allocation of PCR tests to minimise disease transmission through contact tracing and quarantine

Christopher M Baker, Iadine Chades, Jodie McVernon, Andrew P Robinson, Howard Bondell

Journal article  |  2021  |  EPIDEMICS

PCR testing is a crucial capability for managing disease outbreaks, but it is also a limited resource and must be used carefully t..

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

The eradication of invasive species from islands is an important part of managing these ecologically unique and at-risk regions. I..