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Darren Southwell

University of Melbourne
Verified email at unimelb.edu.au
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When do we need more data? A primer on calculating the value of information for applied ecologists

…, JJ Lahoz‐Monfort, DM Southwell… - Methods in Ecology …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Applied ecologists continually advocate further research, under the assumption that obtaining
more information will lead to better decisions. Value of information (VoI) analysis can be …

Rapid assessment of the biodiversity impacts of the 2019–2020 Australian megafires to guide urgent management intervention and recovery and lessons for other …

…, DG Nimmo, NS Whiterod, DM Southwell… - Diversity and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim The incidence of major fires is increasing globally, creating extraordinary challenges for
governments, managers and conservation scientists. In 2019–2020, Australia experienced …

How to ensure threatened species monitoring leads to threatened species conservation

…, DM Southwell, O Carter, M Lintermans… - Ecological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Monitoring is essential for effective conservation and management of threatened species
and ecological communities. However, more often than not, threatened species monitoring is …

Adaptive management for improving species conservation across the captive-wild spectrum

…, JJ Lahoz-Monfort, DM Southwell… - Biological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Conservation of endangered species increasingly envisages complex strategies that integrate
captive and wild management actions. Management decisions in this context must be …

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

LD Einoder, DM Southwell, JJ Lahoz-Monfort… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Understanding where species occur and how difficult they are to detect during surveys is
crucial for designing and evaluating monitoring programs, and has broader applications for …

Spatially explicit power analysis for detecting occupancy trends for multiple species

DM Southwell, LD Einoder… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Assessing the statistical power to detect changes in wildlife populations is a crucial yet often
overlooked step when designing and evaluating monitoring programs. Here, we developed …

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

DM Southwell, AM Lechner, T Coates… - Conservation …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Whenever population viability analysis (PVA) models are built to help guide decisions about
the management of rare and threatened species, an important component of model building …

Optimising broad-scale monitoring for trend detection: review and re-design of a long-term program in northern Australia

LD Einoder, DM Southwell, GR Gillespie… - Monitoring …, 2018 - books.google.com
One of the biggest considerations when designing a threatened species monitoring program
is deciding how to survey populations across space and time. Too little effort invested in …

Learning about colonization when managing metapopulations under an adaptive management framework

DM Southwell, CE Hauser… - Ecological …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Adaptive management is a framework for resolving key uncertainties while managing
complex ecological systems. Its use has been prominent in fisheries research and wildlife …

The national malleefowl monitoring effort: citizen scientists, databases and adaptive management

J Benshemesh, DM Southwell… - Monitoring …, 2018 - books.google.com
Malleefowl Leipoa ocellata are unique ground-dwelling birds best known for constructing
large mounds in which to incubate their eggs. Distributed sparsely across the southern half of …