Search Results - "McCARTHY, MICHAEL A."

Rethinking Class and Social Difference by Eidlin, Barry, A. McCarthy, Michael

“…This volume draws together scholars rethinking social scientific and theoretical approaches to a wide range of forms of social difference and inequality. These…”
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Early warning signals of recovery in complex systems by Clements, Christopher F., McCarthy, Michael A., Blanchard, Julia L.

“…Early warning signals (EWSs) offer the hope that patterns observed in data can predict the future states of ecological systems. While a large body of research…”
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Is my species distribution model fit for purpose? Matching data and models to applications by Guillera-Arroita, Gurutzeta, Lahoz-Monfort, José J., Elith, Jane, Gordon, Ascelin, Kujala, Heini, Lentini, Pia E., McCarthy, Michael A., Tingley, Reid, Wintle, Brendan A.

“…Species distribution models (SDMs) are used to inform a range of ecological, biogeographical and conservation applications. However, users often underestimate…”
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Ignoring imperfect detection in biological surveys is dangerous: a response to 'fitting and interpreting occupancy models' by Guillera-Arroita, Gurutzeta, Lahoz-Monfort, José J, MacKenzie, Darryl I, Wintle, Brendan A, McCarthy, Michael A

“…In a recent paper, Welsh, Lindenmayer and Donnelly (WLD) question the usefulness of models that estimate species occupancy while accounting for detectability…”
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Streamlining 'search and destroy': cost-effective surveillance for invasive species management by Hauser, Cindy E, McCarthy, Michael A

“…Invasive species surveillance has typically been targeted to where the species is most likely to occur. However, spatially varying environmental…”
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Environmental DNA sampling is more sensitive than a traditional survey technique for detecting an aquatic invader by Smart, Adam S, Tingley, Reid, Weeks, Andrew R, van Rooyen, Anthony R, McCarthy, Michael A

“…Effective management of alien species requires detecting populations in the early stages of invasion. Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling can detect aquatic…”
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Active Adaptive Management for Conservation by McCARTHY, MICHAEL A, POSSINGHAM, HUGH P

“…Active adaptive management balances the requirements of management with the need to learn about the system being managed, which leads to better decisions. It…”
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The costs and benefits of publicising species discoveries by Ryan, Gerard Edward, Nicholson, Emily, Baker, Christopher M., McCarthy, Michael A.

“…Information about species’ locations can influence what happens to them—from supporting habitat protection to exposing poaching targets. Debate about releasing…”
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Assessing the cost‐efficiency of environmental DNA sampling by Smart, Adam S., Weeks, Andrew R., Rooyen, Anthony R., Moore, Alana, McCarthy, Michael A., Tingley, Reid, Yoccoz, Nigel

“…Summary Environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling can be a highly sensitive method for detecting aquatic taxa; however, the cost‐efficiency of this technique relative…”
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Reallocating budgets among ongoing and emerging conservation projects by Wu, Chung‐Huey, Dodd, Aaron J., Hauser, Cindy E., McCarthy, Michael A.

“…Conserving biodiversity and combating ecological hazards require cost‐effective allocation of limited resources among potential management projects. Project…”
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Phylogenetic diversity meets conservation policy: small areas are key to preserving eucalypt lineages by Pollock, Laura J., Rosauer, Dan F., Thornhill, Andrew H., Kujala, Heini, Crisp, Michael D., Miller, Joseph T., McCarthy, Michael A.

“…Evolutionary and genetic knowledge is increasingly being valued in conservation theory, but is rarely considered in conservation planning and policy. Here, we…”
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When to monitor or control: Informed invasive species management using a partially observable Markov decision process (POMDP) framework by Waring, Thomas K., Somers, Vera L. J., McCarthy, Michael A., Baker, Christopher M.

“…Resource allocation for invasive species management requires information about the size of the invasive population, which may be expensive and time‐consuming…”
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Seasonal asthma in Melbourne, Australia, and some observations on the occurrence of thunderstorm asthma and its predictability by Silver, Jeremy D, Sutherland, Michael F, Johnston, Fay H, Lampugnani, Edwin R, McCarthy, Michael A, Jacobs, Stephanie J, Pezza, Alexandre B, Newbigin, Edward J

“…We examine the seasonality of asthma-related hospital admissions in Melbourne, Australia, in particular the contribution and predictability of episodic…”
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Using decision science to evaluate global biodiversity indices by Watermeyer, Kate E., Guillera‐Arroita, Gurutzeta, Bal, Payal, Burgass, Michael J., Bland, Lucie M., Collen, Ben, Hallam, Chris, Kelly, Luke T., McCarthy, Michael A., Regan, Tracey J., Stevenson, Simone, Wintle, Brendan A., Nicholson, Emily

“…Global biodiversity indices are used to measure environmental change and progress toward conservation goals, yet few indices have been evaluated…”
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The influence of abundance on detectability by McCarthy, Michael A., Moore, Joslin L., Morris, William K., Parris, Kirsten M., Garrard, Georgia E., Vesk, Peter A., Rumpff, Libby, Giljohann, Kate M., Camac, James S., Bau, S. Sana, Friend, Tessa, Harrison, Barnabas, Yue, Benita

“…Plant and animal survey detection rates are important for ecological surveys, environmental impact assessment, invasive species monitoring, and modeling…”
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When to stop managing or surveying cryptic threatened species by Chadès, Iadine, McDonald-Madden, Eve, McCarthy, Michael A, Wintle, Brendan, Linkie, Matthew, Possingham, Hugh P

“…Threatened species become increasingly difficult to detect as their populations decline. Managers of such cryptic threatened species face several dilemmas: if…”
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A simple framework for a complex problem? Predicting wildlife–vehicle collisions by Visintin, Casey, Ree, Rodney, McCarthy, Michael A.

“…Summary Collisions of vehicles with wildlife kill and injure animals and are also a risk to vehicle occupants, but preventing these collisions is challenging…”
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IUCN Red List of Ecosystems: Motivations, Challenges, and Applications by Keith, David A, Rodríguez, Jon Paul, Brooks, Thomas M, Burgman, Mark A, Barrow, Edmund G, Bland, Lucie, Comer, Patrick J, Franklin, Janet, Link, Jason, McCarthy, Michael A, Miller, Rebecca M, Murray, Nicholas J, Nel, Jeanne, Nicholson, Emily, Oliveira‐Miranda, María A, Regan, Tracey J, Rodríguez‐Clark, Kathryn M, Rouget, Mathieu, Spalding, Mark D

“…In response to growing demand for ecosystem‐level risk assessment in biodiversity conservation, and rapid proliferation of locally tailored protocols, the IUCN…”
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Learning about colonization when managing metapopulations under an adaptive management framework by Southwell, Darren M, Cindy E. Hauser, Michael A. McCarthy

“…Adaptive management is a framework for resolving key uncertainties while managing complex ecological systems. Its use has been prominent in fisheries research…”
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Designing occupancy surveys and interpreting non-detection when observations are imperfect by Wintle, Brendan A., Walshe, Terry V., Parris, Kirsten M., McCarthy, Michael A.

“…Aim: Conservation practitioners use biological surveys to ascertain whether or not a site is occupied by a particular species. Widely used statistical methods…”
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