Publications
Book Chapter
Whiterod, Nick S., Lintermans, Mark, Cramp, Rebecca L., Franklin, Craig E., Kennard, Mark J., McCormack, Rob, Pearce, Luke, Raadik, Tarmo A., Ward, Michelle and Zukowski, Sylvia (2023). The impact of the 2019–20 Australian wildfires on aquatic systems. Australia's Megafires: Biodiversity Impacts and Lessons from 2019-2020. (pp. 59-77) edited by Libby Rumpff, Sarah M. Legge, Stephen van Leeuwen, Brendan A. Wintle and John C. Z. Woinarski. Melbourne, VIC Australia: CSIRO.
Journal Articles
Watson, James E. M., Venegas‐Li, Ruben, Grantham, Hedley, Dudley, Nigel, Stolton, Sue, Rao, Madhu, Woodley, Stephen, Hockings, Marc, Burkart, Karl, Simmonds, Jeremy S., Sonter, Laura J., Sreekar, Rachakonda, Possingham, Hugh P. and Ward, Michelle (2023). Priorities for protected area expansion so nations can meet their Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework commitments. Integrative Conservation, 2 (3), 140-155. doi: 10.1002/inc3.24
Yong, Chuanji, Ward, Michelle, Watson, James E. M., Reside, April E., van Leeuwen, Stephen, Legge, Sarah, Geary, William L., Lintermans, Mark, Kennard, Mark J., Stuart, Stephanie and Carwardine, Josie (2023). The costs of managing key threats to Australia's biodiversity. Journal of Applied Ecology, 60 (5), 898-910. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.14377
Maitz, Natalya M., Taylor, Martin F. J., Ward, Michelle S. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2023). Assessing the impact of referred actions on protected matters under Australia's national environmental legislation. Conservation Science and Practice, 5 (1) e12860, 1-14. doi: 10.1111/csp2.12860
Kearney, Stephen G., Watson, James E. M., Reside, April E., Fisher, Diana O., Maron, Martine, Doherty, Tim S., Legge, Sarah M., Woinarski, John C. Z., Garnett, Stephen T., Wintle, Brendan A., Ritchie, Euan G., Driscoll, Don A., Lindenmayer, David, Adams, Vanessa M., Ward, Michelle S. and Carwardine, Josie (2023). Threat-abatement framework confirms habitat retention and invasive species management are critical to conserve Australia's threatened species. Biological Conservation, 277 109833, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109833
Ward, Michelle, Southwell, Darren, Gallagher, Rachael V., Raadik, Tarmo A., Whiterod, Nick S., Lintermans, Mark, Sheridan, Gary, Nyman, Petter, Suárez‐Castro, Andrés F., Marsh, Jessica, Woinarski, John and Legge, Sarah (2022). Modelling the spatial extent of post‐fire sedimentation threat to estimate the impacts of fire on waterways and aquatic species. Diversity and Distributions, 28 (11), 2429-2442. doi: 10.1111/ddi.13640
Ward, Michelle, Carwardine, Josie, Watson, James E. M., Pintor, Anna, Stuart, Stephanie, Possingham, Hugh P., Rhodes, Jonathan R., Carey, Alexander R., Auerbach, Nancy, Reside, April, Yong, Chuan Ji and Tulloch, Ayesha (2022). How to prioritize species recovery after a megafire. Conservation Biology, 36 (5) e13936, 1-16. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13936
Ward, Michelle, Tulloch, Ayesha, Stewart, Romola, Possingham, Hugh P., Legge, Sarah, Gallagher, Rachael V., Graham, Erin M., Southwell, Darren, Keith, David, Dixon, Kingsley, Yong, Chuanji, Carwardine, Josie, Cronin, Tim, Reside, April E. and Watson, James E. M. (2022). Restoring habitat for fire-impacted species’ across degraded Australian landscapes. Environmental Research Letters, 17 (8) 084036, 084036. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac83da
Neilly, H., McKenzie, T., Ward, M., Chaber, A. and Cale, P. (2022). Potential drivers of common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) decline on a Murray River floodplain. Australian Mammalogy, 45 (1), 62-70. doi: 10.1071/AM22004
Watson, James E. M., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Ward, Michelle, Yong, Chuan J., Reside, April E., Possingham, Hugh P., Rogers, Andrew and Carwardine, Josie (2022). Communicating the true challenges of saving species: response to Wiedenfeld et al. Conservation Biology, 36 (4) e13961, e13961. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13961
Lindenmayer, David B., Zylstra, Phil, Kooyman, Robert, Taylor, Chris, Ward, Michelle and Watson, James E. M. (2022). Logging elevated the probability of high-severity fire in the 2019–20 Australian forest fires. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 6 (5), 533-535. doi: 10.1038/s41559-022-01717-y
Legge, Sarah, Rumpff, Libby, Woinarski, John C. Z., Whiterod, Nick S., Ward, Michelle, Southwell, Darren G., Scheele, Ben C., Nimmo, Dale G., Lintermans, Mark, Geyle, Hayley M., Garnett, Stephen T., Hayward‐Brown, Brittany, Ensbey, Miki, Ehmke, Glenn, Ahyong, Shane T., Blackmore, Caroline J., Bower, Deborah S., Brizuela‐Torres, Diego, Burbidge, Allan H., Burns, Phoebe A., Butler, Gavin, Catullo, Renee, Chapple, David G., Dickman, Christopher R., Doyle, Katherine E., Ferris, Jason, Fisher, Diana, Gallagher, Rachael, Gillespie, Graeme R. ... Zukowski, Sylvia (2022). The conservation impacts of ecological disturbance: time‐bound estimates of population loss and recovery for fauna affected by the 2019–2020 Australian megafires. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 31 (10), 2085-2104. doi: 10.1111/geb.13473
Elsen, Paul R., Saxon, Earl C., Simmons, B. Alexander, Ward, Michelle, Williams, Brooke A., Grantham, Hedley S., Kark, Salit, Levin, Noam, Perez‐Hammerle, Katharina‐Victoria, Reside, April E. and Watson, James E. M. (2022). Accelerated shifts in terrestrial life zones under rapid climate change. Global Change Biology, 28 (3), 918-935. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15962
Ward, Michelle, Watson, James E. M., Possingham, Hugh P., Garnett, Stephen T., Maron, Martine, Rhodes, Jonathan R., MacColl, Chris, Seaton, Richard, Jackett, Nigel, Reside, April E., Webster, Patrick and Simmonds, Jeremy S. (2022). Creating past habitat maps to quantify local extirpation of Australian threatened birds. Environmental Research Letters, 17 (2) 024032, 024032. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac4f8b
Neilly, Heather, Ward, Michelle and Cale, Peter (2021). Converting rangelands to reserves: small mammal and reptile responses 24 years after domestic livestock grazing removal. Austral Ecology, 46 (7), 1112-1124. doi: 10.1111/aec.13047
Williams, Brooke A., Simmons, B. Alexander, Ward, Michelle, Beher, Jutta, Dean, Angela J., Nou, Tida, Kenyon, Tania M., Davey, Madeline, Melton, Courtney B., Stewart‐Sinclair, Phoebe J., Hammond, Niall L., Massingham, Emily and Klein, Carissa J. (2021). The potential for applying “Nonviolent Communication” in conservation science. Conservation Science and Practice, 3 (11) e540. doi: 10.1111/csp2.540
Ward, Michelle, Carwardine, Josie, Yong, Chuan J., Watson, James E. M., Silcock, Jennifer, Taylor, Gary S., Lintermans, Mark, Gillespie, Graeme R., Garnett, Stephen T., Woinarski, John, Tingley, Reid, Fensham, Rod J., Hoskin, Conrad J., Hines, Harry B., Roberts, J. Dale, Kennard, Mark J., Harvey, Mark S., Chapple, David G. and Reside, April E. (2021). A national‐scale dataset for threats impacting Australia’s imperiled flora and fauna. Ecology and Evolution, 11 (17) ece3.7920, 1-13. doi: 10.1002/ece3.7920
Watson, James E. M., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Narain, Divya, Ward, Michelle, Maron, Martine and Maxwell, Sean L. (2021). Talk is cheap: nations must act now to achieve long-term ambitions for biodiversity. One Earth, 4 (7), 897-900. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2021.06.012
Ward, Michelle, Barmand, Shayan, Watson, James and Williams, Brooke (2021). Australia faces environmental crisis. Science, 371 (6534), 1115-1116. doi: 10.1126/science.abg9225
Williams, Brooke A., Watson, James E.M., Butchart, Stuart H.M., Ward, Michelle, Brooks, Thomas M., Butt, Nathalie, Bolam, Friederike C., Stuart, Simon N., Mair, Louise, McGowan, Philip J. K., Gregory, Richard, Hilton‐Taylor, Craig, Mallon, David, Harrison, Ian and Simmonds, Jeremy S. (2020). A robust goal is needed for species in the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Conservation Letters, 14 (3) e12778. doi: 10.1111/conl.12778
Butt, Nathalie, Chauvenet, Alienor L.M., Adams, Vanessa M., Beger, Maria, Gallagher, Rachael V., Shanahan, Danielle F., Ward, Michelle, Watson, James E.M. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2020). Importance of species translocations under rapid climate change. Conservation Biology, 35 (3) cobi.13643, 775-783. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13643
Ward, Michelle, Saura, Santiago, Williams, Brooke, Ramírez-Delgado, Juan Pablo, Arafeh-Dalmau, Nur, Allan, James R., Venter, Oscar, Dubois, Grégoire and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Just ten percent of the global terrestrial protected area network is structurally connected via intact land. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 4563, 4563. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18457-x
Ward, Michelle, Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Radford, James Q., Williams, Brooke A., Reside, April E., Macdonald, Stewart L., Mayfield, Helen J., Maron, Martine, Possingham, Hugh P., Vine, Samantha J., O’Connor, James L., Massingham, Emily J., Greenville, Aaron C., Woinarski, John C. Z., Garnett, Stephen T., Lintermans, Mark, Scheele, Ben C., Carwardine, Josie, Nimmo, Dale G., Lindenmayer, David B., Kooyman, Robert M., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Sonter, Laura J. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (10), 1321-1326. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1251-1
Williams, Brooke Anne, Venter, Oscar, Allan, James R., Atkinson, Scott C., Rehbein, Jose A., Ward, Michelle S., Di Marco, Moreno, Grantham, Hedley S., Ervin, Jamison, Goetz, Scott, Hansen, Andrew J., Jantz, Patrick, Pillay, Rajeev, Rodríguez-Buriticá, Susana, Supples, Christina, Virnig, Anne L. S. and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Change in terrestrial human footprint drives continued loss of intact ecosystems. SSRN Electronic Journal, 3 (3), 371-382. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3600547
Lindenmayer, David B., Kooyman, Robert M., Taylor, Chris, Ward, Michelle and Watson, James E. M. (2020). Recent Australian wildfires made worse by logging and associated forest management. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (7), 898-900. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1195-5
Mason, Natalie, Ward, Michelle, Watson, James E. M., Venter, Oscar and Runting, Rebecca K. (2020). Global opportunities and challenges for transboundary conservation. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 4 (5), 694-701. doi: 10.1038/s41559-020-1160-3
Simmonds, Jeremy S., Reside, April E., Stone, Zoe, Walsh, Jessica C., Ward, Michelle S. and Maron, Martine (2019). Vulnerable species and ecosystems are falling through the cracks of environmental impact assessments. Conservation Letters, 13 (3) e12694. doi: 10.1111/conl.12694
Sonter, Laura J., Gordon, Ascelin, Archibald, Carla, Simmonds, Jeremy S., Ward, Michelle, Metzger, Jean Paul, Rhodes, Jonathan R. and Maron, Martine (2019). Offsetting impacts of development on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Ambio, 49 (4), 892-902. doi: 10.1007/s13280-019-01245-3
Ward, Michelle S., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Reside, April E., Watson, James E. M., Rhodes, Jonathan R., Possingham, Hugh P., Trezise, James, Fletcher, Rachel, File, Lindsey and Taylor, Martin (2019). Lots of loss with little scrutiny: the attrition of habitat critical for threatened species in Australia. Conservation Science and Practice, 1 (11) e117. doi: 10.1111/csp2.117
Ward, Michelle, Rhodes, Jonathan R., Watson, James E.M., Lefevre, James, Atkinson, Scott and Possingham, Hugh P. (2019). Use of surrogate species to cost-effectively prioritize conservation actions. Conservation Biology, 34 (3) cobi.13430, 600-610. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13430
Ward, Michelle, Possingham, Hugh, Rhodes, Jonathan R. and Mumby, Peter (2018). Food, money and lobsters: Valuing ecosystem services to align environmental management with Sustainable Development Goals. Ecosystem Services, 29 (Part A), 56-69. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2017.10.023
Thesis
Ward, Michelle (2021). Planning for Australian threatened species’ recovery. PhD Thesis, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/8556bfc
Data Collections
Thomas, Hannah, Ward, Michelle S., Simmonds, Jeremy S., Taylor, Martin F. J. and Maron, Martine (2023). Deforestation events (≥ 20 ha) in northern Australia from 2014 to 2021. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/9c8da2c
Maitz, Natalya, Taylor, Martin, Ward, Michelle S. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2022). Referral impacts under EPBC Act. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/6c8fee3
Mason, Natalie, Ward, Michelle, Watson, James E.M, Venter, Oscar and Runting, Rebecca K (2020). Data from: Global opportunities and challenges for transboundary conservation. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.156
Newspaper Articles
Tulloch, Ayesha, Reside, April, Garrard, Georgia, Ward, Michelle and Awasthy, Monica (2020, 07 09). Birdwatching increased tenfold last lockdown. Don’t stop, it’s a huge help for bushfire recovery The Conversation
Ward, Michelle, Greenville, Aaron, Reside, April, Tulloch, Ayesha, Williams, Brooke, Massingham, Emily, Mayfield, Helen, Possingham, Hugh, Watson, James, Radford, Jim and Sonter, Laura (2020, 01 19). Six million hectares of threatened species habitat up in smoke The Conversation
Ward, Michelle, Reside, April, Possingham, Hugh, Watson, James, Simmonds, Jeremy, Rhodes, Jonathan and Taylor, Martin (2019, 09 09). Environment laws have failed to tackle the extinction emergency. Here's the proof The Conversation