Associate Professor Carissa Klein
Principal Research Fellow, ARC Funded
School of the Environment
+61 7 336 56074
Steele Building (03), Room 327a
Researcher biography
Carissa Klein is an ARC Future Fellow at The University of Queensland and Deputy Director of The Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science. She is a conservation scientist and leads a research group called The Ocean Conservation Team, a group of students and post-doctoral researchers focused on developing science to support marine and coastal conservation. Her team's research is motivated by real-world conservation management and policy problems and is done in partnership with numerous non-government organisations (e.g. Wildlife Conservation Society), government departments (e.g., Sabah Parks in Borneo), and foundations (e.g., Minderoo) around the world. Her research group specialise in integrating social, economic, and ecological information to develop solutions that improve outcomes for nature and people. Their generally falls into three themes: land-sea conservation planning, marine spatial planning (ocean zoning), and sustainable seafood.
Carissa has degrees in Chemistry (BA, 2000), Environmental Science (BA, 2000), Environmental Science and Management (MS, 2006) and Conservation Science (PhD, 2010). Her postgraduate studies were at The University of California, Santa Barbara and The University of Queensland. She has received numerous competitive awards, including two that acknowledge her achievements in setting up successful and lasting international collaborations: The Asia Pacific Economic Corporation Science Prize for Innovation, Research and Education (ASPIRE) and the American Australia Association Sir Keith Murdoch Fellowship.
Publications
Book Chapters
Watts, Matthew E., Stewart, Romola R., Martin, Tara G., Klein, Carissa J., Carwardine, Josie and Possingham, Hugh P. (2017). Systematic conservation planning with Marxan. Learning landscape ecology: a practical guide to concepts and techniques. (pp. 211-227) edited by Sarah E. Gergel and Monica G. Turner. New York, NY, United States: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6374-4_13
Wilson, Kerrie A., Cabeza, Mar and Klein, Carissa J. (2009). Fundamental concepts of spatial conservation prioritization. Spatial conservation prioritization: Quantitative methods and computational tools. (pp. 16-27) edited by Atte Moilanen, Kerrie A. Wilson and Hugh Possingham. Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press.
Game, Eddie, Carwardine, Josie, Wilson, Kerrie, Watts, Matt, Klein, Carissa and Possingham, Hugh (2007). How to integrate cost, threat and multiple actions into conservation planning for reserves and stewardship. Protected areas: buffering nature against climate change. (pp. 97-99) edited by Martin Taylor and Penelope Figgis. Sydney, NSW, Australia: WWF-Australia.
Journal Articles
Dominguez-Martinez, Rosa Mar, Roberson, Leslie, Gephart, Jessica, Wilcox, Chris, Sant, Glenn and Klein, Carissa (2024). Environmental law reform needed to manage trade of Australia’s threatened marine species. npj Ocean Sustainability, 3 (1) 45. doi: 10.1038/s44183-024-00085-3
O'Hara, Casey C., Frazier, Melanie, Valle, Mireia, Butt, Nathalie, Kaschner, Kristin, Klein, Carissa and Halpern, Benjamin S. (2024). Cumulative human impacts on global marine fauna highlight risk to biological and functional diversity. PLoS One, 19 (9 September) e0309788, e0309788. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309788
Kuempel, Caitlin D., Arnett, Emma and Klein, Carissa J. (2024). Quantifying global redundant fisheries trade to streamline seafood supply chains. PLoS One, 19 (7) e0305779, 1-12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305779
Fleury, Aharon G., O’Hara, Casey C., Butt, Nathalie, Restrepo, Jaime, Halpern, Benjamin S., Klein, Carissa J., Kuempel, Caitlin D., Gaynor, Kaitlyn M., Bentley, Lily K., Richardson, Anthony J. and Dunn, Daniel C. (2024). Spatial and life history variation in a trait-based species vulnerability and impact model. PLoS One, 19 (6) e0305950, 1-16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305950
Grinham, Alistair, Costantini, Tony, Deering, Nathaniel, Jackson, Cameron, Klein, Carissa, Lovelock, Catherine, Pandolfi, John, Eyal, Gal, Linde, Michael, Dunbabin, Matthew, Duncan, Brendon, Hutley, Nicholas, Byrne, Ilha, Wilson, Craig and Albert, Simon (2024). Nitrogen loading resulting from major floods and sediment resuspension to a large coastal embayment. Science of the Total Environment, 918 170646, 170646. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170646
Kuempel, Caitlin D., Thomas, Jacqueline, Wenger, Amelia, Jupiter, Stacy D., Suárez-Castro, Andrés F., Nasim, Nabeela, Klein, Carissa and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2024). A spatial framework for improved sanitation to support coral reef conservation. Environmental Pollution, 342 123003, 123003. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123003
Ma, Deqiang, Rhodes, Jonathan, Klein, Carissa J. and Maron, Martine (2023). Redistribution of fishery benefits among commercial and recreational fishers caused by offsetting. Marine Policy, 158 105881. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105881
McLean, Mercedes, Warner, Brian, Markham, Robert, Fischer, Mibu, Walker, Jim, Klein, Carissa, Hoeberechts, Maia and Dunn, Daniel C. (2023). Connecting conservation and culture: The importance of Indigenous Knowledge in conservation decision-making and resource management of migratory marine species. Marine Policy, 155 105582, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105582
Teneva, Lida, Free, Christopher M., Hume, Andrew, Agostini, Vera N., Klein, Carissa J., Watson, Reg A. and Gaines, Steven D. (2023). Small island nations can achieve food security benefits through climate-adaptive blue food governance by 2050. Marine Policy, 151 105577. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2023.105577
Vella, Tia, Roberson, Leslie, Kuempel, Caitie and Klein, Carissa (2023). Quantifying the accessibility of sustainable seafood in south-eastern Queensland, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research, 74 (15), 1340-1354. doi: 10.1071/mf23054
Roberson, L. A., Beyer, H. L., O'Hara, C., Watson, J. E. M., Dunn, D. C., Halpern, B. S., Klein, C. J., Frazier, M. R., Kuempel, C. D., Williams, B., Grantham, H. S., Montgomery, J. C., Kark, S. and Runting, R. K. (2022). Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species (vol 27, pg 6206, 2021). Global Change Biology, 28 (22), 6834-6834. doi: 10.1111/gcb.16401
Klein, Carissa J., Kuempel, Caitlin D., Watson, Reg A., Teneva, Lida, Coll, Marta and Mora, Camilo (2022). Global fishing between jurisdictions with unequal fisheries management. Environmental Research Letters, 17 (11) 114004, 1-9. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ac97ab
Roberson, Leslie, Wilcox, Chris, Boussarie, Germain, Dugan, Emma, Garilao, Cristina, Gonzalez, Kristofer, Green, Madeline, Kark, Salit, Kaschner, Kristin, Klein, Carissa J., Rousseau, Yannick, Vallentyne, Dan, Watson, James E. M. and Kiszka, Jeremy J. (2022). Spatially explicit risk assessment of marine megafauna vulnerability to Indian Ocean tuna fisheries. Fish and Fisheries, 23 (5), 1180-1201. doi: 10.1111/faf.12676
Roberson, Leslie A., Beyer, Hawthorne L., O’Hara, Casey, Watson, James E. M., Dunn, Daniel C., Halpern, Benjamin S., Klein, Carissa J., Frazier, Melanie R., Kuempel, Caitlin D., Williams, Brooke, Grantham, Hedley S., Montgomery, Jamie C., Kark, Salit and Runting, Rebecca K. (2022). Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species. Global Change Biology, 27 (23), 6206-6216. doi: 10.1111/gcb.15844
Williams, Brooke A., Watson, James E. M., Beyer, Hawthorne L., Klein, Carissa J., Montgomery, Jamie, Runting, Rebecca K., Roberson, Leslie A., Halpern, Benjamin S, Grantham, Hedley S., Kuempel, Caitlin D., Frazier, Melanie, Venter, Oscar and Wenger, Amelia (2022). The global rarity of intact coastal regions. Conservation Biology, 36 (4) e13874, 1-12. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13874
Stark, Keila, Adams, Vanessa, Brown, Christopher J., Chauvenet, Alienor, Davis, Katrina, Game, Edward T., Halpern, Benjamin S., Lynham, John, Mappin, Bonnie, Selkoe, Kim, Watson, James E.M., Possingham, Hugh P. and Klein, Carissa J. (2022). Importance of equitable cost sharing in the Convention on Biological Diversity's protected area agenda. Conservation Biology, 36 (2) cobi.13812, e13812. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13812
Brito-Morales, Isaac, Schoeman, David S., Everett, Jason D., Klein, Carissa J., Dunn, Daniel C., García Molinos, Jorge, Burrows, Michael T., Buenafe, Kristine Camille V., Dominguez, Rosa Mar, Possingham, Hugh P. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2022). Towards climate-smart, three-dimensional protected areas for biodiversity conservation in the high seas. Nature Climate Change, 12 (4), 402-407. doi: 10.1038/s41558-022-01323-7
Butt, Nathalie, Halpern, Benjamin S., O'Hara, Casey C., Allcock, A. Louise, Polidoro, Beth, Sherman, Samantha, Byrne, Maria, Birkeland, Charles, Dwyer, Ross G., Frazier, Melanie, Woodworth, Bradley K., Arango, Claudia P., Kingsford, Michael J., Udyawer, Vinay, Hutchings, Pat, Scanes, Elliot, McClaren, Emily Jane, Maxwell, Sara M., Diaz‐Pulido, Guillermo, Dugan, Emma, Simmons, Blake Alexander, Wenger, Amelia S., Linardich, Christi and Klein, Carissa J. (2022). A trait‐based framework for assessing the vulnerability of marine species to human impacts. Ecosphere, 13 (2) e3919. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.3919
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
Arafeh‐Dalmau, Nur, Brito‐Morales, Isaac, Schoeman, David S., Possingham, Hugh P., Klein, Carissa J. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2021). Incorporating climate velocity into the design of climate‐smart networks of marine protected areas. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 12 (10) 2041-210X.13675, 1-15. doi: 10.1111/2041-210x.13675
Watts, Matthew, Klein, Carissa J., Tulloch, Vivitskaia J. D., Carvalho, Silvia B. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2021). Software for prioritizing conservation actions based on probabilistic information. Conservation Biology, 35 (4), 1299-1308. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13681
Stewart‐Sinclair, Phoebe, Klein, Carissa, Bateman, Ian J. and Lovelock, Catherine E. (2021). Spatial cost‐benefit analysis of blue restoration and factors driving net benefits globally. Conservation Biology, 35 (6) cobi.13742, 1850-1860. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13742
Wenger, Amelia S., Harris, Daniel, Weber, Samuel, Vaghi, Ferguson, Nand, Yashika, Naisilisili, Waisea, Hughes, Alec, Delevaux, Jade, Klein, Carissa J., Watson, James, Mumby, Peter J. and Jupiter, Stacy D. (2020). Best‐practice forestry management delivers diminishing returns for coral reefs with increased land‐clearing. Journal of Applied Ecology, 57 (12) 1365-2664.13743, 2381-2392. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13743
Roberson, Leslie A., Watson, Reg A. and Klein, Carissa J. (2020). Over 90 endangered fish and invertebrates are caught in industrial fisheries. Nature Communications, 11 (1) 4764, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18505-6
Brito-Morales, Isaac, Schoeman, David S., Molinos, Jorge García, Burrows, Michael T., Klein, Carissa J., Arafeh-Dalmau, Nur, Kaschner, Kristin, Garilao, Cristina, Kesner-Reyes, Kathleen and Richardson, Anthony J. (2020). Climate velocity reveals increasing exposure of deep-ocean biodiversity to future warming. Nature Climate Change, 10 (6), 576-581. doi: 10.1038/s41558-020-0773-5
Jones, Kendall R., Klein, Carissa J., Grantham, Hedley S., Possingham, Hugh P., Halpern, Benjamin S., Burgess, Neil D., Butchart, Stuart H.M., Robinson, John G., Kingston, Naomi, Bhola, Nina and Watson, James E.M. (2020). Area requirements to safeguard earth's marine species. One Earth, 2 (2), 188-196. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2020.01.010
Brown, Christopher J., Jupiter, Stacy D., Albert, Simon, Anthony, Kenneth R. N., Hamilton, Richard J., Fredston-Hermann, Alexa, Halpern, Benjamin S., Lin, Hsien-Yung, Maina, Joseph, Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Mumby, Peter J., Possingham, Hugh P., Saunders, Megan I., Tulloch, Vivitskaia J. D., Wenger, Amelia and Klein, Carissa J. (2019). A guide to modelling priorities for managing land-based impacts on coastal ecosystems. Journal of Applied Ecology, 56 (5), 1106-1116. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.13331
Jones, Kendall R., Maina, Joseph M., Kark, Salit, McClanahan, Timothy R., Klein, Carissa J. and Beger, Maria (2018). Incorporating feasibility and collaboration into large-scale planning for regional recovery of coral reef fisheries. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 604, 211-222. doi: 10.3354/meps12743
Jones, Kendall R., Klein, Carissa J., Halpern, Benjamin S., Venter, Oscar, Grantham, Hedley, Kuempel, Caitlin D., Shumway, Nicole, Friedlander, Alan M., Possingham, Hugh P. and Watson, James E. M. (2018). The location and protection status of earth's diminishing marine wilderness. Current Biology, 28 (15), 2506-2512.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2018.06.010
Brito-Morales, Isaac, García Molinos, Jorge, Schoeman, David S., Burrows, Michael T., Poloczanska, Elvira S., Brown, Christopher J., Ferrier, Simon, Harwood, Tom D., Klein, Carissa J., McDonald-Madden, Eve, Moore, Pippa J., Pandolfi, John M., Watson, James E. M., Wenger, Amelia S. and Richardson, Anthony J. (2018). Climate velocity can inform conservation in a warming world. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 33 (6), 441-457. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.03.009
Venter, Oscar, Magrach, Ainhoa, Outram, Nick, Klein, Carissa Joy, Possingham, Hugh P, Di Marco, Moreno and Watson, James E M (2018). Bias in protected-area location and its effects on long-term aspirations of biodiversity conventions. Conservation Biology, 32 (1), 127-134. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12970
Brown, Christopher J., Althor, Glenn, Halpern, Benjamin S., Iftekhar, Md Sayed, Klein, Carissa J., Linke, Simon, Pryde, Elizabeth C., Schilizzi, Steven, Watson, James E M., Twohey, Becky and Possingham, Hugh P. (2018). Trade-offs in triple-bottom-line outcomes when recovering fisheries. Fish and Fisheries, 19 (1), 107-116. doi: 10.1111/faf.12240
Saunders, Megan Irene, Atkinson, Scott, Klein, Carissa Joy, Weber, Tony and Possingham, Hugh P. (2017). Increased sediment loads cause non-linear decreases in seagrass suitable habitat extent. PloS one, 12 (11) e0187284, 1-21. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187284
Saunders, Megan, Bode, Michael, Atkinson, Scott, Klein, Carissa, Metaxas, Anna, Beher, Jutta, Beger, Maria, Mills, Morena, Giakoumi, Sylvaine, Tulloch, Vivitskaia and Possingham, Hugh (2017). Simple rules can guide whether land- or ocean-based conservation will best benefit marine ecosystems. PLoS Biology, 15 (9) e2001886, e2001886. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2001886
Jupiter, Stacy D., Wenger, Amelia, Klein, Carissa J., Albert, Simon, Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Nelson, Joanna, Teneva, Lida, Tulloch, Vivitskaia J., White, Alan T. and Watson, James E. M. (2017). Opportunities and constraints for implementing integrated land–sea management on islands. Environmental Conservation, 44 (3), 254-266. doi: 10.1017/S0376892917000091
Klein, Carissa J., Beher, Jutta, Chaloupka, Milani, Hamann, Mark, Limpus, Colin and Possingham, Hugh P. (2017). Prioritization of Marine Turtle Management Projects: A Protocol that Accounts for Threats to Different Life History Stages. Conservation Letters, 10 (5), 547-554. doi: 10.1111/conl.12324
Brown, Christopher J., Jupiter, Stacy D., Lin, Hsien-Yung, Albert, Simon, Klein, Carissa, Maina, Joseph M., Tulloch, Vivitskaia J. D., Wenger, Amelia S. and Mumby, Peter J. (2017). Habitat change mediates the response of coral reef fish populations to terrestrial run-off. Marine Ecology - Progress Series, 576, 55-68. doi: 10.3354/meps12221
Brown, Christopher J., Jupiter, Stacy D., Albert, Simon, Klein, Carissa J., Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Maina, Joseph M., Mumby, Peter, Olley, Jon, Stewart-Koster, Ben, Tulloch, Vivitskaia and Wenger, Amelia (2017). Tracing the influence of land-use change on water quality and coral reefs using a Bayesian model. Scientific Reports, 7 (4740) 4740, 4740. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-05031-7
Teixeira, João B., Moura, Rodrigo L., Mills, Morena, Klein, Carissa, Brown, Christopher J., Adams, Vanessa M., Grantham, Hedley, Watts, Matthew, Faria, Deborah, Amado-Filho, Gilberto M., Bastos, Alex C., Lourival, Reinaldo and Possingham, Hugh P. (2017). A habitat-based approach to predict impacts of marine protected areas on fishers. Conservation Biology, 32 (5), 1096-1106. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12974
Jumin, Robecca, Binson, Augustine, McGowan, Jennifer, Magupin, Sikula, Beger, Maria, Brown, Christopher J., Possingham, Hugh P. and Klein, Carissa (2017). From Marxan to management: ocean zoning with stakeholders for Tun Mustapha Park in Sabah, Malaysia. ORYX, 52 (04), 775-786. doi: 10.1017/S0030605316001514
Tulloch, Vivitskaia J., Klein, Carissa J., Jupiter, Stacy D., Tulloch, Ayesha I. T., Roelfsema, Chris and Possingham, Hugh P. (2017). Trade-offs between data resolution, accuracy, and cost when choosing information to plan reserves for coral reef ecosystems. Journal of Environmental Management, 188, 108-119. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.11.070
Fredston-Hermann, Alexa , Brown, Christropher J., Albert, Simon , Klein, Carissa J., Mangubhai, Sangeeta , Nelson, Joanna L., Teneva, Lida , Wenger, Amelia, Gaines, Steven D. and Halpern, Benjamin S. (2016). Where does river runoff matter for coastal marine conservation?. Frontiers in Marine Science, 3 (DEC) 273. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00273
Althor, Glenn, McKinnon, Madeleine, Cheng, Samantha H., Klein, Carissa and Watson, James (2016). Does the social equitability of community and incentive based conservation interventions in non-OECD countries, affect human well-being? A systematic review protocol. Environmental Evidence, 5 (1) 26. doi: 10.1186/s13750-016-0078-3
Tulloch, Vivitskaia J. D., Brown, Christopher J., Possingham, Hugh P., Jupiter, Stacy D., Maina, Joseph M. and Klein, Carissa (2016). Improving conservation outcomes for coral reefs affected by future oil palm development in Papua New Guinea. Biological Conservation, 203, 43-54. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2016.08.013
Mills, Morena, Leon, Javier X., Saunders, Megan I., Bell, Justine, Liu, Yan, O’Mara, Julian, Lovelock, Catherine E., Mumby, Peter J., Phinn, Stuart, Possingham, Hugh P., Tulloch, Vigitskaia, Mutafoglu, Konar, Morrison, Tiffany, Callaghan, David, Baldock, Tom, Klein, Carissa and Hoegh-Guldberg, Ove (2016). Reconciling development and conservation under coastal squeeze from rising sea-level. Conservation Letters, 9 (5), 361-368. doi: 10.1111/conl.12213
Stigner, Madeleine, Beyer, Hawthorne L., Klein, Carissa J. and Fuller, Richard A. (2016). Reconciling recreational use and conservation values in a coastal protected area. Journal of Applied Ecology, 53 (4), 1206-1214. doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.12662
Beher, Jutta, Possingham, Hugh P., Hoobin, Sean, Dougall, Cameron and Klein, Carissa (2016). Prioritising catchment management projects to improve marine water quality. Environmental Science and Policy, 59, 35-43. doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2016.02.005
Atkinson, Scott C., Jupiter, Stacy D., Adams, Vanessa M., Ingram, J. Carter, Narayan, Siddharth, Klein, Carissa J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2016). Prioritising mangrove ecosystem services results in spatially variable management priorities. PLoS ONE, 11 (3) e0151992, e0151992. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151992
Jones, Kendall R., Watson, James E. M., Possingham, Hugh P. and Klein, Carissa J. (2016). Incorporating climate change into spatial conservation prioritisation: a review. Biological Conservation, 194, 121-130. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.12.008
Jones, Kendall R., Plumptre, Andrew J., Watson, James E. M., Possingham, Hugh P., Ayebare, Sam, Rwetsiba, A., Wanyama, F., kujirakwinja, D. and Klein, Carissa J. (2016). Testing the effectiveness of surrogate species for conservation planning in the Greater Virunga Landscape, Africa. Landscape and Urban Planning, 145, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.09.006
Klein, Carissa, Watson, James, Halpern, Ben and McGowan, Jennifer (2015). What are we actually protecting in the ocean?. Ocean Views
Klein, Carissa J., Brown, Christopher J., Halpern, Benjamin S., Segan, Daniel B., McGowan, Jennifer, Beger, Maria and Watson, James E.M. (2015). Shortfalls in the global protected area network at representing marine biodiversity. Scientific Reports, 5 (1) 17539, 17539. doi: 10.1038/srep17539
Kendall, Bruce E., Klein, Carissa J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2015). The role of scale in designing protected area systems to conserve poorly known species. Ecosphere, 6 (11) 237, art237-17. doi: 10.1890/ES15-00346.1
Klein, Carissa, McKinnon, Madeleine C., Wright, Becky Twohey, Possingham, Hugh P. and Halpern, Benjamin S. (2015). Social equity and the probability of success of biodiversity conservation. Global Environmental Change, 35, 299-306. doi: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.09.007
Brown, Christopher J., White, Crow, Beger, Maria, Grantham, Hedley S., Halpern, Benjamin S., Klein, Carissa J., Mumby, Peter J., Tulloch, Vivitskaia J.D., Ruckelshaus, Mary and Possingham, Hugh P. (2015). Fisheries and biodiversity benefits of using static versus dynamic models for designing marine reserve networks. Ecosphere, 6 (10) 182, 182.1-182.14. doi: 10.1890/ES14-00429.1
Beger, Maria, McGowan, Jennifer, Treml, Eric A., Green, Alison L., White, Alan T., Wolff, Nicholas H., Klein, Carissa J., Mumby, Peter J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2015). Integrating regional conservation priorities for multiple objectives into national policy. Nature Communications, 6 (1) 8208, 1-8. doi: 10.1038/ncomms9208
Yates, Katherine L., Schoeman, David S. and Klein, Carissa J. (2015). Ocean zoning for conservation, fisheries and marine renewable energy: assessing trade-offs and co-location opportunities. Journal of Environmental Management, 152, 201-209. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.01.045
Ruiz-Frau, Ana, Kaiser, Michael J., Edwards-Jones, Gareth, Klein, Carissa J., Segan, Daniel and Possingham, Hugh P. (2015). Balancing extractive and non-extractive uses in marine conservation plans. Marine Policy, 52, 11-18. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.10.017
McDonald, Jane A., Carwardine, Josie, Joseph, Liana N., Klein, Carissa J., Rout, Tracy M., Watson, James E. M., Garnett, Stephen T., McCarthy, Michael A. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2015). Improving policy efficiency and effectiveness to save more species: A case study of the megadiverse country Australia. Biological Conservation, 182, 102-108. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2014.11.030
Possingham, Hugh P., Bode, Michael and Klein, Carissa J. (2015). Optimal conservation outcomes require both restoration and protection. PLoS Biology, 13 (1) ARTN e1002052, 1-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1002052
Sutcliffe, P. R., Klein, C. J., Pitcher, C. R. and Possingham, H. P. (2015). The effectiveness of marine reserve systems constructed using different surrogates of biodiversity. Conservation Biology, 29 (3), 657-667. doi: 10.1111/cobi.12506
Ruiz-Frau, Ana, Possingham, Hugh P., Edwards-Jones, Gareth, Klein, Carissa J., Segan, Daniel and Kaiser, Michel J. (2015). A multidisciplinary approach in the design of marine protected areas: integration of science and stakeholder based methods. Ocean and Coastal Management, 103, 86-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.11.012
Makino, Azusa, Klein, Carissa J., Possingham, Hugh P., Yamano, Hiroya, Yara, Yumiko, Ariga, Toshinori, Matsuhasi, Keisuke and Beger, Maria (2014). The effect of applying alternate IPCC climate scenarios to marine reserve design for range changing species. Conservation Letters, 8 (5), 320-328. doi: 10.1111/conl.12147
Tallis, Heather, Lubchenco, Jane, Adams-Hosking, Christine, Kark, Salit, Beger, Maria, Butt, Nathalie, Di Fonzo, Martina M. I., Giakoumi, Sylvaine, Guerrero, Angela M., Maggini, Ramona, Martin, Tara G., Mills, Morena, Renwick, Anna, Polsenberg, Johanna, Shanahan, Danielle F., Wilson, Kerrie A., Carwardine, Josie, Corrigan, Colleen, Watson, James and Klein, Carissa (2014). A call for inclusive conservation. Nature, 515 (7525), 27-28. doi: 10.1038/515027a
Klein, Carissa Joy and Ferrari, Renata (2014). Walk the talk, don't eat it: a call for sustainable seafood leadership from marine scientists. Environmental Conservation, 42 (2), 102-103. doi: 10.1017/S0376892914000253
Weeks, Rebecca, Alino, Porfirio M., Atkinson, Scott, Beldia, Pacifico, II., Binson, Augustine, Campos, Wilfredo L., Djohani, Rili, Green, Alison L., Hamilton, Richard, Horigue, Vera, Jumin, Robecca, Kalim, Kay, Kasasiah, Ahsanal, Kereseka, Jimmy, Klein, Carissa, Laroya, Lynette, Magupin, Sikula, Masike, Barbara, Mohan, Candice, Da Silva Pinto, Rui Miguel, Vave-Karamui, Agnetha, Villanoy, Cesar, Welly, Marthen and White, Alan T. (2014). Developing marine protected area networks in the Coral Triangle: good practices for expanding the Coral Triangle Marine Protected Area System. Coastal Management, 42 (2), 183-205. doi: 10.1080/08920753.2014.877768
Klein, Carissa J., Jupiter, Stacy D. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2014). Setting conservation priorities in Fiji: Decision science versus additive scoring systems. Marine Policy, 48, 204-205. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2014.03.008
Klein, Carissa J., Jupiter, Stacy D., Watts, Matthew and Possingham, Hugh P. (2014). Evaluating the influence of candidate terrestrial protected areas on coral reef condition in Fiji. Marine Policy, 44, 360-365. doi: 10.1016/j.marpol.2013.10.001
Makino, Azusa, Yamano, Hiroya, Beger, Maria, Klein, Carissa J., Yara, Yumiko and Possingham, Hugh P. (2014). Spatio-temporal marine conservation planning to support high-latitude coral range expansion under climate change. Diversity and Distributions, 20 (8), 859-871. doi: 10.1111/ddi.12184
Makino, Azusa, Klein, Carissa J., Beger, Maria, Jupiter, Stacy D. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2013). Incorporating Conservation Zone Effectiveness for Protecting Biodiversity in Marine Planning. PloS One, 8 (11) e78986, e78986. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078986
Klein, Carissa J., Tulloch, Vivitskaia J., Halpern, Benjamin S., Selkoe, Kimberly A., Watts, Matthew E., Steinback, Charles, Scholz, Astrid and Possingham, Hugh P. (2013). Tradeoffs in marine reserve design: habitat condition, representation, and socioeconomic costs. Conservation Letters, 6 (5), 324-332. doi: 10.1111/conl.12005
Makino, Azusa, Beger, Maria, Klein, Carissa J., Jupiter, Stacy D. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2013). Integrated planning for land-sea ecosystem connectivity to protect coral reefs. Biological Conservation, 165, 35-42. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.05.027
Tulloch, Vivitskaia J., Possingham, Hugh P., Jupiter, Stacy D., Roelfsema, Chris, Tulloch, Ayesha I. T. and Klein, Carissa J. (2013). Incorporating uncertainty associated with habitat data in marine reserve design. Biological Conservation, 162, 41-51. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2013.03.003
Halpern, Benjamin S., Klein, Carissa J., Brown, Christopher J., Beger, Maria, Grantham, Hedley S., Mangubhai, Sangeeta, Ruckelshaus, Mary, Tulloch, Vivitskaia J., Watts, Matt, White, Crow and Possingham, Hugh P. (2013). Achieving the triple bottom line in the face of inherent trade-offs among social equity, economic return, and conservation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110 (15), 6229-6234. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1217689110
Cvitanovic, C., Wilson, S. K., Fulton, C. J., Almany, G. R., Anderson, P., Babcock, R. C., Ban, N. C., Beeden, R. J., Beger, M., Cinner, J., Dobbs, K., Evans, L. S., Farnham, A., Friedman, K. J., Gale, K., Gladstone, W., Grafton, Q., Graham, N. A. J., Gudge, S., Harrison, P. L., Holmes, T. H., Johnstone, N., Jones, G. P., Jordan, A., Kendrick, A. J., Klein, C. J., Little, L. R., Malcolm, H. A., Morris, D. ... Williamson, D. H. (2013). Critical research needs for managing coral reef marine protected areas: perspectives of academics and managers. Journal of Environmental Management, 114, 84-91. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.10.051
Luck, Gary W., Chan, Kai M. A. and Klein, Carissa J. (2012). Identifying spatial priorities for protecting ecosystem services. F1000 Research, 1 (17) 17, 17. doi: 10.3410/f1000research.1-17.v1
Klein, Carissa J., Jupiter, Stacy D., Selig, Elizabeth R., Watts, Matthew E., Halpern, Benjamin S., Kamal, Muhammad, Roelfsema, Chris and Possingham, Hugh P. (2012). Forest conservation delivers highly variable coral reef conservation outcomes. Ecological Applications, 22 (4), 1246-1256. doi: 10.1890/11-1718.1
Campbell, Hamish A., Dwyer, Ross G., Fitzgibbon, Sean, Klein, Carissa J., Lauridsen, Graham, McKeown, Adam, Olsson, Annebelle, Sullivan, Scott, Watts, Matthew E. and Westcott, David A. (2012). Prioritising the protection of habitat utilised by southern cassowaries Casuarius casuarius johnsonii. Endangered Species Research, 17 (1), 53-61. doi: 10.3354/esr00397
Douglass, Lucinda L., Possingham, Hugh P., Carwardine, Josie, Klein, Carissa J., Roxburgh, Stephen H., Russell-Smith, Jeremy and Wilson, Kerrie A. (2011). The Effect of carbon credits on savanna land management and priorities for biodiversity conservation. PLoS One, 6 (9) e23843, e23843. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023843
Grantham, H. S., McLeod, E., Brooks, A., Jupiter, S. D., Hardcastle, J., Richardson, A. J., Poloczanska, E. S., Hills, T., Mieszkowska, N., Klein, C. J. and Watson, J. E. M. (2011). Ecosystem-based adaptation in marine ecosystems of tropical Oceania in response to climate change. Pacific Conservation Biology, 17 (3), 241-258. doi: 10.1071/PC110241
Alvarez-Romero, Jorge G., Pressey, Robert L., Ban, Natalie C., Vance-Borland, Ken, Willer, Chuck, Klein, Carissa Joy and Gaines, Steven D. (2011). Integrated land-sea conservation planning: The missing links. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics, Vol 42, 42 (1), 381-409. doi: 10.1146/annurev-ecolsys-102209-144702
Carwardine, Josie, Wilson, Kerrie A., Hajkowicz, Stefan A., Smith, Robert J., Klein, Carissa J., Watts, Matt and Possingham, Hugh P. (2010). Conservation planning when costs are uncertain. Conservation Biology, 24 (6), 1529-1537. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.01535.x
Klein, Carissa, Kark, Salit, Carvalho, Silvia, Beger, Maria and Possingham, Hugh (2010). Conserving evolutionary novelty on the edge. Science, 328 (5985)
Klein, Carissa Joy, Steinback, Charles, Watts, Matthew, Scholz, Astrid J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2010). Spatial marine zoning for fisheries and conservation. Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 8 (7), 349-353. doi: 10.1890/090047
Klein, Carissa J., Ban, Natalie C., Halpern, Benjamin S., Beger, Maria, Game, Edward T., Grantham, Hedley S., Green, Alison, Klein, Travis J., Kininmonth, Stuart, Treml, Eric, Wilson, Kerris and Possingham, Hugh P. (2010). Prioritizing land and sea conservation investments to protect coral reefs. PLoS One, 5 (8) e12431, e12431-1-e12431-8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0012431
Fuller, Richard, McDonald-Madden, Eve, Wilson, Kerrie. A, Carwrdine, Josie, Grantham, Hedley, Watson, James. E, Klein, Carissa. J, Green, David. C and Possingham, Hugh. P (2010). Replacing underperforming protected areas achieves better conservation outcomes. Nature, 466 (7304), 365-367. doi: 10.1038/nature09180
Segan, Daniel B., Carwardine, Josie, Klein, Carissa, Grantham, Hedley and Pressey, Robert L. (2010). Can we determine conservation priorities without clear objectives?. Biological Conservation, 143 (1), 2-4. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.09.014
Watts, M. E., Ball, Ian, R., Stewart, R, Klein, C. J., Wilson, Kerrie, Steinback, Charles, Lourivald, Reinaldo, Kircher, L. and Possingham, H. (2009). Marxan with zones: Software for optimal conservation based land and sea-use zoning. Environmental modelling and software, 24 (12), 1513-1521. doi: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.06.005
Watson, James E. M., Fuller, Richard A., Watson, Alexander W. T., Mackey, Brendan G., Wilson, Kerrie A., Grantham, Hedley S., Turner, Matthew, Klein, Carissa J., Carwardine, Josie, Joseph, Liana N. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2009). Wilderness and future conservation priorities in Australia. Diversity and Distributions, 15 (6), 1028-1036. doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2009.00601.x
Ban, Natalie Corinna and Klein, Carissa Joy (2009). Spatial socioeconomic data as a cost in systematic marine conservation planning. Conservation Letters, 2 (5), 206-215. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2009.00071.x
Klein, C. J., Wilson, Kerrie A., Watts, M., Stein, Janet, Carwardine, J., Mackey, Brendan and Possingham, H.P. (2009). Spatial conservation prioritization inclusive of wilderness quality: A case study of Australia's biodiversity. Biological Conservation, 142 (7), 1282-1290. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2009.01.035
Carwardine, Josie, Klein, Carissa J., Wilson, Kerrie A., Pressey, Robert L. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2009). Hitting the target and missing the point: Target-based conservation planning in context. Conservation Letters, 2 (1), 4-11. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2008.00042.x
Klein, Carissa, Wilson, Kerrie, Watts, Matthew, Stein, Janet, Berry, Sandra, Carwardine, Josie, Stafford Smith, Mark, Mackey, Brendan and Possingham, Hugh (2009). Incorporating ecological and evolutionary processes into continental-scale conservation planning. Ecological Applications, 19 (1), 206-217. doi: 10.1890/07-1684.1
Carwardine, Josie, Wilson, Kerrie A., Watts, Matt, Etter, Andres, Klein, Carissa J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2008). Avoiding costly conservation mistakes: The importance of defining actions and costs in spatial priority setting. PLoS one, 3 (7) e2586, e2586-1-e2586-6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002586
Klein, C., Chan, A., Kircher, L., Cundiff, A. J., Gardner, N., Hrovat, Y., Scholz, A., Kendall, B. E. and Airame, S. (2008). Striking a balance between biodiversity conservation and socioeconomic viability in the design of marine protected areas. Conservation Biology, 22 (3), 691-700. doi: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.00896.x
Klein, Carissa Joy, Steinback, Charles, Scholz, Astrid J. and Possingham, Hugh (2008). Effectiveness of marine reserve networks in representing biodiversity and minimizing impact to fishermen: a comparison of two approaches used in California. Conservation Letters, 1 (1), 44-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-263X.2008.00005.x
Conference Papers
Chauvenet, Alienor L.M., Watson, James E.M., Adams, Vanessa M., Di Marco, Moreno, Venter, Oscar, Davis, Katrina J., Mappin, Bonnie, Klein, Carissa J., Kuempel, Caitlin D. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2020). To achieve big wins for terrestrial conservation, prioritize protection of ecoregions closest to meeting targets. Cambridge, MA, United States: Cell Press. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2020.04.013
Tulloch, Vivitskaia J., Possingham, Hugh, Jupiter, Stacy, Roelfsema, Christiaan M., Tulloch, Ayesha and Klein, Carissa (2013). Novel methods for designing marine reserves under uncertainty: trading off risk, habitat representation, and socio-economic costs. INTECOL 2013: 11th International Congress of Ecology, ExCel, London, UK, 18-23 August, 2013.
Kendall, Bruce E., Klein, Carissa J. and Possingham, Hugh P. (2010). Ignorant conservation: designing reserve networks to protect unobserved biodiversity. 95th ESA Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1-6 August 2010.
Research Report
Hosch, Gilles, Roberson, Leslie, Cottrell, Richard, Harrison, Emily, Klein, Carissa, Domiguez-Martinez, Rosa Mar, Sant, Glenn and Wilcox, Chris (2023). Measures to prevent the importation of illegal, unreported and unregulated seafood: Discussion paper. Brisbane, Australia: The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/0fd4e88
Newspaper Article
Roberson, Leslie and Klein, Carissa (2020, 10 07). What are you really eating? How threatened ‘seafood’ species slip through the law and onto your plate The Conversation
Thesis
Carissa Klein (2010). Spatial Conservation Prioritisation Applied to Protected Area Design. PhD Thesis, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland.