Hugh P. Possingham

The University of Queensland — Australia

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

157h-index87.4kcitations1.1kworks7.22yr avg
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Research Topics

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(306), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(292), Species Distribution and Climate Change(279), Economic and Environmental Valuation(193), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management(173)

Publications1.1k total

A Typology of Australian Terrestrial Bird Communities
Diversity and Distributions·2026Open Access
A framework for designing multi-objective landscapes for conservation
Biological Conservation·2026Open Access
Australia’s harmful fossil fuel approvals
Science·2026
How monitoring matters for nature conservation: 15 reasons framed in a theory of change
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Regulatory compliance and the illegal wildlife trade
2025
Soft Range Limits Shape Sensitivity to Forest Cover More Strongly Than Hard Range Limits
Global Ecology and Biogeography·2025Open Access
A balanced measure of conservation outcomes: tracking woody vegetation loss and protection in Queensland, Australia
Environmental Research Letters·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Multiple-use spatial planning for sustainable development and conservation
Trends in Ecology & Evolution·2025· 1 cited
A review of the application of coral reef condition indicators in conservation planning
Ecological Indicators·2025Open Access
Marine Conservation Leadership: Does Australia Walk the Talk?
Conservation Letters·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Expand or better manage protected areas: A framework for minimizing extinction risk when threats are concentrated near edges
Biological Conservation·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Supplementary material to "Australia’s terrestrial industrial footprint and ecological intactness"
2025Open Access
Australia’s terrestrial industrial footprint and ecological intactness
2025Open Access
Have significant biodiversity values been protected from industrial logging across Australia?
Conservation Science and Practice·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Marine Conservation Leadership: Does Australia Deserve a Spot on the Podium?
2025Open Access
Half of the habitat of Australia's highly imperilled narrow-range species is outside protected areas
Biological Conservation·2025· 4 citedOpen Access
Protect the Integrity of CITES: Lessons From Japan's IWC Withdrawal to Keep Polarization From Tearing CITES Apart
Conservation Letters·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
Why do (or don’t) people protect nature? insights from conservation practice and environmental psychology to respond to the biodiversity crisis
Global Environmental Psychology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
A typology of Australian terrestrial bird communities
2025Open Access
The estimated cost of preventing extinction and progressing recovery for Australia’s priority threatened species
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2025· 5 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Kerrie A. Wilson(9), Tara G. Martin(6), James Watson(6), Richard A. Fuller(6), Sandy J. Andelman(5), Oscar Venter(4), Ian R. Ball(4), Liana N. Joseph(4), Josie Carwardine(4), Hedley S. Grantham(4), Robert L. Pressey(4), Peter Kareiva(4), Ayesha Tulloch(3), Eve McDonald‐Madden(3), Jutta Beher(3), Kendall R. Jones(3), William F. Laurance(3), Steven D. Gaines(3), David B. Lindenmayer(3), Michael Bode(3)