Publications
Below is a selection of our recent conservation-related publications. Our team is in bold.
Pidd AM, Schoeman DS, Richardson AJ, Scales KL (in press, 8/9/2025) Climate refugia could disappear from Australia’s marine protected areas by 2040. Earth’s Future
Neubert S, McGowan J, Metcalfe K, Hanson JO, Buenafe KCV, Dabalà A, Dunn DC, Everett JD, Possingham H, Stelzenmüller V, Ervin J, Richardson AJ (in press, 5/9/2025) Multiple-use spatial planning for sustainable development and conservation. Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Blanluet A, Game ET, Neubert S, Everett JD, Pollock K, Wolf NH, Dunn DC, Richardson AJ (2025) Drifting fish aggregation devices as a tool to study oceanic marine protected areas. Fisheries Research 289 (107474). 9 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107474
Rohner CA, Richardson AJ, García-Rodriguez E, Charles R, Batlle Morera A, Bortoluzzi J, Mouton TL, Notarbartolo di Sciara G, Armstrong A, Everett JD, Bakiu R, Barash A, Bariche M, Başusta N, Bousquet C, Ćetković I, Giovos I, Guallart J, Milazzo M, Morey G, Naasan R, Spyridopoulou A, Niedermuller S, Serena F, Shakman E, Soldo A, Jabado RW (2025) Important Shark and Ray Areas can inform conservation planning in the Mediterranean and Black Seas. iScience 28(8): 113192. 17 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.113192
Buenafe KCV, Neubert S, Scales KL, Dunn DC, Everett JD, Flower J, Suthers IM, Granados-Dieseldorff P, Dabalà A, Esturas KJT, Mercer J, Richardson AJ (2025) Near-global spawning strategies of large pelagic fish. Nature Communications 16(8146). 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63106-w
Sequeira AMM et al. including Richardson AJ (2025) Global tracking of marine megafauna space use reveals how to achieve conservation targets. Science 388(6751): 1086-1097. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adl0239
Buenafe KCV, Dunn DC, Metaxas A, Everett, JD, Schoeman DS, Pidd A, Brito-Morales I, Hanson JO, Kim SW, Scales KL, Richardson AJ (2025) Current approaches and future opportunities in designing climate-smart protected areas. Nature Reviews in Biology https://doi.org/10.1038/s44358-025-00041-0
Richardson AJ, Buenafe KCV (2025) A deep dive into climate connectivity. News & Views. Nature Climate Change. 2 pp. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-025-02253-w
Giakoumi S, Richardson AJ, Doxa A, Moro S, Andrello M, Hanson JO, Hermoso V, Mazor T, McGowan J, Kujala H, Law E, Álvarez-Romero JG, Magris RA, Gissi E, Arafeh-Dalmau N, Metaxas A, Virtanen E, Ban NC, Runya RM, Dunn DC, Fraschetti S, Galsparsoro I, Smith RJ, Bastardie F, Stelzenmüller V, Possingham HP, Katsenevakis S (2024) Advances in systematic conservation planning concepts, tools and methods. Trends in Ecology and Evolution.16 pp. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2024.12.002
Fleury AG, O’Hara CC, Butt N, Restrepo J, Halpern BS, Klein CJ, Wenger A, Kuempel CD, Gaynor KM, Bentley LK, Richardson AJ, Dunn DC (in press, 13/6/2024) Spatial and life history variation in a trait-based vulnerability and impact model. PLoS One 19(6). e0305950. 16 pp. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305950
Blanluet A, Game E, Dunn DC, Everett JD, Lombard AT, Richardson AJ (2024). Evaluating ecological benefits of oceanic protected areas. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 39(2): 175-187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.09.003
Fourchault L, Dunn DC, Everett JD, Hanson JO, Buenafe KCV, Neubert S, Dabalà A, Richardson AJ (2024) Generating affordable protection of high seas biodiversity through cross-sectoral spatial planning. One Earth 7: 253-264. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.12.006
Dabalà A, Dahdouh-Guebas F, Dunn DC, Everett JD, Lovelock CE, Hanson JO, Buenafe KCV, Neubert S, Richardson AJ (2023) Priority areas to protect mangroves and maximise ecosystem services. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-41333-3
Buenafe KCV, Dunn DC, Everett JD, Brito-Morales I, Schoeman DS, Hanson JO, Dabalà A, Neubert S, Richardson AJ (2023) A metric-based framework for climate-smart spatial planning. Ecological Applications. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2852
Kot, CY, S.E. DeLand, A.-L. Harrison, A. Alberini, H. Blondin, M. Chory, J. Cleary, … D.C. Dunn, P.N. Halpin (2023) Synthesizing connectivity information from migratory marine species for area-based management. Biological Conservation. 110142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2023.110142
Schoeman DS, Sen-Gupta A, Harrison CS, Everett JD, Brito-Morales I, Hannah L, Bopp L, Roehrdanz P, Richardson AJ (2023). Demystifying global climate models for use in the life sciences. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2023.04.005
Brito-Morales I, Schoeman DS, Klein C, Dunn DC, Everett JD, García Molinos, Burrows MT, Dominguez RM, Possingham H, Richardson AJ (2022) Towards climate-smart, three-dimensional protected areas for biodiversity conservation in the high seas. Nature Climate Change 12: 402-407. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-022-01323-7
Cinner, J.E., Thiault, L., Caldwell, I., Ben, J., Blanchard, J., Diedrich, A., Eddy, T., Gurney, G., Heneghan, R., Jagermeyer, J., Jiddawi, N., Kuange, J., Lahari, R., Mukminin, A., Novaglio, C., Raberisoa, A., Wamukota, A., Everett, J.D., … Richard Pollnac (2022) The potential impacts of climate change on agriculture and fisheries production in 72 tropical coastal communities. Nature Communications. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-30991-4
Kot, C.Y., S. Åkesson, J. Alfaro-Shigueto, D. F. Amorocho Llanos, M. Antonopoulou … D.C. Dunn, et al. (2022) Network analysis of sea turtle movements and connectivity: a tool for conservation prioritization. Diversity & Distributions. 28(4):810-829. https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.13485
Sullivan-Stack, J, O. Aburto-Oropeza, C.M. Brooks, R.B. Cabral, J.E. Caselle, F. Chan, J.E. Duffy, D.C. Dunn, et al. (2022) A Scientific Synthesis of Marine Protected Areas in the United States: Status and Recommendations. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.849927
Roberson, L., H. Beyer, C. O’Hara, J. Watson, D.C. Dunn, B. Halpern, C. Klein, et al. (2021) Multinational coordination required for conservation of over 90% of marine species. Global Change Biology. 27 (23):6206-6216 https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15844
Arafeh Dalmau N, Brito-Morales I, Schoeman DS, Klein CJ, Richardson AJ, Possingham H (2021) Incorporating climate velocity in marine spatial prioritization. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 12: 1969-1983. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.13675
Brito-Morales I, Schoeman DS, Burrows MT, Klein CJ, Kesner-Reyes K, Richardson AJ (2020) Climate velocity reveals increasing exposure of deep-ocean biodiversity to future warming. Nature Climate Change 10: 576-581. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-020-0773-5
Brito-Morales I, Molinos JG, Schoeman DS, Burrows MT, Poloczanska ES, Brown CJ, Ferrier S, Harwood TD, Klein CJ, McDonald-Madden E, Moore PJ, Pandolfi JM, Watson JE, Wenger AS, Richardson AJ (2018) Climate velocity can inform conservation in a warming world. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 33(6): 441-457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2018.03.009