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Conservation Scholars: Hugh Possingham

The Conservation Scholars series highlights leaders in conservation science and includes a small biography, a list of major scientific publications and a Q & A on each person’s particular area of...

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They always whinge about the maths

“If you don’t know what a differential equation is, you are not a scientist” – Hugh Possingham 2009 – At the end of 2009 I highlighted a new book edited by good mates Navjot Sodhi and Paul Ehrlich,...

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Leaving Conservation Letters

It is with both sighs of relief and some sentimentality that I announce my departure from the Senior Editor’s position at Conservation Letters. After 3 volumes and 17 issues, and a very good prospect...

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Does the pope wear a funny hat?

Does a one-legged duck swim in circles? Does an ursid defecate in a collection of rather tall vascular plants? Does fishing kill fish? Silly questions, I know, but it’s the kind of question posed every...

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The few, the loud and the factually challenged

© The Guardian Here’s a little paraphrased response I received from a colleague who works for a particular agency concerned about the ridiculous politicking and misinformation associated with marine...

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More than leftovers: getting marine parks right in Australia

Image via Wikipedia A few weeks back I cosigned a ‘statement of concern’ about the proposal for Australia’s South West Marine Region organised by Hugh Possingham. The support has been overwhelming by...

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No more ecology

To all ecology people who read this blog (students, post-docs, academics), this is an intriguing, provocative and slightly worrying title. As ecology has matured into a full-fledged, hard-core,...

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