Biography
I develop theory and tools to make complex environmental problems tractable for decision-making. My key themes are forecasting change in biodiversity through scenario modelling, conservation planning, and global biodiversity policy, including the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems.
For more on my research and me, please visit my personal website: https://emilynicholson.wordpress.com/
And our group website – Deakin Conservation Science: www.conservationscience.org.au
Read more on Emily's profilePublications
Optimal planning to mitigate the impacts of roads on multiple species
T Polak, E Nicholson, C Grilo, J Bennett, H Possingham
(2019), Vol. 56, pp. 201-213, Journal of applied ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Towards meaningful monitoring: a case study of a threatened rodent
H Geyle, G Guillera-Arroita, H Davies, R Firth, B Murphy, D Nimmo, E Ritchie, J Woinarski, E Nicholson
(2019), Vol. 44, pp. 223-236, Austral ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Scenarios and models to support global conservation targets
Emily Nicholson, Elizabeth Fulton, Thomas Brooks, Ryan Blanchard, Paul Leadley, Jean Metzger, Karel Mokany, Simone Stevenson, Brendan Wintle, Skipton Woolley, Megan Barnes, James Watson, Simon Ferrier
(2019), Vol. 34, pp. 57-68, Trends in ecology & evolution, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Gerard Ryan, Emily Nicholson, Jonathan Eames, Thomas Gray, Robin Loveridge, Simon Mahood, Phearun Sum, Michael McCarthy
(2019), Vol. 33, pp. 697-708, Conservative biology, Chichester, Eng., C1
Redlistr: tools for the IUCN Red Lists of ecosystems and threatened species in R
C Lee, D Keith, E Nicholson, N Murray
(2019), Vol. 42, pp. 1050-1055, Ecography, Chichester, Eng., C1
Optimizing habitat management for amphibians: from simple models to complex decisions
M Scroggie, K Preece, E Nicholson, M McCarthy, K Parris, G Heard
(2019), Vol. 236, pp. 60-69, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
W La Marca, J Elith, R Firth, B Murphy, T Regan, J Woinarski, E Nicholson
(2019), Vol. 25, pp. 1060-1073, Diversity and distributions, Chichester, Eng., C1
Impacts of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems on conservation policy and practice
L Bland, E Nicholson, R Miller, A Andrade, A Carr, A Etter, J Ferrer-Paris, B Herrera, T Kontula, A Lindgaard, P Pliscoff, A Skowno, M Valderrbano, I Zager, D Keith
(2019), Vol. 12, pp. 1-8, Conservation letters, Chichester, Eng., C1
Stable isotopes infer the value of Australia's coastal vegetated ecosystems from fisheries
H Janes, P Macreadie, E Nicholson, D Ierodiaconou, S Reeves, M Taylor, P Carnell
(2019), Fish and fisheries, Chichester, Eng., C1
Ecosystem indices to support global biodiversity conservation
J Rowland, L Bland, D Keith, D Juffe-Bignoli, M Burgman, A Etter, J Ferrer-Paris, R Miller, A Skowno, E Nicholson
(2019), pp. 1-11, Conservation letters, Chichester, Eng., C1
B Huang, Mary Young, Paul Carnell, Simon Conron, D Ierodiaconou, Peter Macreadie, E Nicholson
(2019), Science of the Total Environment, C1
Satellite remote sensing of ecosystem functions: opportunities, challenges and way forward
N Pettorelli, H Schulte to Bhne, A Tulloch, G Dubois, C Macinnis-Ng, A Queirs, D Keith, M Wegmann, F Schrodt, M Stellmes, R Sonnenschein, G Geller, S Roy, B Somers, N Murray, L Bland, I Geijzendorffer, C Duncan, E Nicholson
(2018), Vol. 4, pp. 71-93, Remote sensing in ecology and conservation, Chichester, Eng., C1
The role of satellite remote sensing in structured ecosystem risk assessments
N Murray, D Keith, L Bland, R Ferrari, M Lyons, R Lucas, N Pettorelli, E Nicholson
(2018), Vol. 619-620, pp. 249-257, Science of the total environment, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Developing a standardized definition of ecosystem collapse for risk assessment
L Bland, J Rowland, T Regan, D Keith, N Murray, R Lester, M Linn, J Rodrguez, E Nicholson
(2018), Vol. 16, pp. 29-36, Frontiers in ecology and the environment, Washington, D.C., C1
Selecting and applying indicators of ecosystem collapse for risk assessments
J Rowland, E Nicholson, N Murray, D Keith, R Lester, L Bland
(2018), Vol. 32, pp. 1233-1245, Conservation biology, Chichester, Eng., C1
A biodiversity-crisis hierarchy to evaluate and refine conservation indicators
D Driscoll, L Bland, B Bryan, T Newsome, E Nicholson, E Ritchie, T Doherty
(2018), pp. 775-781, Nature ecology and evolution, London, Eng., C1
Monitoring biodiversity change through effective global coordination
L Navarro, N Fernndez, C Guerra, R Guralnick, W Kissling, M Londoo, F Muller-Karger, E Turak, P Balvanera, M Costello, A Delavaud, G El Serafy, S Ferrier, I Geijzendorffer, G Geller, W Jetz, E Kim, H Kim, C Martin, M McGeoch, T Mwampamba, J Nel, E Nicholson, N Pettorelli, M Schaepman, A Skidmore, I Sousa Pinto, S Vergara, P Vihervaara, H Xu, T Yahara, M Gill, H Pereira
(2018), Vol. 29, pp. 158-169, Current opinion in environmental sustainability, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Assessing risks to marine ecosystems with indicators, ecosystem models and experts
L Bland, K Watermeyer, D Keith, E Nicholson, T Regan, L Shannon
(2018), Vol. 227, pp. 19-28, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Expanding the role of targets in conservation policy
Tim Doherty, Lucie Bland, Brett Bryan, Timothy Neale, Emily Nicholson, Euan Ritchie, Don Driscoll
(2018), Vol. 33, pp. 809-812, Trends in ecology and evolution, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Mary Young, Peter Macreadie, Clare Duncan, Paul Carnell, Emily Nicholson, Oscar Serrano, Carlos Duarte, Glenn Shiell, Jeff Baldock, Daniel Ierodiaconou
(2018), Vol. 14, Biology letters, London, Eng., C1
D Southwell, R Tingley, M Bode, E Nicholson, B Phillips
(2017), Vol. 54, pp. 216-224, Journal of applied ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1
H Davies, M Mccarthy, R Firth, J Woinarski, G Gillespie, A Andersen, H Geyle, E Nicholson, B Murphy
(2017), Vol. 23, pp. 272-283, Diversity and distributions, London, Eng., C1
Navigating uncertainty in environmental composite indicators
M Burgass, B Halpern, E Nicholson, E Milner-Gulland
(2017), Vol. 75, pp. 268-278, Ecological indicators, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
The use of range size to assess risks to biodiversity from stochastic threats
N Murray, D Keith, L Bland, E Nicholson, T Regan, J Rodrguez, M Bedward
(2017), Vol. 23, pp. 474-483, Diversity and distributions, London, Eng., C1
Using multiple lines of evidence to assess the risk of ecosystem collapse
L Bland, T Regan, M Dinh, R Ferrari, D Keith, R Lester, D Mouillot, N Murray, H Nguyen, E Nicholson
(2017), Vol. 284, pp. 1-10, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: biological sciences, London, Eng., C1
Linking biodiversity indicators with global conservation policy
Emily Nicholson, Elizabeth Fulton, Ben Collen
(2017), pp. 196-212, Decision-making in conservation and natural resource management: models for interdiscipliary approaches, Cambridge, Eng., B1
Synthesis: moving forward together
E Milner-Gulland, Emily Nicholson, Nils Bunnefeld
(2017), pp. 213-233, Decision-making in conservation and natural resource management: models for interdisciplinary approaches, Cambridge, Eng., B1
Global biodiversity indicators reflect the modeled impacts of protected area policy change
B Costelloe, B Collen, E Milner-Gulland, I Craigie, L Mcrae, C Rondinini, E Nicholson
(2016), Vol. 9, pp. 14-20, Conservation letters, London, Eng., C1
Drivers of the distribution of fisher effort at Lake Alaotra, Madagascar
A Wallace, J Jones, E Milner-Gulland, G Wallace, R Young, E Nicholson
(2016), Vol. 44, pp. 105-117, Human ecology: an interdisciplinary journal, New York, N.Y., C1
Species population trends in protected areas
B Collen, L McRae, E Nicholson, I Craigie, E Milner-Gulland, J Loh, S Whitmee
(2016), pp. 105-121, Protected areas: are they safeguarding biodiversity?, Chichester, Eng., B1
A practical guide to the application of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems criteria
J Rodrguez, D Keith, K Rodrguez-Clark, N Murray, E Nicholson, T Regan, R Miller, E Barrow, L Bland, K Boe, T Brooks, M Oliveira-Miranda, M Spalding, P Wit
(2015), Vol. 370, pp. 1-9, Philosophical transactions b, London, Eng., C1-1
E Nicholson, T Regan, T Auld, E Burns, L Chisholm, V English, S Harris, P Harrison, R Kingsford, M Leishman, D Metcalfe, P Pisanu, C Watson, M White, M White, R Williams, B Wilson, D Keith
(2015), Austral Ecology, C1-1
The IUCN red list of ecosystems: motivations, challenges, and applications
D Keith, J Rodrguez, T Brooks, M Burgman, E Barrow, L Bland, P Comer, J Franklin, J Link, M Mccarthy, R Miller, N Murray, J Nel, E Nicholson, M Oliveira-Miranda, T Regan, K Rodrguez-Clark, M Rouget, M Spalding
(2015), Vol. 8, pp. 214-226, Conservation letters, Weinheim, Germany, C1
Cost-effective assessment of extinction risk with limited information
L Bland, C Orme, J Bielby, B Collen, E Nicholson, M McCarthy
(2015), Vol. 52, pp. 861-870, Journal of applied ecology, Weinheim, Germany, C1
A Wallace, E Milner-Gulland, J Jones, N Bunnefeld, R Young, E Nicholson
(2015), Vol. 10, pp. 1-15, PLoS one, San Francisco, Calif., C1
Conservation. Taking the measure of change
B Collen, E Nicholson
(2014), Vol. 346, pp. 166-167, Science, Washington, D.C., C1-1
Integrating biological and social values when prioritizing places for biodiversity conservation
A Whitehead, H Kujala, C Ives, A Gordon, P Lentini, B Wintle, E Nicholson, C Raymond
(2014), Vol. 28, pp. 992-1003, Conservation Biology, C1-1
Scientific Foundations for an IUCN Red List of Ecosystems
D Keith, J Rodrguez, K Rodrguez-Clark, E Nicholson, K Aapala, A Alonso, M Asmussen, S Bachman, A Basset, E Barrow, J Benson, M Bishop, R Bonifacio, T Brooks, M Burgman, P Comer, F Comn, F Essl, D Faber-Langendoen, P Fairweather, R Holdaway, M Jennings, R Kingsford, R Lester, R Nally, M McCarthy, J Moat, M Oliveira-Miranda, P Pisanu, B Poulin, T Regan, U Riecken, M Spalding, S Zambrano-Martnez
(2013), Vol. 8, PLoS ONE, C1
Testing the focal species approach to making conservation decisions for species persistence
E Nicholson, D Lindenmayer, K Frank, H Possingham
(2013), Vol. 19, pp. 530-540, Diversity and distributions, London, Eng., C1-1
Extinction risk in cloud forest fragments under climate change and habitat loss
R Ponce-Reyes, E Nicholson, P Baxter, R Fuller, H Possingham
(2013), Vol. 19, pp. 518-529, Diversity and Distributions, London, Eng., C1-1
Making robust policy decisions using global biodiversity indicators
E Nicholson, B Collen, A Barausse, J Blanchard, B Costelloe, K Sullivan, F Underwood, R Burn, S Fritz, J Jones, L McRae, H Possingham, E Milner-Gulland
(2012), Vol. 7, pp. 1-10, PLoS One, San Francisco, Calif., C1-1
J Rodrguez, K Rodrguez-Clark, D Keith, E Barrow, J Benson, E Nicholson, P Wit
(2012), Vol. 5, pp. 60-70, Sapiens, Cherry Hill, N.J., C1-1
New horizons for managing the environment: a review of coupled social-ecological systems modeling
M Schlter, R McAllister, R Arlinghaus, N Bunnefeld, K Eisenack, F Hlker, E Milner-Gulland, B Mller, E Nicholson, M Quaas, M Stven
(2012), Vol. 25, pp. 219-272, Natural resource modeling, London, Eng., C1-1
The impact of data realities on conservation planning
P De Ornellas, E Milner-Gulland, E Nicholson
(2011), Vol. 144, pp. 1980-1988, Biological conservation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1
Should payments for biodiversity conservation be based on action or results?
J Gibbons, E Nicholson, E Milner-Gulland, J Jones
(2011), Vol. 48, pp. 1218-1226, Journal of applied ecology, London, Eng., C1-1
The why, what, and how of global biodiversity indicators beyond the 2010 target
J Jones, B Collen, G Atkinson, P Baxter, P Bubb, J Illian, T Katzner, A Keane, J Loh, E McDonald-Madden, E Nicholson, H Pereira, H Possingham, A Pullin, A Rodrigues, V Ruiz-Gutierrez, M Sommerville, E Milner-Gulland
(2011), Vol. 25, pp. 450-457, Conservation biology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Establishing IUCN red list criteria for threatened ecosystems
J Rodrguez, K Rodrguez-Clark, J Baillie, N Ash, J Benson, T Boucher, C Brown, N Burgess, B Collen, M Jennings, D Keith, E Nicholson, C Revenga, B Reyers, M Rouget, T Smith, M Spalding, A Taber, M Walpole, I Zager, T Zamin
(2011), Vol. 25, pp. 21-29, Conservation biology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
J Lahoz-Monfort, G Guillera-Arroita, E Milner-Gulland, R Young, E Nicholson
(2010), Vol. 47, pp. 1094-1102, Journal of applied ecology, London, Eng., C1-1
G Guillera-Arroita, J Lahoz-Monfort, E Milner-Gulland, R Young, E Nicholson
(2010), Vol. 11, pp. 157-166, Endangered species research, Oldendorf, Germany, C1-1
Monitoring and conservation of the critically endangered Alaotran gentle lemur Hapalemur alaotrensis
G Guillera-Arroita, J Lahoz-Monfort, E Milner-Gulland, R Young, E Nicholson
(2010), Vol. 5, pp. 103-109, Madagascar conservation and development, Zurich, Switzerland, C1-1
Assessing the threat status of ecological communities
E Nicholson, D Keith, D Wilcove
(2009), Vol. 23, pp. 259-274, Conservation biology, London, Eng., C1-1
Priority research areas for ecosystem services in a changing world
E Nicholson, G Mace, P Armsworth, G Atkinson, S Buckle, T Clements, R Ewers, J Fa, T Gardner, J Gibbons, R Grenyer, R Metcalfe, S Mourato, M Muls, D Osborn, D Reuman, C Watson, E Milner-Gulland
(2009), Vol. 46, pp. 1139-1144, Journal of applied ecology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
Application of population viability analysis to landscape conservation planning
S Beissinger, E Nicholson, H Possingham
(2009), pp. 33-49, Models for planning wildlife conservation in large landscapes, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, B1-1
Conservation prioritization using metapopulation models
E Nicholson, O Ovaskainen
(2009), pp. 110-121, Spatial conservation prioritisation: quantitative methods and computational tools, Ontario, Canada, B1-1
Making conservation decisions under uncertainty for the persistence of multiple species
E Nicholson, H Possingham
(2007), Vol. 17, pp. 251-265, Ecological applications, Philadelphia, P.A., C1-1
Principles of landscape design that emerge from a formal problem-solving approach
H Possingham, E Nicholson
(2007), pp. 520-535, Managing and designing landscapes for conservation: moving from perspectives to principles, B1-1
Objectives for multiple-species conservation planning
E Nicholson, H Possingham
(2006), Vol. 20, pp. 871-881, Conservation biology, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
A new method for conservation planning for the persistence of multiple species
E Nicholson, M Westphal, K Frank, W Rochester, R Pressey, D Lindenmayer, H Possingham
(2006), Vol. 9, pp. 1049-1060, Ecology letters, Chichester, Eng., C1-1
E Nicholson, J Ryan, D Hodgkins
(2002), pp. 1-9, Proceedings of the 4th 2001 International River Symposium, Brisbane, Queensland, E1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Australian Competitive Grants
Red listing ecosystems - testing the new global standard for conservation
Prof David Keith, Prof Richard Kingsford, Prof Mark Burgman, A/Prof Emily Nicholson, Dr Tony Auld, A/Prof Jon Rodriguez, Dr Tracey Regan, Dr Philip Pisanu, A/Prof Rebecca Lester
ARC Linkage - Projects
- 2016: $5,940
- 2015: $6,120
- 2014: $5,940
Optimal management of coastal ecosystems for blue carbon sequestration
A/Prof Peter Macreadie, A/Prof Emily Nicholson, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Prof Catherine Lovelock
ARC Linkage - Projects
- 2019: $53,916
- 2018: $115,775
- 2017: $116,128
- 2016: $53,392
Biodiversity indicators for better conservation decisions
A/Prof Emily Nicholson, Dr Elizabeth Fulton, Dr Simon Ferrier, Dr Tim Newbold
ARC - Discovery Projects
- 2019: $125,234
- 2018: $121,013
- 2017: $152,257
Planning for economic development and biodiversity on the Tiwi Islands
A/Prof Emily Nicholson, Ms Kate Hadden, Dr Brett Murphy, Dr Margaret Ayre, Dr Jane Elith, Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita, Alan Anderson, Prof Brett Bryan, Prof Tom Kompas
ARC Linkage - Projects
- 2019: $96,184
- 2018: $77,563
Ecosystem risk assessment: new solutions to the global biodiversity crisis
Prof David Keith, A/Prof Emily Nicholson, A/Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Susanna Venn, Dr Lucie Bland, Mr Mark Tozer
ARC Linkage - Projects
- 2019: $33,250
Other Public Sector Funding
Optimal management of coastal ecosystems for blue carbon sequestration
A/Prof Peter Macreadie, A/Prof Emily Nicholson, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Prof Catherine Lovelock
- 2018: $20,000
- 2017: $40,000
ARC Multi-inst Agreement student scholarship - Simone Stevenson
A/Prof Emily Nicholson, Ms Simone Stevenson
- 2017: $17,500
Ecosystem risk assessment: new solutions to the global biodiversity crisis
Prof David Keith, A/Prof Emily Nicholson, A/Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Susanna Venn, Dr Lucie Bland, Mr Mark Tozer
- 2019: $15,000
Local SDGs: A general framework for charting pathways to sustainability to future-proof local communities.
Prof Brett Bryan, A/Prof Rebecca Lester, A/Prof Euan Martin Ritchie, A/Prof Kelly Miller, Dr Robert Faggian, A/Prof Emily Nicholson, Dr Asef Nazari, Dr Don Gunasekera, Dr Timothy Neale, Dr Michalis Hadjikakou
- 2019: $15,000
Industry and Other Funding
Quantifying the connection between risks to ecosystems and risks to ecosystem services
A/Prof Emily Nicholson
- 2019: $36,000
- 2018: $36,000
- 2017: $22,192
- 2016: $22,192
Optimal management of coastal ecosystems for blue carbon sequestration
A/Prof Peter Macreadie, A/Prof Emily Nicholson, A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, Prof Catherine Lovelock
- 2018: $37,823
- 2017: $132,900
Mapping on Ocean Wealth: Developing an economic framework for valuing Australia's Great Southern Seascapes
A/Prof Daniel Ierodiaconou, A/Prof Peter Macreadie, A/Prof Emily Nicholson
- 2019: $75,651
- 2018: $75,651
- 2017: $147,048
- 2016: $142,789
Ecosystem risk assessment: new solutions to the global biodiversity crisis
Prof David Keith, A/Prof Emily Nicholson, A/Prof Rebecca Lester, Dr Susanna Venn, Dr Lucie Bland, Mr Mark Tozer
- 2019: $51,122
Local SDGs: A general framework for charting pathways to sustainability to future-proof local communities.
Prof Brett Bryan, A/Prof Rebecca Lester, A/Prof Euan Martin Ritchie, A/Prof Kelly Miller, Dr Robert Faggian, A/Prof Emily Nicholson, Dr Asef Nazari, Dr Don Gunasekera, Dr Timothy Neale, Dr Michalis Hadjikakou
- 2019: $205,909
- 2018: $195,000
Strengthening the Evidence Base for Integration and Application of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems (RLE) into Decision-making - P02687.
A/Prof Emily Nicholson, Dr Kate Watermeyer
- 2019: $9,137
Supervisions
No completed student supervisions to report