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J. Simmonds

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J. Simmonds — researcher profile on SciRah

h-index: 21
Works: 54
Citations: 1,553

Most-cited papers

Impact of 2019–2020 mega-fires on Australian fauna habitat
Michelle S. Ward, A. Tulloch, James Q. Radford, B. Williams +20 more
2020Nature Ecology & Evolution361 citations
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Lots of loss with little scrutiny: The attrition of habitat critical for threatened species in Australia
Michelle S. Ward, J. Simmonds, April E. Reside, J. Watson +6 more
2019Conservation Science and Practice95 citations Open access
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Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals
L. Sonter, J. Simmonds, J. Watson, Julia P. G. Jones +21 more
2020Nature Communications88 citations Open access
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Moving from biodiversity offsets to a target‐based approach for ecological compensation
J. Simmonds, L. Sonter, J. Watson, L. Bennun +19 more
2019Conservation Letters87 citations Open access
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Bold nature retention targets are essential for the global environment agenda
M. Maron, J. Simmonds, J. Watson
2018Nature Ecology & Evolution86 citations
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Priorities for protected area expansion so nations can meet their Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework commitments
J. E. Watson, Rubén Venegas-Li, H. Grantham, N. Dudley +10 more
2023Integrative Conservation80 citations Open access
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Minimising the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in an intact landscape under risk of rapid agricultural development
B. Williams, H. Grantham, J. Watson, S. J. Álvarez +9 more
2020Environmental Research Letters75 citations Open access
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Global no net loss of natural ecosystems
M. Maron, J. Simmonds, J. Watson, L. Sonter +14 more
2019Nature Ecology & Evolution57 citations Open access
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The hidden biodiversity risks of increasing flexibility in biodiversity offset trades
S. zu Ermgassen, M. Maron, Christine Corlet Walker, A. Gordon +4 more
2020Biological Conservation56 citations Open access
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Deforestation and bird habitat loss in Colombia
P. Negret, M. Maron, Richard A. Fuller, H. Possingham +2 more
2020bioRxiv37 citations Open access
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A robust goal is needed for species in the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
B. Williams, J. Watson, S. Butchart, Michelle S. Ward +11 more
2020Conservation Letters36 citations Open access
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The Scale-Dependent Role of Biological Traits in Landscape Ecology: A Review
A. F. Suárez‐Castro, J. Simmonds, M. Mitchell, M. Maron +1 more
201835 citations Open access
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Achieving private conservation targets in Brazil through restoration and compensation schemes without impairing productive lands
Kaline de Mello, A. Fendrich, G. Sparovek, J. Simmonds +6 more
202131 citations Open access
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Offsetting impacts of development on biodiversity and ecosystem services
L. Sonter, A. Gordon, Carla L. Archibald, J. Simmonds +4 more
2019Ambio28 citations Open access
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Talk is cheap: Nations must act now to achieve long-term ambitions for biodiversity
J. Watson, J. Simmonds, Divya Narain, Michelle S. Ward +2 more
2021One Earth27 citations Open access
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Retaining natural vegetation to safeguard biodiversity and humanity
J. Simmonds, A. F. Suárez‐Castro, April E. Reside, J. Watson +16 more
2022Conservation Biology26 citations Open access
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A composite measure of habitat loss for entire assemblages of species
J. Simmonds, J. Watson, Á. Salazar, M. Maron
2019Conservation Biology24 citations Open access
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Systematic definition of threatened fauna communities is critical to their conservation
Hannah S. Fraser, J. Simmonds, A. Kutt, M. Maron
2018Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity24 citations Open access
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Global drivers of change across tropical savannah ecosystems and insights into their management and conservation
B. Williams, J. Watson, H. Beyer, H. Grantham +5 more
2022Biological Conservation23 citations
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A whole earth approach to nature positive food: biodiversity and agriculture
F. DeClerck, I. Koziell, T. Benton, L. Garibaldi +20 more
202122 citations
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Achieving “nature positive” requires net gain legislation
Hannah Thomas, Yi-Fei Chung, Martine Maron, Jonathan R. Rhodes +3 more
2024Science21 citations
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Aligning ecological compensation policies with the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to achieve real net gain in biodiversity
J. Simmonds, A. Hase, F. Quétier, S. Brownlie +7 more
2021Conservation Science and Practice21 citations Open access
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Vulnerable species and ecosystems are falling through the cracks of environmental impact assessments
J. Simmonds, April E. Reside, Zoë L. Stone, Jessica C. Walsh +2 more
2019Conservation Letters20 citations Open access
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Creating past habitat maps to quantify local extirpation of Australian threatened birds
Michelle S. Ward, J. Watson, H. Possingham, S. Garnett +8 more
2022Environmental Research Letters19 citations Open access
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Landscape‐specific thresholds in the relationship between species richness and natural land cover
J. Simmonds, B. J. Rensburg, A. Tulloch, M. Maron
2019Journal of Applied Ecology19 citations Open access
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Non-random patterns of vegetation clearing and potential biases in studies of habitat area effects
J. Simmonds, B. V. van Rensburg, M. Maron
2017Landscape Ecology18 citations
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Evaluating the evidence of culling a native species for conservation benefits
Courtney B. Melton, April E. Reside, J. Simmonds, P. Mcdonald +9 more
2021Conservation Science and Practice17 citations Open access
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Wilderness forms and their implications for global environmental policy and conservation
Katharina-Victoria Pérez-Hämmerle, K. Moon, Rubén Venegas-Li, S. Maxwell +5 more
2021Conservation Biology17 citations
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Effectiveness of conservation interventions for Australian woodland birds: A systematic review
Jessica C. Walsh, Michelle R. Gibson, J. Simmonds, H. Mayfield +4 more
2023Biological Conservation16 citations Open access
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Half of the habitat of Australia's highly imperilled narrow-range species is outside protected areas
Michelle S Ward, Martine Maron, J. Simmonds, M. Lintermans +26 more
2025Biological Conservation14 citations Open access
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Poor compliance and exemptions facilitate ongoing deforestation
Hannah Thomas, Michelle S Ward, J. Simmonds, Martin Taylor +1 more
2024Conservation Biology12 citations Open access
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Global assessment of the biodiversity safeguards of development banks that finance infrastructure
Divya Narain, L. Sonter, A. Lechner, J. Watson +2 more
2023Conservation Biology12 citations Open access
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What faecal pellet surveys can and can’t reveal about the ecology of koalas Phascolarctos cinereus
O. Woosnam-Merchez, R. Cristescu, D. Dique, B. Ellis +3 more
201212 citations
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Biodiversity and agriculture: rapid evidence review
F. DeClerck, I. Koziell, A. Sidhu, J. Wirths +20 more
202111 citations Open access
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Communicating the true challenges of saving species: response to Wiedenfeld et al.
J. Watson, J. Simmonds, Michelle S. Ward, Chuan J. Yong +4 more
2022Conservation Biology8 citations
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All threatened species habitat is important
J. Simmonds, J. Watson
2019Animal Conservation6 citations
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Use of citizen science datasets to test effects of grazing exclusion and replanting on Australian woodland birds
Michelle R. Gibson, M. Maron, N. Taws, J. Simmonds +1 more
2021Restoration Ecology5 citations
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Local conditions and policy design determine whether ecological compensation can achieve No Net Loss goals
L. Sonter, J. Simmonds, J. Watson, Julia P. G. Jones +21 more
2020Nature Communications5 citations Open access
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The value of regrowth forests and woodlands for threatened fauna species
Hannah Thomas, J. Simmonds, Michelle S Ward, T. Eyre +1 more
2025Biological Conservation3 citations Open access
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Limiting the loss of terrestrial ecosystems to safeguard nature for biodiversity and humanity
J. Simmonds, A. F. Suárez‐Castro, April E. Reside, J. Watson +15 more
2021bioRxiv3 citations Open access
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Mistimed surveys lead to underestimated migratory bird impacts from wind farms
Xu Shi, William Holden, J. Simmonds, Rohan H. Clarke +4 more
2025bioRxiv1 citations Open access
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Aligning ecological compensation policies with the Post‐2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to achieve real net gain in biodiversity
J. Simmonds, A. von Hase, F. Quétier, S. Brownlie +8 more
2022Conservation Science and Practice1 citations Open access
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Incomplete surveys for environmental impact assessments jeopardise threatened species recovery
A. Dyer, J. Simmonds
20211 citations
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Non-random patterns of vegetation clearing and potential biases in studies of habitat area effects
J. Simmonds, B. V. van Rensburg, M. Maron
2017Landscape Ecology1 citations
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A Typology of Australian Terrestrial Bird Communities
Martine Maron, K. Indraswari, Jonathan Mills‐Anderson, Courtney B. Melton +37 more
2026Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity0 citations Open access
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Ecological Irreplaceability in the Era of Nature Positive
Martine Maron, Michelle S. Ward, J. Simmonds, Brendan A. Wintle +10 more
2026Conservation Letters0 citations Open access
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A framework for maximizing the benefit from retaining regrowth on private land
Hannah Thomas, J. Simmonds, Michelle S Ward, L. Sonter +1 more
2026Conservation Biology0 citations Open access
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A typology of Australian terrestrial bird communities
Martine Maron, K. Indraswari, Jonathan Mills‐Anderson, Courtney B. Melton +38 more
2025bioRxiv0 citations Open access
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A Far More Ambitious Species Goal is Needed for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
B. Williams, J. Watson, Michelle S. Ward, N. Butt +1 more
20200 citations Open access
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Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day
J. Simmonds, Á. Salazar, J. Watson, M. Maron
20190 citations
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