Professional
interests
The application
of ecological science to biodiversity conservation. In particular,
understanding the processes that generate ecological patterns at a diversity
of spatial and temporal scales and the implications of those patterns for
conservation planning.
Publications
(peer-reviewed)
Strassburg, B. B. N., Kelly, A., Balmford,
A., Davies, R. G., Gibbs, H. K., Lovett, A., Miles, L., Orme, C. D. L.,
Price, J., Turner, R. K., & Rodrigues, A. S. L. (in press). Global
congruence of carbon storage and biodiversity in terrestrial ecosystems.
Conservation Letters.
Rodrigues, A. S. L.,
Ewers, R. M., Parry, L., Souza Jr., C., & Verissimo, A.
(2009) Boom-and-bust development patterns across the Amazon deforestation
frontier. Science 324, 1435-1437.
Balmford, A.,
Carey, P., Kapos, V., Manica, A., Rodrigues, A. S. L., Scharlemann, J.
P., & Green, R. E (2009) Capturing the many dimensions of threat: comment on
Salafsky et al. Conservation Biology 23, 482-487.
Schipper, J.,
Chanson, J. S., Chiozza, F., Cox, N. A., Hoffmann, M., Katariya, V., Lamoreux,
J., Rodrigues, A. S. L., Stuart, S. N., Temple, H. J., Baillie, J.,
Boitani, L., Lacher, T. E., Mittermeier, R. A., Smith, A. T., et al.
(2008). The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat,
and knowledge. Science 322, 225-230.
Hoffmann M.,
Brooks T.M., Fonseca G.A.B., Gascon C., Hawkins A.F.A., James R.E., Langhammer
P., Mittermeier R.A., Pilgrim J.D., Rodrigues A.S.L. & Silva J.M.C.
(2008) Conservation planning and the IUCN Red List. Endangered Species
Research 6, 113-125.
Ewers R.M. &
Rodrigues A.S.L. (2008) Estimates of reserve effectiveness are
confounded by leakage. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 23,
113-116.
Rodrigues A.S.L.
&
Brooks T.M. (2007) Shortcuts for biodiversity conservation planning:
the effectiveness of surrogates. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and
Systematics 38, 713-737.
Rodrigues A.S.L.
(2007) Effective global conservation strategies. Nature 450,
E19.
Phalan B.,
Rodrigues A.S.L., Balmford A., Green R.E. & Ewers R.M. (2007) Comment on
"Resource-Conserving Agriculture Increases Yields in Developing Countries".
Environmental Science & Technology 41, 1054 - 1055
Rodrigues A.S.L.
(2006) Are global conservation efforts successful? Science 313,
1051-1052.
Ewers R.M. &
Rodrigues A.S.L. (2006) Speaking different languages on biodiversity.
Nature 443, 506.
Brooks T.M.,
Mittermeier R.A., da Fonseca G.A.B., Gerlach J., Hoffmann M., Lamoreux J.F.,
Mittermeier C.G., Pilgrim J.D. & Rodrigues A.S.L. (2006) On purpose in
conservation - response. Science 314, 53-54.
Brooks T.M.,
Mittermeier R.A., da Fonseca G.A.B., Gerlach J., Hoffmann M., Lamoreux J.F.,
Mittermeier C.G., Pilgrim J.D. & Rodrigues A.S.L. (2006) Global
biodiversity conservation priorities. Science 313, 58-61.
Rodrigues A.S.L.,
Pilgrim J.D., Lamoreux J.F., Hoffmann M. & Brooks T.M. (2006) The value of the
IUCN Red List for conservation. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 21,
71-76.
Evans K.,
Rodrigues A., Chown S. & Gaston K. (2006) Protected areas and regional
avian species richness in South Africa. Biology Letters 2,
184-188.
Brandon K.,
Gorenflo L.J., Rodrigues A.S.L. & Waller R.W. (2005) Reconciling
biodiversity conservation, people, protected areas, and agricultural
suitability in Mexico. World Development 33, 1403-1418.
Ricketts T.H.,
Dinerstein E., Boucher T., Brooks T.M., Butchart S.H.M., Hoffmann M., Lamoreux
J.F., Morrison J., Parr M., Pilgrim J.D., Rodrigues A.S.L., Sechrest
W., Wallace G.E., Berlin K., Bielby J., Burgess N.D., Church D.R., Cox N.,
Knox D., Loucks C., Luck G.W., Master L.L., Moore R., Naidoo R., Ridgely R.,
Schatz G.E., Shire G., Strand H., Wettengel W. & Wikramanayake E. (2005)
Pinpointing and preventing imminent extinctions. Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
102, 18497–18501.
Mace, G.,
Masundire, H., Baillie, J., (Coordinating Lead Authors), Ricketts, T., Brooks,
T., Hoffmann, M., Stuart, S., Balmford, A., Purvis, A., Reyers, B., Wang, J.,
Revenga, C., Kennedy, E., Naeem, S., Alkemade, R., Allnutt, T., Bakarr, M.,
Bond, W., Chanson, J., Cox, N., Fonseca, G., Hilton-Taylor, C., Loucks, C.,
Rodrigues, A., Sechrest, W., Stattersfield, A., Rensburg, B.J.v.,
Whiteman, C., (Lead Authors), Abell, R., Cokeliss, Z., Lamoreux, J., Pereira,
H.M., Thonell, J., Williams, P., (Contributing Authors), Ceballos, G.,
Lavorel, S., Orians, G., Pacala, S. & (Review Editors) (2005) Chapter 4:
Biodiversity. In – Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Current State and
Trends, Volume 1, Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, pp. 77-122. World Resources
Institute, Washington, DC.
Rodrigues,
A.S.L.,
Brooks, T.M. & Gaston, K.J. (2005) Integrating phylogenetic diversity in
the selection of priority areas for conservation: does it make a difference?
In – Phylogeny and Conservation, A. Purvis, J.L. Gittleman, T.M. Brooks
(Eds.) pp. 101-119, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.
Stuart S.N.,
Chanson J.S., Cox N.A., Young B.E.,
Rodrigues A.S.L.,
Fischman D.L. & Waller R.W. (2005) Response to Comment on "Status and Trends
of Amphibian Declines and Extinctions Worldwide". Science
309,
1999
Brooks, T.M.,
Pilgrim, J.D., Rodrigues, A.S.L. & Fonseca G.A.B. (2005)
Conservation status and geographic distribution of avian evolutionary history.
In – Phylogeny and Conservation, A. Purvis, J.L. Gittleman, T.M. Brooks
(Eds.) pp. 267-294, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge.
Rodrigues, A.S.L.,
Akcakaya, H.R., Andelman, S.J., Bakarr, M.I., Boitani, L., Brooks, T.M.,
Chanson, J.S., Fishpool, L.D.C., Fonseca, G.A.B., Gaston, K.J., Hoffmann, M.,
Marquet, P.A., Pilgrim, J.D., Pressey, R.L., Schipper, J., Sechrest, W.,
Stuart, S.N., Underhill, L.G., Waller, R.W., Watts, M.E.J. & Yan, X. (2004)
Global gap analysis: Priority regions for expanding the global protected-area
network. BioScience
54,
1092-1100.
Brooks, T.M.,
Bakarr, M.I., Boucher, T., Fonseca, G.A.B., Hilton-Taylor, C., Hoekstra, J.M.,
Moritz, T., Olivier, S., Parrish, J., Pressey, R.L.,
Rodrigues,
A.S.L.,
Sechrest, W., Stattersfield, A., Strahm, W. & Stuart, S.N. (2004) Coverage
provided by the global protected-area system: Is it enough? BioScience
54,
1081-1091.
Brooks, T.,
Fonseca, G.A.B. &
Rodrigues,
A.S.L.
(2004) Species, data, and conservation planning. Conservation Biology
18,
1682-1688.
Stuart, S.N., Chanson, J.S., Cox, N.A., Young, B.E.,
Rodrigues, A.S.L., Fischman, D.L. & Waller, R.W. (2005) The past and
future of extant amphibians – response. Science 308, 50
Stuart, S.N.,
Chanson, J.S., Cox, N.A., Young, B.E.,
Rodrigues, A.S.L.,
Fischman, D.L. & Waller, R.W. (2004) Status and trends of amphibian declines
and extinctions worldwide. Science
306,
1783-1786.
Rodrigues,
A.S.L., Andelman, S.J., Bakarr, M.I., Boitani, L., Brooks, T.M.,
Cowling, R.M., Fishpool, L.D.C., Fonseca, G.A.B., Gaston, K.J., Hoffmann, M.,
Long, J.S., Marquet, P.A., Pilgrim, J.D., Pressey, R.L., Schipper, J.,
Sechrest, W., Stuart, S.N., Underhill, L.G., Waller, R.W., Watts, M.E.J., &
Yan, X. (2004) Effectiveness of the global protected area network in
representing species diversity. Nature 428, 640-643.
Brooks, T.M.,
Fonseca G.A.B. & Rodrigues, A.S.L. (2004) Protected Areas and Species.
Conservation Biology 18, 1-3.
Chown S.L., van
Rensburg B.J.v., Gaston K.J., Rodrigues A.S.L. & van Jaarsveld A.S.
(2003) Energy, species richness, and human population size: conservation
implications at a national scale. Ecological Applications 13,
1233-1241.
Gaston, K.J. &
Rodrigues, A.S.L. (2003) Reserve selection in regions with poor
biological data. Conservation Biology 17, 188-195.
Bonn, A.,
Rodrigues, A.S.L. & Gaston, K.J. (2002) Threatened and endemic species:
are they good indicators of patterns of biodiversity? Ecology Letters
5, 733-741.
Rodrigues,
A.S.L.
& Gaston, K.J.
(2002) Optimisation in reserve selection procedures – why not? Biological
Conservation 107, 123-129.
Rodrigues,
A.S.L.
& Gaston, K.J.
(2002) Rarity and conservation planning across geopolitical units.
Conservation Biology 16, 674-682.
Rodrigues,
A.S.L.
& Gaston, K.J.
(2002) Maximising phylogenetic diversity in the selection of networks of
conservation areas. Biological Conservation 105, 103-111.
Rodrigues,
A.S.L.
& Gaston, K.J.
(2001) How large do reserve networks need to be? Ecology Letters 4,
602-609.
Chown, S.L.,
Rodrigues, A.S.L., Gremmen, N.J.M. & Gaston, K.J. (2001) World Heritage
Status and conservation of Southern Ocean Islands. Conservation Biology
15, 550-557.
Gaston, K.J.,
Rodrigues, A.S.L., van Rensburg, B.J., Koleff, P. & Chown, S.L. (2001)
Complementary representation and ecological transition. Ecology Letters
4, 4-9.
Balmford, A.,
Gaston, K.J., Rodrigues, A.S.L. & James, A. (2000) Integrating costs of
conservation into international priority setting. Conservation Biology
14, 597-605.
Rodrigues,
A.S.L.,
Gaston, K.J. & Gregory, R. (2000) Using presence/absence data to establish
reserve selection procedures that are robust to temporal species turnover.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of
London,
B 267, 897-902.
Rodrigues,
A.S.L.,
Gregory, R. & Gaston, K.J. (2000) Robustness of reserve selection procedures
under temporal species turnover. Proceedings of the Royal Society of
London,
B 267, 49-55.
Rodrigues, A.S.,
Orestes Cerdeira, J. & Gaston, K. J. (2000) Flexibility, efficiency, and
accountability: adapting reserve selection algorithms to more complex
conservation problems. Ecography 23, 565-574.
Rodrigues,
A.S.L.,
Tratt, R., Wheeler, B.D. & Gaston, K.J. (1999) The performance of existing
networks of conservation areas in representing biodiversity. Proceedings of
the Royal Society of
London,
B 266, 1453-1460.
Other
publications:
Balmford, A.
Rodrigues, A.S.L., Walpole, M. ten Brink, P., Kettunen, M., Braat, L.,
de Groot R. (2008) The Economics of Biodiversity and Ecosystems – Scoping
the Science. Report for the European Commission (contract
ENV/070307/2007/486089/ETU/B2). Cambridge, UK.
Rodrigues,
A.S.L.
(2008) Amphibian
global gap analysis: evaluating the effectiveness of the world’s protected
areas in representing amphibians. In: Threatened Amphibians of the World.
Stuart, S., Hoffmann, M., Chanson, J., Cox, N., Berridge, R., Ramani, P. &
Young, B. (Eds.) pp. 125-126. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, Spain; IUCN, Gland,
Switzerland; Conservation International,
Arlington
VA, USA.
Langhammer
P.F., Bakarr M.I., Bennun L.A., Brooks T.M., Clay R.P., Darwall W., De Silva
N., Edgar G.J., Eken G., Fishpool L.D.C., Fonseca G.A.B., Foster M.N., Knox
D.H., Matiku P., Radford E.A., Rodrigues A.S.L., Salaman P., Sechrest
W. & Tordoff A.W. (2007) Identification and gap analysis of key
biodiversity areas: targets for comprehensive protected area systems.
IUCN, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, James Cook University (AU),
Rainforest CRC (AU), Gland, Switzerland.
Rodrigues, A.S.L.
(2004) Conservation
Responses.
In: A Global Species Assessment. Baillie, J.E.M.,
Hilton-Taylor, C. & Stuart, S. (Eds.). IUCN-The World Conservation
Union, Gland,
Switzerland, and Cambridge, UK.
Rodrigues, A.S.L.,
Suárez, L., Livermore, R., Boyd, C. & Fonseca, G.A.B. (2004) Global gap
analysis: towards building a comprehensive network of protected areas. In:
Biodiversity Issues for Consideration in the Planning, Establishment and
Management of Protected Area Sites and Networks (CBD Technical Series, No.
15), Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (Ed.), Montreal,
Canada.
Rodrigues,
A.S.L.,
Andelman, S.J., Bakarr, M.I., Boitani, L., Brooks, T.M., Cowling, R.M.,
Fishpool, L.D.C., Fonseca, G.A.B., Gaston, K.J., Hoffmann, M., Long, J.S.,
Marquet, P.A., Pilgrim, J.D., Pressey, R.L., Schipper, J., Sechrest, W.,
Stuart, S.N., Underhill, L.G., Waller, R.W., Watts, M.E.J., & Yan, X. (2004)
Global Gap Analysis: towards a representative network of protected areas.
Advances in Applied Biodiversity Science, 5, 1-98.
Rodrigues A.S.L.
(2002)
U.S. Virgin Islands Rapid Bird Assessment.
The Nature Conservancy of the
Virgin Islands,
Christiansted,
USVI.
