James M. Scott

Research interests

Publications

• Top 40 Priorities for Science to Inform US Conservation and Management Policy

  BioScience · 2011 · 10.1525/bio.2011.61.4.9

• Conservation‐reliant species and the future of conservation

  Conservation Letters · 2010 · 10.1111/j.1755-263x.2010.00096.x

• Preliminary Review of Adaptation Options for Climate-Sensitive Ecosystems and Resources

  · 2008

• Recovery of imperiled species under the Endangered Species Act: the need for a new approach

  Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment · 2005 · 10.1890/1540-9295(2005)003[0383:roisut]2.0.co;2

• How Much Is Enough? The Recurrent Problem of Setting Measurable Objectives in Conservation

  BioScience · 2005 · 10.1641/0006-3568(2005)055[0835:hmietr]2.0.co;2

• Predicting species occurrences : issues of accuracy and scale

  Journal · 2002

• Planning for Biodiversity Conservation: Putting Conservation Science into Practice

  BioScience · 2002 · 10.1641/0006-3568(2002)052[0499:pfbcpc]2.0.co;2

• NATURE RESERVES: DO THEY CAPTURE THE FULL RANGE OF AMERICA'S BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY?

  Ecological Applications · 2001 · https://doi.org/10.1890/1051-0761(2001)011[0999:nrdtct]2.0.co;2

• Improving the Evaluation of Conservation Programs

  Conservation Biology · 2000 · 10.1046/j.1523-1739.2000.98553.x

• The geography of vulnerability: incorporating species geography and human development patterns into conservation planning

  Biological Conservation · 2000 · 10.1016/s0006-3207(00)00064-1

• Conservation Prioritization Using GAP Data

  Conservation Biology · 1996 · 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10051332.x

• Recovery Plans and the Endangered Species Act: Are Criticisms Supported by Data?

  Conservation Biology · 1995 · 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1995.09010182.x

• Status and Prospects for Success of the Endangered Species Act: A Look at Recovery Plans

  Science · 1993 · 10.1126/science.262.5136.976

• Estimation of Growth and Extinction Parameters for Endangered Species

  Ecological Monographs · 1991 · https://doi.org/10.2307/1943004

• Translocation as a Species Conservation Tool: Status and Strategy

  Science · 1989 · https://doi.org/10.1126/science.245.4917.477

• Species Richness

  BioScience · 1987 · 10.2307/1310544

• Forest Bird Communities of the Hawaiian Islands: Their Dynamics, Ecology, and Conservation

  Studies in avian biology · 1986

• Hawai'i's Terrestrial ecosystems : preservation and management

  · 1985

• A Variable Circular-Plot Method for Estimating Bird Numbers

  Ornithological Applications · 1980 · https://doi.org/10.2307/1367399

• Model Estimation of Energy Flow in Oregon Coastal Seabird Populations

  Ornithological Applications · 1975 · 10.2307/1366091

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