Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science

Dr Jayden Hyman

Sonter Lab
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Researcher biography

Jayden is an environmental engineer and scientist focusing on the assessment and management of impacts from human activities on biodiversity and ecosystems. His postdoctoral research, as part of an Australian Research Council Discovery Project, informs ecologically responsible mining of critical energy transition minerals. Currently, his work involves modelling global mineral supply to meet future demand for decarbonisation, aiming to inform decisions that mitigate the impacts of mining on biodiversity and ecosystem services.

His PhD investigated the potential impacts of the nascent deep-sea mining industry on remote and data-limited ecosystems in the Pacific. In collaboration with a CSIRO-led consortium, he developed an integrated ecosystem assessment and adaptive management framework. Jayden has broad interests in ecosystem modelling, environmental impact assessment, environmental management, and conservation decision making.

Publications

Book Chapter (1)
Journal Articles (5)

Book Chapter

Clark, Malcolm R., Johnson, Richard and Hyman, Jayden (2022). Adaptive management as a tool for effective environmental management of deep-sea mining. Perspectives on deep-sea mining: sustainability, technology, environmental policy and management. (pp. 339-371) Cham, Switzerland: Springer Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-87982-2_13

Journal Articles

Twomey, Alice J., Hyman, Jayden, Indraswari, Karlina, Kotz, Maximilian, Morgans, Courtney L. and Bairos-Novak, Kevin R. (2025). From silos to solutions: navigating transdisciplinary conservation research for early career researchers. Perspectives in Ecology and Conservation, 23 (1), 26-31. doi: 10.1016/j.pecon.2024.12.002
Leduc, D., Clark, M. R., Rowden, A. A., Hyman, J., Dambacher, J. M., Dunstan, P. K., Connolly, R., Fulton, E. A., Hosack, G. R., O'Hara, T., Parr, J. M., Schlacher, T. A. and Woolley, S. N. C. (2024). Moving towards an operational framework for defining serious harm for management of seabed mining. Ocean and Coastal Management, 255 107252. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107252
Hyman, Jayden, Stewart, Rodney A., Sahin, Oz, Clarke, Michael and Clark, Malcolm R. (2023). Corrigendum to “Visioning a framework for effective environmental management of deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining: Drivers, barriers, and enablers” [J. Clean. Prod. 337 (2022) 130487] (Journal of Cleaner Production (2022) 337, (S0959652622001305), (10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130487)). Journal of Cleaner Production, 429 139698, 139698. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139698
Hyman, Jayden, Stewart, Rodney A., Sahin, Oz, Clarke, Michael and Clark, Malcolm R. (2022). Visioning a framework for effective environmental management of deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining: drivers, barriers, and enablers. Journal of Cleaner Production, 337 130487, 1-15. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.130487
Hyman, Jayden, Stewart, Rodney A. and Sahin, Oz (2021). Adaptive management of deep-seabed mining projects: a systems approach. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 18 (3), 674-681. doi: 10.1002/ieam.4395