Optimal marking of threatened species to balance benefits of information with impacts of marking

Conservation Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1506-1512

  McCarthy, Michael A ^a   Parris, Kirsten M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Animal marking; Decision theory; Experimental management; Helmeted Honeyeater; Mark recapture

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MORTALITY; PASSERINE; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION; ARTICLE; DECISION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SONGBIRD; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS; ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION THEORY; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PASSERIFORMES;

ANIMALIA; LICHENOSTOMUS MELANOPS CASSIDIX; MELIPHAGIDAE;

EID: 57449115414     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.00999.x     Document Type: Article

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