Uncertainty and adaptive management for biodiversity conservation

Biological Conservation

Volumn 144, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1175-1178

  Keith, David A ^a   Martin, Tara G ^b   McDonald Madden, Eve ^b   Walters, Carl ^c  

^a NSW Department of Environment Climate Change and Water   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conflict resolution; Conservation policy; Decision making; Ecosystem management; Experimental management; Learning by doing; Management goals; Monitoring; Process model

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; NATURAL RESOURCE; NUMERICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 79952628309     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2010.11.022     Document Type: Editorial

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