Structuring Decisions for Managing Threatened and Endangered Species in a Changing Climate

Conservation Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1212-1221

  Gregory, Robin ^a   Arvai, Joseph ^b,c   Gerber, Leah R ^d  

^a Decision Research   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c DECISION RESEARCH   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative decision making; Environmental management; Recovery choices; Stakeholders; Value trade offs

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FISH; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; STAKEHOLDER; TRADE-OFF; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; COLUMBIA RIVER; GULF OF MAINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BALANCE DE VALORES; CLIMATE CHANGE; COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING; DECISION MAKING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; LEGAL ASPECT; MANEJO AMBIENTAL; METHODOLOGY; OPCIONES DE RECUPERACIÓN; PARTES INTERESADAS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RECOVERY CHOICES; STAKEHOLDERS; TOMA DE DECISIONES COLABORATIVAS; VALUE TRADE-OFFS;

BALANCE DE VALORES; COLLABORATIVE DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MANEJO AMBIENTAL; OPCIONES DE RECUPERACIÓN; PARTES INTERESADAS; RECOVERY CHOICES; STAKEHOLDERS; TOMA DE DECISIONES COLABORATIVAS; VALUE TRADE-OFFS;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DECISION MAKING; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISHES; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 84897017704     PISSN: 08888892     EISSN: 15231739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.12165     Document Type: Article

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