When do we need more data? A primer on calculating the value of information for applied ecologists

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1219-1228

  Canessa, Stefano ^a,b   Guillera Arroita, Gurutzeta ^b   Lahoz Monfort, José J ^b   Southwell, Darren M ^b   Armstrong, Doug P ^c   Chadès, Iadine ^d   Lacy, Robert C ^e   Converse, Sarah J ^f  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

^f PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive management; Bayesian pre posterior analysis; Chytridiomycosis; Conservation; Decision analysis; Experimental management; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944163273     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12423     Document Type: Article

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