Multilevel learning in the adaptive management of waterfowl harvests: 20 years and counting

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 9-19

  Johnson, Fred A ^a   Boomer, G Scott ^b   Williams, Byron K ^c   Nichols, James D ^d   Case, David J ^e  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^c Wildlife Society   (United States)

^d PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e DJ Case and Associ   (United States)

Author keywords

adaptive management; global change; harvest; learning; waterfowl

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; GLOBAL CHANGE; HARVESTING; HUNTING; LEARNING; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; REGULATORY APPROACH; STAKEHOLDER; WATERFOWL;

UNITED STATES;

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE;

EID: 84956601718     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: 19385463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsb.518     Document Type: Article

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