Bridging research and practice in conservation

AN Kadykalo, RT Buxton, P Morrison… - Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Calls for biodiversity conservation practice to be more evidence based are growing, and we
agree evidence use in conservation practice needs improvement. However, evidence …

Ratcheting up rigor in wildlife management decision making

AK Fuller, DJ Decker, MV Schiavone… - Wildlife Society …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The wildlife management institution has been transforming to ensure relevance and positive
conservation outcomes into the future. Continuous improvement of decision making is one …

[HTML][HTML] Calling for a new agenda for conservation science to create evidence-informed policy

DC Rose, T Amano, JP González-Varo… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Improving the use of scientific evidence in conservation policy has been a long-standing
focus of the conservation community. A plethora of studies have examined conservation …

The benefits of big-team science for conservation: Lessons learned from trinational monarch butterfly collaborations

JE Diffendorfer, RG Drum, GW Mitchell… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Many pressing conservation issues are complex problems caused by multiple social and
environmental drivers; their resolution is aided by interdisciplinary teams of scientists …

Making structured decisions for reintroduced populations in the face of uncertainty

J Panfylova, JG Ewen… - Conservation Science and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Structured decision‐making (SDM) has become popular in natural resource management
but has been underused in reintroduction programs. We illustrate how conservation …

Indirect connectivity estimates of amphibian breeding wetlands from spatially explicit occupancy models

GC Brooks, JA Smith, EA Frimpong… - Aquatic …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In conservation science, metapopulation models are frequently used to explore the spatial
dynamics of organisms, and ultimately guide management decisions for threatened and …

[HTML][HTML] Uncertainty, anxiety, and optimism: Diverse perspectives of rainbow and steelhead trout fisheries governance in British Columbia

AN Kadykalo, AL Jeanson, SJ Cooke… - Environmental Challenges, 2022 - Elsevier
Inland fisheries are complex social-ecological systems that can generate important
nutritional, economic, cultural, and recreational benefits. Effective management of these …

Prototyping structured decision making for water resource management in the San Francisco Bay-Delta

JT Peterson, E McCreless, A Duarte, P Wohner… - … Science & Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
A structured decision making (SDM) approach can help evaluate tradeoffs between
conservation and human-benefit objectives by fostering communication and knowledge …

Comparison of hoop-net trapping and visual surveys to monitor abundance of the Rio Grande cooter (Pseudemys gorzugi)

I Mali, A Duarte, MRJ Forstner - PeerJ, 2018 - peerj.com
Abundance estimates play an important part in the regulatory and conservation decision-
making process. It is important to correct monitoring data for imperfect detection when using …

Population structure, gene flow, and sex‐biased dispersal in the reticulated flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma bishopi): Implications for translocations

ST Williams, JP Elbers, SS Taylor - Evolutionary applications, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding patterns of gene flow and population structure is vital for managing
threatened and endangered species. The reticulated flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma …