The identification of management units (MUs) is central to the management of natural
populations and is crucial for monitoring the effects of human activity upon species …

Population viability analysis (PVA) has become a commonly used tool in endangered
species management. There is no single process that constitutes PVA, but all approaches …

" This account of how a once reviled theory, Baye's rule, came to underpin modern life is
both approachable and engrossing"(Sunday Times). A New York Times Book Review …

Abstract North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis Müller 1776) present an interesting
problem for abundance and trend estimation in marine wildlife conservation. They are long …

In this introduction to the following series of papers on Bayesian belief networks (BBNs) we
briefly summarize BBNs, review their application in ecology and natural resource …

We assessed scientists' ability to detect declines of marine mammal stocks based on recent
levels of survey effort, when the actual decline is precipitous. We defined a precipitous …

Attention has been drawn to the subject of how ocean noise affects marine mammals by a
series of marine mammal strandings, lawsuits, and legislative hearings, and most recently …

▪ Abstract A new sense of urgency about environmental problems has changed the
relationship between ecology, other disciplines, and public policy. Issues of uncertainty and …

All ecologists are familiar with uncertainty, at least at the level of whether they should reject a
null hypothesis. Uncertainty is, however, pervasive and its characterization is essential if we …

Bird mortality in fishing gear is a global conservation issue and it is recognised that bycatch
in industrial longline and trawl fisheries threatens several seabird species. Little is known …