Understanding and overcoming obstacles in adaptive management
Adaptive management (AM) is widely promoted to improve management of natural
resources, yet its implementation is challenging. We show that obstacles to the …
resources, yet its implementation is challenging. We show that obstacles to the …
Bridging adaptive management and reinforcement learning for more robust decisions
From out-competing grandmasters in chess to informing high-stakes healthcare decisions,
emerging methods from artificial intelligence are increasingly capable of making complex …
emerging methods from artificial intelligence are increasingly capable of making complex …
The potential for citizen science to produce reliable and useful information in ecology
ED Brown, BK Williams - Conservation Biology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
We examined features of citizen science that influence data quality, inferential power, and
usefulness in ecology. As background context for our examination, we considered topics …
usefulness in ecology. As background context for our examination, we considered topics …
RAD adaptive management for transforming ecosystems
Intensifying global change is propelling many ecosystems toward irreversible
transformations. Natural resource managers face the complex task of conserving these …
transformations. Natural resource managers face the complex task of conserving these …
A synthesis of evidence of drivers of amphibian declines
Early calls for robust long-term time series of amphibian population data, stemming from
discussion following the first World Congress of Herpetology, are now being realized after …
discussion following the first World Congress of Herpetology, are now being realized after …
[HTML][HTML] Technical challenges in the application of adaptive management
BK Williams, ED Brown - Biological Conservation, 2016 - Elsevier
Adaptive management is an approach for simultaneously managing and learning about
natural resources, by acknowledging uncertainty and seeking to reduce it through the …
natural resources, by acknowledging uncertainty and seeking to reduce it through the …
Accumulating evidence in ecology: Once is not enough
Many published studies in ecological science are viewed as stand‐alone investigations that
purport to provide new insights into how ecological systems behave based on single …
purport to provide new insights into how ecological systems behave based on single …
Implementation of the first adaptive management plan for a European migratory waterbird population: The case of the Svalbard pink-footed goose Anser …
Abstract An International Species Management Plan for the Svalbard population of the pink-
footed goose was adopted under the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian …
footed goose was adopted under the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian …
[HTML][HTML] Scenario-based decision analysis: integrated scenario planning and structured decision making for resource management under climate change
Managing resources under climate change is a high-stakes and daunting task, especially
because climate change and associated complex biophysical responses engender …
because climate change and associated complex biophysical responses engender …
Double-loop learning in adaptive management: the need, the challenge, and the opportunity
BK Williams, ED Brown - Environmental management, 2018 - Springer
Adaptive management addresses uncertainty about the processes influencing resource
dynamics, as well as the elements of decision making itself. The use of management to …
dynamics, as well as the elements of decision making itself. The use of management to …