A5074892841- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Marine animal studies overview
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Forest Management and Policy
- Marine and fisheries research
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Water resources management and optimization
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
United States Geological Survey
2016-2025
Eastern Ecological Science Center
2021-2024
Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center
2006-2022
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2022
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2022
U.S. National Science Foundation
2021
Expedition (United Kingdom)
2021
University of Virginia
2021
Virginia Department of Health
2021
Ecological Society of America
2017
Abstract: In a natural resource management setting, monitoring is crucial component of an informed process for making decisions, and design should be driven by the decision context associated uncertainties. Monitoring itself can play ≥3 roles. First, it important state‐dependent decision‐making, as when managers need to know system state before deciding on appropriate course action during ensuing cycle. Second, critical evaluating effectiveness actions relative objectives. Third, in adaptive...
Thresholds and their relevance to conservation have become a major topic of discussion in the ecological literature. Unfortunately, many cases lack clear conceptual framework for thinking about thresholds may led confusion attempts apply concept decisions. Here, we advocate terms structured decision making process. The purpose this is promote logical transparent process informed decisions conservation. Specification such leads naturally consideration definitions roles different kinds We...
Abstract The practice of conservation occurs within complex socioecological systems fraught with challenges that require transparent, defensible, and often socially engaged project planning management. Planning decision support frameworks are designed to help practitioners increase rigor, accountability, stakeholder participation, transparency in decisions, learning. We describe contrast five common the context six fundamental questions (why, who, what, where, when, how) at each three stages...
After a period of rapidly declining U.S. COVID-19 incidence during January-March 2021, increases occurred in several jurisdictions (1,2) despite the rapid rollout large-scale vaccination program. This increase coincided with spread more transmissible variants SARS-CoV-2, virus that causes COVID-19, including B.1.1.7 (1,3) and relaxation prevention strategies such as those for businesses, gatherings, educational activities. To provide long-term projections potential trends cases,...
Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAIV) H5N1 was introduced in North America late 2021 through trans-Atlantic pathways via migratory birds. These introductions have resulted an unprecedented epizootic, a widespread disease event animals, heavily affecting poultry, wild birds, and recently mammals. The American incursions occurred during the largest epidemic season (2021–2022) Europe where may now be endemic (i.e., continuously present). continuing outbreak includes expansion into...
Abstract Invasive species can alter environments in such a way that normal behavioural decision‐making rules of native are no longer adaptive. The evolutionary trap concept provides useful framework for predicting and managing the impact harmful invasive species. We discuss how respond to changes their selective regime via evolution or learning. also propose novel management strategies promote long‐term co‐existence introduced cases where eradication latter is either economically...
The polar bear (Ursus maritimus) depends on sea ice for feeding, breeding, and movement. Significant reductions in Arctic are forecast to continue because of climate warming. We evaluated the impacts change bears southern Beaufort Sea by means a demographic analysis, combining deterministic, stochastic, environment-dependent matrix population models with forecasts future conditions from IPCC general circulation (GCMs). classified individuals age breeding status; mothers dependent cubs were...
ABSTRACT The hypothesis that water relations and growth of phreatophytic Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb. Populus euphratica Oliv. on dunes varying height in an extremely arid Chinese desert depend vertical distance to a permanent table was tested. Shoot diameter P. inversely correlated with groundwater depth (GD) 7 23 m (adj. R 2 = 0.69, P 0.025); T. varied independent GD between 5 24 ( 0.385). Pre‐dawn (pd) midday (md) potentials were lower (minimum pd −1.25 MPa, md −3.6 MPa at GD) than −0.9...
Abstract Management of threatened and endangered species would seem to be a perfect context for adaptive management. Many the decisions are recurrent plagued by uncertainty, exactly conditions that warrant an approach. But although potential management in these settings has been extolled, there limited applications practice. The impediments practical implementation manifold include semantic confusion, institutional inertia, misperceptions about suitability utility, lack guiding examples. In...
Ecology Letters (2010) 13: 1325–1337 Abstract There is a growing view that to make efficient use of resources, ecological monitoring should be hypothesis‐driven and targeted address specific management questions. ‘Targeted’ has been contrasted with other approaches in which range quantities are monitored case they exhibit an alarming trend or provide ad hoc insights. The second form monitoring, described as surveillance, criticized because it does not usually aim discern between competing...
This Research Article explores the benefits of applying Adaptive Management approaches to disease outbreaks, finding that formally integrating science and policy allows one reduce uncertainty improve management outcomes.
Explicit articulation of values and objectives is critical
Expert elicitation methods and a structured decision-making framework will help account for risk uncertainty