Managers consider multiple lines of evidence important for biodiversity management decisions
Managers consider multiple lines of evidence important for biodiversity management decisions
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.09.002
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发表时间：
2012-12-30
影响因子：
8.7
通讯作者：
Hockings, Marc
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作者：
Cook, Carly N.;Carter, R. W. (Bill);Hockings, Marc
保护区管理人员往往不使用经验证据，他们的管理决策，但目前还不清楚，这是否是由于缺乏可用的数据，难以解释科学信息的管理应用，或因为管理人员不重视科学的决定。为了更好地了解管理决策中证据的使用，我们询问了澳大利亚保护区管理人员在做出决策时哪些信息是重要的，他们认为最有价值的证据类型以及他们对保护区的证据类型。管理人员描述了管理决策所需的一系列复杂信息，其中有九个不同的因素代表着关于个别管理问题和如何确定管理行动优先次序的决定。虽然管理人员报告说，与其他来源相比，他们获得经验证据的机会较少，但这并不是因为他们不重视经验证据，而是认为经验证据是最有价值的证据来源。相反，他们用从多条证据中综合的经验和信息来弥补经验证据的不足，这可以为他们的决策提供重要的背景。我们的结论是，管理者的价值多样性的证据，因为他们面临着复杂的保护决策。因此，虽然经验证据可以发挥重要作用，但单凭这一点无法提供管理人员所需的所有知识。(c)2012爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Protected area managers often fail to use empirical evidence for their management decisions, yet it is unclear whether this arises from a lack of available data, difficulty in interpreting scientific information for management application, or because managers do not value science for their decisions. To better understand the use of evidence for management decisions, we asked protected area managers in Australia what information is important when making decisions, the types of evidence they find most valuable, and the types of evidence they have for their protected areas. Managers described a complex array of information needed for management decisions, with nine different factors representing decisions about individual management issues and how to prioritize management actions. While managers reported less access to empirical evidence than other sources, this is not because they do not value it, reporting it to be the most valuable source of evidence. Instead, they make up the shortfall in empirical evidence with experience and information synthesized from multiple lines of evidence, which can provide important context for their decisions. We conclude that managers value a diversity of evidence because they face complex conservation decisions. Therefore, while empirical evidence can play an important role, alone this cannot provide all the knowledge managers need. (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.