Improving the use of biological data in Antarctic management
Abstract The Antarctic Treaty System requires that the effects of potential human disturbance be evaluated, such as through the development and evaluation of Initial and Comprehensive Environmental Evaluations (IEEs and CEEs), and through the implementation of Management Plans for Antarctic Speciall...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0954102016000353 2024-03-03T08:39:16+00:00 Improving the use of biological data in Antarctic management Lynch, Maureen A. Foley, Catherine M. Thorne, Lesley H. Lynch, Heather J. 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0954102016000353 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0954102016000353 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Antarctic Science volume 28, issue 6, page 425-431 ISSN 0954-1020 1365-2079 Geology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Oceanography journal-article 2016 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954102016000353 2024-02-08T08:29:03Z Abstract The Antarctic Treaty System requires that the effects of potential human disturbance be evaluated, such as through the development and evaluation of Initial and Comprehensive Environmental Evaluations (IEEs and CEEs), and through the implementation of Management Plans for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs) and Antarctic Specially Managed Areas (ASMAs). The effectiveness of these management processes hinges on the quality and transparency of the data presented, particularly because independent validation is often difficult or impossible due to the financial and logistical challenges of working in the Antarctic. In a review of these documents and their treatment of wildlife survey data, we find that the basic elements of best data practices are often not followed; biological data are often uncited or out-of-date and rarely include estimates of uncertainty that would allow any subsequent changes in the distribution or abundance of wildlife to be rigorously assessed. We propose a set of data management and use standards for Antarctic biological data to improve the transparency and quality of these evaluations and to facilitate improved assessment of both immediate and long-term impacts of human activities in the Antarctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Science Cambridge University Press Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Science 28 6 425 431 |
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Abstract The Antarctic Treaty System requires that the effects of potential human disturbance be evaluated, such as through the development and evaluation of Initial and Comprehensive Environmental Evaluations (IEEs and CEEs), and through the implementation of Management Plans for Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPAs) and Antarctic Specially Managed Areas (ASMAs). The effectiveness of these management processes hinges on the quality and transparency of the data presented, particularly because independent validation is often difficult or impossible due to the financial and logistical challenges of working in the Antarctic. In a review of these documents and their treatment of wildlife survey data, we find that the basic elements of best data practices are often not followed; biological data are often uncited or out-of-date and rarely include estimates of uncertainty that would allow any subsequent changes in the distribution or abundance of wildlife to be rigorously assessed. We propose a set of data management and use standards for Antarctic biological data to improve the transparency and quality of these evaluations and to facilitate improved assessment of both immediate and long-term impacts of human activities in the Antarctic. |
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Improving the use of biological data in Antarctic management |
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Improving the use of biological data in Antarctic management |
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Improving the use of biological data in Antarctic management |
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