Monitoring does not always count

The gross under-resourcing of conservation endeavours has placed an increasing emphasis on spending accountability. Increased accountability has led to monitoring forming a central element of conservation programs. Although there is little doubt that information obtained from monitoring can improve...

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Published in:Trends in Ecology & Evolution
Main Authors: Mcdonald-Madden, Eve, Baxter, Peter, Fuller, Richard, Martin, Tara, Game, Edward, Montambault, Jensen, Possingham, Hugh
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Elsevier Ltd. 2010
Subjects:
Animals
Conservation of Natural Resources
Decision Trees
Killer
Marsupialia
Songbirds
Whale
animal
decision tree
economics
environmental monitoring
environmental protection
killer whale
marsupial
note
songbird
Killer Whale
Killer whale
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spelling ftqueensland:oai:eprints.qut.edu.au:217992 2024-05-19T07:43:26+00:00 Monitoring does not always count Mcdonald-Madden, Eve Baxter, Peter Fuller, Richard Martin, Tara Game, Edward Montambault, Jensen Possingham, Hugh 2010 https://eprints.qut.edu.au/217992/ unknown Elsevier Ltd. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2010.07.002 Mcdonald-Madden, Eve, Baxter, Peter, Fuller, Richard, Martin, Tara, Game, Edward, Montambault, Jensen, & Possingham, Hugh (2010) Monitoring does not always count. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 25(10), pp. 547-550. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/217992/ Science & Engineering Faculty Consult author(s) regarding copyright matters This work is covered by copyright. Unless the document is being made available under a Creative Commons Licence, you must assume that re-use is limited to personal use and that permission from the copyright owner must be obtained for all other uses. If the document is available under a Creative Commons License (or other specified license) then refer to the Licence for details of permitted re-use. It is a condition of access that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. If you believe that this work infringes copyright please provide details by email to qut.copyright@qut.edu.au Trends in Ecology and Evolution Animals Conservation of Natural Resources Decision Trees Killer Marsupialia Songbirds Whale animal decision tree economics environmental monitoring environmental protection killer whale marsupial note songbird Contribution to Journal 2010 ftqueensland https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2010.07.002 2024-04-30T23:55:27Z The gross under-resourcing of conservation endeavours has placed an increasing emphasis on spending accountability. Increased accountability has led to monitoring forming a central element of conservation programs. Although there is little doubt that information obtained from monitoring can improve management of biodiversity, the cost (in time and/or money) of gaining this knowledge is rarely considered when making decisions about allocation of resources to monitoring. We present a simple framework allowing managers and policy advisors to make decisions about when to invest in monitoring to improve management. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. Article in Journal/Newspaper Killer Whale Killer whale Queensland University of Technology: QUT ePrints Trends in Ecology & Evolution 25 10 547 550
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topic Animals
Conservation of Natural Resources
Decision Trees
Killer
Marsupialia
Songbirds
Whale
animal
decision tree
economics
environmental monitoring
environmental protection
killer whale
marsupial
note
songbird
spellingShingle Animals
Conservation of Natural Resources
Decision Trees
Killer
Marsupialia
Songbirds
Whale
animal
decision tree
economics
environmental monitoring
environmental protection
killer whale
marsupial
note
songbird
Mcdonald-Madden, Eve
Baxter, Peter
Fuller, Richard
Martin, Tara
Game, Edward
Montambault, Jensen
Possingham, Hugh
Monitoring does not always count
topic_facet Animals
Conservation of Natural Resources
Decision Trees
Killer
Marsupialia
Songbirds
Whale
animal
decision tree
economics
environmental monitoring
environmental protection
killer whale
marsupial
note
songbird
description The gross under-resourcing of conservation endeavours has placed an increasing emphasis on spending accountability. Increased accountability has led to monitoring forming a central element of conservation programs. Although there is little doubt that information obtained from monitoring can improve management of biodiversity, the cost (in time and/or money) of gaining this knowledge is rarely considered when making decisions about allocation of resources to monitoring. We present a simple framework allowing managers and policy advisors to make decisions about when to invest in monitoring to improve management. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
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author Mcdonald-Madden, Eve
Baxter, Peter
Fuller, Richard
Martin, Tara
Game, Edward
Montambault, Jensen
Possingham, Hugh
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Baxter, Peter
Fuller, Richard
Martin, Tara
Game, Edward
Montambault, Jensen
Possingham, Hugh
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title Monitoring does not always count
title_short Monitoring does not always count
title_full Monitoring does not always count
title_fullStr Monitoring does not always count
title_full_unstemmed Monitoring does not always count
title_sort monitoring does not always count
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https://eprints.qut.edu.au/217992/
Science & Engineering Faculty
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