Informing Ecosystem Management: Science and Process for Landbird Conservation in the Western United States (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781507741788)

Land managers work in a setting where change is continuous and unpredictable (Bosch et al. 2003). Within this dynamic environment, they often are faced with making management decisions without any scientific support to guide them. Management activities need to be linked to the scientific process in order to better understand potential influences on the surrounding ecosystem. One scientific tool that will help to forge this link is monitoring. Monitoring measures population and habitat change and often elucidates the causes of change. Performed in concert with management actions, monitoring can help to evaluate the effectiveness of management prescriptions (Alexander et al. 2007) and provide assurance that management efforts are focusing on agreed-upon goals (Keough and Blahna 2006).

Author: U S Fish & Wildlife Service
ISBN-10: 1507741782
ISBN-13: 9781507741788
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 02/14/2015
Pages: 76
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.16d