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- Title
Counting the books while the library burns: why conservation monitoring programs need a plan for action.
- Authors
Lindenmayer, David B; Piggott, Maxine P; Wintle, Brendan A
- Abstract
Conbersation monitoring programs are critical for identifying many elements of species ecology and for detect-ing changes in populations. However, without articulating how monitoring information will trigger relevant conservation actions, programs that monitor species until they become extinct are at odds with the primary goal of conservation: avoiding biodiversity loss. Here, we outline cases in which species were monitored until they suf-fered local, regional, or global extinction in the absence of a preplanned intervention program, and contend that conservation monitoring programs should be embedded within a management plan and characterized by vital attributes to ensure their effectiveness. These attributes include: (1) explicit articulation of how monitoring infor-mation will inform conservation actions, (2) transparent specification of trigger points within monitoring pro-grams at which strategic interventions will be implemented, and (3) rigorous quantification of the ability to achieve early detection of change.
- Subjects
CONSERVATION of natural resources; ECOLOGY; BIODIVERSITY conservation; ECOLOGICAL restoration monitoring; ENVIRONMENTAL management; STRATEGIC planning
- Publication
Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment, 2013, Vol 11, Issue 10, p549
- ISSN
1540-9295
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1890/120220