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Risks and decisions for conservation and environmental management
- M. Burgman
- Environmental Science, Psychology
- 1 April 2005
Preface Acknowledgements 1. Values, history and perception 2. Kinds of uncertainty 3. Conventions and the risk management cycle 4. Experts, stakeholders and elicitation 5. Conceptual models and… Expand
A TAXONOMY AND TREATMENT OF UNCERTAINTY FOR ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
- Helen M. Regan, M. Colyvan, M. Burgman
- Computer Science
- 1 April 2002
TLDR
Risk assessment in conservation biology
- M. Burgman, S. Ferson, H. Akçakaya
- Biology
- 1993
A framework for risk assessment. A probabilistic framework. Causes of Extinction. Summary. White rhinoceros on Ndumu. Formulating a birth-and death model. Parameters and initial condition. The… Expand
Eliciting expert knowledge in conservation science.
- T. Martin, M. Burgman, +4 authors K. Mengersen
- Medicine
- Conservation biology : the journal of the Society…
- 1 February 2012
Expert knowledge is used widely in the science and practice of conservation because of the complexity of problems, relative lack of data, and the imminent nature of many conservation decisions.… Expand
Predictive accuracy of population viability analysis in conservation biology
- B. Brook, J. O'Grady, A. P. Chapman, M. Burgman, H. R. Akçakaya, R. Frankham
- Medicine
- Nature
- 23 March 2000
Population viability analysis (PVA) is widely applied in conservation biology to predict extinction risks for threatened species and to compare alternative options for their mangement. It can also be… Expand
TEASIng apart alien species risk assessments: a framework for best practices.
- B. Leung, N. Roura-Pascual, +10 authors M. Rejmánek
- Biology, Medicine
- Ecology letters
- 1 December 2012
Some alien species cause substantial impacts, yet most are innocuous. Given limited resources, forecasting risks from alien species will help prioritise management. Given that risk assessment (RA)… Expand
Clarifying values, risk perceptions, and attitudes to resolve or avoid social conflicts in invasive species management.
- Rodrigo A. Estévez, C. Anderson, J. Pizarro, M. Burgman
- Medicine
- Conservation biology : the journal of the Society…
- 1 February 2015
Decision makers and researchers recognize the need to effectively confront the social dimensions and conflicts inherent to invasive species research and management. Yet, despite numerous contentious… Expand
Scientific Foundations for an IUCN Red List of Ecosystems
- D. Keith, J. Rodríguez, +31 authors S. Zambrano-Martínez
- Geography, Biology
- PloS one
- 8 May 2013
An understanding of risks to biodiversity is needed for planning action to slow current rates of decline and secure ecosystem services for future human use. Although the IUCN Red List criteria… Expand
Limits to the use of threatened species lists
- H. Possingham, S. Andelman, M. Burgman, R. Medellín, Larry L. Master, D. Keith
- Computer Science
- 1 November 2002
TLDR
Bias in species range estimates from minimum convex polygons: implications for conservation and options for improved planning
- M. Burgman, J. Fox
- Mathematics
- 1 February 2003
Minimum convex polygons (convex hulls) are an internationally accepted, standard method for estimating species’ ranges, particularly in circumstances in which presence-only data are the only kind of… Expand