McGowan, J, Beger, M, Lewison, RL et al. (10 more authors) (2017) Integrating research using animal-borne telemetry with the needs of conservation management. Journal of Applied Ecology, 54 (2). pp. 423-429. ISSN 0021-8901
Abstract
Animal-borne telemetry has revolutionized our ability to study animal movement, species physiology, demography and social structures, changing environments and the threats that animals are experiencing. While there will always be a need for basic ecological research and discovery, the current conservation crisis demands we look more pragmatically at the data required to make informed management decisions. Here, we define a framework that distinguishes how research using animal telemetry devices can influence conservation. We then discuss two critical questions which aim to directly connect telemetry-derived data to applied conservation decision-making: (i) Would my choice of action change if I had more data? (ii) Is the expected gain worth the money and time required to collect more data? Policy implications. To answer questions about integrating telemetry-derived data with applied conservation, we suggest the use of value of information analysis to quantitatively assess the return-on-investment of animal telemetry-derived data for conservation decision-making.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 The Authors. Journal of Applied Ecology © 2016 British Ecological Society. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: McGowan, J., Beger, M., Lewison, R. L., Harcourt, R., Campbell, H., Priest, M., Dwyer, R. G., Lin, H.-Y., Lentini, P., Dudgeon, C., McMahon, C., Watts, M. and Possingham, H. P. (2017), Integrating research using animal-borne telemetry with the needs of conservation management. J Appl Ecol, 54: 423–429., which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12755. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. |
Keywords: | adaptive management, animal behaviour, animal-borne telemetry, biotelemetry,conservation science, demography, movement ecology, species physiology, threat mit igation,value of information |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biology (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 17 Nov 2017 16:40 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jan 2018 14:15 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/1365-2664.12755 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:123987 |