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JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY
Volume 148, Issue -, Pages S343-S349Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0256-8
Keywords
adaptive management; conservation; decision theory; harvest management; North America
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Since 1995, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has used an adaptive approach to the management of sport harvest of mid-continent Mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) in North America. This approach differs from many current approaches to conservation and management in requiring close collaboration between managers and scientists. Key elements of this process are objectives, alternative management actions, models permitting prediction of system responses, and a monitoring program. The iterative process produces optimal management decisions and leads to reduction in uncertainty about response of populations to management. This general approach to management has a number of desirable features and is recommended for use in many other programs of management and conservation.
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