Presentation Abstract
The goal of this talk is to provide an understanding of how we can link environmental change to management actions. So called "effectiveness monitoring" connotes a single-minded approach to linking restoration with response in an ecosystem. A more holistic concept of effectiveness monitoring will be presented where many different types of monitoring can be employed in an EM context depending on scale (time and space). The framework of adaptive management will be discussed to help define expectations of scale that mangers and policy-makers expect. Examples relevant to Puget Sound will be shown that illustrate a continuum of monitoring that is responsive on different scales. The audience will understand that while ecosystem change may be slow for outcomes of interest, scientists can help policy-makers identify intermediate metrics that are more responsive in an adaptive management framework.
Session Title
Session S-05G: Beyond the Numbers - How Science Informs Decisions to Catalyze Action
Conference Track
Planning Assessment & Communication
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2014 : Seattle, Wash.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
1-5-2014 10:30 AM
End Date
1-5-2014 12:00 PM
Location
Room 6E
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Environmental monitoring--Washington (State)--Puget Sound; Adaptive natural resource management--Washington (State)--Puget Sound
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.); Puget Sound (Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
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Effectiveness Monitoring - Time and Space Matter
Room 6E
The goal of this talk is to provide an understanding of how we can link environmental change to management actions. So called "effectiveness monitoring" connotes a single-minded approach to linking restoration with response in an ecosystem. A more holistic concept of effectiveness monitoring will be presented where many different types of monitoring can be employed in an EM context depending on scale (time and space). The framework of adaptive management will be discussed to help define expectations of scale that mangers and policy-makers expect. Examples relevant to Puget Sound will be shown that illustrate a continuum of monitoring that is responsive on different scales. The audience will understand that while ecosystem change may be slow for outcomes of interest, scientists can help policy-makers identify intermediate metrics that are more responsive in an adaptive management framework.
