Adaptive monitoring: a new paradigm for long-term research and monitoring Export

@article{citeulike:4536312, abstract = {Long-term research and monitoring can provide important ecological insights and are crucial for the improved management of ecosystems and natural resources. However, many long-term research and monitoring programs are either ineffective or fail completely owing to poor planning and/or lack of focus. Here we propose the paradigm of adaptive monitoring, which aims to resolve many of the problems that have undermined previous attempts to establish long-term research and monitoring. This paradigm is driven by tractable questions, rigorous statistical design at the outset, a conceptual model of the ecosystem or other entity being examined and a human need to know about ecosystem change. An adaptive monitoring framework enables monitoring programs to evolve iteratively as new information emerges and research questions change.}, author = {Lindenmayer, David B. and Likens, Gene E.}, citeulike-article-id = {4536312}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2009.03.005}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0169534709001219}, day = {04}, doi = {10.1016/j.tree.2009.03.005}, issn = {01695347}, journal = {Trends in Ecology \& Evolution}, keywords = {change, conservation, inpro, monitoring}, month = {September}, number = {9}, pages = {482--486}, posted-at = {2009-08-24 01:12:43}, priority = {2}, title = {Adaptive monitoring: a new paradigm for long-term research and monitoring}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2009.03.005}, volume = {24}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4536312 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4536312 N2 - Long-term research and monitoring can provide important ecological insights and are crucial for the improved management of ecosystems and natural resources. However, many long-term research and monitoring programs are either ineffective or fail completely owing to poor planning and/or lack of focus. Here we propose the paradigm of adaptive monitoring, which aims to resolve many of the problems that have undermined previous attempts to establish long-term research and monitoring. This paradigm is driven by tractable questions, rigorous statistical design at the outset, a conceptual model of the ecosystem or other entity being examined and a human need to know about ecosystem change. An adaptive monitoring framework enables monitoring programs to evolve iteratively as new information emerges and research questions change. IS - 9 JF - Trends in Ecology & Evolution SN - 01695347 EP - 486 TI - Adaptive monitoring: a new paradigm for long-term research and monitoring VL - 24 SP - 482 KW - change KW - conservation KW - inpro KW - monitoring AU - Lindenmayer, David AU - Likens, Gene PY - 2009/09/04/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2009.03.005 ER -