Integrating research using animal-borne telemetry with the needs of conservation management

Jennifer McGowan; Maria Beger; Rebecca L Lewison; Robert Harcourt; Hamish A Campbell; Mark Priest; Ross G Dwyer; Hsien-Yung Lin; Pia Lantini; Christine Dudgeon; Clive R McMahon; Matthew E Watts; Hugh P Possingham

doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12755

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Integrating research using animal-borne telemetry with the needs of conservation management

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Integrating research using animal-borne telemetry with the needs of conservation management

Jennifer McGowan, Maria Beger, Rebecca L Lewison, Robert Harcourt, Hamish A Campbell, Mark Priest, Ross G Dwyer, Hsien-Yung Lin, Pia Lantini, Christine Dudgeon, …

Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol.54(2), pp.423-429

2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12755

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Abstract

Animal behaviour

adaptive management

animal-borne telemetry

biotelemetry

conservation science

movement ecology

species physiology

threat mitigation

1. 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. 2. 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? 3. 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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Title: Integrating research using animal-borne telemetry with the needs of conservation management
Authors: Jennifer McGowan (Author) - The University of Queensland
Maria Beger (Author) - The University of Queensland
Rebecca L Lewison (Author) - San Diego State University
Robert Harcourt (Author) - Macquarie University
Hamish A Campbell (Author) - Charles Darwin University
Mark Priest (Author) - The University of Queensland
Ross G Dwyer (Author) - The University of Queensland
Hsien-Yung Lin (Author)
Pia Lantini (Author)
Christine Dudgeon (Author) - The University of Queensland
Clive R McMahon (Author) - Sydney Institute of Marine Science
Matthew E Watts (Author) - The University of Queensland
Hugh P Possingham (Author) - The University of Queensland
Publication details: Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol.54(2), pp.423-429
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Date published: 2017
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.12755
ISSN: 1365-2664; 0021-8901
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99620208502621
Output Type: Journal article

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