Monitoring does not always count

作者：McDonald Madden Eve^*; Baxter Peter W J; Fuller Richard A; Martin Tara G; Game Edward T; Montambault Jensen; Possingham Hugh P

来源：Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2010, 25(10): 547-550.

DOI：10.1016/j.tree.2010.07.002

The gross under-resourcing of conservation endeavours has placed an increasing emphasis on spending accountability. Increased accountability has led to monitoring forming a central element of conservation programs. Although there is little doubt that information obtained from monitoring can improve management of biodiversity, the cost (in time and/or money) of gaining this knowledge is rarely considered when making decisions about allocation of resources to monitoring. We present a simple framework allowing managers and policy advisors to make decisions about when to invest in monitoring to improve management.

• 出版日期2010-10
• 单位CSIRO