The effect of scientific evidence on conservation practitioners' management decisions

• Published in: Conservation biology Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 88 - 98
• Main Authors: Walsh, Jessica C., Dicks, Lynn V., Sutherland, William J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2015; Wiley Periodicals Inc; BlackWell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Animals; Australia; behavior change; bird predation; Birds; Birds - physiology; cambio conductual; Choice Behavior; conservación basada en evidencia; Conservation; Conservation of Natural Resources - methods; conservation synopsis; Contributed Papers; Decision Making; Delphi method; depredación de aves; Environmental management; Environmental research; especies invasoras; evidence-based conservation; expert opinion; falta de datos de implementación; implementation gap; information management; invasive species; knowledge use; managers; método Delphi; New Zealand; predation; sinopsis de conservación; surveys; United Kingdom; uso del conocimiento; Wildlife conservation; Wildlife management; New Zealand; Australia; United Kingdom; conservación basada en evidencia; sinopsis de conservación; método Delphi; knowledge use; especies invasoras; implementation gap; Delphi method; evidence-based conservation; invasive species; bird predation; conservation synopsis; cambio conductual; depredación de aves; uso del conocimiento; behavior change; falta de datos de implementación

A major justification of environmental management research is that it helps practitioners, yet previous studies show it is rarely used to inform their decisions. We tested whether conservation practitioners focusing on bird management were willing to use a synopsis of relevant scientific literature...