Perceptions of conservation introduction to inform decision support among U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees

Cole, Nicholas; Goolsby, Julia B.; Cravens, Amanda E.

doi:10.3133/sir20225092

Scientific Investigations Report

2022

DOI: 10.3133/sir20225092

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Perceptions of conservation introduction to inform decision support among U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees

Nicholas Cole¹,

Julia B. Goolsby²,

Amanda E. Cravens³

Abstract: Potential risks to the recipient ecosystem and the perceived lack of knowledge or understanding in identifying potential problems are themes that are substantially linked among participants.

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Co-production of models to evaluate conservation alternatives for a threatened fish in a rapidly changing landscape

Benjamin,

Dunham,

Banish

et al. 2023

Aquat Sci

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Reintroductions are one means of managing species distributions, but the feasibility of such efforts is uncertain. Here we consider reintroduction for threatened bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) that currently occupy a small fraction of historically occupied habitats in the upper Klamath River basin owing to climate warming and human modifications of ecosystems. We engaged stakeholders across multiple organizations to co-produce a decision support model that estimated the potential of reintroduction to establish new populations and persistence of donor populations. Stakeholders identified recipient and donor populations, strategy (e.g., artificial propagation, translocation), number of individuals, and life stage of bull trout. The most optimal decision for reintroduction was artificial propagation of 10,000 fry into Annie Creek. This strategy may have negative consequences on donor populations, with the exception of Sun Creek, which was resilient to simulated removal of bull trout. Donor populations and recipient streams identified as most feasible were generally consistent across all of these scenarios. During model development, however, an unexpected and intense wildfire affected half of the streams considered and may have dramatically impacted donor populations. With models in hand from the initial feasibility assessment, we adapted them to further evaluate the potential of supplementation following this massive disturbance. Overall, results of this study indicate the value of developing co-produced tools that can be rapidly adapted to evaluate the consequences of whole-system transformations in near-real-time assessments.

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Co-production of models to evaluate conservation alternatives for a threatened fish in a rapidly changing landscape

Benjamin,

Dunham,

Banish

et al. 2023

Aquat Sci

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The dynamic feasibility of resisting (R), accepting (A), or directing (D) ecological change

Cravens,

Clifford,

Knapp

et al. 2024

Conservation Biology

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Ecological transformations are occurring as a result of climate change, challenging traditional approaches to land management decision‐making. The resist–accept–direct (RAD) framework helps managers consider how to respond to this challenge. We examined how the feasibility of the choices to resist, accept, and direct shifts in complex and dynamic ways through time. We considered 4 distinct types of social feasibility: regulatory, financial, public, and organizational. Our commentary is grounded in literature review and the examples that exist but necessarily has speculative elements because empirical evidence on this newly emerging management strategy is scarce. We expect that resist strategies will become less feasible over time as managers encounter situations where resisting is ecologically, by regulation, financially, or publicly not feasible. Similarly, we expect that as regulatory frameworks increasingly permit their use, if costs decrease, and if the public accepts them, managers will increasingly view accept and direct strategies as more viable options than they do at present. Exploring multiple types of feasibility over time allows consideration of both social and ecological trajectories of change in tandem. Our theorizing suggested that deepening the time horizon of decision‐making allows one to think carefully about when one should adopt different approaches and how to combine them over time.

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Perceptions of conservation introduction to inform decision support among U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees

Abstract: Potential risks to the recipient ecosystem and the perceived lack of knowledge or understanding in identifying potential problems are themes that are substantially linked among participants.

Cited by 2 publications

References 14 publications

Co-production of models to evaluate conservation alternatives for a threatened fish in a rapidly changing landscape

Co-production of models to evaluate conservation alternatives for a threatened fish in a rapidly changing landscape

The dynamic feasibility of resisting (R), accepting (A), or directing (D) ecological change

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