Structured Decision Making to Prioritize Regional Bird Monitoring Needs

Auriel M. V. Fournier (), R. Randy Wilson (), Jeffrey S. Gleason (), Evan M. Adams (), Janell M. Brush (), Robert J. Cooper (), Stephen J. DeMaso (), Melanie J. L. Driscoll (), Peter C. Frederick (), Patrick G. R. Jodice (), Mary Ann Ottinger (), David B. Reeves (), Michael A. Seymour (), Stephanie M. Sharuga (), John M. Tirpak (), William G. Vermillion (), Theodore J. Zenzal (), James E. Lyons () and Mark S. Woodrey ()
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Auriel M. V. Fournier: Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi 31532; Forbes Biological Station–Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center, Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Havana, Illinois 62644
R. Randy Wilson: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Migratory Bird Program, Southeast Region, Jackson, Mississippi 39213
Jeffrey S. Gleason: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gulf Restoration Team, Chiefland, Florida 32626
Evan M. Adams: Biodiversity Research Institute, Portland, Maine 04013
Janell M. Brush: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Gainesville, Florida 32601
Robert J. Cooper: Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602
Stephen J. DeMaso: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gulf Coast Joint Venture, National Wetlands Research Center, Lafayette, Louisiana 70506
Melanie J. L. Driscoll: Phoenix Rising, LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801
Peter C. Frederick: Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 31611
Patrick G. R. Jodice: U.S. Geological Survey, South Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29631
Mary Ann Ottinger: Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204
David B. Reeves: National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898
Michael A. Seymour: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70898
Stephanie M. Sharuga: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Sterling, Virginia 20166
John M. Tirpak: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Lafayette, Louisiana 70506
William G. Vermillion: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gulf Coast Joint Venture, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Lafayette, Louisiana 70506
Theodore J. Zenzal: School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406; U.S. Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Lafayette, Louisiana 70506
James E. Lyons: U.S. Geological Survey, Eastern Ecological Science Center at the Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel, Maryland 20708
Mark S. Woodrey: Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center, Biloxi, Mississippi 31532; Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Moss Point, Mississippi 39562

Interfaces, 2023, vol. 53, issue 3, 207-217

Abstract: Conservation planning for large ecosystems has multiple benefits but is often challenging to implement because of the multiple jurisdictions, species, and habitats involved. In addition, decision making at large spatial scales can be hampered because many approaches do not explicitly incorporate potentially competing values and concerns of stakeholders. After the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, establishing baselines was challenging because of (1) variation in study designs, (2) inconsistent use of explicit objectives and hypotheses, (3) inconsistent use of standardized monitoring protocols, and (4) variation in spatial and temporal scope associated with avian monitoring projects before the spill. Herein, we show how the Gulf of Mexico Avian Monitoring Network members used structured decision making to identify bird monitoring priorities. We used multiple tools and techniques to clearly define the problem and stakeholder objectives and to identify bird monitoring priorities at the scale of the entire northern Gulf of Mexico region. Although our example is specific to the northern Gulf of Mexico, this approach provides an example of how stakeholder values can be incorporated into the coordination process of broad-scale monitoring programs to address management, restoration, and scientific questions in other ecosystems and for other taxa.

Keywords: Gulf of Mexico; structured decision making; conservation strategy; birds; monitoring programs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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