Coherence between harvest and habitat management -- Joint venture perspectives
Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference
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By: C.K. Baxter, J.W. Nelson, K. J. Reinecke, and S. E. Stephens
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Abstract
Introduction: In recent months, an ad hoc group of waterfowl scientists, representing the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (IAFWA) Adaptive Harvest Management (ARM) Task Force and the North American Waterfowl Management Plan (NAWMP) Committee, have collaborated as a Joint Task Group (JTG) to assess options for unifying the population goals guiding waterfowl harvest management and habitat management. The JTG has been charged with bringing coherence to the population goals of the two programs. Characterizing the problem as one of coherence indicates value judgments exist regarding its significance or perhaps existence. For purposes of this paper, we characterize the lack of coherence as the absence of consistent population goals in the two related components of waterfowl conservation habitat and harvest management. Our purpose is to support continued dialogue on the respective goals of these programs and the possible implications of discordant goals to habitat joint ventures. Our objectives are two-fold: (1) illustrate how NAWMP habitat management goals and strategies have been interpreted and pursued in both breeding and wintering areas, and (2) provide perspectives on the linkages between regional habitat management programs and harvest management. The Lower Mississippi Valley and the Prairie Pothole joint ventures (LMVJV and PPJV, respectively) will be used as examples.
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Baxter, C., Nelson, J., Reinecke, K.J., Stephens, S.E., 2006, Coherence between harvest and habitat management -- Joint venture perspectives: Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference, v. 71, p. 214-232.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Coherence between harvest and habitat management -- Joint venture perspectives |
| Series title | Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference |
| Volume | 71 |
| Year Published | 2006 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 214-232 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Transactions of the North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference |
| First page | 214 |
| Last page | 232 |