Climate change, uncertainty, and natural resource management
Journal of Wildlife Management
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Abstract
Climate change and its associated uncertainties are of concern to natural resource managers. Although aspects of climate change may be novel (e.g., system change and nonstationarity), natural resource managers have long dealt with uncertainties and have developed corresponding approaches to decision-making. Adaptive resource management is an application of structured decision-making for recurrent decision problems with uncertainty, focusing on management objectives, and the reduction of uncertainty over time. We identified 4 types of uncertainty that characterize problems in natural resource management. We examined ways in which climate change is expected to exacerbate these uncertainties, as well as potential approaches to dealing with them. As a case study, we examined North American waterfowl harvest management and considered problems anticipated to result from climate change and potential solutions. Despite challenges expected to accompany the use of adaptive resource management to address problems associated with climate change, we conclude that adaptive resource management approaches will be the methods of choice for managers trying to deal with the uncertainties of climate change. ?? 2010 The Wildlife Society.
Suggested Citation
Nichols, J., Koneff, M., Heglund, P., Knutson, M.G., Seamans, M., Lyons, J.E., Morton, J., Jones, M., Boomer, G., and Williams, B.K., 2011, Climate change, uncertainty, and natural resource management: Journal of Wildlife Management, v. 75, no. 1, p. 6-18, https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.33.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Climate change, uncertainty, and natural resource management |
| Series title | Journal of Wildlife Management |
| DOI | 10.1002/jwmg.33 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication Date | January 31, 2011 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Journal of Wildlife Management |
| First page | 6 |
| Last page | 18 |