Adaptive management - the U.S. Department of Interior technical guide
Williams BK, Szaro RC, Shapiro CD. 2009. Adaptive management - the U.S. Department of Interior technical guide. Adaptive Management Working Group, U.S. Department of the Interior. Washington, D.C.
The Department of the Interior (DOI) Adaptive Management Working Group (AMWG) sponsored the development of this technical guide to clearly and consistently define adaptive management and describe conditions for its implementation. AMWG membership includes representatives from across DOI’s bureaus and offices. The purpose of this technical guide is to present an operational definition of adaptive management, identify the conditions in which adaptive management should be considered, and describe the process of using adaptive management for managing natural resources. The guide is not an exhaustive discussion of adaptive management, nor does it include detailed specifications for individual projects. However, it should aid U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) managers and practitioners in determining when and how to apply adaptive management.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Williams, Byron; Szaro, Robert; Shapiro, Carl
- Date of Issue
- 2009
- Publisher
- Adaptive Management Working Group, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Units
- NRSS
- Keywords
- ecological systems, Management, Monitoring, Natural Resources, threshold