Using social values in the prioritization of research: Quantitative examples and generalizations.

ABSTRACT: Identifying critical uncertainties about ecological systems can help prioritize research efforts intended to inform management decisions. However, exclusively focusing on the ecological system neglects the objectives of natural resource managers and the associated social values tied to risks and rewards of actions.I demonstrate how to prioritize research efforts for a harvested population by applying expected value of perfect information (EVPI) to harvest decisions made with a density-independent matrix population model. Research priorities identified by EVPI diverge from priorities identified by matrix elasticity analyses that ignore social utility.Using a density-dependent harvest model, the value of information about the intrinsic productivity of a population is shown to be sensitive to

SUBMITTER: Falcy MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8717289 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature