Adaptive ecosystem management in the Pacific Northwest.

	This publication was written or produced by the Pacific Northwest Research Station and is in the public domain.

	FS INFO In depth catalog of natural resources publications, including index to Forest Service literature, late 1800's to date.

Publication Information

Title: Adaptive ecosystem management in the Pacific Northwest.

Author: Bormann, B.T.; Cunningham, P.G.; Brookes, M.H.; Manning, V.W.; Collopy, M.W.

Date: 1994

Source: Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-341. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 22 p

Station ID: GTR-PNW-341

Description: A systematic approach to adaptive management is proposed to simultaneously manage at the regional, provincial, and watershed scales and to reorganize the activity of agencies to better support the concepts of adaptive management. Reorganizing management activities into these four groupings is recommended: adjustment (expanded decisionmaking); linked, not single actions; feedback, including monitoring; and information synthesis. A major new focus for the collaborative decision process is to identify and set priorities among possible future adjustments. Linked actions that integrate management and research would then be designed to produce the information needed to decide whether to make proposed adjustments. Feedback and information synthesis will follow to facilitate and inform future decisions. The strategy requires making better decisions; improving public participation; and developing science-based management.

Key Words: Adaptive management, feedback, adjustment, future decisions, linked actions, management experiments, information synthesis, decision support, science-based management, public participation, the lacing model

Publication Notes:

Our on-line publications are scanned and captured using Adobe Acrobat. During the capture process some typographical errors may occur. Please contact Tiffany Dong, tdong@fs.fed.us if you notice any errors which make this publication unuseable.

Citation

Bormann, B.T.; Cunningham, P.G.; Brookes, M.H.; Manning, V.W.; Collopy, M.W. 1994. Adaptive ecosystem management in the Pacific Northwest. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-341. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 22 p.