ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF NATIVE VEGETATION CONDITION

Integrated models to support multiobjective ecological restoration decisions

Hannah Fraser, Libby Rumpff, Jian DL Yen, Doug Robinson, Brendan A Wintle

2017-12-01

Many objectives motivate ecological restoration, including improving vegetation condition, increasing the range and abundance of t..

The value of information for woodland management: updating a state-transition model

William K Morris, Michael C Runge, Peter A Vesk

2017-11-01

Value of information (VOI) analyses reveal the expected benefit of reducing uncertainty to a decision maker. Most ecological VOI a..

Classifying animals into ecologically meaningful groups: A case study on woodland birds

Hannah Fraser, Cindy E Hauser, Libby Rumpff, Georgia E Garrard, Michael A McCarthy

2017-10-01

Ecologists often classify species into binary groupings such as woodland or non-woodland birds. However, each ecologist may apply ..

Modelling spatial and temporal changes with GIS and Spatial and Dynamic Bayesian Networks

Yung En Chee, Lauchlin Wilkinson, Ann E Nicholson, Pedro F Quintana-Ascencio, John E Fauth, Dianne Hall, Kimberli J Ponzio, Libby Rumpff

2016-08-01

State-and-transition models (STMs) have been successfully combined with Dynamic Bayesian Networks (DBNs) to model temporal changes..

Setting conservation management thresholds using a novel participatory modeling approach

PFE Addison, K de Bie, L Rumpff

2015-10-01

We devised a participatory modeling approach for setting management thresholds that show when management intervention is required ..

Empirically validating a dense woody regrowth 'problem' and thinning 'solution' for understory vegetation

Christopher S Jones, David H Duncan, Libby Rumpff, Freya M Thomas, William K Morris, Peter A Vesk

2015-03-15

In landscapes with a short history of intensive land use, woody plant regrowth on cleared land is often favorably received as a sh..

Consequences of inconsistently classifying woodland birds

Hannah Fraser, Georgia E Garrard, Libby Rumpff, Cindy E Hauser, Michael A McCarthy

2015-01-01

There is a longstanding debate regarding the need for ecology to develop consistent terminology. On one hand, consistent terminolo..

Modelling the benefits of habitat restoration in socio-ecological systems

Sacha Jellinek, Libby Rumpff, Don A Driscoll, Kirsten M Parris, Brendan A Wintle

2014-01-01

Decisions affecting the management of natural resources in agricultural landscapes are influenced by both social and ecological fa..

Practical solutions for making models indispensable in conservation decision-making

Prue FE Addison, Libby Rumpff, S Sana Bau, Janet M Carey, Yung En Chee, Frith C Jarrad, Marissa F McBride, Mark A Burgman

2013-05-01

Aim: Decision-making for conservation management often involves evaluating risks in the face of environmental uncertainty. Models ..