Monitoring for a purpose at the Ecological Society of Australia meeting
July 27, 2010
The Ecological Society of Australia annual meeting is being held from 5-10 December this year, and marks the 50th anniversary of establishment of the ESA. Submissions for abstracts are closing this Friday 30 July, so you need get in quick if you plan on presenting. Update: abstract submissions have been extended to 13 August 2010.
Kerrie and Ayesha are convening a symposium as part of this year’s conference as part of their work on optimal monitoring and evaluation:
Monitoring for a purpose: optimal monitoring and management of cryptic or declining populations.
How should monitoring programs differ depending on their objective? How can resources best be applied to monitoring and measuring the success (or failure) of management? In the face of uncertainty, what should managers monitor, and where and when should this monitoring occur? Read more of this post
