Setting population-size targets for geese causing socio-economic conflicts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10889804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fred A Johnson (0000-0002-5854-3695, Aarhus University, corresponding author), Henning Heldbjerg (0000-0003-4268-2671, Aarhus University), Szabolcs Nagy (0000-0003-1919-2519, Wetlands International), Jesper Madsen (0000-0003-3246-0215, Aarhus University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 209-225 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AMBIO (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-7447 • E-ISSN: 1654-7209 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13280-021-01539-5 |
| PMID | 33782852 |
| OpenAlex | W3140440677 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 26 |
Most European goose populations have increased exponentially, and this has increasingly brought them into conflict with human activities. To manage this conflict, we used multi-criteria decision analysis to help set population targets for a super-abundant population of greylag geese ( Anser anser ). We relied on expert elicitation to assess the consequences of varying goose abundance on nine ecological, economic, and societal objectives. Representatives from national governments and from non-governmental organizations then weighted the objectives based on their perceived relative importance, and we used a consensus-convergence model to reach stakeholder agreement on the tradeoffs among objectives. The preferred population targets for two management units represent about a 20% reduction from current abundances, which from a management perspective would require considerable effort above and beyond current population-control measures. We believe that multi-criteria decision analysis can provide a systematic and transparent framework for building consensus among diverse stakeholders in a wide array of human-wildlife conflicts
Development economics · Economics · Geography · Population · Population size · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology · Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies · Demography · Zoonotic diseases and public health
Structured Decision Making
Use (and abuse) of expert elicitation in support of decision making for public policy
Application of multicriteria decision analysis in environmental decision making
Multi-criteria decision analysis in environmental sciences
The Honest Broker
Expert Elicitation, Uncertainty, and the Value of Information in Controlling Invasive Species
Balancing ecosystem function, services and disservices resulting from expanding goose populations
Why geese benefit from the transition from natural vegetation to agriculture
Reconciling competing values placed upon goose populations
Combining modelling tools to evaluate a goose management scheme
Threatened species to super-abundance
Implementation of the first adaptive management plan for a European migratory waterbird population
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |