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Examples of Scientific Adaptive Management from Natural Sciences

Fisheries 1

 

see chapter 12

  • statement of uncertainty and values
  • hypothesis - variability will not effect resilience
  • models
    • maximum sustainable yield
    • simulations
    • simulations with variability in carrying capacity
    • simulations with stochastic loss of population
    • some sequences have " a string of bad luck"
  • management, monitoring and adapatation

 

Lake eutrophication

 
  • lake water is too polluted with algae, lower algae would be more valuable
  • reducing P input would decrease algae
    • reducing the loading
  • TMDL - total maximum daily load
    • probability distribution of violations (too much chlorophyll)
    • decrease P to 40% would get violations only 5% of the time
  • reduce P input, measure, changing the model as we learn more
    • for example - improvement of up-basin riparian zones
    • increasing wetlands

 

  algae-boat
  tmdl diagram
  excursions
  frequency

Fisheries 2

 

Apo Island example of setting up a

  • statement
  • hypothesis
  • model
  • management activity