They opined that one reason for the observed variation in rates of LEA could have stemmed from regional variation in health care provider management decisions (10).
(4) Verification and validation stages are critical to building credible models, i.e. models in which 'a user has sufficient confidence to base scientific and management decisions' (Holling 1978 Sargent 1984).
Groundwater management decisions made today will affect everyone in a basin, now and well into the future.
In general, understanding the drivers of ecosystem service trade-offs and synergies is fundamental for land management decisions and policies33,36 but tools to identify these drivers have rarely been developed.
A strong focus on economics may not always apply to forestry, where ecological considerations, tradition, social acceptability, culture, lifestyle, and similar factors may dominate management decisions (Kimmins 1992) and long-term economics of decisions are not always clear.
In the context of the potential relationship between decoupled payments and risk management decisions, Hennessy (1998) concluded in a US study that the term "decoupled" can be misleading as both the wealth effect and the presence of risk aversion can ensure that decoupled payments affect production decisions.
These metrics may be particularly relevant in a conservation context on islands where all-native systems are the exception and species attributes, e.g. origin or conservation status, are important factors directing management decisions (Noss 2004).
The Cohen Commission of Inquiry was tasked with assessing the scientific evidence to determine the cause of the declines in Fraser River Sockeye Salmon productivity as well as reviewing management practices and how scientific information is utilized to inform management decisions (Cohen 2012a).
These include a more adequate consideration of human impacts on resource distribution and environmental cues (due e.g. to sensory pollution), and incorporating the potential benefits of niche evolution (e.g. by species that have adapted successfully to anthropogenic environments) into management decisions (Van Dijk 2011).
Those demands include a requirement that seven paid firefighters attend every CFA fire ground; the establishment of a consultative committee that would give the union power to veto management decisions; and a $3,000 sign-on bonus in addition to the 19% pay rise.
