Can methods applied in medicine be used to summarize and disseminate conservation research?

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dc.contributor.authorFazey, Ioanen_AU
dc.contributor.authorSalisbury, Janet Gen_AU
dc.contributor.authorMaindonald, Johnen_AU
dc.contributor.authorDouglas, Robert Men_AU
dc.contributor.authorLindenmayer, David Ben_AU
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T22:51:34Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T10:45:53Z
dc.description.abstractTo ensure that the best scientific evidence is available to guide conservation action, effective mechanisms for communicating the results of research are necessary. In medicine, an evidence-based approach assists doctors in applying scientific evidence when treating patients. The approach has required the development of new methods for systematically reviewing research, and has led to the establishment of independent organizations to disseminate the conclusions of reviews. (1) Such methods could help bridge gaps between researchers and practitioners of environmental conservation. In medicine, systematic reviews place strong emphasis on reviewing experimental clinical trials that meet strict standards. Although experimental studies are much less common in conservation, many of the components of systematic reviews that reduce the biases when identifying, selecting and appraising relevant studies could still be applied effectively. Other methods already applied in medicine for the review of non-experimental studies will therefore be required in conservation. (2) Using systematic reviews and an evidence-based approach will only be one tool of many to reduce uncertainty when making conservation-related decisions. Nevertheless an evidence-based approach does complement other approaches (for example adaptive management), and could facilitate the use of the best available research in environmental management. (3) In medicine, the Cochrane Collaboration was established as an independent organization to guide the production and dissemination of systematic reviews. It has provided many benefits that could apply to conservation, including a forum for producing and disseminating reviews with emphasis on the requirements of practitioners, and a forum for feedback between researchers and practitioners and improved access to the primary research. Without the Cochrane Collaboration, many of the improvements in research communication that have occurred in medicine over the last decade would not have been possible.
dc.identifier.issn0376-8929
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/81142
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.sourceEnvironmental Conservation
dc.subjectKeywords: Communication; Drug dosage; Environmental protection; Medicine; Societies and institutions; Conservation related decisions; Conservation-related decisions; Environmental management; Research communication; Patient treatment; conservation; environmental ma Conservation research; Disseminating research; Evidence-based conservation; Implementing science; Science communication; Systematic reviews
dc.titleCan methods applied in medicine be used to summarize and disseminate conservation research?
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue3
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage198
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage190
local.contributor.affiliationFazey, Ioan, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationSalisbury, Janet G, Biotext
local.contributor.affiliationLindenmayer, David, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationMaindonald, John, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationDouglas, Robert M, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.authoremailfses-cle-admin@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidFazey, Ioan, u4020398
local.contributor.authoruidLindenmayer, David, u8808483
local.contributor.authoruidMaindonald, John, u9801539
local.contributor.authoruidDouglas, Robert M, u8900781
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.absfor050299 - Environmental Science and Management not elsewhere classified
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub9490
local.identifier.citationvolume31
local.identifier.doi10.1017/S0376892904001560
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-13244282946
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByMigrated
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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