TY - JOUR
T1 - The need for evidence-based conservation
AU - Pullin, Andrew
AU - Sutherland, WJ
AU - Dollman, PM
AU - Knight, Theresa
PY - 2004/1/1
Y1 - 2004/1/1
N2 - Much of current conservation practice is based upon anecdote and myth rather than upon the systematic appraisal of the evidence, including experience of others who have tackled the same problem. We suggest that this is a major problem for conservationists and requires a rethinking of the manner in which conservation operates. There is an urgent need for mechanisms that review available information and make recommendations to practitioners. We suggest a format for web-based databases that could provide the required information in accessible form.
AB - Much of current conservation practice is based upon anecdote and myth rather than upon the systematic appraisal of the evidence, including experience of others who have tackled the same problem. We suggest that this is a major problem for conservationists and requires a rethinking of the manner in which conservation operates. There is an urgent need for mechanisms that review available information and make recommendations to practitioners. We suggest a format for web-based databases that could provide the required information in accessible form.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=2942539079&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.tree.2004.03.018
DO - 10.1016/j.tree.2004.03.018
M3 - Article
C2 - 16701275
SN - 1872-8383
VL - 19
SP - 305
EP - 308
JO - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
JF - Trends in Ecology and Evolution
ER -