1. Managers often have incomplete information needed to make decisions about threatened species management, and do not have the time or funding needed to obtain complete information. Value of Information (VOI) theory has the potential to assist managers in making the decision to monitor or manage, but it has not been applied to assessing spatial allocation of monitoring resources to multiple units across a landscape. 2. I use data from species distribution models (SDMs) to apply VOI analysis across a landscape to assess the utility of single and multiple objective decisions. I determine in which situations one should monitor before purchasing land for conservation, and when one should act based on current information. Further, I prioritize units based on cost effectiveness and identify target properties for conservation.
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