Credibility

Alagona, Peter S.

doi:10.1111/j.1523-1739.2008.01109.x

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“…Such fire-and-forget statements (Gibbons et al, 2011)-about "conservation dividends to be earned in an unspecified future" (sensu Ehrenfeld, 2000)-risk eroding the credibility of conservation paleobiology and widening the gap between science and practice. Credibility in conservation biology is a relational process, won by building trust between communities (Alagona, 2008). While some researchers may construe their work as improving our understanding of ecological processes relevant to conservation issues (after all, looking for near-term payoffs is a human trait), those outside the field may find statements only vaguely connected to actual conservation contexts unconvincing and overstated.…”

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Knowing but not doing: Quantifying the research-implementation gap in conservation paleobiology

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Conservation paleobiology aims to provide a longer-term perspective on environmental problems to inform decisions about natural resource conservation. As such, conservation paleobiology research falls short when geohistorical data and insights do not inform conservation practice, contributing to the well-known idea that a “gap” exists between the production and use of science in the environmental realm. Our study quantified the extent of this research-implementation (or knowing-doing) gap through a systematic literature review and survey questionnaire. We determined whether empirical studies in conservation paleobiology with a link to conservation, management, or restoration documented the use of geohistorical data to implement some form of action or if there was a specific mention of how the geohistorical data could be used in theory. Results indicate that “applied” conservation paleobiology has a poor record of translating research into action. Tangible conservation impacts were evident in only 10.8% of studies. Over half of these studies included coauthors affiliated with a conservation organization. Among the studies coded as having a theoretical application, 25.2% specified how the geohistorical data could be implemented to enhance conservation, management, or restoration actions. All studies documenting action used geohistorical data from the geologically recent past where the species and habitats are familiar to those found today. Drawing insights from the bright spots we identified, we offer some practical suggestions to narrow the gap between knowing and doing in conservation paleobiology.

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Knowing but not doing: Quantifying the research-implementation gap in conservation paleobiology

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“…Confidence in governance systems fluctuates over time and is the product of social, economic, and cultural processes (e.g., Zussman 1997;Alagona 2008). As such, public participation and satisfaction in polar bear management varies regionally.…”

Section: Polar Bear Management In Canada: History and Recent Developmmentioning

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Conservation and management of Canada’s polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in a changing Arctic¹This review is part of the virtual symposium “Flagship Species – Flagship Problems” that deals with ecology, biodiversity and management issues, and climate impacts on species at risk and of Canadian importance, including the polar bear (Ursus maritimus), Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua), Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus), and caribou (Rangifer tarandus).

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Canada has an important responsibility for the research, conservation, and management of polar bears ( Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774) because the majority of polar bears in the world occur within the nation’s borders. Two fundamental and recent changes for polar bears and their conservation have arisen: (1) the ongoing and projected further decline of sea-ice habitat as a result of climate change and (2) the implementation of aboriginal land claims and treaties in Canada’s North. Science has documented empirical links between productivity of polar bear population and sea-ice change. Predictive modeling based on these data has forecast significant declines in polar bear abundance and distribution of polar bears. With the signing of northern land claims and treaties, polar bear management in Canada has integrated local aboriginal participation, values, and knowledge. The interaction of scientific and local perspectives on polar bears as they relate to harvest, climate change, and declining habitat has recently caused controversy. Some conservation, management, and research decisions have been contentious because of gaps in scientific knowledge and the polarization and politicization of the roles of the various stakeholders. With these ecological and governance transitions, there is a need to re-focus and re-direct polar bear conservation in Canada.

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“…From an STS perspective, we stress technoscientific claims about horseshoe crabs because scientific knowledge is often used to claim authority based on access to a kind of unvarnished truth. But as Peter Alagona (2008) points out, truth and credibility are not the same thing. No knowledge claim is inherently credible, and in fact credibility looks different between scientific disciplines and professional communities -based, in part, on different methods and data sources.…”

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“…No knowledge claim is inherently credible, and in fact credibility looks different between scientific disciplines and professional communities -based, in part, on different methods and data sources. At heart, credibility is bred through familiarity and relationships between people, and comes "more from public engagement than dispassionate objectivity" (Alagona 2008(Alagona , 1366. It is our hope that this study encourages more communication between different kinds of experts, and between experts and the "lay" public.…”

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Regulating Horseshoe Crabs: Sustainability and Public Health

Crunelle,

Whitney

2023

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American Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) are managed as a fishery on the east coast of the United States, primarily as bait for fishing eel and whelk. In addition, Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) produced from horseshoe crab blood is used to test intravenous drugs, vaccines, medical devices, etc. for the presence of endotoxins. Limulus are also important ecologically, particularly as their spawning behavior provides food for migrating shorebirds. Horseshoecrabs are therefore entangled in a complex web of regulatory frameworks and stakeholder conflicts. This paper applies a Science and Technology Studies (STS) lens to these networks of agencies and stakeholders, and makes a series of recommendations for mitigating conflict and conserving horseshoe crabs.

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Knowing but not doing: Quantifying the research-implementation gap in conservation paleobiology

Knowing but not doing: Quantifying the research-implementation gap in conservation paleobiology

Regulating Horseshoe Crabs: Sustainability and Public Health

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