Setting objectives for managing key deer / Duane R. Diefenbach and Tyler Wagner, Glenn E. Stauffer.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Diefenbach, Duane R., author.

Wagner, Tyler (Ecologist), author.

Stauffer, Glenn E., author.

Contributor:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, issuing body.

Series:

Cooperator science series ; # 106-2014.

Cooperator science series ; # 106-2014

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

White-tailed deer--Florida--Florida Keys.

White-tailed deer.

Wildlife conservation--Florida--Florida Keys--Planning.

Wildlife conservation.

Wildlife conservation--Planning.

Florida--Florida Keys.

Genre:

Text

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, v, 45 pages) : color illustrations.

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Diefenbach, D. R.; Wagner, T - U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Stauffer, G.T. - Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is responsible for the protection and management of Key deer (Odocoileus virginianus clavium) because the species is listed as Endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The purpose of the ESA is to protect and recover imperiled species and the ecosystems upon which they depend. There are a host of actions that could possibly be undertaken to recover the Key deer population, but without a clearly defined problem and stated objectives it can be difficult to compare and evaluate alternative actions. In addition, management goals and the acceptability of alternative management actions are inherently linked to stakeholders, who should be engaged throughout the process of developing a decision framework. The purpose of this project was to engage a representative group of stakeholders to develop a problem statement that captured the management problem the FWS must address with Key deer and identify objectives that, if met, would help solve the problem. In addition, the objectives were organized in a hierarchical manner (i.e., an objectives network) to show how they are linked, and measurable attributes were identified for each objective. We organized a group of people who represented stakeholders interested in and potentially affected by the management of Key deer. These stakeholders included individuals who represented local, state, and federal governments, non-governmental organizations, the general public, and local businesses. This stakeholder group met five full days over the course of an eight-week period to identify objectives that would address the following problem: "As recovery and removal from the Endangered Species list is the

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Setting Objectives for Managing Key Deer Duane R. Diefenbach and Tyler Wagner1 Glenn E. Stauffer2 1 U.S. Geological Survey, Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 2 Pennsylvania Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA Cooperator Science Series # 106-2014 COOPERATOR SCIENCE SERIES ii About the Cooperator Science Series: The Cooperator Science Series was initiated in 2013. Its purpose is to facilitate the archiving and retrieval of research project reports resulting primarily from investigations supported by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), particularly the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program. The online format was selected to provide immediate access to science reports for FWS, state and tribal management agencies, the conservation community, and the public at large. All reports in this series have been subjected to a peer review process consistent with the agencies and entities conducting the research. Authors and/or agencies/institutions providing these reports are solely responsible for their content. The FWS does not provide editorial or technical review of these reports. Comments and other correspondence on reports in this series should be directed to the report authors or agencies/institutions. In most cases, reports published in this series are preliminary to publication, in the current or revised format, in peer reviewed scientific literature. Results and interpretation of data contained within reports may be revised following further peer review or availability of additional data and/or analyses prior to publication in the scientific literature. The Cooperator Science Series is supported and maintained by the FWS, National Conservation Training Center at Shepherdstown, WV. The series is sequentially numbered with the publication year appended for reference and started with Report No. 101

Notes:

"June 2, 2014."

In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 21-22).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (USFWS National Digital Library, viewed Jan. 18, 2023).

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OCLC:

881293857

Publisher Number:

CSS-106_Diefenbach_etal_2014.pdf

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