PCoD+: Developing Widely-Applicable Models of the Population Consequences of Disturbance

Abstract

The overall objective of this project was to overcome the most important impediments that have limited the implementation of the PCoD framework. These include: the lack of a standard method for assessing aggregate exposure to disturbance over a biologically-realistic time scale; the difficulty in choosing an appropriate model structure; the lack of a robust, fully-tested protocol for conducting expert elicitation that can provide reliable estimates of associated uncertainty; and the lack of data on the relationship between exposure to disturbance and individual health, and between health and vital rates, We addressed these issues by completing five research tasks, delivering a set of research documents that will facilitate the wider application of the PCoD approach and highlight the next steps for this research field.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 29, 2020
Accession Number
AD1108315

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  • Catriona M Harris
  • Cormac Booth
  • John Harwood
  • Len Thomas
  • Leslie New
  • Robert S Schick

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  • SMRU, LLC

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