Decision analysis steps and the workshop goals!
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Identify decision-makers, stakeholders, and
scope of decisions the LCC is intending to
support
Identify resource management objectives and
outcomes of interest
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Specify “attributes” that will indicate how well the
high-level management objectives are being met
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Identify major uncertainties that affect the
outcomes of interest
Identify and structure the relationships
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Among decisions, uncertainties, and outcomes of
interest
Use the structure to identify high priority
information needs
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Esp. information relevant to decisions and ability to
evaluate outcomes
Science Workshop Handouts – Background on process
Local meetings
&
Framing workshop
(LCC Steering
Committee, Feb 16-17)
(Overlap)
Science workshop
with area
researchers &
managers
(April 26-27)
Development of
Science Plan
(Next step)
1
Broad resource management decision types and
objective provide “sideboards” for science discussions!
Ecosystem
Function
Land and water
use/
management
Habitat
management/
conservation
Species
management
Establishing
quality
standards
Industry
oversight
Infrastructure
siting and
development
Habitat Quality
Science Workshop to identify
physical, ecological and
biological processes that:
-  Affect the outcomes relevant
to management objectives
-  Can be affected by land and
resource management
decisions, and
-  Are likely to be affected by
climate change
Cultural
resources
management
Science Workshop Handouts – Background on process
Species
Population
Health
Public Health
and Safety
Economic
Benefits
Protection of
Culture
Community
Stability
Quality of
Outdoor
Experience
2
Identifying measureable attributes!
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The management objectives are defined at
a relatively high level
–  Additional detail as to what each means and how it
can be measured may facilitate the identification of
science to inform those objectives
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Framing workshop participants developed
a preliminary set of attributes
–  Potentially measurable indicators of impacts on
the fundamental objectives
–  Some attributes relate to more than one objective
Science Workshop Handouts – Background on process
3
Land and resource management
agency objectives!
Attributes!
Water quantity, quality,
availability in ecosystem
Carbon sequestration of
ecosystem
Natural services
Biogeochemical cycling in
ecosystem
Resiliency of ecosystem
Natural disturbances –
frequency and intensity
Species composition at
different trophic levels
Habitat distribution, quantity
Habitat - quality,
connectivity
Species abundance
and distribution
Species stock structure
Including subsistence species and species with cultural value
Abundance of disease
vectors
Food costs related to
subsistence species
Number of culturally
important sites impacted
Availability of outdoor
experience opportunities
Science Workshop Handouts – Background on process
Ecosystem
Function
Habitat Quality
Species
Population
Health
Public Health
and Safety
Economic
Benefits
Protection of
Culture
Community
Stability
Quality of
Outdoor
Experience
4