Expert elicitation of population-level effects of disturbance
Edited by: Arthur N. Popper and Anthony Hawkins
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Abstract
Expert elicitation is a rigorous method for synthesizing expert knowledge to inform decision making and is reliable and practical when field data are limited. We evaluated the feasibility of applying expert elicitation to estimate population-level effects of disturbance on marine mammals. Diverse experts estimated parameters related to mortality and sublethal injury of North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis). We are now eliciting expert knowledge on the movement of right whales among geographic regions to parameterize a spatial model of health. Expert elicitation complements methods such as simulation models or extrapolations from other species, sometimes with greater accuracy and less uncertainty.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
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| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Expert elicitation of population-level effects of disturbance |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_35 |
| Volume | 875 |
| Year Published | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 8 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | The effects of noise on aquatic life II |
| First page | 295 |
| Last page | 302 |
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