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Horse Race
Implement Option
(A)
Unsuccessful
Implement Option
(B)
Partially
Successful
Develop
Management
Options
Compare
Outcomes
Implement Option
(C)
Implement Option
(C)
Successful
Implement Option
(D)
Unsuccessful
St ep-wise
Continue Option
(A)
Successful
Develop
Management
Options
Implement Option
(A)
Discontinue
Option (A)
Implement Option
(B)
Unsuccessful
T rial and Error
Continue
Management
Option
Successful
Develop Single
Management
Option
Implement Option
Unsuccessful
Uncorroborated
Develop Single
Management
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Implement
Option
Fig. 8.1 Generalization of the different approaches to natural resource management
Introduction
Adaptive management of natural resources did not spontaneously appear, but
represents an evolving approach to natural resource management in particular,
and structured decision making in general. Founded in the decision approaches of
other fields [
6
] including business [
7
], experimental science [
8
], systems theory [
9
],
and industrial ecology [
10
], the first reference to adaptive management
philosophies in natural resource management may be traced back to Beverton and
Holt [
11
] in fisheries management, though the term “adaptive management” was yet
to be used (reviewed in [
6
]). The term “adaptive management” would not become
a common vernacular until C.S. Holling, widely recognized as the “father” of
adaptive management, produced his edited volume on the subject “Adaptive
