Keystone Species and Academic-Agency Collaboration: A response to: Walters. 1997. 'Challenges in Adaptive Management of Riparian and Coastal Ecosystems'

Abstract

"Each year, billions of dollars are spent on environmental management and monitoring. It is widely believed that science has a role to play in these activities. At the same time, academics are trying to bootstrap ecological science from shoestring budgets. There would seem to be enormous opportunities to develop ecological science by engaging academics in the practice of ecosystem management. Why is this opportunity not exploited?"