Predator control needs a standard of unbiased randomized experiments with cross-over design

Treves, Adrian (avtor), Krofel, Miha (avtor), Ohrens, Omar (avtor), van Eeden, Lily M. (avtor)

Rapid, global changes, such as extinction and climate change, put a premium on evidence-based, environmental policies and interventions, including predator control efforts. Lack of solid scientific evidence precludes strong inference about responses of predators, people, and prey of both, to various types of predator control. Here we formulate two opposing hypotheses with possible underlying mechanisms and propose experiments to test four pairs of opposed predictions about responses of predators, domestic animals, and people in a coupled, dynamic system. We outline the design of a platinum-standard experiment, namely randomized, controlled experiment with cross-over design and multiple steps to blind measurement, analysis, and peer review to avoid pervasive biases. The gold-standard has been proven feasible in field experiments with predators and livestock, so we call for replicating that across the world on different methods of predator control, in addition to striving for an even higher standard that can improve reproducibility and reliability of the science of predator control.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: effective intervention, wildlife damage, strong inference, Standards of evidence, Predator control, experiments, Randomized controlled trials, RCT
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: BF - Biotehniška fakulteta
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2019
• Št. strani: 14 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 7, article 462
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-114215
• UDK: 630*
• ISSN pri članku: 2296-701X
• DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00462
• COBISS.SI-ID: 5568934
• Datum objave v RUL: 19.02.2020

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Frontiers in ecology and evolution
• Skrajšan naslov: Front. ecol. evol.
• Založnik: Frontiers Media S.A.
• ISSN: 2296-701X
• COBISS.SI-ID: 37643053

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: učinkovita intervencija, škode zaradi divjadi, zanesljivo sklepanje, standardi dokazovanja, nadzor plenilcev, kontrolni poskusi