Decision-making criteria for plant-species selection for phytostabilization: Issues of biodiversity and functionality

Abstract In complex, diverse ecosystems, one is faced with an exceptionally challenging decision: which species to examine first and why? This raises the question: Is there evidence of subconscious biases in study species selection? Likewise, is there evidence of this bias in selecting methods, locations, and times? We addressed these questions by surveying the literature on the most diverse group of vertebrates (fishes) in an iconic high-diversity ecosystem (coral reefs). The evidence suggests that we select study species that are predominantly yellow. Reef fish studies also selectively examine fishes that are behaviorally bold and in warm, calm, attractive locations. Our findings call for a reevaluation of study species selection and methodological approaches, recognizing the potential for subconscious biases to drive selection for species that are attractive rather than important and for methods that give only a partial view of ecosystems. Given the challenges faced by high-diversity ecosystems, we may need to question our decision-making processes.

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The Change of Plant Species Composition and Plant Pattern on Management of Damar Agroforestry

Jurnal Sylva Lestari ◽

10.23960/jsl3618-27 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 18 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Charles Parlindungan Rajagukguk ◽

Indra Gumay Febryano ◽

Susni Herwanti

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Species Composition ◽

Plant Species ◽

Participant Observation ◽

Real Life ◽

Species Selection ◽

Primary Data ◽

Cropping Pattern ◽

Plant Species Composition ◽

Cropping Patterns

The changes in the composition of plant species and cropping patterns have occurred in the management of Damar agroforest in Desa Kesugihan, Lampung Selatan. There are some reasons that farmers consider to make decisions in choosing plant species and cropping patterns. This study aimed to identify the reasons of farmers in the decision making of plant species selection and cropping pattern on agroforestry management of damar. Primary data collection was conducted by using an in-depth interview method on seven key informants and participant observation. The collected data is qualitative data and analyzed descriptively based on the real-life choice theory by Gladwin. The results showed that there was a change of plant species composition and cropping pattern on resin agroforestry to become cocoa agroforestry. This is affected by income, production continuity, gestation period, ease of maintenance and harvest, local knowledge and tolerance of the main plant to be planted with another crop. The dominant crop pattern was a combination of cocoa as the main plant with cengkeh, petai, tangkil, and durian. Another crop pattern was a combination between resin as the main plant species with cengkeh, durian, coconut, and petai. Comprehension and contribution from related stakeholders in the development of community forestry are fully needed to support sustainable agroforestry management.Keywords: agroforestry of Damar, decision making, plant composition, plant species selection, cropping pattern

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The Use and Transformation of Formal Decision-Making Criteria: Sentencing Guidelines, Organizational Contexts, and Case Processing Strategies

Social Problems ◽

10.1525/sp.1998.45.2.03x0168l ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 45 (2) ◽

pp. 248-267 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Jeffery T. Ulmer ◽

John H. Kramer

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Sentencing Guidelines ◽

Case Processing ◽

Organizational Contexts ◽

Processing Strategies ◽

Decision Making Criteria

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Research and analysis of business management processes implemented under conditions of incomplete certainty

CPT2020 The 8th International Scientific Conference on Computing in Physics and Technology Proceedings ◽

10.30987/conferencearticle_5fd755bf97ae27.51187786 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Igor Klimenko ◽

A. Ivlev

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

A Priori ◽

Business Management ◽

Statistical Uncertainty ◽

Management Processes ◽

Classical Decision ◽

Decision Making Criteria

The study carried out in this work made it possible to expand the rank scale for a priori assessment of the chosen strategy in terms of increasing the sensitivity of assessing the caution / negligence ratio using risky, as well as classical decision-making criteria under conditions of statistical uncertainty.

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On Laplacian energy of picture fuzzy graphs in site selection problem

Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems ◽

10.3233/jifs-202131 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-18

Author(s):

Mahima Poonia ◽

Rakesh Kumar Bajaj

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Site Selection ◽

Upper Bounds ◽

Selection Problem ◽

Hydropower Plant ◽

Fuzzy Graph ◽

Fuzzy Information ◽

Fuzzy Graphs ◽

Laplacian Energy ◽

Selection For

In the present work, the adjacency matrix, the energy and the Laplacian energy for a picture fuzzy graph/directed graph have been introduced along with their lower and the upper bounds. Further, in the selection problem of decision making, a methodology for the ranking of the available alternatives has been presented by utilizing the picture fuzzy graph and its energy/Laplacian energy. For the shake of demonstrating the implementation of the introduced methodology, the task of site selection for the hydropower plant has been carried out as an application. The originality of the introduced approach, comparative remarks, advantageous features and limitations have also been studied in contrast with intuitionistic fuzzy and Pythagorean fuzzy information.

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