scholarly journals Indigenous burning and the evolution of ecosystem biodiversity

2012 ◽  
Vol 124 (1) ◽  
pp. 56
Author(s):  
Beth Gott
Keyword(s):  
Management Tool ◽  
Vegetable Food ◽  
Indigenous Management ◽  
Southeastern Australia ◽  
Indigenous Burning

When Europeans arrived in southeastern Australia they found people who had inhabited the continent for at least 40 000 years. Early reports describe them as healthy and well fed. Vegetable food occupied about half the diet and fire was the chief management tool used to maintain that resource. Food-providing areas, chiefly grasslands and open woodlands, were subject to selective factors which resulted in the evolution of ecosystems adapted to burning at certain seasons and frequencies. The benchmarks for their biodiversity are not pristine, but a product of Indigenous management.

The knowledge loop, a knowledge management tool for academic teaching

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elfriede M. Ederer-Fick ◽  
Anita Giener ◽  
Helga Kittl-Satran ◽  
Brigitte Schachner
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Academic Teaching

Discussion on “Work study as a management tool”

1962 ◽  
Vol 41 (6) ◽  
pp. 334
Author(s):  
R. Young ◽  
Hurndall ◽  
E.H. Dallas ◽  
A. Kruger ◽  
H.W. Von Hooff ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Management Tool ◽  
Work Study

Implementation of an institutional OPCAB-program using a specific quality management tool

2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (S 1) ◽  
Author(s):  
JC Saavedra Blume ◽  
M Zacher ◽  
SJ Klügl ◽  
A Diegeler
Keyword(s):  
Quality Management ◽  
Management Tool

Balanced Scorecard in the strategic planning of a construction company

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Roberth Frias ◽  
Maria Medina
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Organization Theory ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
The Balanced Scorecard ◽  
Construction Company ◽  
Construction Companies ◽  
The Impact

This research focused on the strategic management tool Balanced Scorecard and strategic planning, as a guide to guide the management of companies, allowing communication and the functionality of the strategy using KPIs that allow to identify, maintain control and increase efficiency and the achievement of optimal results. For the deductive hypothetical analysis, the specific factors that affect business management performance were grouped into two variables: Balanced Scorecard and Strategic Planning. The objective of the work was to demonstrate the impact of the Balanced Scorecard in the strategic planning of a construction company. In order to support the research, the following theories were approached: the Financial Theory, the Economic Theory of the Company, the Transaction Costs, the Network Theory, the Organization Theory, the Dependence on Resources, the Strategic Management Theory and the Business Diagnosis Theory. The result obtained confirms the hypothesis that there is a significant incidence of the Balanced Scorecard in the strategic planning of construction companies. In conclusion, the construction company has obtained significant improvements in the results in each of the indicators evaluated with the implementation of the Balanced Scorecard, demonstrating improvements in their management results, affirming that there is better performance and management control allowing them to achieve the organizational objectives set.

Predicting bycatch hotspots based on suitable habitat derived from fishery-independent data

2020 ◽  
Vol 641 ◽  
pp. 159-175
Author(s):  
J Runnebaum ◽  
KR Tanaka ◽  
L Guan ◽  
J Cao ◽  
L O’Brien ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Suitability ◽  
Mixed Model ◽  
Linear Mixed Model ◽  
Gulf Of Maine ◽  
Homarus Americanus ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
American Lobster ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Climate Conditions ◽  
Suitability Index

Bycatch remains a global problem in managing sustainable fisheries. A critical aspect of management is understanding the timing and spatial extent of bycatch. Fisheries management often relies on observed bycatch data, which are not always available due to a lack of reporting or observer coverage. Alternatively, analyzing the overlap in suitable habitat for the target and non-target species can provide a spatial management tool to understand where bycatch interactions are likely to occur. Potential bycatch hotspots based on suitable habitat were predicted for cusk Brosme brosme incidentally caught in the Gulf of Maine American lobster Homarus americanus fishery. Data from multiple fisheries-independent surveys were combined in a delta-generalized linear mixed model to generate spatially explicit density estimates for use in an independent habitat suitability index. The habitat suitability indices for American lobster and cusk were then compared to predict potential bycatch hotspot locations. Suitable habitat for American lobster has increased between 1980 and 2013 while suitable habitat for cusk decreased throughout most of the Gulf of Maine, except for Georges Basin and the Great South Channel. The proportion of overlap in suitable habitat varied interannually but decreased slightly in the spring and remained relatively stable in the fall over the time series. As Gulf of Maine temperatures continue to increase, the interactions between American lobster and cusk are predicted to decline as cusk habitat continues to constrict. This framework can contribute to fisheries managers’ understanding of changes in habitat overlap as climate conditions continue to change and alter where bycatch interactions could occur.

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