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dc.contributor.authorSheaves, M
dc.contributor.authorAbrantes, K
dc.contributor.authorBarnett, A
dc.contributor.authorBenham, C
dc.contributor.authorDale, P
dc.contributor.authorMattone, C
dc.contributor.authorSheaves, A
dc.contributor.authorWaltham, N
dc.contributor.authorBradley, M
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-18T05:16:02Z
dc.date.available2020-09-18T05:16:02Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn1467-2960
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/faf.12479
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/397393
dc.description.abstractAccuracy in representing, communicating and reporting science is critical to the translation of science into knowledge. Any lack of accuracy degrades the quality and reliability of consequent decisions. One common cause of inaccuracy is the use of superseded paradigmatic concepts with a lack of careful validation. This leads to evidentiary dissonance (an apparent abundance of evidence with little basis in actual reported scientific findings). We illustrate the nature and consequences of evidentiary dissonance using the example of estimates of the value of mangroves to fisheries, which are key motivators of decision-making around land-use activities in mangroves systems, mangrove restoration and disturbance offset initiatives. Causes include the use of inappropriate or inaccurate data and inadequate support for reasoning used to develop estimates of fisheries value. Evidentiary dissonance in linking estimates to scientific understanding has produced a citable and cited body of work with tenuous foundations in current ecological understanding, and a body of literature that is likely to lead to unrealistic expectations, misdirected and wasted resources, and perverse management outcomes.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom1067
dc.relation.ispartofpageto1075
dc.relation.ispartofissue5
dc.relation.ispartofjournalFish and Fisheries
dc.relation.ispartofvolume21
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEcology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchFisheries sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3005
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4104
dc.titleThe consequences of paradigm change and poorly validated science: The example of the value of mangroves to fisheries
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSheaves, M; Abrantes, K; Barnett, A; Benham, C; Dale, P; Mattone, C; Sheaves, A; Waltham, N; Bradley, M, The consequences of paradigm change and poorly validated science: The example of the value of mangroves to fisheries, Fish and Fisheries, 2020, 21 (5), pp. 1067-1075
dc.date.updated2020-09-11T03:58:15Z
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.rights.copyright© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: The consequences of paradigm change and poorly validated science: The example of the value of mangroves to fisheries, Fish and Fisheries, 2020, 21 (5), pp. 1067-1075, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12479. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
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gro.griffith.authorDale, Patricia E.


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