6.3 Geographical determinants of research and implementation ................................................71 6.4 Does the research published in the literature meet conservation needs? ..............................73 6.5 Dissemination of scientific information ....................................................................................77 6.6 Limitations of the study and further research .........................................................................81 6.7 Conclusions and recommendations...........................................................................................82 References................................................................................................................................. 86 Appendix I – Author survey of the conservation impact of research published in the scientific literature Appendix II –Structure of interviews with conservation practitioners Index of figures
Fig 1. A theoretical framework for the role of research in conservation planning……………. 4 Fig 2. Survey responses received by (a) Journal (b) Year………………………………………… 30 Fig 3 Author responses as to the use of findings in conservation action………………………… 31 Fig 4. (a) Author perceptions of most important reasons for implementation of research findings (b) Reasons for implementation ranked by importance …………………………34 Fig 5. Stakeholders believed to be important in implementation of conservation action………. 35 Fig 6 (a) Factors believed to be the most important barrier to implementation
