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Overview

Daniel J. Decker is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research is centered within the broad field of Environmental Science, with a particular focus on several subfields including Ecology, Economics and Econometrics, Global and Planetary Change, Social Psychology, and Ecological Modeling.

Their scholarly work covers an array of topics related primarily to wildlife and environmental issues. These topics include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Environmental Philosophy and Ethics
  • Animal and Plant Science Education

Decker has contributed to multiple papers, several of which engage with wildlife management and conservation challenges. Some recent papers include:

  • "Ratcheting up Rigor in Wildlife Management Decision Making," 2020, published in Wildlife Society Bulletin
  • "Successful Wildlife Conservation Requires Good Governance," 2021, published in Frontiers in Conservation Science
  • "A practical framework for ethics assessment in wildlife management decision-making," 2023, published in Journal of Wildlife Management
  • "Learning from hunter education volunteers' experiences," 2020, published in Human Dimensions of Wildlife
  • "Human dimensions considerations in wildlife disease management," 2020, published in Techniques and methods

Common publication venues in which Decker's work appears include:

  • Human Dimensions of Wildlife
  • Wildlife Society Bulletin
  • Frontiers in Conservation Science
  • Journal of Wildlife Management
  • Techniques and methods

Frequent collaborators in Decker's research network are:

  • Michael V. Schiavone
  • Ann B. Forstchen
  • William F. Siemer
  • Emily F. Pomeranz
  • Christian A. Smith

Best Publications

  • Social Learning for Collaborative Natural Resource Management

    Tania M. Schusler;Daniel J. Decker;Max J. Pfeffer

  • Understanding the multi-dimensional structure of pro-environmental behavior

    Lincoln R. Larson;Richard C. Stedman;Caren B. Cooper;Daniel J. Decker

  • The End of the (Research) World As We Know It? Understanding and Coping With Declining Response Rates to Mail Surveys

    Richard C. Stedman;Nancy A. Connelly;Thomas A. Heberlein;Daniel J. Decker

  • Human dimensions of wildlife management in North America

    Daniel J. Decker;T. L. Brown;William F. Siemer

  • Human dimensions of wildlife management

    Daniel J. Decker;Shawn J. Riley;William F. Siemer

  • The essence of wildlife management

    Shawn J. Riley;Daniel J. Decker;Len H. Carpenter;John F Organ

  • HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF LIVING WITH WILDLIFE : A MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

    D. J. Decker;L. C. Chase

  • The future of hunting as a mechanism to control white-tailed deer populations.

    T. L. Brown;D. J. Decker;S. J. Riley;J. W. Enck

  • Are wildlife recreationists conservationists? Linking hunting, birdwatching, and pro‐environmental behavior

    Caren Cooper;Lincoln Larson;Ashley Dayer;Richard Stedman

  • WILDLIFE DAMAGE TO CROPS: PERCEPTIONS OF AGRICULTURAL AND WILDLIFE PROFESSIONALS IN 1957 AND 1987

    Michael R. Conover;Daniel J. Decker

  • Factors Affecting Response Rates to Natural Resource - Focused Mail Surveys: Empirical Evidence of Declining Rates Over Time

    Nancy A. Connelly;Tommy L. Brown;Daniel J. Decker

  • From clients to stakeholders: A philosophical shift for fish and wildlife management

    Daniel J. Decker;Charles C. Krueger;Richard A. Baer;Barbara A. Knuth

  • Power in Natural Resources Management: An Application of Theory

    Daniela B. Raik;Arthur L. Wilson;Daniel J. Decker

  • Developing citizens and communities through youth environmental action

    Tania M. Schusler;Marianne E. Krasny;Scott J. Peters;Daniel J. Decker

  • Structural similarity between the lepidoptera- and diptera-specific insecticidal endotoxin genes of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. "kurstaki" and "israelensis".

    L Thorne;F Garduno;T Thompson;D Decker

  • FURTHER INSIGHTS INTO THE MULTIPLE-SATISFACTIONS APPROACH FOR HUNTER MANAGEMENT

    D. J. Decker;T. L. Brown;Ralph J. Gutierrez

  • Public Participation in Wildlife Management: What Do Stakeholders Want?

    Lisa C. Chase;Daniel J. Decker;T. Bruce Lauber

  • Status of hunter recruitment and retention in the United States.

    J. W. Enck;D. J. Decker;T. L. Brown

  • Adaptive Impact Management: An Integrative Approach to Wildlife Management

    Shawn J. Riley;William F. Siemer;Daniel J. Decker;Len H. Carpenter

  • Social Networks and Community-Based Natural Resource Management

    T. Bruce Lauber;Daniel J. Decker;Barbara A. Knuth

  • Risk perception as a factor in Wildlife Stakeholder Acceptance Capacity for cougars in montana

    Shawn J. Riley;Daniel J. Decker

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard C. Stedman
Richard C. Stedman Cornell University
Shawn J. Riley
Shawn J. Riley Michigan State University
Barbara A. Knuth
Barbara A. Knuth Cornell University
James Shanahan
James Shanahan Indiana University
Marianne E. Krasny
Marianne E. Krasny Cornell University
Ralph J. Gutierrez
Ralph J. Gutierrez University of Minnesota
Meredith L. Gore
Meredith L. Gore Michigan State University
Thomas A. Heberlein
Thomas A. Heberlein University of Wisconsin–Madison
Michael J. Manfredo
Michael J. Manfredo Colorado State University
James P. Lassoie
James P. Lassoie Cornell University

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