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Decision Point presents articles, views and ideas on environmental decision making, biodiversity, conservation planning and monitoring.

In the current issue of Decision Point (#77 - March 2014 – 1.2 Mb) you’ll find the following stories:

Offsetting marine and coastal development
Lawyers and ecologists examine whether an offset in the marine realm should be guided by regulations for offsets on land – page 4

The impact of imperfect detection on species distribution modeling
How do you incorporate the chances of not spotting a species in an area where it actually is? – page 6

Taking aim at NRM performance goals
How many organisations actually use SMART targets? – page 8

Conservation in a wicked world
Can complex systems science teach us anything in conservation practice? – page 9

Citizen scientists flock to a new online bird atlas
Introducing Eremaea eBird – page 10

Cost-effective restoration in agricultural landscapes
It all depends on how you frame the cost and the benefit – page 12

Resilience and Urban biodiversity workshops
Recent CEED/NERP ED workshops – page 14

Research briefs
Monitoring endangered species to death; undermining Australia's nature reserves; and the cumulative impact map – see page 3

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