title: Integral control for population management.
abstract: We present a novel management methodology for restocking a declining population. The strategy uses integral control, a concept ubiquitous in control theory which has not been applied to population dynamics. Integral control is based on dynamic feedback-using measurements of the population to inform management strategies and is robust to model uncertainty, an important consideration for ecological models. We demonstrate from first principles why such an approach to population management is suitable via theory and examples.
authors.affiliation: Environment & Sustainability Institute, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall,  TR10 9FE, UK, c.guiver@ex.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guiver
authors.forename: Hartmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Logemann
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rebarber
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bill
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tenhumberg
authors.forename: Dave
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.forename: Stuart
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Townley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D044822:Biodiversity; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017753:Ecosystem; D005246:Feedback; D005260:Female; D055641:Mathematical Concepts; D008954:Models, Biological; D011157:Population Dynamics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013269:Stochastic Processes; D034421:Sus scrofa