{"pk":62873,"title":"Data to Decisions: How to Make Science More Relevant for Management of the San Francisco Estuary","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Science is the foundation for a wide range of activities, including evaluation, innovation, and technology, which in turn support management. Without good science, resource management in regions such as the San Francisco Estuary is handicapped, and must proceed with outdated conceptual models, operating strategies, and technologies. At the same time, we recognize that poor communication can interfere with conversations between scientists and managers, even when high-quality data and publications are available. In this essay, we have tried to address an important part of this issue: helping scientists to understand how to produce actionable science. Our hope is that these suggestions will, at the least, help improve dialog between scientists and the managers responsible for the estuary’s resources.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\n\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"management, science enterprise, training, relevance"}],"section":"Essay","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4fr337vc","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Ted","middle_name":"","last_name":"Sommer","name_suffix":"","institution":"Davis, California 95616 USA\nUnited States","department":""},{"first_name":"J.","middle_name":"Louise","last_name":"Conrad","name_suffix":"","institution":"Former Affiliation: Delta Stewardship Council - Delta Science Program\nSacramento, CA 95814 USA\n\nCurrent Affiliation: California Department of Water Resources\nSacramento, CA 95814 USA","department":""},{"first_name":"Steven","middle_name":"","last_name":"Culberson","name_suffix":"","institution":"Delta Stewardship Council - Interagency Ecological Program\nSacramento, CA 95814 USA","department":""}],"date_submitted":"2023-03-21T23:49:28-04:00","date_accepted":"2023-03-21T23:49:28-04:00","date_published":"2023-03-24T03:00:00-04:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"pdf","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/jmie_sfews/article/62873/galley/48557/download/"}]}