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Experiences of experts in managing and researching chronic wasting disease obtained through 2023 semi-structured interviews

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Publication Date
Start Date
2023-09-01
End Date
2023-10-31

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Roan, P., and Cole, N.W., 2024, Experiences of experts in managing and researching chronic wasting disease obtained through 2023 semi-structured interviews: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P1ZHRKKL.

Summary

The provided dataset is the coded analysis of qualitative semi-structured interviews conducted with managers and researchers who are experts on chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy disease that affects species in the Cervidae family. CWD has also proven difficult to manage and the disease continues to spread across North America and parts of Europe and Asia. The interviews were conducted with 12 participants, 2 were associated with tribal nation jurisdictions and 10 were associated with state agencies. The interviews sought to describe the experiences of experts working to manage CWD and connect those experiences to ecological transformation; a similarly challenging conservation issue that [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Nicholas W Cole, U.S. Geological Survey
Originator :
Patrick Roan, Nicholas W Cole
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Metadata Contact :
FORT Data Management
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems
SDC Data Owner :
Fort Collins Science Center

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Purpose

The data was collected to understand chronic wasting disease management community dynamics and describe the experiences of experts in management and research. This is qualitative social science data and should be used to develop new hypotheses and theory that can be quantitatively tested.

Rights

This work is marked with Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

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