TY - JOUR UR - https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.27316v1 DO - 10.7287/peerj.preprints.27316v1 TI - Simple principles for engineering reproducible solutions to environmental management challenges. AU - Lortie,Christopher J AU - Owen,Malory DA - 2018/11/03 PY - 2018 KW - reproducible science KW - environmental management KW - grand challenge KW - solutions KW - engineering KW - synthesis KW - ten simple rules KW - biology for environmental management AB - An environmental management challenge is an opportunity to use fundamental science to inform evidence-based decisions for environmental stakeholders and conservationists. Contemporary science is embracing open science and increasingly conscious of reproduciblility. Synergistically, applying these two paradigms in concert advances our capacity to move beyond context dependency and singlular thinking to reverse engineer solutions from published scientific evidence associated with one challenge to many. Herein, we provide a short list of principles that can guide those that seek solutions to address environmental management through primary scientific literature. VL - 6 SP - e27316v1 T2 - PeerJ Preprints JO - PeerJ Preprints J2 - PeerJ Preprints SN - 2167-9843 ER -