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  1. Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medicine, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Graham Kerr Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQK, Scotland, UK

    Jason Matthiopoulos

  2. Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 8LB, Scotland, UK

    Sophie Smout & Marjolaine Caillat

  3. Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, 80526, USA

    Line Cordes

  4. Royal Haskoning UK Ltd., 10 Bernard Street, Leith, Edinburgh, EH6 6PP, Scotland, UK

    Beth Mackey

  5. Lighthouse Field Station, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, George Street, Cromarty, Ross-shire, IV11 8YJ, Scotland, UK

    Paul Thompson

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Matthiopoulos, J., Smout, S., Caillat, M. et al. The importance of developing modeling frameworks to inform conservation decisions: a response to Lonergan. Oecologia 175, 1069–1071 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-014-2973-z

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