Zevgolis Y.G. & Dimitrakopoulos P.G. (2026) Stressor Complexity, Ecological Response, and Conservation Decisions: Advances in Wildlife Conservation and Habitat Management in the Anthropocene, Biology, 15(13), 1057

The The Stressor–Response–Decision (SRD) framework for conservation science under Anthropocene complexity conceptualises conservation evidence as a connected circuit linking interacting anthropogenic, biotic, and abiotic pressures to biological responses, spatial or quantitative diagnosis, and adaptive conservation decisions. Stressor characterisation identifies the pressures and interactions structuring ecological systems; response measurement detects how species, populations, communities, and knowledge systems register those pressures; diagnosis translates evidence into hotspots, habitat patches, corridors, population status, assemblage patterns, and management units; and adaptive decisions implement, monitor, evaluate, and revise conservation action. The feedback loop emphasises that monitoring outcomes should update stressor understanding, response detection, diagnostic priorities, and management decisions, maintaining the integrity of the full evidence-to-decision chain.