Ecological forecasts will be best suited to inform intervention strategies if they are accessible to a diversity of decision-makers. Researchers are developing intuitive forecasting interfaces to guide stakeholders through the development of intervention strategies and visualization of results. Yet, few studies to date have evaluated how user interface design facilitates the coordinated, cross-boundary management required for controlling biological invasions. We used a participatory approach to develop complementary tangible and online interfaces for collaboratively forecasting biological invasions and devising control strategies. A diverse group of stakeholders evaluated both systems in the real-world context of controlling sudden oak death, an emerging forest disease killing millions of trees in California and Oregon. Our findings suggest that while both interfaces encouraged adaptive experimentation, tangible interfaces are particularly well suited to support collaborative decision-making. Reflecting on the strengths of both systems, we suggest workbench-style interfaces that support simultaneous interactions and dynamic geospatial visualizations.

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评估在线和有形界面，以使利益相关者参与预测和控制生物入侵

如果生态预测可供各种决策者使用，则最适合为干预策略提供信息。研究人员正在开发直观的预测界面，以指导利益相关者制定干预策略和可视化结果。然而，迄今为止，很少有研究评估用户界面设计如何促进控制生物入侵所需的协调、跨界管理。我们使用参与式方法开发互补的有形和在线界面，用于协作预测生物入侵和制定控制策略。一组不同的利益相关者在控制橡木猝死的现实世界中评估了这两个系统，橡木猝死是一种新出现的森林病害，在加利福尼亚和俄勒冈州杀死了数百万棵树。我们的研究结果表明，虽然两个界面都鼓励自适应实验，但有形界面特别适合支持协作决策。考虑到这两个系统的优势，我们建议支持同时交互和动态地理空间可视化的工作台式界面。