A widely recognized challenge in applied ecology is the gap between the knowledge generated by scientists and uptake by practitioners. Bridging this gap requires reciprocal and iterative flows of information from both scientists and practitioners prior to research initiation and beyond its completion. Yet current approaches to knowledge exchange ignore the complexity of translating different types of knowledge and the constraints that might limit effective knowledge exchange.
EDITORIAL: Bridging the knowing–doing gap: know-who, know-what, know-why, know-how and know-when
by Philip E. Hulme
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.12321/abstract