摘要：Adaptive comanagement endeavors to increase knowledge and responsiveness in the face of uncertainty andcomplexity. However, when collaboration between agency and nonagency stakeholders is mandated, rigid institutions mayhinder participation and ecological outcomes. In this case study we analyzed qualitative data to understand how participantsperceive strengths and challenges within an emerging adaptive comanagement in the Agua Fria Watershed in Arizona, USAthat utilizes insight and personnel from a long-enduring comanagement project, Las Cienegas. Our work demonstrates thatgeneral lessons and approaches from one project may be transferable, but particular institutions, management structures, orprojects must be place-specific. As public agencies establish and expand governance networks throughout the western UnitedStates, our case study has shed light on how to maintain a shared vision and momentum within an inherently murky and shareddecision-making environment
关键词：adaptive comanagement; Agua Fria watershed; Arizona; governance network; qualitative research
