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Metrics for quantifying how much different threats contribute to red lists of species and ecosystems
Abstract Red lists are a crucial tool for the management of threatened species and ecosystems. Among the information red lists provide, the threats affecting the listed species or ecosystem, such as pollution or hunting, are of special relevance.
Hanno Sandvik, Bård Pedersen
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Characterizing the trophy hunting debate on Twitter
Abstract Social media is an arena of debate for contentious political and social topics. One conservation topic debated online is the acceptability of trophy hunting, a debate that has implications for national and international policy. We used a mixed‐methods approach (grounded theory and quantitative clustering) to identify themes in the trophy ...
Luke Christopher Evans +3 more
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Global justice and the opportunity costs of conservation
Abstract Opportunity costs can represent a significant portion of the costs associated with conservation projects and frequently outstrip other kinds of cost. They are typically understood to refer to the benefits someone would have obtained if conservation projects had not required them to give up current activities, such as farming or hunting or if ...
Chris Armstrong
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Fauna silvestre con valor de uso en la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra de Huautla, Morelos, México
El objetivo de este trabajo fue sistematizar las especies apropiadas, formas de apropiación y valores de uso asignados a la fauna silvestre en comunidades de la Reserva de la Biosfera Sierra de Huautla, México, mediante un análisis documental y trabajo ...
Raúl Valle Marquina +2 more
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Participatory scenario planning to facilitate human–wildlife coexistence
Abstract Fostering human–wildlife coexistence requires transdisciplinary approaches that integrate multiple sectors, account for complexity and uncertainty, and ensure stakeholder participation. One such approach is participatory scenario planning, but to date, this approach has not been used in human–wildlife contexts.
Tolera Senbeto Jiren +3 more
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Arboreal monkeys facilitate foraging of terrestrial frugivores
We investigated eavesdropping and interspecific interactions in Neotropical mammals in a feeding context using playback experiments, monitoring of fruiting trees with camera traps combined with GPS data and randomised movement tracks. We found that interspecific attractions at food resources were not random and that some species were more likely to ...
Linnea W. Havmøller +9 more
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The bean method as a tool to measure sensitive behavior
Abstract Conservationists need to measure human behavior to guide decisions and evaluate their impact. However, activities can be misreported and reporting accuracy may change following conservation interventions, making it hard to verify any apparent changes.
Sorrel Jones +4 more
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USE OF FAUNA IN HOMEGARDENS AND FOREST IN TWO MAYAN COMMUNITIES OF YUCATAN, MEXICO
Background. Human societies have always depended on animals to satisfy different needs such as food, shelter, company, medicine, religion, among others.
Sara Gabriela Barranco-Vera +3 more
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El puma (Puma concolor) en Colombia, habita en casi todos los hábitats, desde los bosques secos y húmedos tropicales hasta las sabanas e incluso páramos, su amplia distribución y una potencial tolerancia a cierto grado de intervención, esta especie ...
Angie N. Tinoco-Sotomayor +2 more
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Los mamíferos medianos y grandes se encuentran dentro de los grupos de especies de mayor uso por comunidades locales, a la vez que juegan un papel fundamental en los ecosistemas.
Angie N. Tinoco-Sotomayor +3 more
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