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Distant but similar: Simultaneous drop in the abundance of three independent amphibian communities

Conservation Science and Practice, 2022
Amphibian species are declining worldwide, with a negative trend affecting both rare and widespread species. There is increasing evidence that resources must be allocated not only toward the monitoring of rare and charismatic species; however, the ...
Michele Chiacchio, Linda Mazoschek, Vladimir Vershinin, Dmitry Berzin, Piergiovanni Partel, Klaus Henle, Annegret Grimm‐Seyfarth   +6 more
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The challenge of ecological justice in a globalising world [PDF]

, 2005
Ecological justice is a challenging concept in relation to the current development of agriculture, including organic agriculture, because it positions social and ecological interests against market liberalism and economic growth.
Alrøe, Hugo F.
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Land use intensification causes the spatial contraction of woody-plant based ecosystem services in southwestern Ethiopia

Communications Earth & Environment
Integrating biodiversity conservation and food production is vital, particularly in the tropics where many landscapes are highly biodiverse, and where people directly depend on local ecosystems services that are linked to woody vegetation.
Dula W. Duguma, Elizabeth Law, Girma Shumi, Jannik Schultner, David J. Abson, Joern Fischer   +5 more
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The benefits of counting butterflies: recommendations for a successful citizen science project

Ecology and Society, 2022
Citizen science (CS) projects, being popular across many fields of science, have recently also become a popular tool to collect biodiversity data. Although the benefits of such projects for science and policy making are well understood, relatively little
Elisabeth Kühn, Marc Becker, Alexander Harpke, Ingolf Kühn, Christian Kuhlicke, Thomas Schmitt, Josef Settele, Martin Musche   +7 more
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Social and Ecological Responsibility: A Critical Systemic Perspective [PDF]

, 2003
The notion of systemic thinking for social and ecological responsibility is deconstructed and its holistic potential examined from a critical systemic perspective informed by the ideas of the systems philosopher, C. West-Churchman.
Reynolds, Martin
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Users’ experiences of park accessibility and attractiveness based on online review analytics

Scientific Reports
Understanding public experiences of urban parks is crucial for their sustainable and effective management. While traditional surveys demand substantial resources, social media data present a cost-effective approach to capturing people’s perceptions. This
Abdelbaseer A. Mohamed, Jakub Kronenberg
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Evolutionary ethnobiology and cultural evolution: opportunities for research and dialog

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2018
The interest in theoretical frameworks that improve our understanding of social-ecological systems is growing within the field of ethnobiology. Several evolutionary questions may underlie the relationships between people and the natural resources that ...
Flávia Rosa Santoro, André Luiz Borba Nascimento, Gustavo Taboada Soldati, Washington Soares Ferreira Júnior, Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque   +4 more
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Modeling Social–Ecological Scenarios in Marine Systems [PDF]

BioScience, 2013
Human activities have substantial impacts on marine ecosystems, including rapid regime shifts with large consequences for human well-being.
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Advancing protected area effectiveness assessments by disentangling social‐ecological interactions: A case study from the Luangwa Valley, Zambia

Conservation Science and Practice, 2023
Protected and conserved areas (PCAs) target at biodiversity conservation and human well‐being, but often reflect low levels of effectiveness. Understanding PCAs social‐ecological systems in which people and nature interact in so‐called social‐ecological ...
Marina Frietsch, Noelia Zafra‐Calvo, Arash Ghoddousi, Jacqueline Loos   +3 more
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Marine reserves as linked social–ecological systems [PDF]

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2010
Marine reserves are increasingly recognized as having linked social and ecological dynamics. This study investigates how the ecological performance of 56 marine reserves throughout the Philippines, Caribbean, and Western Indian Ocean (WIO) is related to both reserve design features and the socioeconomic characteristics in associated coastal communities.
Pollnac, Richard, Christie, Patrick, Cinner, Joshua E., Dalton, Tracey, Daw, Tim M., Forrester, Graham E., Graham, Nicholas A.J., McClanahan, Timothy R.   +7 more
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