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The editorial board of The Condor: Ornithological Applications invites authors to consider the journal for their conservation social science papers that focus on birds. The journal, soon to be renamed Ornithological Applications, publishes articles that advance the conservation and management of birds. Few articles to date have been in the realm of conservation social science, a field that uses the theories and methods of the social sciences to improve conservation outcomes. As Dayer et al. (2020) argue in this issue of the journal, conservation efforts must consider and integrate human values, perceptions, activities, and organizational structures in order to be effective. We encourage authors to submit studies that address human attitudes and behavior toward birds, the economics of recreational activities related to birds, traditional ecological knowledge, and social and economic facets of bird activity in unmanaged and managed ecosystems such as agriculture. Studies should inform real-world issues. For example, how should we integrate knowledge of indigenous subsistence use of birds into conservation policy and practice (Naves et al. 2019)? How can we reduce barriers to farmers of employing bird-friendly pest management techniques (Bardenhagen et al. 2020)? Studies that investigate whether and how particular strategies and/or policies aid in bird conservation and management are of particular interest. For example, Salazar et al. (2019) evaluated the likely causes of a large population increase in the threatened Yellowshouldered Amazon Parrot (Amazona barbadensis) on the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean. The investigators used surveys of stakeholders and an analytical framework including General Elimination Methodology and Theory of Change techniques. They determined that the significant increase in the parrot population from 1998 to 2018 could be attributed to a social marketing campaign, environmental education in schools, and enforcement of laws related to illegal possession of the parrots, thus illustrating the value of a multi-pronged approach to parrot conservation (Salazar et al. 2019). The social science papers we seek should provide links between mechanisms of bird declines and conservation outcomes. For example, among other threats, birds suffer from collisions with buildings (Riding et al. 2019), domestic cats (Loss et al. 2013), and light pollution (Ferraro et al. 2020). Social science studies that inform efforts to address these issues are critical. Which strategies will be effective in working with local governing bodies, architects, and the general public to adapt building designs, keep pet cats indoors, and modify the schedule of lighting in cities, to reduce impacts on birds? Ornithological Applications will continue to publish high-quality research about bird biology, methodological and analytical techniques, threats to birds, and the roles of birds in ecosystems. I urge AOS members, particularly those of us with traditional natural science backgrounds, to embrace our social science colleagues and use this opportunity to become more informed about the theory, methods, and assumptions used in conservation social science work. Expanding our umbrella to include the social sciences will only improve our efforts to reverse current trends of declining bird populations and make the world a more hospitable place for avian biodiversity.
《秃鹰:鸟类学应用》的编辑委员会邀请作者考虑他们以鸟类为重点的保护社会科学论文。该杂志不久将更名为《鸟类学应用》(Ornithological Applications),发表一些促进鸟类保护和管理的文章。迄今为止,在保护社会科学领域的文章很少,这是一个使用社会科学的理论和方法来改善保护结果的领域。正如Dayer等人(2020)在本期杂志中所指出的那样,保护工作必须考虑并整合人类的价值观、观念、活动和组织结构,才能发挥作用。我们鼓励作者提交关于人类对鸟类的态度和行为、与鸟类有关的娱乐活动的经济学、传统生态知识以及在非管理和管理的生态系统(如农业)中鸟类活动的社会和经济方面的研究。研究应该反映现实世界的问题。例如,我们应如何将有关土著鸟类生存利用的知识纳入保护政策和实践(Naves等人,2019)?我们如何减少农民采用对鸟类友好的有害生物管理技术的障碍(Bardenhagen et al. 2020)?调查特定策略和/或政策是否以及如何有助于鸟类保护和管理的研究特别有趣。例如,Salazar等人(2019)评估了加勒比博内尔岛上受威胁的黄肩亚马逊鹦鹉(Amazona barbadensis)数量大量增加的可能原因。调查人员使用了利益相关者的调查和分析框架,包括一般消除方法和变革理论技术。他们确定,从1998年到2018年,鹦鹉数量的显着增加可归因于社会营销活动、学校环境教育以及与非法拥有鹦鹉有关的法律的执行,从而说明了多管齐下的鹦鹉保护方法的价值(Salazar等人,2019)。我们寻找的社会科学论文应该提供鸟类数量减少的机制和保护结果之间的联系。例如,在其他威胁中,鸟类遭受的威胁包括与建筑物的碰撞(Riding et al. 2019)、家猫(Loss et al. 2013)和光污染(Ferraro et al. 2020)。为解决这些问题提供信息的社会科学研究至关重要。在与地方管理机构、建筑师和公众合作,调整建筑设计、让宠物猫呆在室内、修改城市照明时间表,以减少对鸟类的影响方面,哪些策略是有效的?《鸟类学应用》将继续发表关于鸟类生物学、方法和分析技术、鸟类威胁以及鸟类在生态系统中的作用的高质量研究。我敦促美国自然科学学会的成员,特别是我们这些具有传统自然科学背景的成员,拥抱我们的社会科学同事,并利用这个机会对保护社会科学工作中使用的理论、方法和假设有更多的了解。将我们的保护伞扩大到包括社会科学,只会改善我们的努力,扭转目前鸟类数量下降的趋势,使世界成为一个更适合鸟类生物多样性的地方。
期刊介绍:
The Condor is the official publication of the Cooper Ornithological Society, a non-profit organization of over 2,000 professional and amateur ornithologists and one of the largest ornithological societies in the world. A quarterly international journal that publishes original research from all fields of avian biology, The Condor has been a highly respected forum in ornithology for more than 100 years. The journal is one of the top ranked ornithology publications. Types of paper published include feature articles (longer manuscripts) Short Communications (generally shorter papers or papers that deal with one primary finding), Commentaries (brief papers that comment on articles published previously in The Condor), and Book Reviews.