Integrative Conservation最新文献

{"title":"The evolutionary advantages of chelonians are making them vulnerable to extinction in the Anthropocene\u0000 龟类的演化优势反使其在人类世容易灭绝","authors":"Rongping Bu,&nbsp;Tien M. Lee,&nbsp;Haitao Shi","doi":"10.1002/inc3.25","DOIUrl":"10.1002/inc3.25","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Chelonians have survived for more than 200 million years. The distinct form of the chelonian shell stands as a testament to their enduring success, having survived millions of years of natural selection pressures. Unfortunately, traits and strategies that once ensured their survival—including their shell, strong environmental tolerance, long lifespan, and temperature-dependent sex determination—are turning into disadvantages, particularly in the Anthropocene. This article outlines how this evolutionary success story is now on the brink of an extinction crisis.</p>","PeriodicalId":100680,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Conservation","volume":"2 3","pages":"109-111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/inc3.25","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134943839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Spatio-temporal dynamics of human−elephant conflict in a valley of pineapple plantations\u0000 菠萝种植园中的人象冲突时空动态","authors":"Poldej Kochprapa,&nbsp;Chution Savini,&nbsp;Dusit Ngoprasert,&nbsp;Tommaso Savini,&nbsp;George A. Gale","doi":"10.1002/inc3.23","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inc3.23","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Human−elephant conflict (HEC) is a major conservation challenge negatively impacting elephant populations and local agricultural livelihoods. Studies of drivers and spatiotemporal patterns of HEC have potential to indicate where mitigation actions should be prioritized with the goal of achieving long-term coexistence. We examined temporal and spatial patterns of elephant crop raiding adjacent to Kuiburi National Park in southern Thailand by assessing locations of elephant raids in conjunction with multiple environmental variables along with crop characteristics and crop availability. Raiding incidents primarily happened in pineapple plantations, however compositional analysis suggested that fruit orchards were most preferred by elephants probably reflecting the high frequency of raiding in orchards relative to their small spatial area. Logistic regression models predicted that crop type and crop maturity stage, distance to forest and mitigation strategy combined had the strongest support in explaining the probability of crop raiding. Relative probability of raiding appeared to be associated with crop accessibility for elephants and perhaps crop nutrient value, with orchards with ripe fruit being most raided, while oil palm the least. The most frequently used mitigation measure was guarding by local people and could lower the probability when compared with other mitigations, although the relative effectiveness did not show a clear pattern; local guarding, patrolling by park rangers and physical barriers appeared to have some benefit but elephant-preferred crops still had &gt;40% chance of being raided. Other results also indicated that water availability and season were not associated with elephant raiding, but rather crop type/crop stage had the most influence. The surprising lack of seasonality was likely due to the availability of the elephant's preferred crops year-round. Finally, our results indicated that there is no zone in Kuiburi that is free from elephant raiding, leaving the entire community vulnerable. We recommend improvements in the mitigation measures through better coordination among stakeholders in such communities and development of concrete action plans for all stakeholders including an extensive market-based examination of the feasibility of growing crops less preferred by elephants.</p>","PeriodicalId":100680,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Conservation","volume":"2 2","pages":"95-107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/inc3.23","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50143134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrative conservation science: Conservation knowledge must be used to guide policies\u0000 综合保护科学:保护科学应引导政策制定","authors":"Amaël Borzée,&nbsp;Sky Button","doi":"10.1002/inc3.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inc3.22","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Biodiversity is declining at a record rate. Unfortunately, attitudes favoring nonadvocacy remain prevalent in conservation science. Despite our detailed knowledge of biodiversity losses, we, the conservation science community as a whole, are failing to reverse species declines, transforming us into mere accountants of extinction. Conservation scientists frequently miss the opportunity to utilize scientific knowledge for helping reverse species’ declines by not comprehensively or effectively engaging policymakers with conservation-related recommendations. The lack of translation of conservation science into policies therefore represents a detrimental blind spot of conservation biologists. Perhaps older generations had an excuse to practice conservation science without advocating for specific conservation policies, but the urgency of ongoing drastic biodiversity losses make unengaged approaches unacceptable for modern conservation biologists and tantamount to an implicit acceptance of anthropogenic mass extinction.</p>","PeriodicalId":100680,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Conservation","volume":"2 2","pages":"69-72"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/inc3.22","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50143137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Conserving urban tropical biodiversity by connecting networks of green patches\u0000 连通绿地斑块, 保护热带城市生物多样性\u0000 Memulihara biodiversiti tropika bandar dengan menghubungkan rangkaian tompok kawasan hijau","authors":"Jennifer Danneck,&nbsp;Darrel Chin Fung Tiang,&nbsp;Khanh Ngo Duc,&nbsp;Badrul Azhar,&nbsp;Ruzana Sanusi,&nbsp;Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz,&nbsp;Alex M. Lechner","doi":"10.1002/inc3.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inc3.21","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Tropical Southeast Asia is a hotspot for global biodiversity, and also a hotspot for rapidly expanding urbanisation. There is a need to identify, protect, restore and connect remaining green spaces in the urban matrix before this opportunity is lost to urban development. The objective of this study is to characterise ecological connectivity for mammals and identify important patches and linkages for connecting urban green spaces for Greater Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia. We first map land cover across the region using a linear mixture model with preprocessed multidate cloud-free mosaics derived from Sentinel 2 remote sensing data in Google Earth Engine. We then model connectivity using the land cover maps, expert-based parameterisation of Euclidian distance and graph-based connectivity models for a range of dispersal guilds representing small and medium terrestrial and arboreal mammals. Our analysis showed large differences in the effects of fragmentation within Greater KL on the different dispersal groups, with some groups perceiving the landscape as disconnected. However, our analysis identified a network of green patches and pathways which potentially could support connectivity in the urban landscape. Our results demonstrate the potential for Southeast Asian megacities to support biodiversity in the urban context, and the potential for a different kind of urban development, which supports biodiversity in its urban fabric.</p>","PeriodicalId":100680,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Conservation","volume":"2 2","pages":"80-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/inc3.21","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50148377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The power of academic and public opinion in conservation: The case of Ayyalon Cave, Israel\u0000 保护研究与公众舆论的力量:以色列阿亚隆洞穴的案例","authors":"Efrat Gavish-Regev,&nbsp;Amos Frumkin,&nbsp;Israel Na'aman,&nbsp;Boaz Langford,&nbsp;Shlomi Aharon,&nbsp;Shemesh Ya'aran,&nbsp;Oren Kolodny,&nbsp;Stefano Mammola","doi":"10.1002/inc3.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inc3.20","url":null,"abstract":"<p>While pessimism dominates discussions on biodiversity loss, it is increasingly recognized that for the long-term success of conservation programs, we also need hope. One way to foster hope is to celebrate the positive outcomes of conservation efforts. Here, we report on a successful step in the conservation efforts of Ayyalon cave, a unique subterranean ecosystem discovered in 2006 as a result of mining activities in a quarry in central Israel. Ayyalon cave is one of the few known fully sustained subterranean autotrophic sulfur-based food webs, in turn supporting a diverse, specialized endemic fauna. Upon the discovery of the cave, its isolation from the surface was compromised, resulting in colonization of alien species and changes in environmental conditions. In May 2021, the cave was put at additional risk following a plan to inject millions of cubic meters of fresh, cold, and oxidized water into the quarry. A team of Israeli scientists decided to take action, starting a highly mediatic campaign to save the cave. This campaign involved cooperation among domestic and foreign academics, the general public sector, and diverse stakeholders. Despite strong economic interests, the conservation campaign succeeded in pushing the National Infrastructure Committee to rectify the plan to inject water into the cave. Stemming from this success, we discuss important take-home messages that are paramount for the broader conservation science community.</p>","PeriodicalId":100680,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Conservation","volume":"2 2","pages":"73-79"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/inc3.20","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50133706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Serious games for environmental education\u0000 严肃游戏在环境教育中的应用","authors":"Cedric K. W. Tan,&nbsp;Hidayah Nurul-Asna","doi":"10.1002/inc3.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inc3.18","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Serious games are increasingly popular in multiple fields, including education and environmental engagement. We conducted a systematic review to examine the reasons for this increasing popularity, the features of successful serious games and the current trend of serious games application in environmental education. Our systematic search revealed 56 records of papers (from years 2009 to 2023) on the use of serious games for environmental education. Thirty-five were published in the recent 5 years reflecting a growing interest in this area. The games were aimed at imparting knowledge (<i>N</i> = 28), changing attitude (<i>N</i> = 28) and changing behaviour (<i>N</i> = 19). Reasons for the increased application of serious games include the raising awareness on serious games and growing investment in serious games development and research, as well as better technological access through mobile devices. Successful serious games exhibit the following features: an immersive experience, meaningful engagement, a learn-by-doing involvement, simulation of real-world environmental problems, autonomy in game decisions and the presence of a guiding host. This review also revealed two categories of digital serious games: computer games (<i>N</i> = 14) and mobile apps (N = 11), and three categories of physical games: board games (<i>N</i> = 6), card game (<i>N</i> = 1) and role-playing games (<i>N</i> = 2). The gaps include (1) the lack of in-game experience data that limits our understanding of the impacts of commercial games, (2) variation in game experience and conservation experience among participants and how this translates to the impacts of serious games, and (3) lack of understanding of how the effects of serious games with high complexities on adults learning. Serious games are increasingly being digitised and moving towards location-based games, alternate reality, augmented reality and virtual reality. These games can facilitate interaction between learners and the natural environment, and in turn strengthen environmental awareness and appreciation.</p>","PeriodicalId":100680,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Conservation","volume":"2 1","pages":"19-42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/inc3.18","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50149332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Modelling past and future land-use changes from mining, agriculture, industry and biodiversity in a rapidly developing Southeast Asian region\u0000 采矿、农业、工业和生物多样性保护影响下东南亚快速发展区域过去和未来土地利用变化模拟","authors":"Sharun Beream Nasir,&nbsp;Michelle Li Ern Ang,&nbsp;Tapan Kumar Nath,&nbsp;John Owen,&nbsp;Angela Tritto,&nbsp;Alex M. Lechner","doi":"10.1002/inc3.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inc3.17","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Rapidly developing regions in Southeast Asia, such as Kuantan, Malaysia, require robust spatial analysis to understand changing landscape patterns and their socioenvironmental impacts to guide sustainable development and conservation planning. This study aims to characterise and evaluate the historic and future projections of land-use and land-cover (LULC) change patterns to understand the dynamics of the regional development process and identify potential future land-use conflicts. We first map coarse-scale land-cover classes using Landsat 5 TM and Landsat 8 OLI data and a Random Forest classifier in the Google Earth Engine platform, and then use auxiliary reference data to manually construct fine-scale LULC for 3 years: 2010, 2015 and 2020. Subsequently, we modelled future LULC change patterns in 2030 using Land Change Modeller, which applies a multilayer perceptron neural network and Markov chain analysis. The study showed that the region's land cover in the last 10 years has been largely altered by human intervention, driven by an increase in oil palm plantations, followed by mining, residential and industrial site expansion, with a consequent decline in forest and vegetation cover. The 2030 land-use projections revealed a continuation of these land-use development patterns. The modelling showed that industry, mining and residential LULC are clustered and growing closer in proximity while expanding extensively, likely causing future land-use conflict and lead to further environmental degradation. Furthermore, our analysis showed extensive decline in forest cover within reserves. Our modelling demonstrated that natural resource management needs to take an integrated approach as the drivers of land-use changes are complex, competing and dynamic.</p>","PeriodicalId":100680,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Conservation","volume":"2 1","pages":"43-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/inc3.17","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50142231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Sleeping accommodations for researchers increase the likelihood of biodiversity inventories in protected areas\u0000 在保护区内为科研人员提供住所，可增加创建生物多样性名录的可能性","authors":"Gabrielly P. Ferreira,&nbsp;Alexsander Z. Antunes,&nbsp;Mariana L. Campagnoli,&nbsp;Alexander V. Christianini","doi":"10.1002/inc3.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inc3.19","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Biodiversity assessments are important for successful conservation initiatives. However, many protected areas (PAs) still have no biodiversity inventories of important species-rich taxa, such as invertebrates, that deliver important ecosystem services (e.g., pollination, nutrient cycling) or are biological indicators. Here, we investigated if the likelihood of having arthropod inventories in PAs (state parks) was influenced by PA size, date of PA creation, distance to the nearest university, main vegetation type (forest/savanna), and availability of accommodations for researchers by inspecting management plans from 61 PAs in southeastern Brazil. Only 13 PAs (22%) had arthropod inventories considered in park management plans. The availability of accommodations for researchers was the only variable influencing the likelihood of a PA to have arthropod inventories. A modest investment (around US$35,000 in Brazil) is required to make accommodations available for researchers in a PA and may positively impact information acquisition that is key to planning and protecting biodiversity.</p>","PeriodicalId":100680,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Conservation","volume":"2 1","pages":"62-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/inc3.19","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50142229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Integrating genomics and conservation to safeguard plant diversity\u0000 整合基因组学与保护生物学研究，保护植物多样性","authors":"Harald Schneider","doi":"10.1002/inc3.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inc3.15","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Conserving genetic diversity has been increasingly recognized as a keystone towards the protection of biodiversity and natural resources for future generations of humankind. In turn, the ongoing genomic revolution provides us with the technical innovations and expanded knowledge required to establish programs to integrate genomic approaches into programs to protect plant diversity and its genetic diversity. Although obtaining whole genomes of all organisms is still a far-fetched dream, rapid progress in assembling whole genomes across the plant tree-of-life has provided access to reference genomes for many plants but, unfortunately, not all lineages of the plant tree-of-life. Addressing the existing taxon gaps is arguably best achieved by focusing on the genomes of plant species that experience high extinction threats or play a crucial role in ecosystem restoration. This review summarizes not only the recent progress in plant genomics with an emphasis on their importance to the conservation of plant diversity but also outlines steps to integrate genomics into plant conservation. Given the complexity of threats driving plant extinction, such as reduced genetic diversity, enhanced genome erosion, and loss of species integrity by hybridization, the integration of genomic research into our conservation efforts is crucial to understand extinction processes and, most importantly, to support the targets set to achieve “Harmony with Nature.”</p>","PeriodicalId":100680,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Conservation","volume":"2 1","pages":"10-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/inc3.15","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50153011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: How did we get here, and where do we go next?","authors":"Alice C. Hughes","doi":"10.1002/inc3.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/inc3.16","url":null,"abstract":"<p>December 2022 finally saw the historic agreement of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF), a landmark framework that sets to halt and reverse global biodiversity loss by remedying the multifaceted drivers behind biodiversity declines around the planet. The KM-GBF follows on from the Aichi targets, which aimed to prevent further biodiversity loss through a concerted effort between 2010 and 2020, but which were not successfully achieved. The KM-GBF builds on the drivers of biodiversity losses rather than their outcomes and sets a suite of targeted and measurable actions to reconcile losses. Developing the framework faced considerable challenges, especially in the face of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and issues were often resolved at the very last moment. Consequently, compromises had to be made, useful elements were left out, or removed from the KM-GBF to achieve consensus, and some will need to be reflected in other ways, or incorporated into indicators. The final agreed KM-GBF includes 4 goals and 23 targets in addition to a package of annexes including a monitoring framework to set targets and benchmark progress. Particularly challenging issues included the flagship target of ‘30 × 30’ of protecting 30% of land, freshwater, coastal, and high-sea in a representative way by 2030, which will require both new mechanisms and funding streams to enact effectively. Digital sequence information and funding mechanisms also presented major hurdles in the agreement of the KM-GBF. Ultimately, the success of the new GBF depends on implementation and mainstreaming. New targets can only be achieved through the inclusion of all sectors, clear communication, and effective funding mechanisms to guide change and provide the means to implement it. Furthermore, while common but differentiated responsibility is crucial to implementation, impacts of inaction are disproportionate in developing economies, and more resources and support are needed to enable them to develop sustainably and meet targets. This highlights the urgent need for action if we are to achieve the new targets and secure a future for all life on earth.</p>","PeriodicalId":100680,"journal":{"name":"Integrative Conservation","volume":"2 1","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/inc3.16","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50132727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}