IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-10-25 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02501-z

Jani Jukka Sormunen, Eero Juhani Vesterinen, Ilari Eerikki Sääksjärvi, Tero Klemola

{"title":"Citizen science tick observations as a proxy for human exposure: Ecological, behavioural and weather drivers in Finland.","authors":"Jani Jukka Sormunen, Eero Juhani Vesterinen, Ilari Eerikki Sääksjärvi, Tero Klemola","doi":"10.1007/s13280-026-02501-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02501-z","url":null,"abstract":"Citizen science is an important source of large-scale data on disease vectors, but observations are influenced by both vector availability and human behaviour. We analysed nearly 300 000 citizen science records of two tick species in Finland (Ixodes ricinus and Ixodes persulcatus) using generalized additive models to assess how seasonality, weather, and human activity jointly shape daily tick-human encounter reports. Nonlinear seasonal patterns were observed, with species-specific differences consistent with tick phenology. Human population increased the probability and intensity of reporting, while weekend effects and reduced reporting during rainfall indicated the effects of human activity. Temperature responses differed between species, suggesting that encounter patterns vary according to tick species and environmental conditions. Consequently, citizen science tick observations should not be interpreted as measures of tick abundance alone. Rather, they integrate vector ecology, environmental conditions and human behaviour, allowing elevated encounter risk to be identified based on tick species and weather conditions.","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149260021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Human dimensions of Asiatic black bear presence in Akita City, Japan. 日本秋田市亚洲黑熊存在的人类维度。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-10-22 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02497-6

Sakiko Miyazaki, Darragh Hare, Emu-Felicitas Ostermann-Miyashita

{"title":"Human dimensions of Asiatic black bear presence in Akita City, Japan.","authors":"Sakiko Miyazaki, Darragh Hare, Emu-Felicitas Ostermann-Miyashita","doi":"10.1007/s13280-026-02497-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02497-6","url":null,"abstract":"Human-bear interactions with Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus) are increasing in Japan. Examining public perceptions towards bears and bear management is timely with shifting lethal control legislation and rapid spread of negative human-bear interactions throughout Japan. Akita City is one site of recent upsurge in social conflict triggered by increasing human-bear conflict. We used key informant interviews and collected opinion data through semi-structured interviews with 35 Akita City residents; the interviews identified depopulation and rural land abandonment as important perceived social drivers of human-bear conflict and revealed different perspectives between urban and peri-urban residents and possible tensions between Akita and non-Akita residents. Most participants were not opposed to lethal control of bears, although justifying thresholds widely varied. Our results suggest the importance for nuanced consideration of residents' tolerance and perception in developing conflict mitigation strategies and gaining useful insights from human dimensions examination alongside ecological study of human-wildlife conflict cases.","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149242425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Small waterways in boreal forests: How artificial waterways influence benthic macroinvertebrate communities. 北方森林中的小水道：人工水道如何影响底栖大型无脊椎动物群落。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-10-20 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02488-7

Peta Zivec, Ryan Sponseller, Lenka Kuglerová, Hjalmar Laudon, Amanda Trail, Eliza Maher Hasselquist

{"title":"Small waterways in boreal forests: How artificial waterways influence benthic macroinvertebrate communities.","authors":"Peta Zivec, Ryan Sponseller, Lenka Kuglerová, Hjalmar Laudon, Amanda Trail, Eliza Maher Hasselquist","doi":"10.1007/s13280-026-02488-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02488-7","url":null,"abstract":"Across the boreal biome, extensive ditching and stream modification have created widespread networks of artificial waterways. These channels now form a major part of Sweden's aquatic landscape but remain poorly studied despite their potential ecological role. We surveyed 32 reaches representing natural streams, modified waterways, and ditches on peat and till soils to assess how habitat conditions and benthic macroinvertebrate communities vary across this gradient of naturalness. Natural streams supported higher taxa richness than ditches, while overall diversity and abundance were similar across waterway types. Peat ditches were distinguished by low pH and high organic substrates, whereas till ditches and modified waterways closely resembled natural streams, suggesting ecological convergence over time. Similar to studies done in purely natural systems, catchment area and pH were key predictors of taxa richness in our gradient of naturalness. Our results indicate that modified waterways contain similar biodiversity to natural streams and that soil type is more important for biodiversity than waterway origin, providing a baseline for conservation and restoration planning in managed forest landscapes.","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149226818","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Bridging forest history and forest ecology: Why it is important to understand the history of forests and what are the main sources and methods. 桥梁森林历史和森林生态：为什么理解森林的历史很重要，主要的来源和方法是什么。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-10-15 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02502-y

Matthias Bürgi, Lars Östlund

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Public perceptions and (lack of) support for mitigation of artificial light at night in coastal cities. 公众对沿海城市夜间减少人造光的看法和（缺乏）支持。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-10-13 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02478-9

Olivia Raquel Rendon Thompson, Nicole Jahnsen Guzmán, Cristian Duarte, Rodrigo A Estévez

{"title":"Public perceptions and (lack of) support for mitigation of artificial light at night in coastal cities.","authors":"Olivia Raquel Rendon Thompson, Nicole Jahnsen Guzmán, Cristian Duarte, Rodrigo A Estévez","doi":"10.1007/s13280-026-02478-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02478-9","url":null,"abstract":"Artificial light at night (ALAN) is an expanding environmental pressure in urban areas, yet effective mitigation depends on public support. We investigated how residents of two Chilean coastal cities perceive ALAN, its impacts and potential mitigation measures. Respondents demonstrated asymmetric environmental literacy, recognising the societal benefits of lighting while showing limited awareness of its ecological consequences, particularly for coastal-marine ecosystems. Support for mitigation depended on preserving valued social benefits, with greater environmental literacy associated with stronger acceptance of mitigation measures. Findings suggest that perceptions of safety, aesthetic value and institutional responsibility shape policy acceptance, highlighting the need to balance nature conservation with societal objectives. Rather than viewing ALAN as a technical lighting issue, we frame it as a social-ecological governance challenge. We argue that successful ALAN mitigation will require integrating environmental education, participatory decision-making and collaborative governance to achieve lighting policies that are both publicly acceptable and ecologically effective.","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149178519","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The overlooked role of food and cultural dimensions in recreational fisheries. 在休闲渔业中被忽视的食品和文化方面的作用。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-10-11 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02484-x

Mahatub Khan Badhon, Leandro Castello, M Aaron MacNeil, Marc J Stern, Kathryn J Fiorella, Christine Beaudoin, Jeanne L Coffin-Schmitt, Emma D Rice, Claire K Crowley-Aksamit, Alyssa M Andersen, Ryan M Graham, Richard Stedman, Steven J Cooke, Elizabeth A Nyboer, Vivian M Nguyen

{"title":"The overlooked role of food and cultural dimensions in recreational fisheries.","authors":"Mahatub Khan Badhon, Leandro Castello, M Aaron MacNeil, Marc J Stern, Kathryn J Fiorella, Christine Beaudoin, Jeanne L Coffin-Schmitt, Emma D Rice, Claire K Crowley-Aksamit, Alyssa M Andersen, Ryan M Graham, Richard Stedman, Steven J Cooke, Elizabeth A Nyboer, Vivian M Nguyen","doi":"10.1007/s13280-026-02484-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02484-x","url":null,"abstract":"Our study examines the diversity of values within a superficially homogeneous recreational fishery and its relationship to angler diversity. We collected data on fishing preferences, behaviors, catch usage, and sociodemographics from 443 shore anglers across 10 cities in the lower Great Lakes. We identified five coherent dimensions, including food, cultural, leisure, challenge/performance, and social-financial centrality, consistent with multidimensional value structuring in recreational fisheries. Based on these patterns, anglers were classified into three data-driven groups along a food provisioning-leisure/sport continuum: provisioning/food-oriented, cultural/community-oriented, and leisure/sport-oriented. We further characterized these groups by differences in their fishing preferences and sociodemographics. These findings provide empirical support that recreational and non-recreational values coexist and jointly characterize angler diversity in urban shore fisheries. Our study highlights the need for future research and management to treat food provisioning and cultural practices as core dimensions of recreational fisheries that reflect anglers' diverse values and needs.","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149163954","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Designing with, not over, the bay: Towards a relational public design in post-Yolanda Tacloban. 与海湾一起设计，而不是超越海湾：走向后尤兰达塔克洛班的关系公共设计。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-10-04 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02492-x

Antonio D Salazar, Giles Jan L Viojan

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Claws, consequences and coexistence: Local community attitudes toward large carnivores in mountain landscapes. 爪子，后果和共存：当地社区对山地景观中大型食肉动物的态度。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-10-04 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02486-9

Kat Douglas, Zahra Ebrahimi Monfared, Seyedhamed Mirkarimi, Adrian Paterson, Mahmood Soofi

{"title":"Claws, consequences and coexistence: Local community attitudes toward large carnivores in mountain landscapes.","authors":"Kat Douglas, Zahra Ebrahimi Monfared, Seyedhamed Mirkarimi, Adrian Paterson, Mahmood Soofi","doi":"10.1007/s13280-026-02486-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-026-02486-9","url":null,"abstract":"Human attitudes toward large carnivores are shaped by multiple interrelated socio-psychological factors, yet conservation interventions often focus on reducing material impacts while paying less attention to underlying attitude drivers. We investigated attitudes towards three large carnivore species: Persian leopard (Panthera pardus), grey wolf (Canis lupus), and brown bear (Ursus arctos) among communities around Golestan National Park, Iran. Using interview data from 292 participants across 30 villages, we applied Bayesian structural equation modelling to examine how cognitive beliefs, social beliefs, perceived management responsibility, and livestock loss relate to attitudes towards each species. Cognitive beliefs emerged as the strongest predictor across all three species, whereas social beliefs, management responsibility, and livestock loss varied in influence. The limited role of livestock loss suggests that reducing carnivore impacts alone is insufficient to promote coexistence. Instead, conservation efforts should combine practical conflict-mitigation measures with strategies engaging local beliefs, social norms, and expectations of wildlife management.","PeriodicalId":461,"journal":{"name":"Ambio","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149102467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Evolving motivations for participation in community-based conservation: A relational perspective. 参与以社区为基础的自然保护的不断演变的动机：一个关系的视角。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-10-01 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02491-y

Lindsey West, Isabellah Luhanga, Irene C Mapunda, Robert D Fish

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Reading persistence: Social inertia as a cross-disciplinary framework for sustainability transformation. 阅读坚持：社会惯性作为可持续性转型的跨学科框架。

IF 5.7 2区环境科学与生态学

Ambio Pub Date : 2026-09-22 DOI: 10.1007/s13280-026-02480-1

Peter Sutoris

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