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Interactions Between People and Nigeria-Cameroon Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti) Around Mbam-Djerem National Park, Central Cameroon 喀麦隆中部姆巴姆杰雷姆国家公园周围的人与尼日利亚喀麦隆黑猩猩的互动

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Tropical Conservation Science Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/19400829211033504

S. A. Kamgang, K. S. Bobo, M. K. Gonder, Bernard Fosso, Albert Mounga, R. Fotso, Bertille Alix N. Ngougni Kenfack, B. Sinsin

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引用次数: 1

Will Tanzania’s Wildlife Sector Survive the COVID-19 Pandemic? 坦桑尼亚的野生动物部门能否在COVID-19大流行中幸存下来?

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Tropical Conservation Science Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/19400829211012682

J. Kideghesho, H. Kimaro, Gabriel Mayengo, A. Kisingo

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引用次数: 16

Structural Recovery of Logged Forests in the Solomon Islands: Implications for Conservation and Management 所罗门群岛被砍伐森林的结构恢复:对保护和管理的影响

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Tropical Conservation Science Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/19400829211028125

Eric Katovai, Dawnie D. Katovai, M. Campbell, S. Laurance, W. Edwards, W. Laurance

{"title":"Structural Recovery of Logged Forests in the Solomon Islands: Implications for Conservation and Management","authors":"Eric Katovai, Dawnie D. Katovai, M. Campbell, S. Laurance, W. Edwards, W. Laurance","doi":"10.1177/19400829211028125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/19400829211028125","url":null,"abstract":"Much of the lowland tropical forests in the Solomon Islands have been heavily logged. However, little is known about the recovery status of these forests. We examined factors that influenced the recovery of forest structural attributes within 50 years after selective logging on Kolombangara Island in the western Solomon Islands. Twelve study sites—six logged and six unlogged—were identified across the Island, with two logged sites in each of three recovery-time classes: 10, 30, and 50 years after logging. Within each study site, 12 0.1-ha plots were randomly established, and a series of forest attributes measured in each plot. Our results revealed that local logging intensity and soil attributes have stronger influence on forest-structural recovery than do site attributes such as local topography or tree architecture. Furthermore, half a century of regeneration following logging is insufficient to permit full recovery of forest structure. We conclude that logged forests on Kolombangara and possibly across the Solomon Islands may not fully recover structurally before the next logging cycle, in the absence of a policy on re-entry harvesting. The development of such a policy coupled with robust forest-management measures is pivotal to facilitating sustainable logging while supporting biodiversity conservation in the Solomon Islands. This may be the last best hope for saving lowland forests and their biodiversity on this unique tropical archipelago.","PeriodicalId":49118,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Conservation Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/19400829211028125","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46549358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}

引用次数: 3

Understanding Hydropower Impacts on Amazonian Wildlife is Limited by a Lack of Robust Evidence: Results From a Systematic Review 缺乏可靠证据限制了对水电对亚马逊野生动物影响的理解：系统综述的结果

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Tropical Conservation Science Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/19400829211045788

Eduardo Rodrigues dos Santos, F. Michalski, D. Norris

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引用次数: 7

Negative Effects of Logging on Bird Dispersed Plants in Northern Papuan Lowland Forest, Indonesia 印尼巴布亚北部低地森林伐木对鸟类分散植物的负面影响

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Tropical Conservation Science Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/19400829211031171

Margaretha Pangau‐Adam, J. Slowik, Jan‐Niklas Trei, M. Waltert

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引用次数: 2

Playing Into the Hands of the Powerful: Extracting “Success” by Mining for Evidence in a Payments for Environmental Services Project in Matiguás-Río Blanco, Nicaragua 落入权势之手:在尼加拉瓜Matiguás-Río Blanco的环境服务付款项目中通过挖掘证据来获取“成功”

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Tropical Conservation Science Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/19400829211020191

Gert Van Hecken, Vijay Kolinjivadi, Frédéric Huybrechs, J. Bastiaensen, P. Merlet

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引用次数: 4

Academic Incentives Should Not Promote the “Extinction of Nature Experience” 学术激励不应促进“自然体验的灭绝”

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Tropical Conservation Science Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/19400829211057335

D. Sarkar, C. Chapman

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引用次数: 3

The Importance of Forest-Nonforest Transition Zones for Avian Conservation in a Vegetation Disturbance Gradient in the Northern Neotropics 新热带北部植被扰动梯度下森林-非森林过渡带对鸟类保护的重要性

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Tropical Conservation Science Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/19400829211008087

Dallas R. Levey, A. Estrada, P. Enríquez, Adolfo G. Navarro‐Sigüenza

{"title":"The Importance of Forest-Nonforest Transition Zones for Avian Conservation in a Vegetation Disturbance Gradient in the Northern Neotropics","authors":"Dallas R. Levey, A. Estrada, P. Enríquez, Adolfo G. Navarro‐Sigüenza","doi":"10.1177/19400829211008087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/19400829211008087","url":null,"abstract":"Tropical landscape connectivity and matrix quality near large stands of primary forest are important factors that dictate biodiversity trends in communities. Suitable matrix management surrounding primary forest may help conserve biodiversity, but areas with poor matrix management need attention to determine their long-term viability to support native levels of biodiversity. We examined variations in species and functional diversity and community composition using point-count surveys placed in preserved (PRES), transition (TRA), and disturbed (DIS) areas according to percent land cover of forest and cattle pasture along a human disturbance gradient in the northern Neotropics during an 8 month period from 2019–2020. We expected the gradient of human disturbance to drive species diversity loss of forest specialists from PRES to DIS, resulting in changes to functional diversity and community composition. We detected 228 species overall, with 163 in PRES (40 unique species), 159 in TRA (9 unique species), and 152 in DIS (20 unique species). TRA supported an avian community with shared aspects of PRES and DIS, leading to the highest functional, Shannon (85.8 estimated species), and Simpson (57.9 estimated species) diversity. Higher diversity of open-area specialists in TRA and DIS has led to shifts in functional traits and different species and functional community compositions relative to PRES. Land management in Neotropical human-modified landscapes must focus on increasing habitat quality in remnant forest fragments in the vicinity of large stands of primary forest to prevent species and ecosystem service loss from preserved areas and the distancing of local community compositions.","PeriodicalId":49118,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Conservation Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/19400829211008087","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42072615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"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}

引用次数: 5

Subsistence Hunting During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of the White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Rural Communities of Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico COVID-19大流行期间的自给狩猎:墨西哥坎佩切市卡拉克穆尔农村社区白尾鹿(Odocoileus virginianus)的案例

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Tropical Conservation Science Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/19400829211066713

Marcos Briceño-Méndez, Y. Contreras-Perera, S. Montiel

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引用次数: 4

Human-Elephant Conflict Around Moukalaba-Doudou National Park in Gabon: Socioeconomic Changes and Effects of Conservation Projects on Local Tolerance 加蓬Moukalaba-Doudou国家公园附近的人象冲突:社会经济变化和保护项目对当地容忍的影响

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Tropical Conservation Science Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1177/19400829211026775

S. Terada, C. M. Yobo, G. Moussavou, Naoki Matsuura

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引用次数: 13