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ENC volume 49 issue 2 Cover and Front matter ENC第49卷第2期封面和封面

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Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2022-05-12 DOI: 10.1017/s0376892922000170

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Serra do Divisor National Park: a protected area under threat in the south-western Brazilian Amazon Serra do Divisor国家公园:位于巴西亚马逊西南部的一个受到威胁的保护区

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Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2022-04-22 DOI: 10.1017/S0376892922000091

Diogo Mitsuru Koga, I. Brown, P. Fearnside, D. S. Salisbury, S. Silva

{"title":"Serra do Divisor National Park: a protected area under threat in the south-western Brazilian Amazon","authors":"Diogo Mitsuru Koga, I. Brown, P. Fearnside, D. S. Salisbury, S. Silva","doi":"10.1017/S0376892922000091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892922000091","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Protected areas have numerous roles (such as biodiversity preservation, the development of scientific research and the sustainable use of natural resources), but they are under threat from political and economic forces. The 837 000-ha Serra do Divisor National Park (SDNP) in the south-western Brazilian Amazon combines the conservation of natural resources and the maintenance of the productive activities of c. 400 resident families. The Brazilian and Peruvian governments have proposed a road linking Acre (Brazil) to Ucayali (Peru) that would bisect the SDNP. Another threat to the SDNP is a bill proposing its downgrading to an ‘environmental protection area’. This study aims to map the land cover of the SDNP and its surroundings from 1988 to 2018 and to analyse the dynamics of land-use change. Analysis of Landsat satellite images with supervised classification using the MaxVer algorithm show that, during the 30-year period, pasture showed the highest absolute land-cover gain, with 1986 ha in the interior and 7661 ha along the periphery of the SDNP. Only 1% of the park’s primary forest was lost by 2018, but the proposed road and potential downgrading may result in accelerated deforestation and forest degradation in the near future.","PeriodicalId":50517,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Conservation","volume":"49 1","pages":"74 - 82"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43224307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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Changes in the potential distribution of valuable tree species based on their regeneration in the Neotropical seasonal dry forest of north-western Argentina 阿根廷西北部新热带季节性干燥森林中基于再生的有价值树种潜在分布的变化

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Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2022-04-08 DOI: 10.1017/S0376892922000133

Fabio Alabar, N. Politi, Paula Názaro, M. Amoroso, L. Rivera

{"title":"Changes in the potential distribution of valuable tree species based on their regeneration in the Neotropical seasonal dry forest of north-western Argentina","authors":"Fabio Alabar, N. Politi, Paula Názaro, M. Amoroso, L. Rivera","doi":"10.1017/S0376892922000133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892922000133","url":null,"abstract":"Summary The distribution of regeneration makes it possible to assess whether populations of tree species will maintain or change their distributions. For Neotropical dry forests there is little information on the potential changes in the distribution of tree species. Here, we evaluate the potential distributions of adults and seedlings of eight timber tree species of the Piedmont Forest of north-western Argentina by recording the presence of seedlings and adults in plots and modelling with MaxEnt software using three bioclimatic variables. The potential distribution areas of seedlings and adults and the percentage of overlap of seedlings with respect to adults were calculated. The potential distribution for adults was 694 457 ± 62 535 ha, and this figure was 656 564 ± 194 769 ha for seedlings. The potential distribution of seedlings of Calycophyllum multiflorum covered the smallest area (184 496 ha) and had the least overlap with the adults (18%). The difference in the overlap of the potential distribution areas between adults and seedlings suggests that there could be changes in the future distribution of this tree species and C. multiflorum should therefore be the focus of conservation strategies so that the species can follow its bioclimatic niche as the climate changes.","PeriodicalId":50517,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Conservation","volume":"49 1","pages":"83 - 89"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44471583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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Sanitation is the greatest concern in outdoor cat management but ecological message frames promote biodiversity conservation in Japan 卫生是户外猫管理中最关心的问题，但生态信息框架促进了日本的生物多样性保护

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Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2022-04-04 DOI: 10.1017/S0376892922000108

Kota Mameno, T. Kubo, Takaaki Suzuki, T. Tsuge, Y. Shoji

{"title":"Sanitation is the greatest concern in outdoor cat management but ecological message frames promote biodiversity conservation in Japan","authors":"Kota Mameno, T. Kubo, Takaaki Suzuki, T. Tsuge, Y. Shoji","doi":"10.1017/S0376892922000108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892922000108","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Message framing contributes to an increase in public support for invasive species management. However, little is known about people’s preferences for the multiple objectives of management within different contexts relating to the challenges and benefits of invasive species management. We examine Japanese citizens’ preferences for the goals of free-roaming unowned cat (Felis catus) management in three contextual frames by applying experimentally controlled information and the best–worst scaling technique. Our results indicate that the ecological frame highlighting the ecological impacts of free-roaming unowned cats on native ecosystems significantly increases Japanese citizens’ concern about cat predation, although the frame did not change the preference ranking of goals. There are differences in the effects of message framing depending on cat ownership. The best–worst scaling technique shows that Japanese citizens prefer to maintain a sanitary environment, followed by the prevention of zoonotic diseases. Although the ranking of sanitary environmental management does not depend on cat ownership, the ranking of the other goals differs depending on cat ownership. The findings highlight the importance of strategic message framing and its prioritization in encouraging public support for invasive species management.","PeriodicalId":50517,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Conservation","volume":"49 1","pages":"122 - 129"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46812876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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Google Trends data reveal a sharp trend: teeth and claws attract more interest than feathers, hooves or fins 趋势数据揭示了一个尖锐的趋势:牙齿和爪子比羽毛、蹄子或脚蹼更能吸引人们的兴趣

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Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2022-03-25 DOI: 10.1017/S037689292200011X

Branden Holmes, Artur Strzelecki, Steffen Springer, M. Zieger

{"title":"Google Trends data reveal a sharp trend: teeth and claws attract more interest than feathers, hooves or fins","authors":"Branden Holmes, Artur Strzelecki, Steffen Springer, M. Zieger","doi":"10.1017/S037689292200011X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S037689292200011X","url":null,"abstract":"Summary In nature conservation, the generation of public interest, attention or emotions is an important instrument for nature, biotope and species protection; in this, charismatic flagship species play an important role. In the present study, flagship-making affiliation to a taxonomic unit as well as morphological, ecological and conservation traits were identified by analysing vertebrate species from each of the five extant vertebrate classes (Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia and fishes). Google Trends data on the 20 most Googled species of each of the five classes were used, a representation index was derived and the body mass, diet and protection status of these species were analysed. A clear concentration of interest in mammalian species was evident with the help of the introduced representation index. Furthermore, species with a higher body mass were clearly overrepresented in the data. Overall, important patterns in the studied traits were determined: belonging to Mammalia, a large body mass and a carnivorous diet are frequently represented among these species. For conservation purposes, such popular species can be specifically selected as flagship species or ambassadors to help protect entire biomes, which will therefore benefit less charismatic species as well. Possible ways to use traits that are perceived to be flagship-making in order to further the global conservation endeavour are briefly discussed.","PeriodicalId":50517,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Conservation","volume":"49 1","pages":"65 - 73"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42246351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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: 7

Do anthropogenic sources of food increase livestock predation in the area surrounding Ruaha National Park? 人为食物来源是否增加了鲁阿哈国家公园周边地区的牲畜捕食?

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Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2022-03-16 DOI: 10.1017/S037689292200008X

Montan M Kalyahe, H. Hofer, M. East

{"title":"Do anthropogenic sources of food increase livestock predation in the area surrounding Ruaha National Park?","authors":"Montan M Kalyahe, H. Hofer, M. East","doi":"10.1017/S037689292200008X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S037689292200008X","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Wild carnivores are threatened by human activities, particularly by lethal responses to livestock predation. As natural prey populations decline, predation of livestock and consumption of discarded livestock ‘waste’ (carcasses and body parts) should increase. We investigated whether parameters linked to the production of livestock waste affected the likelihood of livestock predation. We interviewed 160 households near Ruaha National Park in Tanzania to obtain information on households, livestock ownership, predation and parameters linked to livestock waste production. Our analysis identified parameters that affected the likelihood of predation on cattle, sheep and goats. When these parameters were controlled for, we found an increased likelihood of cattle predation as waste from diseased and slaughtered cattle increased. Sheep predation was more likely and cattle predation was less likely as sheep deaths from starvation increased. Goat predation was more likely in medium-sized than smaller or larger villages, suggesting a trade-off to predators between the increasing benefit of more livestock waste and the costs of higher human disturbance and diminishing natural prey abundance as village size category increased. Our findings suggest that improved disposal of livestock waste from slaughtered cattle and measures to decrease cattle deaths from disease should reduce predation of highly prized cattle.","PeriodicalId":50517,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Conservation","volume":"49 1","pages":"105 - 113"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47805828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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: 2

Integrating burrowing crayfish and waterfowl conservation management on moist-soil wetlands 湿土湿地穴居小龙虾与水禽的综合保护管理

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Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2022-03-04 DOI: 10.1017/S0376892922000078

Caitlin C Bloomer, Christopher A. Taylor, R. DiStefano

{"title":"Integrating burrowing crayfish and waterfowl conservation management on moist-soil wetlands","authors":"Caitlin C Bloomer, Christopher A. Taylor, R. DiStefano","doi":"10.1017/S0376892922000078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892922000078","url":null,"abstract":"Summary The North American Waterfowl Management Plan highlights the importance of enhancing waterfowl habitat for productivity and resilience. Many forms of land management are conducted in wetlands to support the diverse communities of waterfowl and other species. Primary burrowing crayfish are also abundant and important in these environments, but little research is available assessing the effects of waterfowl land management on primary burrowers. We examined the response of the digger crayfish, Creaserinus fodiens, to the common vegetation management practices of mowing and disking at waterfowl conservation areas in south-eastern Missouri. Our results demonstrated that at a fine scale, crayfish density was affected by only canopy cover. We also highlighted distributional effects of landscape-level environmental variables and suggested that habitat generalists were tolerant of vegetation management, responding more to vegetation composition and broader landscape effects. We discuss wetlands conservation practices and suggest that burrowing crayfish management would integrate well with some current management strategies for waterfowl.","PeriodicalId":50517,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Conservation","volume":"49 1","pages":"130 - 135"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42617391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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ENC volume 49 issue 1 Cover and Back matter ENC第49卷第1期封面和封底

IF 2.7 3区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2022-02-10 DOI: 10.1017/s0376892922000066

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Differential responses of Kashmir Himalayan threatened medicinal plants to anticipated climate change 克什米尔喜马拉雅地区受威胁药用植物对预期气候变化的差异响应

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Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2022-02-10 DOI: 10.1017/S0376892922000030

Javaid M. Dad, I. Rashid

{"title":"Differential responses of Kashmir Himalayan threatened medicinal plants to anticipated climate change","authors":"Javaid M. Dad, I. Rashid","doi":"10.1017/S0376892922000030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892922000030","url":null,"abstract":"Summary As natural and anthropogenic forcings impel anticipated climate change, their effects on biodiversity and environmental sustainability are evident. A fundamental question that is often overlooked is: which changes in climate will cause the redistribution or extinction of threatened species? Here, we mapped and modelled the current and future geographical distributions of the four threatened medicinal plants – Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle, Fritillaria cirrhosa D.Don, Meconopsis aculeata Royle and Rheum webbianum Royle – in Kashmir Himalaya using maximum entropy (MaxEnt) modelling. Species occurrence records were collated from detailed field studies carried out between the years 2010 and 2020. Four general circulation models for Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 4.5 and RCP8.5 climate change scenarios were chosen for future range changes over periods around 2050 (average for 2041–2060) and 2070 (average of 2061–2080). Notable differences existed between species in their responses to predictive environmental variables of temperature and precipitation. Increase in the most suitable habitat, except for A. heterophyllum and R. webbianum, were evident across Himalayan Mountain regions, while the Pir Panjal mountain region exhibited a decrease for all four species under future climate change scenarios. This study exemplifies the idiosyncratic response of narrow-range plants to expected future climate change and highlights conservation implications.","PeriodicalId":50517,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Conservation","volume":"49 1","pages":"33 - 41"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2022-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48636699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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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ENC volume 49 issue 1 Cover and Front matter ENC第49卷第1期封面和封面问题

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Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2022-02-10 DOI: 10.1017/s0376892922000054

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