Environmental Conservation最新文献_第5页

The first acts of Brazil’s new president: Lula’s new Amazon institutionality 巴西新总统的第一个行动:卢拉的新亚马逊制度

IF 2.7 3区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2023-05-22 DOI: 10.1017/s0376892923000139

Rodrigo Machado Vilani, L. Ferrante, P. Fearnside

引用次数: 3

Changes in a Neotropical insectivorous bat community associated with artificial clearing of the forest in a geothermal project 地热项目中与人工清理森林有关的新热带食虫蝙蝠群落的变化

IF 2.7 3区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2023-05-09 DOI: 10.1017/S0376892923000085

Ivannia Sandoval-Castro, Albán Jiménez-Céspedes, David Villalobos-Chaves, B. Rodríguez‐Herrera

{"title":"Changes in a Neotropical insectivorous bat community associated with artificial clearing of the forest in a geothermal project","authors":"Ivannia Sandoval-Castro, Albán Jiménez-Céspedes, David Villalobos-Chaves, B. Rodríguez‐Herrera","doi":"10.1017/S0376892923000085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892923000085","url":null,"abstract":"Summary The energy needs of the human population inevitably affect natural environments, but the effects on wildlife of human modifications of habitat specifically for geothermal projects are scarcely known. Through acoustic monitoring, we quantified at Proyecto Geotérmico Las Pailas II, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, the impact of forest openings on the diversity and community composition of aerial insectivorous bats. Our data revealed that artificial clearing causes a border effect, an environment where the diversity of species and activity levels of insectivorous bats increase with respect to other habitats analysed. We discuss that, due to the combination of environmental properties and resource availability variables of the border habitats, in addition to the acoustic abilities of the bat species detected, borders represent transitional spaces where species adapted to uncluttered and background-cluttered spaces can easily commute and forage. The artificial clearings created by the geothermal project had a positive effect on aerial insectivorous bat species; however, this pattern cannot be assumed for other organisms within the area. Therefore, we highlight the importance of quantifying the influence of energy-extracting projects on biodiversity metrics and the use of this information to make informed decisions regarding managing and conserving natural resources.","PeriodicalId":50517,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Conservation","volume":"50 1","pages":"130 - 135"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-05-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49439218","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: 0

Impacts of passive elephant rewilding: assessment of human fatalities in India 被动大象再野生化的影响:对印度人类死亡的评估

IF 2.7 3区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2023-03-31 DOI: 10.1017/s0376892923000115

Lakshminarayanan Natarajan, P. Nigam, B. Pandav

{"title":"Impacts of passive elephant rewilding: assessment of human fatalities in India","authors":"Lakshminarayanan Natarajan, P. Nigam, B. Pandav","doi":"10.1017/s0376892923000115","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0376892923000115","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Elephant ranges in Asia overlap with human-use areas, leading to frequent and often negative two-way interactions, a fraction of which result in human fatalities. Minimizing such negative interactions rests on gaining a mechanistic understanding of their patterns and underlying processes. In Chhattisgarh (India), a rewilding population of 250–300 elephants that have recently expanded their range from neighbouring states through dispersal has been causing annual losses of >60 human lives. Using logistic regression models, we examined the influences of eight plausible predictors of the occurrence of elephant-related human fatality incidents. We found that 70% of incidents occurred in areas with high-intensity habitat use by elephants; the other 30% were in areas of intermediate and sporadic elephant habitat use. The probability of human fatalities was high along the roads connecting settlements and in areas with frequent house break-ins by elephants, and this probability was also affected by the spatial geometry of forest patches. Immediate practical options to minimize fatal interactions include community-based early-warning systems and the use of portable barriers around settlements. Judicious landscape-level land-use planning aimed at maintaining the resilience of remnant intact elephant habitats will be critical to preventing the dispersal of elephants into suboptimal habitats, which can create complex conflict situations.","PeriodicalId":50517,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Conservation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48988734","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: 0

How science communications can help build societal perceptions of invasive alien species and their impacts on the environment 科学传播如何帮助建立对外来入侵物种及其对环境影响的社会认知

IF 2.7 3区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2023-03-27 DOI: 10.1017/s0376892923000103

A. Banerjee, Ye-lin Huang

{"title":"How science communications can help build societal perceptions of invasive alien species and their impacts on the environment","authors":"A. Banerjee, Ye-lin Huang","doi":"10.1017/s0376892923000103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0376892923000103","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 While scientific research highlights the threats of invasive alien species (IAS) to the environment and human livelihoods, another voice is rising that recognizes their beneficial impacts. With evidence increasing of the contrasting impacts of some IAS, the lack of communication between science and society makes decision-making processes more complex. Here, we consider the beneficial aspects of invasive alien plant species and take examples from other life forms to argue that, over time and space, the detrimental impacts of IAS might endanger sustainable livelihoods by increasing invasion debt manyfold. We therefore suggest that future studies reporting the positive impacts of IAS and those encouraging the management of IAS through their utilization should include value judgements that acknowledge the potential risks involved in the practice and the scale and context specificity of such studies. Studies highlighting the negative impacts of IAS should also recognize the context dependency of their findings and emphasize the benefits to be gained from the management of the IAS. We provide a more complete picture of IAS impacts that could help to inform management decisions in the face of different potential choices and the possible impacts of these choices on sustainable livelihoods in the long term.","PeriodicalId":50517,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Conservation","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49214577","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: 0

Community perceptions of environmental water: a review 社区对环境用水的看法:综述

IF 2.7 3区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2023-03-27 DOI: 10.1017/S0376892923000036

A. Kosovac, A. Horne, E. O’Donnell

引用次数: 0

Landscape heterogeneity: concepts, quantification, challenges and future perspectives 景观异质性:概念、量化、挑战和未来展望

3区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2023-03-27 DOI: 10.1017/s0376892923000097

Vinicius Tonetti, João Carlos Pena, Marina DA Scarpelli, Larissa SM Sugai, Fábio M Barros, Paula R Anunciação, Paloma M Santos, André LB Tavares, Milton C Ribeiro

{"title":"Landscape heterogeneity: concepts, quantification, challenges and future perspectives","authors":"Vinicius Tonetti, João Carlos Pena, Marina DA Scarpelli, Larissa SM Sugai, Fábio M Barros, Paula R Anunciação, Paloma M Santos, André LB Tavares, Milton C Ribeiro","doi":"10.1017/s0376892923000097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/s0376892923000097","url":null,"abstract":"Summary The intrinsic complexity, variety of concepts and numerous ways to quantify landscape heterogeneity (LH) may hamper a better understanding of how its components relate to ecological phenomena. Our study is the first to synthesize understanding of this concept and to provide the state of the art on the subject based on a comprehensive systematic literature review of 661 articles published between 1982 and 2019. Definitions, terminologies and measurements of LH were diverse and conflicting. Most articles (534 out of 661) did not provide any definition for LH, and we found great variation among the studies that did. According to our review, only 10 studies measured the effects of different land-cover types on biotic or abiotic processes (functional LH). The remaining 651 studies measured physical attributes of the landscape without mentioning that different land-cover types may impact biotic and abiotic processes differently (structural LH). The metrics most frequently used to represent LH were the Shannon diversity index and proportion of land-cover type. Most metrics used as proxies of LH also coincided with those used to represent non-heterogeneity metrics, such as fragmentation and connectivity. We identify knowledge gaps, indicate future perspectives and propose guidelines that should be addressed when researching LH.","PeriodicalId":50517,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Conservation","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135778255","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: 1

From social networks to bird enthusiasts: reporting interactions between plastic waste and birds in Peru 从社交网络到鸟类爱好者：报道秘鲁塑料垃圾与鸟类之间的互动

IF 2.7 3区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2023-03-16 DOI: 10.1017/S037689292300005X

Félix Ayala, Jhonson K. Vizcarra, Karen Castillo-Morales, Uriel Torres-Zevallos, Cristel Cordero-Maldonado, Lyanne Ampuero-Merino, Kárlom Herrera-Peralta, G. De-la-Torre, F. Angulo, S. Cárdenas‐Alayza

{"title":"From social networks to bird enthusiasts: reporting interactions between plastic waste and birds in Peru","authors":"Félix Ayala, Jhonson K. Vizcarra, Karen Castillo-Morales, Uriel Torres-Zevallos, Cristel Cordero-Maldonado, Lyanne Ampuero-Merino, Kárlom Herrera-Peralta, G. De-la-Torre, F. Angulo, S. Cárdenas‐Alayza","doi":"10.1017/S037689292300005X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S037689292300005X","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Peru has the second-highest diversity of birds in the world, but little is known about the interactions between birds and plastic waste. To fill this knowledge gap, we searched the scientific literature, collected information from social networks such as Facebook and databases such as Macaulay Library and iNaturalist and solicited records through messaging with researchers and bird enthusiasts. We found 119 bird interactions with plastic debris involving 39 species from 20 families, with the red-legged cormorant Phalacrocorax gaimardi and the neotropical cormorant Phalacrocorax brasilianus being the most affected species. By type of interaction category, plastic waste in nests was the most abundant, followed by entanglement, capture and handling and ingestion. Ropes, nets and soft plastics such as bags were the most frequently reported types of waste. As our methodology has limitations, it is probable that other species that also interact with plastic waste have not been reported, so we recommend further study.","PeriodicalId":50517,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Conservation","volume":"50 1","pages":"136 - 141"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49177804","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

The Australian public worries more about losing species than the costs of keeping them 澳大利亚公众更担心的是物种的消失，而不是保存它们的成本

IF 2.7 3区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2023-03-16 DOI: 10.1017/S0376892923000073

K. Zander, M. Burton, Ram Pandit, S. Garnett

{"title":"The Australian public worries more about losing species than the costs of keeping them","authors":"K. Zander, M. Burton, Ram Pandit, S. Garnett","doi":"10.1017/S0376892923000073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1017/S0376892923000073","url":null,"abstract":"Summary Government conservation measures will always depend on public support. While more has been learnt about which species the public values and which conservation measures are socially acceptable, less is known about the criteria that the public thinks government should consider when making conservation investment decisions. This study uses a stated preference best–worst scaling method to gauge the views of a sample of the Australian public on what they think government should consider when allocating funding to threatened species conservation. We found that the three most important factors were the risk that a species might become extinct, the likelihood that a conservation intervention might be effective and the risk of unintended consequences for other species that could potentially arise if the measure was implemented. Costs of conservation measures and the degree to which the society accepts these costs were considered much less important. The latter aspect was consistent with the high level of trust that respondents placed in the judgement of experts and scientists concerning threatened species conservation. We conclude that the Australian Government has a societal mandate to spend more money on threatened species conservation, provided that there is little risk and that it is backed up by science.","PeriodicalId":50517,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Conservation","volume":"50 1","pages":"116 - 124"},"PeriodicalIF":2.7,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46397333","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: 0

Hunter territoriality creates refuges for threatened primates 猎人的领地为受威胁的灵长类动物创造了避难所

IF 2.7 3区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2023-03-03 DOI: 10.1017/S0376892923000061

Brian M. Griffiths, M. Bowler, M. P. Gilmore

引用次数: 1

Natural area visitors’ potential role in preventing pathogen threats to amphibian biodiversity 自然区域游客在预防病原体对两栖动物生物多样性威胁中的潜在作用

IF 2.7 3区环境科学与生态学

Environmental Conservation Pub Date : 2023-02-28 DOI: 10.1017/S0376892923000048

Kevin Cavasos, R. Adhikari, N. Poudyal, Alexa R. Warwick, M. Gray

引用次数: 0