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People in a Biodiverse Region Experienced Varying Types and Timing of Conflict With Multiple Wildlife Species Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Erin Buchholtz
Background & Research Aims: Understanding how people and wildlife coexist is crucial to informing conservation and management of biodiverse areas, supporting both wildlife conservation and human well-being. Yet, most studies of human-wildlife conflict and coexistence focus on a limited number of wildlife species. Methods: This study characterizes patterns of reported human-wildlife conflict in the
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Metal Bioaccumulation and Assemblage Attributes for Anurans in the Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve, Mexico Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Eduardo Aarón Chávez-Ramírez, Patricia Mussali-Galante, Efraín Tovar-Sánchez, Leticia M. Ochoa-Ochoa, Norman Mercado-Silva
Background and Research Aims: Morphological and physiological effects of anthropogenic metals have been the focus of several studies in the Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve (REBIOSH, Mexico) but little is known about how they affect anurans in the area. We evaluated metal bioaccumulation in anurans from streams in the REBIOSH and examined anuran communities in five sites at different positions relative
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Anthropogenic Threats to Crocodiles, and the Level and Sociodemographic Determinants of their Utilization in Lower River Tana Basin, Kenya Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Margaret N. Mosse, Wilfred O. Odadi, Grace W. Kibue
Background and Research AimsGlobally, crocodile ranching programs are intended to generate livelihood benefits for local communities and incentives for crocodile conservation. However, there is need for their contextual scientific evaluation in many human-dominated tropical landscapes. We investigated the anthropogenic threats to crocodiles, and examined the level and sociodemographic determinants
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Life History of the Andean Condor in Ecuador Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Juan Sebastián Restrepo-Cardona, Fabricio Narváez, Sebastián Kohn, Rubén Pineida, Félix Hernán Vargas
Background and Research Aims: Little information exists on the breeding behavior of the Andean Condor ( Vultur gryphus). Its global population, estimated at 6700 adult individuals, is declining throughout its distribution range. With less than 150 condors, the Endangered condor population in Ecuador is of conservation concern. This study aimed to analyze the breeding behavior of wild-born Andean Condors
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The Trade of Porcupines in Malaysia With International Trade Links Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Lalita Gomez, Khoo Min Sheng
Background and Research AimsPorcupines are frequently traded in Asia but evidence of this remains undocumented. This study was undertaken to address the dearth of information on porcupine trade dynamics using Malaysia as a case study.MethodsTo accomplish this, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) outlets throughout the country were surveyed, the existence of porcupine farms were determined and porcupine
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Assessing the Vulnerability of Endemic Colombian Amphibian Species to Climate Change in an Isolated Montane Ecosystem Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Nicolette S. Roach, Adrian A. Castellanos, Thomas E. Lacher
Background and Research AimsClimate change, habitat loss, and fragmentation are the major threats to biodiversity. Montane amphibians are particularly sensitive to these threats. We address the vulnerability of the amphibian community in Colombia using a Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (CCVA) and prioritize amphibian species at risk of extinction and in need of conservation actions.MethodsWe
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The Role of Public Relations in Wildlife Conservation: Examples From Uganda Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Simplicious J. Gessa, William Tayeebwa, Charles Tumwesigye, Jessica M. Rothman
Within developing countries, awareness efforts that promote wildlife conservation are not only important to engage communities neighboring wildlife habitats, but they are also critical nationally because urban dwellers are not usually exposed to wildlife. Here, we suggest that media and public relations professionals can promote domestic tourism activities, and engage communities in ways that will
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Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Bees in Traditional Agroecosystems and Tropical Forest Patches on the Yucatan Peninsula Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-18 Laura P. Serralta-Batun, Juan J. Jiménez-Osornio, Virginia Meléndez-Ramírez, Miguel A. Munguía-Rosas
Background and Research Objectives: Habitat matrices of intensive agricultural use are generally inhospitable to native bees in fragmented forests. However, in some tropical regions of the world, agricultural landscapes are dominated by traditional agroecosystems, which harbor high plant diversity and are subject to low-intensity management. These agroecosystems can therefore provide suitable habitats
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Soil Quality Indicators in Peasant Agroecosystems in Paraíba State, Brazil Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 David Marx Antunes de Melo, Aldrin Martin Pérez-Marin, Alexandre Eduardo de Araújo, Manoel Rivelino Gomes de Oliveira, Rodrigo Santana Macedo, Silvania Maria Souza Gomes do Nascimento
Background and Research Aims: Soil quality (SQ) is the basis for the Sustainability of Peasant Farming Systems (PFS). We hypothesized that different land uses modify soil quality through changes that can be analyzed by determining the Soil Quality Index (SQI).Methods: Soil samples were collected from the 0-20 cm layer in five subsystems of peasant agroecosystems located in the municipalities of Solânea
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The Role of Place of Birth and Residence in Puerto Rican Health Disparities: Evidence From Disability Prevalence Among Archipelago- Vs. Mainland-Born Puerto Ricans Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Mara Getz Sheftel, Frank W. Heiland
ObjectivesThis paper provides new estimates of disability prevalence for the archipelago and mainland-residing Puerto Rican populations ages 40 and above and compares disability by place of birth a...
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Effect of Quadriceps and Hamstring Strength Relative to Body Weight on Risk of a Second ACL Injury: A Cohort Study of 835 Patients Who Returned to Sport After ACL Reconstruction Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Rebecca Simonson, Ramana Piussi, Johan Högberg, Carl Senorski, Roland Thomeé, Kristian Samuelsson, Eric Hamrin Senorski
Background:Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are common sports-related injuries with a high risk of reinjury after return to sport (RTS). Rehabilitation aims to regain symmetrical knee stre...
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Gardenia blue is not carcinogenic in the rasH2 mouse Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Robert R Maronpot, Mihoko Koyanagi, Shim-mo Hayashi, Debabrata Mahapatra, Masayuki Nishino, Minoru Iniwa
IntroductionGardenia blue is currently being considered as a naturally derived food colorant for use in the global marketplace.MethodsTo assess its carcinogenic potential, 100 female and 100 male C...
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Secondary air induced flow structures and mixing in a fixed bed combustor Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Awais Junejo, Sergio Chapela, Jacobo Porteiro, Yasir M Al-Abdeli
Air staging features widely in biomass combustion from small space heaters to industrial-scale moving grate systems. Whilst studies have been conducted into the impact of air staging on emissions a...
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Multi-objective parameter optimization of ultrasonic vibration–assisted micro-EDM of Ti-6Al-4V alloys Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Jinkai Xu, Shijie Xia, Peng Yu, Mingyu Li
Regarding the low machining efficiency and poor surface quality in micro-electrical discharge machining (μ-EDM) of large depth-to-diameter ratio micro-holes, this paper focuses on ultrasonic vibrat...
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“Roots with Wings”: Impacts of Tourism-Induced Mobility on Individuals and Family Ties among the Miao in China’s Individualization Process Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Xianghong Feng
This article looks at the impacts of mobility on individuals and their family ties in tourist destination communities, paying attention to the individualization process among the rural, ethnic mino...
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The Ongoing Business of Chinese-Language Reform: A View from the Periphery of Hong Kong in the Past Half Century Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 John D. Wong, Andrew D. Wong
Against the backdrop of the changing meaning of the “Chinese” language in Hong Kong, this article explores how Mandarin, once an unproblematic link to a nebulous Chinese nation for Hongkongers, now...
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The National Protection War and the Intellectual Foundations of Chinese Warlordism Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-28 Clemens Büttner
In 1915–1916, a coalition under the joint leadership of the military officers Cai E, Tang Jiyao, and Li Liejun fought the National Protection War 护国战争 to prevent Yuan Shikai from restoring the mona...
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Current State of Knowledge of Páramo Amphibians in Colombia: Spatio Temporal Trends and Information Gaps to Be Strengthened for Effective Conservation Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Liliana Patricia Saboyá Acosta, J. Nicolás Urbina-Cardona
Background and Research Aims: Globally, Colombia is the country with the largest extent of Páramos (delimited in 36 complexes) and with the greatest number of amphibian species in this ecosystem. T...
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Climate-Smart Conservation Agriculture, Farm Values and Tenure Security: Implications for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Congo Basin Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-17 Ernest L. Molua, Denis Sonwa, Youssoufa Bele, Bernard Foahom, Jean Pierre Mate Mweru, Salomon Mampeta Wa Bassa, Martial Gapia, Felix Ngana, Assoua Eyong Joe, Emile Mulotwa Masumbuko
Background and Research Aims: Agriculture through deforestation is an important threat to biodiversity conservation in the Congo Basin’s tropical forest. The policy challenge is not only to promote...
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Blood versus crystalloid cardioplegia during triple valve surgery: A single center experience Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Alexandro Hoyer, Thilo Noack, Philipp Kiefer, Jagdip Kang, Martin Misfeld, Michael Andrew Borger
BackgroundThe efficacy of different cardioplegia solutions on outcomes of complex cardiac operations such as triple valve surgery (TVS) is scarce. Here we compared the outcomes in TVS patients rece...
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Younger Than Ever? Subjective Age Is Becoming Younger and Remains More Stable in Middle-Age and Older Adults Today Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Markus Wettstein, Hans-Werner Wahl, Johanna Drewelies, Susanne Wurm, Oliver Huxhold, Nilam Ram, Denis Gerstorf
Little is known about historical shifts in subjective age (i.e., how old individuals feel). Moving beyond the very few time-lagged cross-sectional cohort comparisons, we examined historical shifts ...
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Thinking About God Encourages Prosociality Toward Religious Outgroups: A Cross-Cultural Investigation Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Michael H. Pasek, John Michael Kelly, Crystal Shackleford, Cindel J. M. White, Allon Vishkin, Julia M. Smith, Ara Norenzayan, Azim Shariff, Jeremy Ginges
Most humans believe in a god or gods, a belief that may promote prosociality toward coreligionists. A critical question is whether such enhanced prosociality is primarily parochial and confined to ...
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Using YouTube Playlists for Qualitative Research: A Classroom Activity for Content Analyzing Video Ads Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Matt Hettche, Michael J. Clayton, Sophia Leichtentritt
Research skills are essential for lifetime learning. Content analysis is an excellent research method to introduce and practice at the undergraduate level. Utilized by academic and industry researc...
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The supine moving apprehension test—Reliability and validity among healthy individuals and patients with anterior shoulder instability Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Alon Rabin, Ofir Chechik, Margie K Olds, Timothy L Uhl, Efi Kazum, Adin Deutsch, Eran Citron, Tal Cohen, Oleg Dolkart, Assaf Bibas, Eran Maman
BackgroundPerformance-based tests for patients with anterior shoulder dislocation are lacking. This study determined the reliability and validity of the supine moving apprehension test designed to ...
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Nonconcurrent Multiple-Baseline and Multiple-Probe Designs in Special Education: A Systematic Review of Current Practice and Future Directions Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Kristi L. Morin, Esther R. Lindström, Thomas R. Kratochwill, Joel R. Levin, Alyssa Blasko, Amanda Weir, Christiana M. Nielsen-Pheiffer, Samantha Kelly, Davit Janunts, Ee Rea Hong
Although quality guidelines for single-case intervention research emphasize the importance of concurrent baselines in multiple-baseline and multiple-probe designs, nonconcurrent variations on these...
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Elite athletes’ and support staffs’ experiences and perceptions of long-haul travel, and the self-management strategies they use Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Antonia Rossiter, Thomas M. Comyns, Ian Sherwin, Alan M. Nevill, Giles D. Warrington
Elite athletes and their support staff are often required to travel for international competitions all over the globe, however little is known about their experiences of long-haul (LH) travel and i...
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Growth mindset of meaning in Life: Viewing meaning in life as malleable matters Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-18 Zhen Huang, Yiwen Wu, Yukun Zhao, Kaiping Peng
Meaning in life contributes to psychological well-being. However, few studies have adopted an implicit theory approach to studying people's beliefs about the malleability of meaning in life. We pro...
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Socioecological Assessment of Mammal Assemblages in Small Oil-Palm Plantations in a Highly Deforested Region in Mexico Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-13 Montserrat Franquesa-Soler, Fernando Ocampo-Saure, Francisco Mora, Gabriel P. Andrade-Ponce, Ellen Andresen
Background and Research Aims: A great challenge in tropical-forest regions, is to build socioecosystems that ensure both biodiversity conservation and people’s wellbeing. Oil-palm plantations are p...
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Reconstructing Historical Distribution of Large Mammals and their Habitat to Inform Rewilding and Restoration in Central Tanzania Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-04-05 Paulo C. Athumani, Linus K. Munishi, Issakwisa B. Ngondya
Backgroundand research aim:In the anthropogenic landscapes where historically wildlife existed, there can be a potential for rewilding to reverse extinction. However, there is limited literature pr...
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The Effects of Prescribed Dry Season Burning on Woody Species Composition, Mole National Park, Ghana Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-03-22 Esther Ekua Amoako, Hamza Issifu, Rikiatu Husseini
Fire use in protected savannas of Africa is a common practice. Fires in these savannas create many environmental benefits, such as reducing grass, brush and trees that can fuel large and severe wil...
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Human Persecution is An Important Threat to the Conservation of the Endangered Black-and-Chestnut Eagle in Northern Andes Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2023-01-17 Juan Sebastián Restrepo-Cardona, Fabricio Narváez, Sebastián Kohn, Félix Hernán Vargas, Santiago Zuluaga
Background and Research AimsThe Black-and-chestnut Eagle (Spizaetus isidori) has a total population of fewer than 1000 adult individuals, and is categorized as Endangered at the global level. The n...
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Rapid land use conversion in the Cerrado has affected water transparency in a hotspot of ecotourism, Bonito, Brazil Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-11-14 Rafael Morais Chiaravalloti, Walfrido Moraes Tomas, Alexandre Uezu, Henrique Yugo Shirai, Eliane Guaraldo, Camila Aoki, Maria Tereza de Arruda Botelho, Juliane Ferreira Salvadori
BackgroundBrazil is the largest exporter of soybeans worldwide. Albeit its economic importance, soybean expansion has led to important land use and land cover changes. In this paper, we evaluate th...
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Large Felid and Peccary Habitat Use in Isolated and Contiguous Forest in Panamá: Implications for Conservation Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-11-03 Jessica L. Fort, Thanchira Suriyamongkol, Clayton K. Nielsen, Andrew D. Carver, Ricardo Moreno, Ninon F. V. Meyer, John W. Groninger
Background and Research AimsWildlife research in Panamá has focused primarily on protected areas along the Central Cordillera, where much of the remaining mature rainforest habitat is located. Info...
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Power Lines, an Understudied Cause of Avian Mortality in Mexico Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-11-01 Juan Fernando Escobar-Ibáñez, José Luis Aguilar-López, Oscar Muñoz-Jiménez, Rafael Villegas-Patraca
Background and Research AimsPower lines are one of the main anthropogenic causes of bird mortality on a global scale, but research is scarce in some countries with a high diversity of birds, such a...
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Indigenous Lands are Better for Amphibian Biodiversity Conservation Than Immigrant-Managed Agricultural Lands: A Case Study From Manu Biosphere Reserve, Peru Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-10-31 Shirley J. Serrano-Rojas, Andrew Whitworth, Julio A. Paredes-Garcia, Ruthmery Pillco-Huarcaya, Lawrence Whittaker, Karl H. Huaypar-Loayza, Ross MacLeod
The efficacy of protected areas is tied to the management of surrounding areas. Still, the importance of buffer zones for biodiversity conservation is overlooked. Manu Biosphere Reserve is one of t...
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Communicating the Biodiversity Crisis: From “Warnings” to Positive Engagement Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-10-21 Emiel de Lange, William Sharkey, Sofia Castelló y Tickell, Julia Migné, Ralph Underhill, E.J. Milner-Gulland
Background: Effective communication can play a vital role in societal transformations towards sustainability and biodiversity restoration. However, the complexity and long-term nature of environmen...
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Cutting Down Trees Does not Build Prosperity: On the Continued Decoupling of Amazon Deforestation and Economic Development in 21st Century Brazil Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-10-03 Darren Norris, Terciane Sabadini Carvalho, Angela M. Guerrero, Maria Isabel Sobral Escada, Ane Alencar, Liz Kimbrough, Rhett A. Butler
Background and AimsWe present evidence examining spatial and temporal patterns in forest cover changes and economic indicators in Brazilian Amazonia. Specifically, we tested two predictions embedde...
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Diversity and Genetic Structure of Dicksonia navarrensis (Dicksoniaceae) Populations in the Mexican Sierra Madre Oriental Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-09-19 José Luis Reyes-Ortiz, Pablo Octavio-Aguilar, Lauro López-Mata, Arturo Sánchez-González
Background and Research AimsDicksonia navarrensis is a species of tree fern at risk of extinction, distributed in the montane cloud forest (MCF) of the Americas from the central region of Mexico to...
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People’s Knowledge and Perceptions Towards Bee–Pollinators in the Southern Highlands, Tanzania: Conservation Implications and Strategies Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-09-19 Fredrick Ojija, Cecilia Leweri
Background and research aimsBees are important pollinators of flowering wild plants and agricultural crops that contribute significantly towards food security, improving people’s livelihoods, and m...
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Is Beekeeping Commercially and Environmentally viable? an assessment of the adoption of hanging frame beehives in semi-Arid Area of central Tanzania Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-09-07 Charles Felix Chami, Emma Teresa Liwenga, Catherine Aloyce Masao
In Tanzania, beekeeping contributes to the natural ecosystem growth and livelihood of rural poor people. This activity provides income and ensures food security as generated from bee products. This...
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Perceptions on Barn Owls and Their Use in Rodent Control: A Case Study of Hwange District Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-08-19 Lovelater Sebele, Peter Mundy, Hervé Fritz, Chloé Guerbois
Background and Research Aims:Myths and beliefs shape the relationships that people have with different species. They lead to the protection of revered species and the persecution of negatively view...
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Not Just an Issue in Forested Regions: Investigating the Consumption and Trade of Pangolins in a Forest-Savannah Mosaic Area of Cameroon Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-08-04 Alain D. T. Mouafo, Daniel J. Ingram, Valery A. Binda, Itoe Constantine N. Ngwayi, Theodore B. Mayaka
Background and research aimsCameroon hosts three species of pangolins and has recently been identified as a hub of pangolin trafficking. However, information on threats to pangolins needed to guide...
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Fruit Availability Influences Forest Elephant Habitat Use in a Human Dominated Landscape, Campo-Ma’an, Southern Cameroon Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-08-04 Isaac B. Djoko, Robert B. Weladji, Alys Granados, Patrick Paré, Guillaume Body
Background and Research AimAfrican forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) are critically endangered yet research on factors influencing their resource use is limited in Central Africa. We assessed t...
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The First Ex-Situ Germination and Dispersal Mechanisms of the Rare, Critically Endangered Tree, Pleodendron costaricense Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-06-21 Ruthmery Pillco Huarcaya, Marvin López Morales, Leonardo Álvarez-Alcázar, Andrew Whitworth
Background and Research aimsThe extinction of relict and rare tree species is accelerated by habitat loss and climate change. Pleodendron costaricense is a critically endangered tree, with only fou...
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Impact of Productive Activities on Forest Cover Change in the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve Region: Evidence and Research Gaps Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Jovanka Špirić, Mariana Vallejo, M. Isabel Ramírez
Background and Research AimsHuman activities seeking to satisfy various needs have resulted in deforestation and other forest cover change processes. The Natural Protected Areas are among the most ...
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Changes in Ecosystem Service Values in Response to the Planting of Eucalyptus and Acacia Species in the Gilgel Abay Watershed, Northwest Ethiopia Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Ermias Debie, Mesfin Anteneh
Plantation of Eucalyptus and Acacia species emerges as a promising alternative in the tropics in a scenario of high demand for provisional and regulating ecosystem services. The research aimed to c...
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Do Buffer Zone Programs Improve Local Livelihoods and Support Biodiversity Conservation? The Case of Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Thakur Silwal, Bishnu P. Devkota, Prabin Poudel, Mark Morgan
Background and Research Aims: Buffer zone programs aim to reduce park-people conflicts by improving local livelihoods through integrated conservation and development activities. A case study was co...
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Age and Fieldwork Experience Increase Brazilian University Students’ Ability to Identify Wild Mammals Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-05-31 André Bastos da Silva, Francisco Arlan de Sales, Luciana Nobre de Abreu Ferreira, Juliana Ramos de Andrade, Wedson de Medeiros Silva Souto, Clarissa Gomes Reis Lopes
A lack of engagement with the natural environment can reduce awareness of issues surrounding environmental and biodiversity conservation. Therefore, to increase students’ awareness, science teachers should develop activities related to biodiversity, bringing students into closer connection with the natural environment. This study evaluated the ability of 115 Brazilian university students’ to identify
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Impacts of Dams on Freshwater Turtles: A Global Review to Identify Conservation Solutions Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-05-23 Andrea Bárcenas-García, Fernanda Michalski, William H. Morgan, Rebecca K. Smith, William J. Sutherland, James P. Gibbs, Darren Norris
Background and Research Aims Dams impact freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity. Freshwater turtles are at direct and indirect risk due to changes caused by damming including the loss of terrestrial and aquatic nesting habitats, changes to food availability, and blocking movement. Effective management of these impacts requires robust evidence in order to gain an understanding of conservation solutions
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A Review of Habitat and Distribution of Common Stingless Bees and Honeybees Species in African Savanna Ecosystems Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-05-03 Jeremiah Chakuya, Edson Gandiwa, Never Muboko, Victor K. Muposhi
Background and Research Aims Globally, concerns over a decline in insect pollinator abundance have been raised. Although bees were noted to be key pollinating agents for approximately 52 of the leading 115 global food commodities, they are currently exposed to risks ranging from a variety of diseases and environmental threats emanating from changes in land use, farming practices and climate change
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Red List and Vulnerability Assessment of the Páramo Vascular Flora in the Nevados Natural National Park (Colombia) Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-04-21 Francisco Camacho, Gwendolyn Peyre
Background and research aims. The Andean páramo is renowned for its unique biodiversity and sensitivity to environmental threats. However, vulnerability assessments remain scarce, which hinders our capacity to prioritize and apply efficient conservation measures. To this end, we established the Red List of the páramo vascular flora from the Nevados National Natural Park and proposed conservation strategies
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Effects of Ultraviolet Exposure on the Tropical Fungi Aspergillus carbonarius and Aspergillus japonicus: Survival, Amylase Production, and Thermostability Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-04-19 Thiago M. Pasin, Eliano A. Moreira, Vivian M. Benassi, Paula V. D. Spencer, Nalu T. A. Peres, Mariana Cereia, Maria de Lourdes T. M. Polizeli
Background and Research Aims Although fundamental to tropical forest biodiversity, fungi have been largely neglected in conservation research. To examine the fungal response to increased ultraviolet C (UVC) radiation, we analyzed UVC radiation effects on the survival, growth, and amylase activity of Aspergillus carbonarius and Aspergillus japonicus. Methods A. carbonarius (strain URM 7305) and A. japonicus
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Spatiotemporal Coexistence of Mesopredators and Their Prey in a Defaunated Neotropical Rainforest Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-04-01 José Juan Flores-Martínez, Rosamond Coates, Víctor Sánchez-Cordero, Jesús Alejandro Ríos-Solís, Beatriz Carely Luna-Olivera, Marcelino Ramírez-Ibáñez, Mario C. Lavariega
Background and Research Aims Forest loss and fragmentation have a negative impact on large-sized predators and prey, whose populations are reduced or extirpated locally. We explored the spatiotemporal coexistence of the mesopredators (< 15 kg) coyote, ocelot, and white-nosed coati, with their potential prey (< 15 kg) Mexican agouti, lowland paca, and collared peccary in a defaunated rainforest. Methods
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Multi-Dimensional Social Capital and Farmer’s Willingness to Participate in Environmental Governance Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-29 Yuxin Wang, Wenjing Qu, Lan Zheng, Mei Yao
Background The construction and development of formal institutions has been lagging behind in rural areas of China for decades, so the role of social capital is particularly important. In the context of China’s implementation of the rural revitalization strategy, considering the impact of social capital on farmers’ willingness to participate in environmental governance is profitable to the improvement
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Live Fences as Refuges of Wild and Useful Plant Diversity: Their Drivers and Structure in Five Elevation Contrast Sites of Veracruz, Mexico Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-27 Gregoria Zamora Pedraza, Sergio Avendaño-Reyes, Rosamond Coates, Jorge Antonio Gómez Díaz, Maite Lascurain, Graciela García-Guzmán, Juan Carlos López-Acosta
Background and ResearchOne noteworthy element found throughout the tropical anthropogenic mosaic is the live fence, which is established within agricultural matrices and its structure within the landscape retains ecological processes, but few are recognized as elements of biological and cultural conservation.MethodsIn this study, we have researched plant diversity and anthropic management of live fences
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Rhododendron longipedicellatum, an Endangered Species Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-03-03 Yurong Cao, Yongpeng Ma, Zhenghong Li, Xiongfang Liu, Detuan Liu, Suping Qu, Hong Ma
Rhododendron longipedicellatum is an endangered species endemic to southeastern Yunnan, China. Assessment of genetic variation is critical for protecting endangered species. Therefore, we used EST-SSR markers to analyze the genetic characteristics of R. longipedicellatum. The results revealed high genetic diversity at the species level (He = 0.559, NA = 9.529) and within populations (He = 0.507, NA
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Implications on the Use of the Phylogenetic Species Concept in the Risk Categories Assignment: The Case of the Birds of Mexico Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-02-25 Alejandra Galindo-Cruz, Francisco Javier Sahagún-Sánchez, Octavio Rojas-Soto
Background and Aims Conservation efforts require a rational basis for taxa prioritization; it is essential to recognize the evolutionary independence of units, typically recognized as species. Because different criteria on species limits lead to different conservation assessment priorities, conceptual problems limit the possibility to accurately assess the conservation status that species are undergoing
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Presence And Temporal Activities Of Serrated Hinged Terrapin (Pelusios sinuatus) And Marsh Terrapin (Pelomedusa galeata) In KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Assessed Using Telemetry Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2022-02-02 Cormac Price, Matthew J Burnett, Gordon O’Brien, Colleen T Downs
Background and Aims For the first time in Africa, two freshwater turtle species (hereafter terrapin) presence and temporal activity in their habitats were investigated using radio telemetry. Methods Telemeter tags were attached to Pelusios sinuatus (n = 10) at Ndumo Reserve and Pelomedusa galeata (n = 10) at Tala Reserve. Pelusios sinuatus tagged individuals were monitored between August–December 2016
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Recolonization of Former Range by Endangered Banteng Bos javanicus in Mae Wong National Park, Thailand Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-12-22 Rungnapa Phoonjampa, Robert Steinmetz, Worrapan Phumanee, Komsan Bunchornratana, Teerawut Kaewsrisod, Surasak Srirattanaporn, Kitiphat Taraphibarl, Thawatchai Bejraburnin, Naris Bhumpakphan
Many large ungulate species, including the banteng (Bos javanicus), are on the verge of extinction. Mae Wong National Park in Thailand was once a haven for banteng due to its abundance of preferred habitat, but the species was extirpated in the 1970s due to logging and hunting, before park designation. Mae Wong is connected with Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary (HKK), which retains the largest banteng
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Subsistence Hunting During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of the White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Rural Communities of Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico Trop. Conserv. Sci. (IF 1.7) Pub Date : 2021-12-13 Marcos Briceño-Méndez, Yamili Contreras-Perera, Salvador Montiel
Subsistence hunting for obtaining wild meat is a common practice in rural neotropical communities. Like other peasant practices disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, subsistence hunting could exacerbate pressure on wild mammals whose greater size contributes to feeding the hunter and his family. Thus, in the context of the pandemic, we assessed the subsistence hunting of the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus