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DrAurelioMalo

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences (Silwood Park)

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Sir Alexander Fleming BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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@article{Expósito-Granados:2019:1748-9326/ab5485,
author = {Expósito-Granados, M and Castro, AJ and Lozano, J and Aznar-Sanchez, JA and Carter, NH and Requena-Mullor, JM and Malo, AF and Olszaska, A and Morales-Reyes, Z and Moleon, M and Sánchez-Zapata, JA and Cortés-Avizanda, A and Fischer, J and Martin-Lopez, B},
doi = {1748-9326/ab5485},
journal = {Environmental Research Letters},
title = {Human-carnivore relations: conflicts, tolerance and coexistence in the American West},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab5485},
volume = {14},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Carnivore and humans live in proximity due to carnivore recovery efforts and ongoing human encroachment into carnivore habitats globally. The American West is a region that uniquely exemplifies these human-carnivore dynamics, however, it is unclear how the research community here integrates social and ecological factors to examine human-carnivore relations. Therefore, strategies promoting human-carnivore coexistence are urgently needed. We conducted a systematic review on human-carnivore relations in the American West covering studies between 2000 and 2018. We first characterized human-carnivore relations across states of the American West. Second, we analyzed similarities and dissimilarities across states in terms of coexistence, tolerance, number of ecosystem services and conflicts mentioned in literature. Third, we used Bayesian modeling to quantify the effect of social and ecological factors influencing the scientific interest on coexistence, tolerance, ecosystem services and conflicts. Results revealed some underlying biases in human-carnivore relations research. Colorado and Montana were the states where the highest proportion of studies were conducted with bears and wolves the most studied species. Non-lethal management was the most common strategy to mitigate conflicts. Overall, conflicts with carnivores were much more frequently mentioned than benefits. We found similarities among Arizona, California, Utah, and New Mexico according to how coexistence, tolerance, services and conflicts are addressed in literature. We identified percentage of federal/private land, carnivore family, social actors, and management actions, as factors explaining how coexistence, tolerance, conflicts and services are addressed in literature. We provide a roadmap to foster tolerance towards carnivores and successful coexistence strategies in the American West based on four main domains, (1) the dual role of carnivores as providers of both beneficial and detrimental contributions to
AU  - Expósito-Granados,M
AU  - Castro,AJ
AU  - Lozano,J
AU  - Aznar-Sanchez,JA
AU  - Carter,NH
AU  - Requena-Mullor,JM
AU  - Malo,AF
AU  - Olszaska,A
AU  - Morales-Reyes,Z
AU  - Moleon,M
AU  - Sánchez-Zapata,JA
AU  - Cortés-Avizanda,A
AU  - Fischer,J
AU  - Martin-Lopez,B
DO  - 1748-9326/ab5485
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 1748-9326
TI  - Human-carnivore relations: conflicts, tolerance and coexistence in the American West
T2  - Environmental Research Letters
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab5485
UR  - https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ab5485
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/74710
VL  - 14
ER  -
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