Urban Wildlife conservation
Theory and Practice
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Evaluating how Swedish hunters determine which species belong in nature
Understanding whether people view non-native species as belonging in a place will help guide important conservation efforts ranging from eradications of exotics to re-introduction of extirpated species. In thi...
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Feedback effect of crop raiding in payments for ecosystem services
Payments for ecosystem services (PES) may alter dynamics in coupled human and natural systems, producing reciprocal feedback effects on socioeconomic and environmental outcomes. As forests recover following Ch...
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Children can foster climate change concern among their parents
The collective action that is required to mitigate and adapt to climate change is extremely difficult to achieve, largely due to socio-ideological biases that perpetuate polarization over climate change1,2. Becau...
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Shoot shovel and sanction yourself: Self-policing as a response to wolf poaching among Swedish hunters
Self-policing is essential for addressing wildlife-related crime where illegal activity is extremely diffuse, and limited resources are available for monitoring and enforcement. Emerging research on self-polic...
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Predicting development preferences for fishing sites among diverse anglers
Shifting demographics among angling communities mean that managers may need different amenities at fishing sites to satisfy new constituents. Anglers approach recreational fishing from diverse demographic and ...
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Develo** a model of climate change behavior among adolescents
Research on adolescent climate change perceptions has uncovered key insights about how knowledge, concern, and hope might relate to behavior and the potential for educational interventions to influence these f...
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Illegal fishing and hunting as resistance to neoliberal colonialism
This essay offers a critical overview of how neoliberal colonialism has nurtured wildlife crime in many contexts, and discusses future research avenues opened by incorporating a critique of neoliberalism into ...
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Does education influence wildlife friendly landsca** preferences?
In sprawling metropolitan areas, residential landsca** is a major concern with respect to biodiversity conservation, and it could play a critical role in conserving wildlife habitat. In the United States, re...
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Which species to conserve: evaluating children’s species-based conservation priorities
We currently have a meager understanding of the species attributes viewed as important for conservation by children, despite the fact that arguments for biodiversity conservation often hinge on the bequest val...
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Overcoming skepticism with education: interacting influences of worldview and climate change knowledge on perceived climate change risk among adolescents
Though many climate literacy efforts attempt to communicate climate change as a risk, these strategies may be ineffective because among adults, worldview rather than scientific understanding largely drives cli...
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Long-term dynamics of household size and their environmental implications
Little is known about the environmental implications of long-term historical trends in household size. This paper presents the first historical assessment of global shifts in average household size based on a ...
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Introduction
More than 50 % of the world’s human population lives in urban and suburban areas, and over 67 % of humans will live in cities by 2050. Historically, cities were rarely considered potential wildlife habitat and...
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Urban Wildlife Science in Coupled Human–Natural Systems
Coupled human and natural systems (CHANS) are defined as systems in which human and natural components interact. Nowhere is this coupling as intense as in cities, and therefore, urban wildlife is distinguished...
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Environmental drivers of demographics, habitat use, and behavior during a post-Pleistocene radiation of Bahamas mosquitofish (Gambusia hubbsi)
A fundamental goal of evolutionary ecology is to understand the environmental drivers of ecological divergence during the early stages of adaptive diversification. Using the model system of the post-Pleistocen...
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How Perceived Exposure to Environmental Harm Influences Environmental Behavior in Urban China
Rapid environmental degradation in China makes understanding how perceived exposure to environmental harm influences environmental attitudes and participation in pro-environmental behaviors among the Chinese p...
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Influences of landscape and lifestyle on home energy consumption
Rapid urbanization coupled with concerns about global climate change has renewed interest in energy conservation and carbon dioxide emissions reduction. Urban residential energy consumption is a valuable place...
