An ecological framework for contextualizing carnivore-livestock conflict.
Carnivore predation on livestock is a complex management and policy challenge, yet it is also intrinsically an ecological interaction between predators and prey. Human-wildlife interactions occur in socioecological systems in which human and environmental processes are closely linked. However, under...
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ftcdlib:oai:escholarship.org:ark:/13030/qt1zv5436k 2024-09-15T18:01:23+00:00 An ecological framework for contextualizing carnivore-livestock conflict. Wilkinson, Christine E McInturff, Alex Miller, Jennifer RB Yovovich, Veronica Gaynor, Kaitlyn M Calhoun, Kendall Karandikar, Harshad Martin, Jeff Vance Parker-Shames, Phoebe Shawler, Avery Van Scoyoc, Amy Brashares, Justin S 854 - 867 2020-08-01 application/pdf https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1zv5436k https://escholarship.org/content/qt1zv5436k/qt1zv5436k.pdf https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13469 unknown eScholarship, University of California qt1zv5436k https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1zv5436k https://escholarship.org/content/qt1zv5436k/qt1zv5436k.pdf doi:10.1111/cobi.13469 public Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology, vol 34, iss 4 Animals Wild Carnivora Wolves Humans Predatory Behavior Conservation of Natural Resources Livestock carnivore carnívoro conflict management conflicto humano - fauna ecological theory ganado human-wildlife conflict manejo de conflictos teoría ecológica 人兽冲突 冲突管理 家畜 生态学理论 食肉动物 Life on Land Environmental Sciences Biological Sciences Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences Ecology article 2020 ftcdlib https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13469 2024-06-28T06:28:18Z Carnivore predation on livestock is a complex management and policy challenge, yet it is also intrinsically an ecological interaction between predators and prey. Human-wildlife interactions occur in socioecological systems in which human and environmental processes are closely linked. However, underlying human-wildlife conflict and key to unpacking its complexity are concrete and identifiable ecological mechanisms that lead to predation events. To better understand how ecological theory accords with interactions between wild predators and domestic prey, we developed a framework to describe ecological drivers of predation on livestock. We based this framework on foundational ecological theory and current research on interactions between predators and domestic prey. We used this framework to examine ecological mechanisms (e.g., density-mediated effects, behaviorally mediated effects, and optimal foraging theory) through which specific management interventions operate, and we analyzed the ecological determinants of failure and success of management interventions in 3 case studies: snow leopards (Panthera uncia), wolves (Canis lupus), and cougars (Puma concolor). The varied, context-dependent successes and failures of the management interventions in these case studies demonstrated the utility of using an ecological framework to ground research and management of carnivore-livestock conflict. Mitigation of human-wildlife conflict appears to require an understanding of how fundamental ecological theories work within domestic predator-prey systems. Article in Journal/Newspaper Canis lupus University of California: eScholarship Conservation Biology 34 4 854 867 |
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Animals Wild Carnivora Wolves Humans Predatory Behavior Conservation of Natural Resources Livestock carnivore carnívoro conflict management conflicto humano - fauna ecological theory ganado human-wildlife conflict manejo de conflictos teoría ecológica 人兽冲突 冲突管理 家畜 生态学理论 食肉动物 Life on Land Environmental Sciences Biological Sciences Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences Ecology Wilkinson, Christine E McInturff, Alex Miller, Jennifer RB Yovovich, Veronica Gaynor, Kaitlyn M Calhoun, Kendall Karandikar, Harshad Martin, Jeff Vance Parker-Shames, Phoebe Shawler, Avery Van Scoyoc, Amy Brashares, Justin S An ecological framework for contextualizing carnivore-livestock conflict. |
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Carnivore predation on livestock is a complex management and policy challenge, yet it is also intrinsically an ecological interaction between predators and prey. Human-wildlife interactions occur in socioecological systems in which human and environmental processes are closely linked. However, underlying human-wildlife conflict and key to unpacking its complexity are concrete and identifiable ecological mechanisms that lead to predation events. To better understand how ecological theory accords with interactions between wild predators and domestic prey, we developed a framework to describe ecological drivers of predation on livestock. We based this framework on foundational ecological theory and current research on interactions between predators and domestic prey. We used this framework to examine ecological mechanisms (e.g., density-mediated effects, behaviorally mediated effects, and optimal foraging theory) through which specific management interventions operate, and we analyzed the ecological determinants of failure and success of management interventions in 3 case studies: snow leopards (Panthera uncia), wolves (Canis lupus), and cougars (Puma concolor). The varied, context-dependent successes and failures of the management interventions in these case studies demonstrated the utility of using an ecological framework to ground research and management of carnivore-livestock conflict. Mitigation of human-wildlife conflict appears to require an understanding of how fundamental ecological theories work within domestic predator-prey systems. |
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Wilkinson, Christine E McInturff, Alex Miller, Jennifer RB Yovovich, Veronica Gaynor, Kaitlyn M Calhoun, Kendall Karandikar, Harshad Martin, Jeff Vance Parker-Shames, Phoebe Shawler, Avery Van Scoyoc, Amy Brashares, Justin S |
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Wilkinson, Christine E McInturff, Alex Miller, Jennifer RB Yovovich, Veronica Gaynor, Kaitlyn M Calhoun, Kendall Karandikar, Harshad Martin, Jeff Vance Parker-Shames, Phoebe Shawler, Avery Van Scoyoc, Amy Brashares, Justin S |
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An ecological framework for contextualizing carnivore-livestock conflict. |
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An ecological framework for contextualizing carnivore-livestock conflict. |
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An ecological framework for contextualizing carnivore-livestock conflict. |
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An ecological framework for contextualizing carnivore-livestock conflict. |
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An ecological framework for contextualizing carnivore-livestock conflict. |
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ecological framework for contextualizing carnivore-livestock conflict. |
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