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Toward sustainable biocultural ecotourism: an integrated spatial analysis of cultural and biodiversity richness in Colombia.

Published online: 31 Jan 2025

Authors: Echeverri, A. & Batista, N. M. & Wolny, S. & Herrera-R, G. A. & Andrade-Rivas, F. & Bailey, A. & Cardenas-Navarrete, A. & Arenas, A. D. & Díaz-Salazar, A. F. & Hernandez, K. V. & Langhans, K. E. & Mateus-Aguilar, B. E. & Levey, D. & Neill, A. & Nguyen, O. & Suárez-Castro, A. F. & Zapata, F. & Ocampo-Peñuela, N.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Ecotourism plays a vital role in both economic development and depending on the scale, it can also aid environmental conservation. Ecotourism planning...

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Keep your distance: using Instagram posts to evaluate the risk of anthroponotic disease transmission in gorilla ecotourism.

Published online: 28 Oct 2021

Authors: Hamme, G. van & Svensson, M. S. & Morcatty, T. Q. & Nekaris, K. A. I. & Nijman, V.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei trekking is a substantial source of revenue for the conservation of this threatened primate and its habitat...

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Responses of carnivore assemblages to decentralized conservation approaches in a South African landscape.

Published online: 06 Mar 2021

Authors: Curveira-Santos, G. & Sutherland, C. & Santos-Reis, M. & Swanepoel, L. H.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Conservation efforts in South Africa play out across multi-use landscapes where formal protected areas coexist with private wildlife business (ecotour...

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Whale shark abundance forecast: the interannual hotspot effect.

Published online: 01 Dec 2023

Authors: Jaramillo-Gil, S. & Pardo, M. A. & Vázquez-Haikin, A. & Bolaños-Jiménez, J. & Sosa-Nishizaki, O.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Each year, whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) aggregate in the northern Gulf of California at Bahia de los Angeles, a small coastal village that recently ...

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Effect of biodiversity on economic benefits from communal lands in Namibia.

Published online: 13 Apr 2011

Authors: Naidoo, R. & Weaver, L. C. & Stuart-Hill, G. & Tagg, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The conservation of biodiversity is increasingly justified by claims that human livelihoods are improved through its protection. Nature's ecosystem se...

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Scientific quality of tourism environmental impact assessment.

Published online: 04 Jun 1998

Authors: Warnken, J. & Buckley, R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

All assessment and monitoring documents were obtained for 170 of the 175 tourism developments subject to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) in Aust...

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Inter-country differences in the cultural ecosystem services provided by cockles.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Jackson-Bué, M. & Brito, A. C. & Cabral, S. & Carss, D. N. & Carvalho, F. & Chainho, P. & Ciutat, A. & Couñago Sanchez, E. & Montaudouin, X. de & Fernández Otero, R. M. & Incera Filgueira, M. & Fitch, A. & Garbutt, A. & Goedknegt, M. A. & Lynch, S. A. & Mahony, K. E. & Maire, O. & Malham, S. K. & Orvain, F. & Rocroy, M. & Olivier, A. van der S. & Jones, L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Coastal systems provide many cultural ecosystem services (CES) to humans. Fewer studies have focused solely on CES, while those comparing CES across c...

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Repeated clearing as a mechanism for savanna recovery following bush encroachment.

Published online: 05 Oct 2024

Authors: Wedel, E. R. & Nippert, J. B. & O'Connor, R. C. & Nkuna, P. & Swemmer, A. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Many savannas are experiencing increased cover of trees and shrubs, resulting in reduced herbaceous productivity, shifts in savanna functional structu...

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Local ecological knowledge and education drive farmers' contrasting perceptions of scavengers and their function in Nepal.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Aishwarya Bhattacharjee & Sadadev, B. M. & Karmacharya, D. K. & Rishi Baral & Pérez-García, J. M. & Giménez Casalduero, A. & Sánchez-Zapata, J. A. & Anadón, J. D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

There is a long-standing relationship between humans and vertebrate scavengers, as scavengers' contributions take on regulating (e.g. nutrient recycli...

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Quantifying wildlife watchers' preferences to investigate the overlap between recreational and conservation value of natural areas.

Published online: 28 Aug 2019

Authors: Mancini, F. & Coghill, G. M. & Lusseau, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nature-based recreation substantially benefits human wellbeing, for example, by improving physical and mental health. However, recreation can also hav...

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