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Social and ecological dimensions are needed to understand human-wildlife conflict in subsistence farming context.

Published online: 17 Dec 2024

Authors: Yeshey & Keenan, R. J. & Ford, R. M. & Nitschke, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

This study explores the social, economic and environmental dimensions of human-wildlife conflict (HWC) in four districts of Bhutan. Looking beyond the...

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Why do people walk their dog where the wild things are? A qualitative content analysis from an urban nature reserve.

Published online: 27 Jan 2025

Authors: Packer, J. & Kohler, M. & Dawson, D. & Asad, N. & Borch, R. von der & Chur-Hansen, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Domestic dogs can have devastating impacts on threatened wildlife, but limiting their damage is challenging because it relies on changing the behaviou...

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Social networks and transformative behaviours in a grassland social-ecological system.

Published online: 16 Nov 2024

Authors: Nesbitt, H. K. & Metcalf, A. L. & Floyd, T. M. & Uden, D. R. & Chaffin, B. C. & Gulab, S. & Banerjee, S. & Vallury, S. & Hamlin, S. L. & Metcalf, E. C. & Fogarty, D. T. & Twidwell, D. & Allen, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Social connections among individuals are essential components of social-ecological systems (SESs), enabling people to take actions to more effectively...

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Ocean-scale footprint of a highly mobile fishing fleet: social-ecological drivers of fleet behaviour and evidence of illegal fishing.

Published online: 22 Oct 2021

Authors: Collins, C. & Nuno, A. & Benaragama, A. & Broderick, A. & Wijesundara, I. & Wijetunge, D. & Letessier, T. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Managing the footprint of highly mobile fishing fleets is increasingly important due to continuing declines in fish populations. However, social-ecolo...

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Farmers' land-use decision-making: a dynamical modelling approach that integrates qualitative knowledge about social norms into a quantitative model.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Vortkamp, I. & Hilker, F. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The concept of the homo oeconomicus is often used to model human behaviour in economic contexts. However, other factors like tradition or the preferen...

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Invasion landscapes as social-ecological systems: role of social factors in invasive plant species control.

Published online: 29 Oct 2021

Authors: Yletyinen, J. & Perry, G. L. W. & Burge, O. R. & Mason, N. W. H. & Stahlmann-Brown, P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Biological invasions are a major threat to biodiversity and human well-being. Scientists and environmental managers typically seek ecological solution...

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Culling-induced perturbation of social networks of wild geese reinforces rather than disrupts associations among survivors.

Published online: 01 Jul 2024

Authors: Downing, B. C. & Silk, M. J. & Delahay, R. J. & Bearhop, S. & Royle, N. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildlife populations may be the subject of management interventions for disease control that can have unintended, counterproductive effects. Social st...

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Private and civic actions as distinct types of individual engagement for transforming the exotic pet trade.

Published online: 12 Oct 2023

Authors: Naito, R. & Zhao JiaYing & Naidoo, R. & Chan, K. M. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

In the pathway toward environmental sustainability, it is important that we understand how individuals can make a difference through diverse types of ...

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The instagrammable outdoors - investigating the sharing of nature experiences through visual social media.

Published online: 07 Aug 2022

Authors: Arts, I. & Fischer, A. & Duckett, D. & Wal, R. van der

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Despite the growing popularity of Instagram as a medium to portray nature and the outdoors, there remains limited research available exploring its inf...

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Large-scale human celebrations increase global light pollution.

Published online: 22 Oct 2023

Authors: Ramírez, F. & Cordón, Y. & García, D. & Rodríguez, A. & Coll, M. & Davis, L. S. & Chiaradia, A. & Carrasco, J. L.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Culturally dependent human social behaviours involving artificial light usage can potentially affect light pollution patterns and thereby impact the n...

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