SABIIA - Sistema Aberto e Integrado de Informação em Agricultura (Sabiia)

Fischer, Carolyn.

Economic models of trade in endangered species products often do not incorporate four focal arguments in the policy debate over trade bans: 1) law-abiding consumers may operate in another market, separate from illegal consumers, that trade would bring online; 2) legal trade reduces stigma, which affects demand of law-abiding consumers; 3) laundering may bring illegal goods to legal markets when trade is allowed; 4) legal sales may affect illegal supply costs. This paper analyzes systematically which aspects of these complicated markets, separately or in combination, are important for determining whether limited legalized trade in otherwise illegal goods can be helpful for achieving policy goals like reducing poaching.

Economies of Scope in Endangered-Species Protection: Evidence from Interest-Group Behavior

Palavras-chave: Endangered species; Black markets; CITES; Poaching; Stigma; Environmental Economics and Policy; K42; Q21; D11.

Ano: 2002

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10525

Ando, Amy Whritenour.

This paper looks for positive spillovers from the legal protection of one species to the welfare of others, and for evidence of economies of scope in the costs associated with protecting species under the Endangered Species Act. The analyses use data on the intensity of interest-group comment activity in response to proposals to protect new species. The results suggest that these phenomena are significant, strengthening arguments that wildlife-protection policy should be shifted towards species groups or ecosystems. However, the findings are also consistent with diminishing public willingness-to-pay for protected species in a given area, a pattern which also has public-policy implications.

The Economics of Agricultural and Wildlife Smuggling

Palavras-chave: Economies of scope; Endangered species; Political economy; Interest groups; Environmental Economics and Policy.

Ano: 1999

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/10903

Use and non-use values of wild Asian elephants: A total economic valuation approach

Ferrier, Peyton Michael.

The United States bans imports of certain agricultural and wildlife goods that can carry pathogens or diseases or whose harvest can threaten wildlife stocks or endanger species. Despite these bans, contraband is regularly uncovered in inspections of cargo containers and in domestic markets. This study characterizes the economic factors affecting agricultural and wildlife smuggling by drawing on inspection and interdiction data from USDA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and existing economic literature. Findings reveal that agricultural and wildlife smuggling primarily include luxury goods, ethnic foods, and specialty goods, such as traditional medicines. Incidents of detected smuggling are disproportionately higher for agricultural goods originating...

Tipo: Report

Palavras-chave: Smuggling; Illicit trade; SPS; Quarantine; Endangered species; CITES; Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Financial Economics.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/55951

Bandara, Ranjith; Tisdell, Clement A..

The contingent valuation method is often used for valuing environmental goods possessing use as well as non-use values. This paper investigates the relative importance of these values in relation to the existence of the wild Asian elephant. It does so by analysing results from a contingent valuation survey of a sample of urban residents living in three selected housing schemes in Colombo. We find that the major proportion of the respondents’ willingness to pay (WTP) for conservation of wild elephants is attributable to the non-use values of the elephant. However, differences in the relative importance of these values exist between those who visit national parks and those who do not. Differences in respondents’ WTP for conservation of elephants are found...

Agricultural Water Security and Instream Flows for Endangered Salmonids in Coastal California's Watersheds

Palavras-chave: Asian elephant; Endangered species; Total economic value; Non-consumptive use value; Contingent valuation; Sri Lanka; Environmental Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2003

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/48961

Mezzatesta, Mariano; Newburn, David A.; Brozovic, Nicholas.

Many rural landowners within the Western United States do not have access to a secure water supply provided by a major dam or an irrigation district. Such water users must rely instead on groundwater pumping and/or seasonal water flows from tributaries. Some of these agricultural producers choose to store winter stream flows from tributaries within onsite reservoirs to secure their spring/summer water needs. However, regulatory agencies have increased restrictions on surface water storage and diversions to improve instream flows for endangered salmon, thus reducing water security for many landowners not located along the main stem. The majority of salmon habitat is within the tributaries located throughout a watershed. Most research regarding instream...

Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation

Palavras-chave: Instream flow; Salmon; Endangered species; Water; Watershed; Environmental Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/61485

The Economics of Endangered Species Poaching

Abbott, Brant.

Allocating Conservation Resources under the Endangered Species Act

Palavras-chave: Endangered species; Poaching; International trade; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; K42; Q56; Q57.

Ano: 2008

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37707

Langpap, Christian; Kerkvliet, Joe.

The necessity to develop a priority system to guide the allocation of resources to the conservation of endangered species is widely recognized. The economic theory of biodiversity has established a framework to do so, and has identified priority criteria that should be considered when making conservation decisions. This paper uses a random effects ordered probit model of endangered species recovery to simulate the effects of reallocating conservation funds among species listed under the Endangered Species Act according to these criteria. Our results suggest that if the goal of conservation policy is to preserve a diverse set of species, reallocating conservation funds according to criteria identified by economic theory would yield an improvement over...

Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation

Palavras-chave: Endangered Species Act; Endangered species; Recovery plans; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Biodiversity; Critical habitat; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies.

Ano: 2007

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/9784

CAN DOMESTICATION OF WILDLIFE LEAD TO CONSERVATION? THE ECONOMICS OF TIGER FARMING IN CHINA

Abbott, Brant; van Kooten, G. Cornelis.

Tigers are a threatened species that might soon disappear in the wild. Not only are tigers threatened by deteriorating and declining habitat, but poachers continue to kill tigers for traditional medicine, decoration pieces and so on. Although international trade in tiger products has been banned since 1987 and domestic trade within China since 1993, tigers continue to be poached and Chinese entrepreneurs have established tiger farms in anticipation of their demise. While China desires to permit sale of tiger products from captive-bred tigers, this is opposed on the grounds that it likely encourages illegal killing. Instead, wildlife conservationists lobby for more spending on anti-poaching and trade-ban enforcement. In this study, a mathematical...

Information and Wildlife Valuation: Experiments and Policy

Palavras-chave: Endangered species; Extinction; Wildlife farming and bioeconomics; Environmental Economics and Policy; Q57; Q27; C61; F13.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/46994

Tisdell, Clement A.; Wilson, Clevo.

An experiment involving 204 residents of Brisbane, Australia is outlined and the results are reported and analysed. Two consecutive surveys of the respondents provide data about their stated knowledge of 23 wildlife species present in tropical Australia, many of which exclusively occur there. In addition, these surveys provide data about the willingness of respondents to pay for the conservation of those species belonging to three taxa: reptiles, mammals, and birds. The respondents’ stated knowledge of the species is compared with their willingness to pay for species’ conservation, and relevant inferences are drawn. When the respondents’ knowledge of the species is experimentally increased in a balanced way, it is found to result in more dispersion...

Conflicts over Water in the Upper Klamath Basin and the Potential Role for Market-Based Allocations

Palavras-chave: Q51; Q57; Q58; Environmental Economics and Policy; Biodiversity; Contingent valuation; Endangered species; Environmental evaluation; Knowledge; Wildlife conservation..

Ano: 2004

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/51409

Seasonal flight and resource collection patterns of colonies of the stingless bee Melipona bicolor schencki Gribodo (Apidae, Meliponini) in an Araucaria forest area in southern Brazil

Jaeger, William K..

The curtailment of irrigation on the Klamath Reclamation Project in 2001 is estimated to have cost farmers more than $35 million. This study examines how alternative water allocations among irrigators in the Upper Klamath Basin could have lowered those costs. Per acre marginal water values vary by a factor of 20 due primarily to variations in soil productivity, with the highest productivity lands concentrated in the federal Project. A linear programming model estimates costs for alternative allocations. Findings indicate that compared to the 2001 allocation, costs could be reduced by 75% with a market-based approach.

Tipo: Journal Article

Palavras-chave: Endangered species; Instream flow; Irrigation; Klamath Basin; Linear programming model; Voluntary water transfer; Water market; Water supply reduction; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy.

Ano: 2004

URL: http://purl.umn.edu/31103

Rev. Bras. entomol.

Ferreira Junior,Ney Telles; Blochtein,Betina; Moraes,João Feliz de.

Melipona bicolor schencki occurs in southern Brazil and at high elevations in southeastern Brazil. It has potential for use in meliponiculture but this stingless bee species is vulnerable to extinction and we have little knowledge about its ecology. In order to gather essential information for species conservation and management, we made a study of seasonal flight activities in its natural environment. We sampled bees entering the nests with pollen, nectar/water and resin/mud, in five colonies during each season. In parallel, we analyzed the influence of hour of the day and meteorological factors on flight activity. Flights were most intense during spring and summer, with daily mean estimates of 2,100 and 2,333 flights respectively, while in fall and...

The endemic and threatened lizard Liolaemus lutzae (Squamata: Liolaemidae): current geographic distribution and areas of occurrence with estimated population densities

Palavras-chave: Endangered species; Flight activities; Guaraipo; Meteorological factors; Species conservation.

Ano: 2010

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262010000400015

Rev. Bras. Zool.

Rocha,Carlos F. D.; Siqueira,Carla da C.; Ariani,Cristina V..

Liolaemus lutzae Mertens, 1938 is a critically endangered lizard endemic to the restinga habitat of the state of Rio de Janeiro. We surveyed 25 restinga habitats in order to locate remaining populations, evaluate the status of the species, and determine the nature of local habitat degradation. We found remnant populations of L. lutzae in 18 restinga habitats of six municipalities. The conservation status of each population varied between areas: the population of Grumari, in Rio de Janeiro municipality, is the most preserved and the population of Praia do Forte, in Cabo Frio, is the most disturbed. No L. lutzae were found in Niterói municipality. The most destructive type of habitat degradation identified was the removal of beach vegetation associated with...

Records of the giant-armadillo Priodontes maximus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae) in the Atlantic Forest: are Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo the last strongholds of the species?

Palavras-chave: Conservation; Endangered species; Endemic species; Habitat degradation; Population recovery.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702009000300009

Rev. Bras. Zool.

Srbek-Araujo,Ana Carolina; Scoss,Leandro M.; Hirsch,André; Chiarello,Adriano G..

We report 20 records of Priodontes maximus (Kerr, 1792) collected between 1990 and 2009 in three nature reserves located in forested areas of southeastern Brazil within the Atlantic Forest biome. Seventeen records were collected in Parque Estadual do Rio Doce (PERD), state of Minas Gerais, two in Reserva Biológica de Sooretama and one in Reserva Natural Vale, both located in the state of Espírito Santo. The records were burrows (n = 11), photographs from camera-traps (n = 6), sightings (n = 2) and carcass (n = 1). Given the higher number of records, the PERD seems to maintain the largest population among the three study areas. We searched the literature and found no other recent evidence of the species' presence in the Atlantic forest of Brazil. There are...

Mycotrophy in Gilliesieae, a threatened and poorly known tribe of Alliaceae from central Chile

Palavras-chave: Endangered species; Extinction; Forest fragmentation; Xenarthra.

Ano: 2009

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702009000300010

RChHN

TORRES-MELLADO,GUSTAVO A; ESCOBAR,INELIA; PALFNER,GOTZ; CASANOVA-KATNY,M. ANGÉLICA.

The five known genera of Gilliesieae have their diversity center in the Mediterranean zone of central Chile, where many of their habitats are threatened by urban expansion, industrial and agroforestry activities, as well as other anthropogenic impacts. Very little is known about the biology of these particular geophytes, the majority of which currently have either vulnerable or endangered status, mainly due to their dispersed and small populations generally associated to remnants of native vegetation. As mycorrhizal associations are essential for soil resource acquisition and stress mitigation in most plants, our objective was to assess the hitherto unknown mycotrophic status of ten species of Gilliesieae from central Chile by qualitative and quantitative...

Tipo: Journal article

Palavras-chave: Endangered species; Glomeromycota; Latitudinal transect; Mediterranean climate; Monocotyledoneae.

Ano: 2012

URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2012000200004

First record of the ant genus Oxyepoecus (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Solenopsidini) in Chile, with remarks on its geographical range

Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent.

Cuezzo,Fabiana.

The ant genus Oxyepoecus (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Solenopsidini) Santschi, 1926 has 16 species recognized as valid. Three of these species: O. inquilinus (Kusnezov, 1952), O. bruchi Santschi, 1926 and O. daguerrei (Santschi, 1933) are considered as vulnerable (VuD2) and included in the Red List of threatened species. The aim of this paper is to record one of these species: O. inquilinus in Chile for the first time, adding a new locality to be considered as the southernmost limit of distribution for this relatively rarely collected ant genus.

Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report

Palavras-chave: Endangered species; Formicidae; South America; Chile.

Ano: 2007

URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0373-56802007000100012

Relação preliminar das espécies de peixes (Pisces, Elasmobranchii, Actinopterygii) ameaçadas no Brasil

Zoologia

Rosa,Ricardo S; Menezes,Naércio A.

The Brazilian fish fauna is still poorly known with respect to its diversity and conservation status, particularly of freshwater species. Human activities and population growth are rapidly impacting this fauna to an unchecked extent, so that many fish species are presently threatened. Also, some areas have been so critically altered that their fish fauna can no longer be properly inventoried. There is an urgent need to evaluate the conservation status of Brazilian fish species, since none are presently listed as endangered by federal legislation. Based on a literature search and a survey directed to the Neotropical ichthyologists, we present an unofficial list including a total of 78 threatened fish species (12 elasmobranchs and 66 actinopterygians). Of...

Genetic diversity and population structure of endangered rosewood from the Peruvian Amazon using ISSR markers

Palavras-chave: Pisces; Elasmobranchii; Actinopterygii; Endangered species; Conservation; Brazil.

Ano: 1996

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81751996000300015

Acta Amazonica

GUIZADO,Stalin Juan Vasquez; NADEEM,Muhammad Azhar; ALI,Fawad; BARUT,Muzaffer; HABYARIMANA,Ephrem; GÓMEZ,Tedi Pacheco; SANTILLAN,Jhon Antoni Vargas; CANALES,Esperanza Torres; GÓMEZ,Juan Carlos Castro; CHUNG,Gyuhwa; BALOCH,Faheem Shehzad.

ABSTRACT Rosewood, Aniba rosaeodora is an endangered species in Amazon forests and its natural stands have been heavily depleted due to over-exploitation for the cosmetic industry. This study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity and population structure of 90 rosewood accessions from eight localities in the Peruvian Amazon through 11 Inter Simple Sequence Repeats (ISSR) primers. The ISSR primers produced a sum of 378 bands, of which 375 (99.2%) were polymorphic, with an average polymorphism information content (PIC) value of 0.774. The mean effective number of alleles (Ne), Shannon informative index (I), gene diversity (He) and total gene diversity (Ht) were 1.485, 0.294, 0.453 and 0.252, respectively. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) showed...

INTERACTIONS BETWEEN CALVES OF AMAZONIAN MANATEES IN PERU: A STUDY CASE

Palavras-chave: Aniba rosaeodora; Endangered species; Gene flow; Germplasm; Molecular characterization.

Ano: 2020

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672020000300204

Acta biol.Colomb.

ARÉVALO-SANDI,Alexander Roldán; CASTELBLANCO-MARTÍNEZ,Delma Nataly.

Trichechus inunguis is an endemic species of the Amazon, which inhabits mainly in lakes and calm rivers. The objective of this study case was to describe the social behaviour of two female-orphaned calves, of T. inunguis in captivity. They were kept in the same pool at the facilities of the Amazon Rescue Center (ARC, Iquitos, Peruvian Amazon). Between February and October 2011, the individuals were observed during day and night times, completing 352 hours of observation. Through ad libitum observation of the individuals, we developed a catalogue of social behaviors that includes descriptions of 93 behaviours, classified in eight behavioural categories. The frequency of behaviours was assessed by instantaneous sampling (for states) and continuous recording...

URL: http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-548X2016000200004

Palavras-chave: Endangered species; Ethology; Social behaviour; Trichechus inunguis.

Ano: 2016

Novelties in Brazilian Waltheria L. (Byttnerioideae, Malvaceae): two new species and one re-establishment

Acta Botanica

Coutinho,Thales Silva; Colli-Silva,Matheus; Alves,Marccus.

ABSTRACT This work validates two Waltheria species endemic to campo rupestre with complete descriptions, illustrations, updated geographical distributions and comments on taxonomic affinities. Waltheria biribiriensis and Waltheria terminans are restricted to the Southern Espinhaço Province in eastern South America, occurring on mountain tops where campo rupestre vegetation prevails. Furthermore, Waltheria brachypetala, a species of dry deciduous forests in Brazil that was long considered as conspecific with W. ferruginea due to its shrubby lifeform and similar indumentum, is re-established based on differences of phyllotaxy, blade shape and inflorescence type. The first occurrence records of W. brachypetala in the state of Paraíba are also provided, as...

Vascular epiphytic flora of a high montane environment of Brazilian Atlantic Forest: composition and floristic relationships with other ombrophilous forests

Palavras-chave: Campo rupestre; Endangered species; Hermannieae; Heterostily; Malvales; Re-establishment; Vulnerable species.

Ano: 2020

URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-33062020000300449

Acta Botanica

Furtado,Samyra Gomes; Menini Neto,Luiz.

ABSTRACT Only a few studies regarding vascular epiphytes have been conducted in mixed ombrophilous forests (MOF) in Serra da Mantiqueira, a mountainous environment in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, where the relationships of epiphytic flora with other physiognomies are unknown. This study aimed to survey the epiphytes of a MOF remnant located in Serra da Mantiqueira, and to analyze the floristic relationships with ombrophilous forests of the Southern and Southeastern regions of Brazil. The checklist was compared with 51 other areas composed of ombrophilous forests and/or ecotones with other physiognomies using UPGMA (with Sørensen index), and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). We recorded 138 species, and Orchidaceae and Polypodiaceae were the...