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| Luizza, Matthew W.; Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory; mwluizza@rams.colostate.edu; Wakie, Tewodros; Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory; tewodros.wakie@colostate.edu; Evangelista, Paul H.; Colorado State University, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory; paul.evangelista@colostate.edu; Jarnevich, Catherine S.; U.S. Geological Survey, Fort Collins Science Center; jarnevichc@usgs.gov. |
| The threats posed by invasive plants span ecosystems and economies worldwide. Local knowledge of biological invasions has proven beneficial for invasive species research, but to date no work has integrated this knowledge with species distribution modeling for invasion risk assessments. In this study, we integrated pastoral knowledge with Maxent modeling to assess the suitable habitat and potential impacts of invasive Cryptostegia grandiflora Robx. Ex R.Br. (rubber vine) in Ethiopia’s Afar region. We conducted focus groups with seven villages across the Amibara and Awash-Fentale districts. Pastoral knowledge revealed the growing threat of rubber vine, which to date has received limited attention in Ethiopia, and whose presence in Afar was... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Afar region; Citizen science; Cryptostegia grandiflora; Ethiopia; Invasive species; Local ecological knowledge; Maxent; Participatory mapping; Pastoral livelihoods; Risk assessment; Rubber vine; Species distribution modeling. |
| Ano: 2016 |
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| Shen, Xiaoli; Center for Nature and Society, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China; xlshen.pku@gmail.com; Lu, Zhi; Center for Nature and Society, School of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China;ShanShui Conservation Center, Beijing, 100871, China; luzhi@pku.edu.cn; Li, Shengzhi; ShanShui Conservation Center, Beijing, 100871, China;; Chen, Nyima; ShanShui Conservation Center, Beijing, 100871, China;. |
| Sacred sites are based on indigenous culture and traditional practices that value land and lives, and are considered to be of significant contribution in biodiversity conservation. However, there is a lack of understanding about how these traditional systems function (i.e., the distribution and size of sacred sites, their management and current status), especially for those sites within the Tibetan region. From 2004 to 2007, we investigated 213 sacred mountains, a major form of Tibetan sacred site, in western China, and documented their traditional management system. We mapped 154 sacred mountains within a GIS and estimated their average size was 25.9 km2 (range 0.6–208.4 km2), with sacred mountains of greater religious significance covering... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Informal institutions; Participatory mapping; Protected areas; Tibetan sacred sites; Traditional land management. |
| Ano: 2012 |
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