Journal article
Beyond reserves: A research agenda for conserving biodiversity in human-modified tropical landscapes
Biotropica, Vol.41(2), pp.142-153
2009
Abstract
To truly understand the current status of tropical diversity and to forecast future trends, we need to increase emphasis on the study of biodiversity in rural landscapes that are actively managed or modified by people. We present an integrated landscape approach to promote research in human-modified landscapes that includes the effects of landscape structure and dynamics on conservation of biodiversity, provision of ecosystem services, and sustainability of rural livelihoods. We propose research priorities encompassing three major areas: biodiversity, human-environment interactions, and restoration ecology. We highlight key areas where we lack knowledge and where additional understanding is most urgent for promoting conservation and sustaining rural livelihoods. Finally, we recommend participatory and multidisciplinary approaches in research and management. Lasting conservation efforts demand new alliances among conservation biologists, agroecologists, agronomists, farmers, indigenous peoples, rural social movements, foresters, social scientists, and land managers to collaborate in research, co-design conservation programs and policies, and manage human-modified landscapes in ways that enhance biodiversity conservation and promote sustainable livelihoods. © 2009 by The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.
Details
- Title
- Beyond reserves: A research agenda for conserving biodiversity in human-modified tropical landscapes
- Authors
- Robin L Chazdon (Author) - University of Connecticut, United StatesC A Harvey (Author) - Conservation International, United StatesO Komar (Author) - Programa de Ciencias para la Conservacion, El SalvadorD M Griffith (Author) - Biodiversity of BOSAWAS Biosphere Reserve, NicaraguaB G Ferguson (Author) - Carretera Panamericana y Periferico Sur s-n, MexicoM Martínez-Ramos (Author) - Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, MexicoH Morales (Author) - Carretera Panamericana y Periferico Sur s-n, MexicoR Nigh (Author) - Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropolog´ıa Social, MexicoL Soto-Pinto (Author) - El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, MexicoM Van Breugel (Author) - Smithsonian Tropical Forest Research Institute, United StatesS M Philpott (Author) - University of Toledo, United States
- Publication details
- Biotropica, Vol.41(2), pp.142-153
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.
- Date published
- 2009
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00471.x
- ISSN
- 0006-3606
- Organisation Unit
- Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99451290802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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