Global patterns of human-wildlife spatial associations and implications for differentiating conservation strategies.

Autor: Zhang C; Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China., Wang Y; Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China.; Northwest Institute of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xining, China.; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China., Chang J; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, China., Li J; Command Center for Comprehensive Survey of Natural Resources, China Geological Survey Bureau, Beijing, China., Pan S; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.; Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China., Yang B; Key Laboratory of Southwest China Wildlife Resources Conservation (Ministry of Education), China West Normal University, Nanchong, China., Zhan X; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.; Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China., Dai Q; Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China.; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology [Conserv Biol] 2024 Aug; Vol. 38 (4), pp. e14279. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 29.
DOI: 10.1111/cobi.14279
Abstrakt: Understanding the global patterns of human and wildlife spatial associations is essential for pragmatic conservation implementation, yet analytical foundations and indicator-based assessments that would further this understanding are lacking. We integrated the global distributions of 30,664 terrestrial vertebrates and human pressures to map human-nature index (HNI) categories that indicate the extent and intensity of human-wildlife interactions. Along the 2 dimensions of biodiversity and human activity, the HNI allowed placement of terrestrial areas worldwide in one of 4 HNI categories: anthropic (human-dominated areas), wildlife-dominated (little human influence and rich in wildlife), co-occurring (substantial presence of humans and wildlife), and harsh-environment (limited presence of humans and wildlife) areas. The HNI varied considerably among taxonomic groups, and the leading driver of HNI was global climate patterns. Co-occurring regions were the most prevalent (35.9%), and wildlife-dominated and anthropic regions encompassed 26.45% and 6.50% of land area, respectively. Our results highlight the necessity for customizing conservation strategies to regions based on human-wildlife spatial associations and the distribution of existing protected area networks. Human activity and biodiversity should be integrated for complementary strategies to support conservation toward ambitious and pragmatic 30×30 goals.
(© 2024 Society for Conservation Biology.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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