Conservation cobenefits from air pollution regulation: Evidence from birds
| Autor: | Yuanning Liang, Ivan Rudik, Amanda D. Rodewald, Eric Zou, Catherine L. Kling, Alison Johnston |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Conservation of Natural Resources
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Wildlife Air pollution Social Sciences 010501 environmental sciences medicine.disease_cause 01 natural sciences Birds Human health Ozone Environmental protection Abundance (ecology) Air Pollution medicine Animals Bird conservation Air quality index 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Air Pollutants Multidisciplinary Geography Limiting United States Population decline Environmental science |
| Zdroj: | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A |
| ISSN: | 1091-6490 0027-8424 |
| DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.2013568117 |
| Popis: | Significance Understanding the drivers of abundance and biodiversity decline across numerous taxa is imperative for designing conservation policy. We use highly detailed citizen science data to show that there is a strong, robust negative association between bird abundance and ambient ozone concentrations in the United States. In particular, we find that a regulation aimed at reducing ozone precursors has significantly bolstered populations in the eastern United States. Our estimated effects suggest that the large decline in average US ozone concentrations over the past several decades has averted the loss of potentially billions of birds. Environmental policies nominally aimed at humans can also provide substantial benefits to other species. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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