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Farmer Perceptions of the Ecosystem Services Provided by Scavengers: What, Who, and to Whom

Título :
Farmer Perceptions of the Ecosystem Services Provided by Scavengers: What, Who, and to Whom
Autor :
Morales-Reyes, Zebensui  
Martín López, Berta
Moleón, Marcos  
Mateo-Tomás, Patricia  
Botella Robles, Francisco  
Margalida, Antoni  
Donázar, José Antonio
Blanco, Guillermo
Pérez, Irene
Editor :
Wiley Open Access
Departamento:
Departamentos de la UMH::Biología Aplicada
Fecha de publicación:
2017-07
URI :
https://hdl.handle.net/11000/31055
Resumen :
A socioecological approach to biodiversity conservation has recently been encouraged. We examined farmer perceptions of ecosystem services provided by scavenging vertebrates in Spain through face-to-face surveys with farmers in seven large extensive livestock systems. Scavenging services (i.e., carrion consumption) was the most perceived benefit whereas the role of some scavengers as predators was the most recognized damage. The most beneficial scavengers perceived were vultures. Overall, we detected a “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” paradox as the same species and species within the same guild can be dually perceived as beneficial or harmful. Our findings provide evidence that traditional extensive farming linked to experience-based and local ecological knowledge drives positive perceptions of scavengers and their consideration as ecosystem services providers. Research on social perceptions can contribute to the conservation of scavengers by raising awareness about the ecosystem services provided by this functional group
Palabras clave/Materias:
Carrion removal
functional diversity
predators
traditional farming
transhumance
vultures
Área de conocimiento :
CDU: Ciencias puras y naturales: Biología: Biología general y teórica
Tipo documento :
application/pdf
Derechos de acceso:
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12392
Aparece en las colecciones:
Artículos Biología Aplicada



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