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Avian scavengers' contributions to people: The cultural dimension of wildlife-based tourism
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Title: Avian scavengers' contributions to people: The cultural dimension of wildlife-based tourism |
Authors: García-Jiménez, Ruth Pérez-García, Juan M. Margalida, Antoni Morales-Reyes, Zebensui |
Editor: Elsevier |
Department: Departamentos de la UMH::Biología Aplicada |
Issue Date: 2021 |
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11000/33916 |
Abstract:
Scavengers provide significant nature's contributions to people (NCP), including disease control through carcass
removal, but their non-material NCP are rarely considered. For the first time, we assess the extent and value of the
NCP provided by European avian scavengers through a scavenger-based tourism at Pyrenean supplementary
feeding sites (SFS). Using a two-step cluster analysis, two different types of visitor were identified (specialist
avian scavenger-watchers and generalist nature-lovers) at those SFS offering recreational experiences (n = 20,
i.e. birdwatching, educational, or photographic activities). Most visitors (85%) perceived avian scavengers as beneficial NCP providers, associating this guild with non-material NCP (mostly supporting identities), followed by
regulating and maintenance of options NCP (<1%). Our findings help to characterize the type of people who participate in scavenger related recreation and to identify and value their perceptions of avian scavengers. There has
not been much previous research on positive human-wildlife interactions, even though ignoring people emotional bonds with nature can be perilous for biodiversity conservation.
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Keywords/Subjects: Cultural ecosystem services Ecosystem disservices Ecotourism People's quality of life Social perceptions Vulture restaurant |
Knowledge area: CDU: Ciencias puras y naturales: Biología |
Type of document: info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Access rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150419 |
Appears in Collections: Artículos Biología Aplicada
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