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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.
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
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Artículos Biología Aplicada



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