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DOI | 10.1002/fee.1776 |
Leopards provide public health benefits in Mumbai, India | |
Braczkowski, Alexander R.1; 39;Bryan, Christopher J.2 | |
2018-04-01 | |
发表期刊 | FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT |
ISSN | 1540-9295 |
EISSN | 1540-9309 |
出版年 | 2018 |
卷号 | 16期号:3页码:176-182 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Australia; South Africa; USA |
英文摘要 | Populations of large carnivores are often suppressed in human-dominated landscapes because they can kill or injure people and domestic animals. However, carnivores can also provide beneficial services to human societies, even in urban environments. We examined the services provided by leopards (Panthera pardus) to the residents of Mumbai, India, one of the world's largest cities. We suggest that by preying on stray dogs, leopards reduce the number of people bitten by dogs, the risk of rabies transmission, and the costs associated with dog sterilization and management. Under one set of assumptions, the presence of leopards in this highly urbanized area could save up to 90 human lives per year. A further indirect benefit of leopard presence may be an increase in local abundance of other wildlife species that would otherwise be predated by dogs. The effective conservation of carnivores in human-dominated landscapes involves difficult trade-offs between human safety and conservation concerns. Quantitative assessments of how large carnivores negatively and positively affect urban ecosystems are critical, along with improved education of local communities about large carnivores and their impacts. |
领域 | 资源环境 |
收录类别 | SCI-E ; SSCI |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000428879100018 |
WOS关键词 | HUMAN-DOMINATED LANDSCAPES ; PANTHERA-PARDUS ; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES ; DOMESTIC DOGS ; NATIONAL-PARK ; WOLVES ; CARNIVORES ; PREDATORS ; CONFLICT ; WILL |
WOS类目 | Ecology ; Environmental Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/31735 |
专题 | 资源环境科学 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Queensland, Sch Earth & Environm Sci, Brisbane, Qld, Australia; 2.Nelson Mandela Univ, Sch Nat Resource Management, George, South Africa; 3.Univ Queensland, ARC Ctr Excellence Environm Decis, Ctr Biodivers & Conservat Sci, Brisbane, Qld, Australia; 4.Wildife Conservat Soc, New York, NY USA; 5.Nature Conservancy, South Brisbane, Australia |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Braczkowski, Alexander R.,39;Bryan, Christopher J.. Leopards provide public health benefits in Mumbai, India[J]. FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT,2018,16(3):176-182. |
APA | Braczkowski, Alexander R.,&39;Bryan, Christopher J..(2018).Leopards provide public health benefits in Mumbai, India.FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT,16(3),176-182. |
MLA | Braczkowski, Alexander R.,et al."Leopards provide public health benefits in Mumbai, India".FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT 16.3(2018):176-182. |
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