Farmers’ perceptions of wildlife in agroecosystems: Insights from a highly modified area of the Pampas region, Argentina
People’s perceptions of wildlife are influenced by various factors. Studying these factors is a valuable tool to help conserve agro-biodiversity. The objective of this study was to analyze farmers’ perception of birds and mammals in a highly modified area of the Pampas region in Argentina, and to un...
| Autores principales: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Elsevier
2024
|
| Materias: | |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/19513 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1617138124001717 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2024.126722 |
| _version_ | 1855486386776309760 |
|---|---|
| author | Gorosabel, Antonella von Below, Jonathan Bernad, Lucía Pedrana, Julieta |
| author_browse | Bernad, Lucía Gorosabel, Antonella Pedrana, Julieta von Below, Jonathan |
| author_facet | Gorosabel, Antonella von Below, Jonathan Bernad, Lucía Pedrana, Julieta |
| author_sort | Gorosabel, Antonella |
| collection | INTA Digital |
| description | People’s perceptions of wildlife are influenced by various factors. Studying these factors is a valuable tool to help conserve agro-biodiversity. The objective of this study was to analyze farmers’ perception of birds and mammals in a highly modified area of the Pampas region in Argentina, and to understand the factors that influence their decisions to apply methods that promote or control wildlife. An online survey was conducted to examine farmers’ perception of different animal groups, considering their economic activities and the factors influencing their decision to favor or control certain species. We received 65 responses, which revealed a negative perception toward two groups of birds and five groups of mammals, a neutral perception for one group of birds and four groups of mammals, and a positive for five groups of birds. Preserving natural vegetation along roadsides and field margins was the primary method to promote birds while reducing agrochemical use to promote mammals. Shooting was the main method employed to control all animals. The farmers’ positive perception, their main economic activity, and whether they resided on the farm significantly influenced their decisions to implement methods to promote species. The farmers’ negative perception, their main economic activity, their residence on the rural property, and their age affected their decisions to implement methods for controlling species. Understanding farmers’ perceptions and the drivers behind their decisions to promote or control species represent the initial step toward achieving sustainable management of agroecosystems. |
| format | Artículo |
| id | INTA19513 |
| institution | Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA -Argentina) |
| language | Inglés |
| publishDate | 2024 |
| publishDateRange | 2024 |
| publishDateSort | 2024 |
| publisher | Elsevier |
| publisherStr | Elsevier |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | INTA195132024-09-24T11:42:12Z Farmers’ perceptions of wildlife in agroecosystems: Insights from a highly modified area of the Pampas region, Argentina Gorosabel, Antonella von Below, Jonathan Bernad, Lucía Pedrana, Julieta Servicios de los Ecosistemas Relación Hombre- Naturaleza Actitud del Agricultor Ordenación de la Vida Silvestre Comportamiento Humano Argentina Ecosystem Services Humam- Wildlife Relations Farmers' Attitudes Wildlife Management Human Behaviour Agroecosystems Agroecosistemas Región Pampeana People’s perceptions of wildlife are influenced by various factors. Studying these factors is a valuable tool to help conserve agro-biodiversity. The objective of this study was to analyze farmers’ perception of birds and mammals in a highly modified area of the Pampas region in Argentina, and to understand the factors that influence their decisions to apply methods that promote or control wildlife. An online survey was conducted to examine farmers’ perception of different animal groups, considering their economic activities and the factors influencing their decision to favor or control certain species. We received 65 responses, which revealed a negative perception toward two groups of birds and five groups of mammals, a neutral perception for one group of birds and four groups of mammals, and a positive for five groups of birds. Preserving natural vegetation along roadsides and field margins was the primary method to promote birds while reducing agrochemical use to promote mammals. Shooting was the main method employed to control all animals. The farmers’ positive perception, their main economic activity, and whether they resided on the farm significantly influenced their decisions to implement methods to promote species. The farmers’ negative perception, their main economic activity, their residence on the rural property, and their age affected their decisions to implement methods for controlling species. Understanding farmers’ perceptions and the drivers behind their decisions to promote or control species represent the initial step toward achieving sustainable management of agroecosystems. EEA Balcarce Fil: Gorosábel, Antonella. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina Fil: von Below, Jonathan. Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Facultad de Ciencias Forestales; Argentina Fil: von Below, Jonathan. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Fundación Bariloche; Argentina Fil: Bernad, Lucía. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina Fil: Pedrana, Julieta. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Pedrana, Julieta. Universidad Tecnológica Nacional. Facultad Regional Mar del Plata. Departamento de Medio Ambiente; Argentina 2024-09-24T11:31:36Z 2024-09-24T11:31:36Z 2024-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/19513 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1617138124001717 1618-1093 (Online) 1617-1381 (Print) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2024.126722 eng info:eu-repograntAgreement/INTA/2019-PD-E2-I038-002, Evaluación, monitoreo y manejo de la biodiversidad en sistemas agropecuarios y forestales info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier Journal for Nature Conservation 82 : 126722 (December 2024) |
| spellingShingle | Servicios de los Ecosistemas Relación Hombre- Naturaleza Actitud del Agricultor Ordenación de la Vida Silvestre Comportamiento Humano Argentina Ecosystem Services Humam- Wildlife Relations Farmers' Attitudes Wildlife Management Human Behaviour Agroecosystems Agroecosistemas Región Pampeana Gorosabel, Antonella von Below, Jonathan Bernad, Lucía Pedrana, Julieta Farmers’ perceptions of wildlife in agroecosystems: Insights from a highly modified area of the Pampas region, Argentina |
| title | Farmers’ perceptions of wildlife in agroecosystems: Insights from a highly modified area of the Pampas region, Argentina |
| title_full | Farmers’ perceptions of wildlife in agroecosystems: Insights from a highly modified area of the Pampas region, Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Farmers’ perceptions of wildlife in agroecosystems: Insights from a highly modified area of the Pampas region, Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Farmers’ perceptions of wildlife in agroecosystems: Insights from a highly modified area of the Pampas region, Argentina |
| title_short | Farmers’ perceptions of wildlife in agroecosystems: Insights from a highly modified area of the Pampas region, Argentina |
| title_sort | farmers perceptions of wildlife in agroecosystems insights from a highly modified area of the pampas region argentina |
| topic | Servicios de los Ecosistemas Relación Hombre- Naturaleza Actitud del Agricultor Ordenación de la Vida Silvestre Comportamiento Humano Argentina Ecosystem Services Humam- Wildlife Relations Farmers' Attitudes Wildlife Management Human Behaviour Agroecosystems Agroecosistemas Región Pampeana |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/19513 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1617138124001717 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2024.126722 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT gorosabelantonella farmersperceptionsofwildlifeinagroecosystemsinsightsfromahighlymodifiedareaofthepampasregionargentina AT vonbelowjonathan farmersperceptionsofwildlifeinagroecosystemsinsightsfromahighlymodifiedareaofthepampasregionargentina AT bernadlucia farmersperceptionsofwildlifeinagroecosystemsinsightsfromahighlymodifiedareaofthepampasregionargentina AT pedranajulieta farmersperceptionsofwildlifeinagroecosystemsinsightsfromahighlymodifiedareaofthepampasregionargentina |