Biocultural aspects of species extinctions

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/ext.2023.20" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1017/ext.2023.20</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ext.2023.20" target="_blank" >10.1017/ext.2023.20</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Biocultural aspects of species extinctions

Original language description

Predicting whether a species is likely to go extinct (or not) is one of the fundamental objectives of conservation biology, and extinction risk classifications have become an essential tool for conservation policy, planning and research. This sort of prediction is feasible because the extinction processes follow a familiar pattern of population decline, range collapse and fragmentation, and, finally, extirpation of sub-populations through a combination of genetic, demographic and environmental stochasticity. Though less well understood and rarely quantified, the way in which science and society respond to population decline, extirpation and species extinction can also have a profound influence, either negative or positive, on whether a species goes extinct. For example, species that are highly sought after by collectors and hobbyists can become more desirable and valuable as they become rarer, leading to increased demand and greater incentives for illegal trade – known as the anthropogenic Allee effect. Conversely, species that are strongly linked to cultural identity are more likely to benefit from sustainable management, high public support for conservation actions and fund-raising, and, by extension, may be partially safeguarded from extinction. More generally, human responses to impending extinctions are extremely complex, are highly dependent on cultural and socioeconomic context, and have typically been far less studied than the ecological and genetic aspects of extinction. Here, we identify and discuss biocultural aspects of extinction and outline how recent advances in our ability to measure and monitor cultural trends with big data are, despite their intrinsic limitations and biases, providing new opportunities for incorporating biocultural factors into extinction risk assessment.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_ost - Miscellaneous article in a specialist periodical

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

10619 - Biodiversity conservation

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2023

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Cambridge Prisms: Extinction

ISSN

2755-0958

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

1

Issue of the periodical within the volume

Aug

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

e22

UT code for WoS article

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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