Use of Local Ecological Knowledge to Detect Declines in Mammal Abundance in Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, Ghana
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41330%2F20%3A82190" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41330/20:82190 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/60460709:41340/20:82190
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-020-01372-8" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-020-01372-8</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00267-020-01372-8" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00267-020-01372-8</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Use of Local Ecological Knowledge to Detect Declines in Mammal Abundance in Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, Ghana
Original language description
The scarcity of environmental data means that other sources of information are needed to complement empirical evidence for conservation decisions. We, therefore, aimed to explore Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) on mammal abundance and qualitative population trends through interviews from 331 local people in and around Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, Ghana. The results show that 62 percent of the respondents perceived that mammal abundances had decreased, 31 percent perceived stability, and 8 percent perceived that mammals had increased between 2006 and 2017. The respondents attributed the decline to habitat degradation and illegal hunting. The knowledge of local people about mammal population trends is consistent with reported mammal encounters by law enforcement rangers. However, the length of residence, location of communities, and cardinal direction of communities influenced local peoples knowledge of mammal abundance and population trends. Our results highlight the ability of LEK to provide reliab
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10619 - Biodiversity conservation
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2020
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Environmental Management
ISSN
0364-152X
e-ISSN
1432-1009
Volume of the periodical
66
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
1-15
UT code for WoS article
000579328300001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85092721938