Effects of habituation, research and ecotourism on faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in wild western lowland gorillas: Implications for conservation management

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62157124%3A16170%2F14%3A43872666" target="_blank" >RIV/62157124:16170/14:43872666 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/68081766:_____/14:00426976 RIV/00216224:14310/14:00093982

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.02.014" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.02.014</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2014.02.014" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.biocon.2014.02.014</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Effects of habituation, research and ecotourism on faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in wild western lowland gorillas: Implications for conservation management

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Wildlife tourism is proliferating worldwide and has the potential to raise revenue for conservation as well as public awareness of conservation issues. However, concerns are growing about the potentially negative influence of such tourism on the wildlifeinvolved. We investigate the effects of habituation, ecotourism and research activities on levels of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGCMs), a proxy for physiological stress, in wild western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in the Central African Republic. We compare FGCMs in three human-contacted groups with those in unhabituated gorillas. We also explore how human-gorilla contact influences FGCMs of a gorilla group undergoing habituation and investigate how measures of general human-gorilla contact, tourism and human proximity influence FGCMs in recently and long-term habituated groups. Two of the three human-contacted groups had higher levels of FGCMs than unhabituated gorillas. The group undergoing habituation had the

Název v anglickém jazyce

Effects of habituation, research and ecotourism on faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in wild western lowland gorillas: Implications for conservation management

Popis výsledku anglicky

Wildlife tourism is proliferating worldwide and has the potential to raise revenue for conservation as well as public awareness of conservation issues. However, concerns are growing about the potentially negative influence of such tourism on the wildlifeinvolved. We investigate the effects of habituation, ecotourism and research activities on levels of faecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGCMs), a proxy for physiological stress, in wild western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) in the Central African Republic. We compare FGCMs in three human-contacted groups with those in unhabituated gorillas. We also explore how human-gorilla contact influences FGCMs of a gorilla group undergoing habituation and investigate how measures of general human-gorilla contact, tourism and human proximity influence FGCMs in recently and long-term habituated groups. Two of the three human-contacted groups had higher levels of FGCMs than unhabituated gorillas. The group undergoing habituation had the

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

GJ - Choroby a škůdci zvířat, veterinární medicina

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2014

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Biological conservation

ISSN

0006-3207

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

172

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

APR 2014

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

8

Strana od-do

72-79

Kód UT WoS článku

000336337800009

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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