Addressing inequality and intolerance in human–wildlife coexistence

Millennia of human conflict with wildlife have built a culture of intolerance toward wildlife among some stakeholders. We explored 2 key obstacles to improved human–wildlife coexistence: coexistence inequality (how the costs and benefits of coexisting with wildlife are unequally shared) and intolerance. The costs of coexisting with wildlife are often disproportionately borne by the so-called global south and rural communities, and the benefits often flow to the global north and urban dwellers. Attitudes and behaviors toward wildlife (tolerance versus intolerance) vary with social and cultural norms. We suggest more empathetic advocacy is needed that, for example, promotes conservation while appropriately considering those who bear the costs of conflict with wildlife. To achieve more equitable cost-sharing, we suggest limiting the costs incurred by those most affected or by sharing those costs more widely. For example, we advocate for the development of improved wildlife compensation schemes, increasing the scale of rewilding efforts, and preventing wildlife-derived revenue leaching out of the local communities bearing the costs of coexistence.     

Digital Air Photo Processing for Mapping of Copper Roof Distribution and Estimation of Related Copper Pollution

Emission of metals in the urbanenvironment is a growing concern throughout theworld. In order to identify metal emissionssources in the Stockholm metropolitan region, amethod for detailed mapping of roof coatings andother urban land covers has been developedconducted. High accuracy area calculation ofcopper roof coatings based on scanned aerialphotography was used. The geometric resolution ofthe digital photographs was 0.4 metre. Imagelayers with identified copper roof objects weremerged with a digital elevation model of 1 metregeometric resolution. The slope gradient for eachroof was calculated in order to account for slopein the calculation of roof areas. In total,622,590 m² of copper roofs were accounted,of which 176,845 m² and 447,745 m²represent new and patinated copper respectively.The number of copper roofs larger than 1,000m² was 142. Applying corrosion and runoffrates on these figures, a yearly Cu flux ofapproximately 1,200 kg in Stockholm may bederived from copper coated building.     

Equilibrium and kinetics of copper(Ⅱ) biosorption by Myriophyllum spicatum L.

The potential use of Myriophyllum spicatum L. biomass as a biosorbent for the removal of copper(Ⅱ) from aqueous solution was investigated in laboratory condition. The sorption experiments were undertaken to obtain copper (Ⅱ) biosorption properties of M.spicatum L., i.e. equilibrium time, the maximum capacity, and rate constants. Copper(Ⅱ) biosorption was fast and equilibrium was attaine1 within 35 min at initial copper(Ⅱ) concentration of 6 mg/L. Different isotherm models including the Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Redlich-Peterson model, were used to investigate the sorption capacity and isotherm. These models showed an excellent match with the experimental data except for the Freundlich model. According to the Langmuir coefficients, the maximum sorption capacity of copper onto M. spicatum L. was 10.80 mg/g. The kinetics of copper(Ⅱ) sorption was also analysed and rate constants were derived. It was found that the overall sorption process was best described by the pseudo second-order equation, and that intraparticle diffusion was not the rate determining step. The results of this study showed that M. spicatum L. can be considered as useful vehicles for the removal and recovery of copper(Ⅱ) from aqueous solutions.     

CuO和Cu(Ⅱ)催化臭氧氧化的研究

以乙二酸为实验对象,研究了CuO/Al_2O_3和Cu(II)对臭氧的催化作用实验结果表明,在低pH条件下,CuO/Al2O3有较强的催化臭氧氧化能力,可以将乙二酸的去除率提高约15%而在中性条件下,20g·l-1CuO/Al2O3的催化效果有限磷酸盐缓冲液可以强烈抑制臭氧氧化乙二酸以及CuO/Al2O3的催化作用与CuO/Al2O3相比,Cu(II)离子有更强的催化臭氧氧化乙二酸的能力     

累托石-粉煤灰颗粒吸附剂的制备及除铜性能

研究了累托石-粉煤灰颗粒吸附剂制备工艺条件及其去除铜冶炼废水中Cu(Ⅱ)的条件。实验结果表明:累托石与粉煤灰的比例为7∶3,另加入15%的添加剂(St)和50%的水,焙烧温度为500℃时,制成的颗粒吸附剂不仅吸附效果最佳,而且其散失率较低。在不调节铜冶炼工业废水pH值的条件下,颗粒吸附剂用量为0·01g/mL,作用时间为60min,温度为25℃(常温)时,Cu(Ⅱ)的去除率达99·5%,处理后的水符合国家污水综合排放标准(GB8978-1996)一级标准。     

柳树对Cd吸收、积累和耐性的初步研究

柳树以其特有的生物学特性,对环境Cd污染具有一定的吸收蓄积能力.对2个杂交柳无性系进行了水培试验,周期为34 d.结果表明:随着溶液中ρ(Cd)的增大和处理时间的延长,叶片中的Cd含量增加.在溶液中ρ(Cd)为0～20 mg/L时,2个无性系叶片中的Cd含量在处理后15 d前增加速度慢,15 d后增加速度快,叶片中Cd含量受溶液中不同ρ(Cd)的影响其无性系表现亦不同.不同器官中的Cd含量表现为根＞叶片＞茎,1号无性系根系中Cd含量小于3号无性系,茎和叶片中Cd含量大于3号无性系.在溶液中ρ(Cd)为0～20 mg/L时,2个无性系各器官的Cd吸收量均表现为根＞叶片＞茎,1号无性系各器官的Cd吸收量大于3号无性系.在溶液中ρ(Cd)为5 mg/L时,Cd大部分留在根系中;随着ρ(Cd)的增大,地上部分迁移量增加.在溶液中ρ(Cd)小于20 mg/L时,Cd胁迫对柳树生长无显著抑制作用.      

4种外生菌根真菌对滴滴涕的耐受性及生理响应

在纯培养条件下,研究了外生菌根真菌--美味牛肝菌(Boletus edulis)、铆钉菇(Gomphidius viscidus)、双色蜡蘑(Laccaria bicolor)、褐疣柄牛肝菌(Leccinum scabrum)在不同质量浓度DDT处理下的生长效应、耐受性和生理响应. 结果表明:DDT没有影响外生菌根真菌的生长模式,只是改变了其生长速度和生物量积累. 在5.0 mg/L的DDT处理下,美味牛肝菌、铆钉菇和双色蜡蘑的生长没有受到显著影响. 在25.0 mg/L的DDT处理下,美味牛肝菌的生长没有受到显著影响,显示出了较好的耐受性. 在高ρ(DDT)处理下,铆钉菇的多酚氧化酶、漆酶和过氧化物酶活性显著增强,液体培养基Ph下降幅度较大. 美味牛肝菌和铆钉菇通过不同的方式来响应DDT的胁迫,它们均具有较好地降解DDT的潜力.      

INPUTS OF COPPER‐BASED CROP PROTECTANTS TO COASTAL CREEKS FROM PASTICULTURE RUNOFF1

ABSTRACT: Inputs of copper‐based crop protectants from tomato fields grown under plastic mulch agriculture (plasticulture) to an estuarine creek were investigated. Copper was measured in runoff from diverse land‐uses including conventional agriculture, plasticulture, residences, and natural areas. Water column and sediment copper concentrations were measured in plasticulture and control (nonagriculture) watersheds. Copper concentrations in plasticulture‐impacted creeks exceeded background levels episodically. High concentrations occurred during or immediately after runoff‐producing rains. Concentrations of 263 μg/L total copper and 126 μg/L dissolved copper were measured in a tidal creek affected by plasticulture; concentrations exceeded the shellfish LC₅₀ values and the water quality criteria of 2.9 μg/L dissolved copper. Control watersheds indicated background water column levels of ≤ 4 μg/L dissolved copper with similar copper levels during periods with and without rain. The copper concentrations in tomato plasticulture field runoff itself contained up to 238 μg/L dissolved copper. Copper concentrations in runoff from other land‐uses were less than 5 μg/L dissolved copper. Creek sediment samples adjacent to a plasticulture field contained significantly higher copper concentrations than sediments taken from nonplasticulture watersheds.     

Selecting for Tolerance against Pathogens and Herbivores to Enhance Success of Reintroduction and Translocation

Abstract: Some species have insufficient defenses against climate change, emerging infectious diseases, and non‐native species because they have not been exposed to these factors over their evolutionary history, and this can decrease their likelihood of persistence. Captive breeding programs are sometimes used to reintroduce individuals back into the wild; however, successful captive breeding and reintroduction can be difficult because species or populations often cannot coexist with non‐native pathogens and herbivores without artificial selection. In captive breeding programs, breeders can select for host defenses that prevent or reduce pathogen or herbivore burden (i.e., resistance) or traits that limit the effects of parasitism or herbivory on host fitness (i.e., tolerance). We propose that selection for host tolerance may enhance the success of reintroduction or translocation because tolerant hosts generally have neutral effects on introduced pathogens and herbivores. The release of resistant hosts would have detrimental effects on their natural enemies, promoting rapid evolution to circumvent the host resistance that may reduce the long‐term probability of persistence of the reintroduced or translocated species. We examined 2 case studies, one on the pathogenic amphibian chytrid fungus ( Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis [Bd]) and the other on the herbivorous cactus moth ( Cactoblastis cactorum) in the United States, where it is not native. In each case study, we provide recommendations for how captive breeders and managers could go about selecting for host tolerance. Selecting for tolerance may offer a promising tool to rescue hosts species from invasive natural enemies as well as new natural enemies associated with climate change‐induced range shifts.     

Participatory Planning of Interventions to Mitigate Human–Wildlife Conflicts

Abstract: Conservation of wildlife is especially challenging when the targeted species damage crops or livestock, attack humans, or take fish or game. Affected communities may retaliate and destroy wildlife or their habitats. We summarize recommendations from the literature for 13 distinct types of interventions to mitigate these human–wildlife conflicts. We classified eight types as direct (reducing the severity or frequency of encounters with wildlife) and five as indirect (raising human tolerance for encounters with wildlife) interventions. We analyzed general cause‐and‐effect relationships underlying human–wildlife conflicts to clarify the focal point of intervention for each type. To organize the recommendations on interventions we used three standard criteria for feasibility: cost‐effective design, wildlife specificity and selectivity, and sociopolitical acceptability. The literature review and the feasibility criteria were integrated as decision support tools in three multistakeholder workshops. The workshops validated and refined our criteria and helped the participants select interventions. Our approach to planning interventions is systematic, uses standard criteria, and optimizes the participation of experts, policy makers, and affected communities. We argue that conservation action generally will be more effective if the relative merits of alternative interventions are evaluated in an explicit, systematic, and participatory manner.