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Costa Rican Environmental Service Payments: The Use of a Financial Instrument in Participatory Forest Management 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
The core element of the Costa Rican forestry policy is a financial instrument called the environmental service payment. This
instrument rewards forest owners for the environmental services (the mitigation of greenhouse gases, the protection of watersheds
and scenic beauty, and the development of biodiversity) their forests provide. In this article, the experiences with this
new instrument are analyzed by focusing on the way interests are represented and access is granted, the openness of information
exchange, whether social learning occurred, and whether decision-making authority is shared. The analysis is based on a survey
conducted in the Huetar Norte Region and on in-depth interviews with the major stakeholders. The Costa Rican case indicates
that financial instruments can be used to share responsibilities and that stakeholders can successfully cooperate on forest
issues. It also shows that such a participatory approach is only promising if certain cultural, economic, organizational,
and political conditions are met. 相似文献
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Jacobus Franciscus Koens Carel Dieperink Miriam Miranda 《Environment, Development and Sustainability》2009,11(6):1225-1237
This article reflects on the Costa Rican experiences with ecotourism by assessing the positive and negative environmental,
economic and social impacts of ecotourism development at four tourist destinations—Manuel Antonio, Monteverde, Tortuguero
and ASCOMAFOR. These destinations represent different stages of tourism development. The assessment shows that the development
of ecotourism has a dilemma character. Compared to alternative land-use options, ecotourism remains a promising development
strategy. However, it should be embedded in a broader process of capacity building. 相似文献
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Carol L. Mitchell Sue Boinski Carel P. van Schaik 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1991,28(1):55-60
Summary Ecological and behavioral data from long-term field studies of known individuals in two closely related squirrel monkey species (Saimiri oerstedi and S. sciureus) were used to examine hypotheses about the source of variation in female bonding among group-living primates. Social relationships in species which live in cohesive groups are thought to depend on the nature of competition for resources. S. oerstedi and S. sciureus both live in large groups and are subject to intense predation. Direct feeding competition both between and within groups is extremely low in S. oerstedi; in this species female relationships are undifferentiated, no female dominance hierarchy is evident and females disperse from their natal group. S. sciureus also experiences very low levels of between-group competition, but within-group direct competition for resources is frequent; this species demonstrates differentiated female relationships, a female dominance hierarchy, and female philopatry. The correlated ecological and social variables found in these two congeners further minimize the minor effects of phylogenetic differences and emphasize the importance of food distribution in determining social characteristics.
Offprint requests to: S. Boinski 相似文献
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Machteld N. Verzijden R. E. Madeleine Korthof Carel ten Cate 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2008,62(8):1359-1368
While species-assortative behaviour is often observed in sympatrically occurring species, there are few examples where we
understand the extent to which development of assortative behaviour is genetically or environmentally determined, for instance,
through learning. However, the majority of mate choice theory assumes genetic recognition mechanisms. Knowledge about the
development of species recognition is important for our understanding of how closely related species can coexist and how this
coexistence may have arisen. The ontogeny of female mate choice, for instance, may critically influence the degree of assortative
mating under many circumstances. Also, male assortative aggression behaviour may affect fitness and the possibility for coexistence
of two closely related species. Here, we test whether male aggression biases and female mate preferences of two Lake Victoria
rock cichlid species, Mbipia mbipi and Mbipia lutea, are affected by experience. With an interspecific cross-fostering experiment, we test for the effect of experience with
the phenotype of the mother and that of the siblings on species-assortative mate preferences and aggression biases. We demonstrate
that female mate preferences are strongly influenced by learning about their mothers’ phenotype but not by experience with
their siblings, despite ample opportunity for interactions. Male aggression biases, in contrast, are affected by experience
with siblings but not by learning about their mothers’ phenotype. We suggest that the development of assortative behaviour
of females, but not of males, creates favourable conditions for sympatric speciation in Lake Victoria cichlids. 相似文献
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Carel?P.?van?SchaikEmail author Sagar?A.?Pandit Erin?R.?Vogel 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》2004,57(2):101-109
Perhaps the most common form of cooperation among primates is the formation of coalitions. Competition among males within a group concerns a constant quantity of the limiting resource (fertilizations). Contest competition over fertilizations is known to produce payoffs that are distributed according to the priority-of-access model, and hence show an exponential decline in payoff with rank. We develop a model for rank-changing, within-group coalitions among primate males. For these coalitions to occur, they must be both profitable (i.e. improve fitness) for all coalition members and feasible (i.e. be able to beat the targets). We assume that the value of the coalition is the sum of the payoffs of the partners in their original ranks. We distinguish three basic coalition configurations, depending on the dominance ranks of the coalition partners relative to their target. We predict five basic coalition types. First, all-up, rank-changing coalitions targeting individuals ranking above all coalition partners; these are expected to involve coalition partners ranking just below their target, concern top rank, and be small, just two or three animals. Second, bridging, rank-changing coalitions, where higher-rankers support lower-rankers to rise to a rank below themselves; these are expected to be most common where a high-ranking male in a despotic system can support a low-ranking relative. Third, bridging non-rank-changing coalitions; these are expected to be common whenever high-ranking males have low-ranking close relatives. Fourth, non-rank-changing coalitions by high-rankers against lower-ranking targets; these are expected to serve to counteract or prevent the first type. Fifth, non-rank-changing, leveling coalitions, in which all partners rank below their target and which flatten the payoff distribution; these are expected to be large and mainly involve lower-ranking males. Bridging, rank-changing coalitions are expected in situations where contest is strong, all-up rank-changing coalitions where contest is intermediate, and leveling coalitions where contest is weak. We review the empirical patterns found among primates. The strong predictions of the model are confirmed by observational data on male-male coalitions in primates.
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Carel P. van SchaikEmail: |
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The evolution of female social relationships in nonhuman primates 总被引:38,自引:14,他引:38
Elisabeth H. M. Sterck David P. Watts Carel P. van Schaik 《Behavioral ecology and sociobiology》1997,41(5):291-309
Considerable interspecific variation in female social relationships occurs in gregarious primates, particularly with regard
to agonism and cooperation between females and to the quality of female relationships with males. This variation exists alongside
variation in female philopatry and dispersal. Socioecological theories have tried to explain variation in female-female social
relationships from an evolutionary perspective focused on ecological factors, notably predation and food distribution. According
to the current “ecological model”, predation risk forces females of most diurnal primate species to live in groups; the strength
of the contest component of competition for resources within and between groups then largely determines social relationships
between females. Social relationships among gregarious females are here characterized as Dispersal-Egalitarian, Resident-Nepotistic,
Resident-Nepotistic-Tolerant, or Resident-Egalitarian. This ecological model has successfully explained differences in the
occurrence of formal submission signals, decided dominance relationships, coalitions and female philopatry. Group size and
female rank generally affect female reproduction success as the model predicts, and studies of closely related species in
different ecological circumstances underscore the importance of the model. Some cases, however, can only be explained when
we extend the model to incorporate the effects of infanticide risk and habitat saturation. We review evidence in support of
the ecological model and test the power of alternative models that invoke between-group competition, forced female philopatry,
demographic female recruitment, male interventions into female aggression, and male harassment. Not one of these models can
replace the ecological model, which already encompasses the between-group competition. Currently the best model, which explains
several phenomena that the ecological model does not, is a “socioecological model” based on the combined importance of ecological
factors, habitat saturation and infanticide avoidance. We note some points of similarity and divergence with other mammalian
taxa; these remain to be explored in detail.
Received: 30 September 1996 / Accepted after revision: 20 July 1997 相似文献
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Among primates, group size is highly variable. The standard ecological model assumes that better predation avoidance as group
size increases favours living in larger groups, whereas increased travel costs and reduced net food intake due to within-group
competition for resources set the upper limit. Folivorous primates, however, tend to defy this generalisation in that some
live in small groups despite low costs of feeding competition. To resolve this ’folivore paradox’, it has been suggested that folivore group size is limited by social factors such as male
harassment or infanticide, or that females can disperse more easily and thus maintain group size near optimum levels. In this
paper, we examine the effects of group size on home range size, day-journey length, activity budget and diet in wild Thomas’s
langurs (Presbytis thomasi), which live in one-male multi-female groups with a limited life cycle. We examined only data from the stable middle tenure
phase when factors such as the strength of the breeding male or the way in which groups were formed did not influence ranging
and activities. During this phase, group size affected day-journey length and home range size, and had a minor effect on diet,
but did not influence time spent feeding or resting, allogrooming or birth rates. Hence the upper limit to group size during
the middle tenure phase in Thomas’s langurs is not set by feeding competition. The folivore paradox is not due to frequent
female dispersal in Thomas’s langurs. The timing of female dispersal is not as expected if it serves to keep group sizes near
the ecological optimum, and groups seem to be below this optimum. Instead, female reproductive success is presumably maximised
in small to mid-sized groups because larger groups show a clear trend to experience higher risk of take-over, often accompanied
by infanticide. Because females can redistribute themselves among nearby groups when groups reorganise each time a new male
starts up a new group, females can keep the group small. Thus, a social factor, risk of infanticide, seems to provide the
selective advantage to small group size in Thomas’s langurs.
Received: 29 July 1999 / Revised: 17 November 1999 / Accepted: 15 October 2000 相似文献
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Felix Kwabena Donkor Candice Howarth Eromose Ebhuoma Meaghan Daly Catherine Vaughan Lulu Pretorius 《Environmental Communication: A Journal of Nature and Culture》2019,13(5):561-566
Climate services entail providing timely and tailored climate information to end-users in order to facilitate and improve decision-making processes. Climate services are instrumental in socio-economic development and benefit substantially from interdisciplinary collaborations, particularly when including Early Career Researchers (ECRs). This commentary critically discusses deliberations from an interdisciplinary workshop involving ECRs from the United Kingdom and South Africa in 2017, to discuss issues in climate adaptation and climate services development in water resources, food security and agriculture. Outcomes from the discussions revolved around key issues somewhat marginalized within the broader climate service discourse. This commentary discusses what constitutes “effective” communication, framings (user framings, mental models, narratives, co-production) and ethical dimensions in developing climate services that can best serve end-users. It also reflects on how ECRs can help tackle these important thematic areas and advance the discourse on climate services. 相似文献
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A fundamental question of sexual selection theory concerns the causes and consequences of reproductive skew among males. The
priority of access (PoA) model (Altmann, Ann NY Acad Sci 102:338–435, 1962) has been the most influential framework in primates living in permanent, mixed-sex groups, but to date it has only been
tested with the appropriate data on female synchrony in a handful of species. In this paper, we used mating data from one
large semi-free ranging group of Barbary macaques: (1) to provide the first test of the priority-of-access model in this species,
using mating data from 11 sexually active females (including six females that were implanted with a hormonal contraceptive
but who showed levels of sexual activity comparable to those of naturally cycling females) and (2) to determine the proximate
mechanism(s) underlying male mating skew. Our results show that the fit of the observed distribution of matings with sexually
attractive females to predictions of the PoA model was poor, with lower-ranking males mating more than expected. While our
work confirms that female mating synchrony sets an upper limit to monopolization by high-ranking individuals, other factors
are also important. Coalitionary activity was the main tactic used by males to lower mating skew in the study group. Coalitions
were expressed in a strongly age-related fashion and allowed subordinate, post-prime males to increase their mating success
by targeting more dominant, prime males. Conversely, females, while mating promiscuously with several males during a given
mating cycle, were more likely to initiate their consortships with prime males, thus reducing the overall effectiveness of
coalitions. We conclude that high-ranking Barbary macaque males have a limited ability to monopolize mating access, leading
to a modest mating skew among them. 相似文献