期刊
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
卷 273, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109694
关键词
Academic institutions; Carnivore ecology; Collaborative research; Conservation policy; Research funding; Predator management
资金
- University of Florida
- Department of Science and Technology-Government of India's Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research (DST INSPIRE)
This study investigated all carnivore studies published in India post-independence (1947-2020), examining the academic impacts of journal articles and the roles of institutions and collaborative research. It analyzed thematic patterns, trends, and biases in carnivore research, discussing the importance of ecological research in shaping litigation, policy, and conservation. The study also emphasized the need for reorienting research efforts towards lesser-known species and enhancing synergy between researchers.
Substantial research and conservation resources are invested towards studying, protecting, and managing carnivore populations, globally. But scholarly investigations that link the outcomes of ecological research and their applications are not commonplace. Such syntheses can have implications for large predator management and human well-being. India holds strategic importance for carnivore conservation and management, supporting 60 species (including two sub-species), at relatively high densities. Reviewing all carnivore studies published in post-independence India (1947-2020), we investigate the academic impacts of published journal articles, and the role of institutions and collaborative research. We then present an analysis of the thematic patterns, trends, and biases in carnivore research. Using multiple case studies, we discuss the pertinence of ecological research in shaping litigation, policy, and conservation, while also deliberating on the facilitative role of funding and bureaucracy. Despite their purported charisma, not all carnivores benefited from extensive ecological studies, nor did conservation policy adequately draw from available scientific information; research studies were skewed towards large felids, and litigation/policies were overwhelmingly shaped by one species, the Bengal tiger Panthera tigris. We argue for reorienting current research efforts through increased focus on lesser-known species, adopting best practices in socio-ecological studies, widening the ambit of interdisciplinary work, democratizing carnivore science through partnerships, and enhancing synergy between carnivore researchers and research groups. Considered together, we believe this paper can serve as a guide for planning future research, for amplifying the overall profile of carnivore conservation science, and may be adapted across tropical countries of the Global South.
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