Ten lessons for the conservation of African savannah ecosystems

被引:38
作者
Beale, Colin M. [1 ]
van Rensberg, Sue [2 ]
Bond, William J. [3 ]
Coughenour, Mike [4 ]
Fynn, Richard [5 ]
Gaylard, Angela [6 ]
Grant, Rina [6 ]
Harris, Brian [7 ]
Jones, Trevor [8 ]
Mduma, Simon [9 ]
Owen-Smith, Norman [10 ]
Sinclair, Anthony R. E. [11 ]
机构
[1] Univ York, Dept Biol, York YO10 5DD, N Yorkshire, England
[2] South African Environm Observat Network, ZA-3202 Cascades, South Africa
[3] Univ Cape Town, Dept Bot, ZA-7701 Rondebosch, South Africa
[4] Colorado State Univ, Nat Resource Ecol Lab, Ft Collins, CO 80523 USA
[5] Univ Botswana, Okavango Res Inst, Maun, Botswana
[6] Kruger Natl Pk, Sci Serv, ZA-1350 Skukuza, South Africa
[7] Grumeti Fund, Arusha, Tanzania
[8] Anglia Ruskin Univ, Anim & Environm Res Grp, Cambridge CB1 1PT, England
[9] Tanzania Wildlife Res Inst, Arusha, Tanzania
[10] Univ Witwatersrand, Sch Anim Plant & Environm Sci, ZA-2050 Johannesburg, South Africa
[11] Univ British Columbia, Beatty Biodivers Res Ctr, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada
关键词
Africa; Conservation; Evidence based conservation; Management interventions; National parks; Protected areas; Savanna; KRUGER-NATIONAL-PARK; POPULATION DECLINES; BIOLOGICAL-CONTROL; SOUTH-AFRICA; MARA RIVER; LAND-USE; MANAGEMENT; WILDLIFE; HETEROGENEITY; VIABILITY;
D O I
10.1016/j.biocon.2013.08.025
中图分类号
X176 [生物多样性保护];
学科分类号
090705 ;
摘要
Knowledge of the success or otherwise of conservation interventions is often locked within localised networks, resulting in mistakes being replicated unnecessarily. The savannahs of eastern and southern Africa are home to spectacular ecosystems with similar ecology yet markedly different conservation practices between the two regions. Pressures on east African ecosystems are rising in ways similar to those of southern Africa several decades ago. Conservation practitioners and researchers from southern and eastern Africa came together for a 5-day workshop to identify by consensus a short list of 10 most important lessons for management of savannah habitats learnt from the southern experience. The lessons identified concerned (I) protected area design, (2) community relationships, (3) buffer zones, (4) the importance of migrations and corridors, (5) river catchment management, (6) law enforcement, (7) invasive plants, (8) road planning, (9) loss of heterogeneity, and (10) communication between researchers and practitioners. The lessons learnt from southern Africa can prevent many mistakes being made in east African protected area management, providing they are implemented on the ground. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:224 / 232
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