Complementarity, completeness and quality of long-term faunal archives in an Asian biodiversity hotspot

Turvey, Samuel T.; Walsh, Connor; Hansford, James; Crees, Jennifer J.; Bielby, Jon; Duncan, Clare; Hu, Kaijin; Hudson, Michael A.

doi:10.1098/rstb.2019.0217

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“…Their sustainable management, particularly in relation to impacts from sea level rise, stands to benefit significantly from a deep-time perspective. Highly specialized forests occupying the inter-tidal zone [ 159 ], mangroves provide numerous ecosystem services critical to human adaptation to climate change. The importance of ecosystem services they provide is recognised by policy mechanisms such as Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes [ 160 ] designed to ensure returns on investment into such solutions (e.g., UN-REDD+ [ 161 ] and Vietnam’s national Payments for Forest Environmental Services [ 162 ]).…”

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“…At a regional scale, the precarious state of mammal biodiversity in karst zones is accentuated when it is compared against the biodiversity evidenced in the zooarchaeological record [ 159 , 227 , 228 ]. This trend is confirmed by archaeological excavations in Tràng An, where analysis of prehistoric vertebrate fauna has identified the presence of at least 19 genera of mammals ≥ 2 kg (18,700–11,200 cal.…”

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Prehistoric pathways to Anthropocene adaptation: Evidence from the Red River Delta, Vietnam

Rabett

Morimoto²,

Kahlert³

et al. 2023

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Over the past twenty years, government advisory bodies have placed increasing emphasis on the need for adaptive measures in response to the effects of human-induced climate change. Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs), which incorporate macroeconomic and climate variables, feature prominently in advisory content, though they rarely draw on data from outside strictly constrained hypothetical systems. This has led to assertions that they are not well-suited to approximate complex systemic human-environment processes. Modular, interdisciplinary approaches have offered a way to address this shortcoming; however, beyond climate records, prehistoric data continue to be under-utilised in developing such models. In this paper we highlight the contribution that archaeology and palaeoecology can make to the development of the next generation IAMs that are expected to enhance provision for more local and pro-active adaptations to future climate change. We present data from one of Southeast Asia’s most heavily developed river deltas: the Red River (Song Hong) Delta, in Vietnam and localised analysis from the Tràng An Landscape Complex World Heritage Site, on the delta’s southern margin. Comparison is made between Shared Socio-economic Pathways (SSP) 5–8.5 and SSP2–4.5 emission projection models and the Mid-Holocene inundation of the Red River Basin. We highlight the value to taking a scientific long view of coastal evolution through an illustrative set of eight research foci where palaeo-data can bring new and localised empirical data to bear on future risk management planning. We proceed to demonstrate the applicability of palaeoenvironmental, zooarchaeological and historical evidence to management and the development of sustainable conservation strategies using Tràng An as a case study. In so doing, we further highlight the importance of knowledge exchange between scientific, corporate, non-governmental, local, and state stakeholders to achieve tangible results on the ground.

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Prehistoric pathways to Anthropocene adaptation: Evidence from the Red River Delta, Vietnam

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Morimoto²,

Kahlert³

et al. 2023

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“…This biodiversity coexists alongside an extremely large rural human population of over 550 million people (World Bank, 2021; Zhang, Zhang, & Liu, 2020). China's central, eastern and southern provinces have supported high human densities for millennia, leading to intense long‐term local demand for land and natural resources, and extensive associated premodern forest losses and wildlife extinctions (Marks, 2017; Miller, 2020; Turvey, Crees, et al, 2015; Turvey et al, 2019). Throughout the 20th and into the 21st centuries, escalating human population growth and economic development have continued to drive extreme and unsustainable resource exploitation and landscape modification.…”

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Integrating biodiversity conservation and local community perspectives in China through human dimensions research

Zhang

Xiao

et al. 2022

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1. Biodiversity in China coexists alongside large ethnically diverse rural human populations within linked 'biocultural' social-ecological systems. Cumulative and changing local anthropogenic pressures linked to human population growth and economic development are driving unsustainable resource exploitation, habitat loss and extensive species declines. However, these pressures vary between species and systems, and efforts to conserve regional biodiversity may also have unintended negative impacts on local communities and their long-term relationship with nature.2. Based on our extensive experience working across China's diverse but vulnerable biocultural landscapes, we showcase a series of case studies that illustrate the differing interactions between biodiversity and local community use of natural resources, and the differing consequences of conservation management on local livelihoods.3. We highlight that some social-ecological relationships in China can maintain and support biodiversity, and we advocate for management underpinned by interdisciplinary conservation research that engages local communities, associated with robust evidence-based assessment and evaluation frameworks to ensure effective monitoring and optimization of impacts.4. We frame a series of steps required to understand and mitigate local pressures on threatened species in China and identify potential 'win-win' approaches for the regional maintenance of biodiversity, ecosystem services and sustainable How to cite this article:

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“…It is considered especially likely to provide conservation-relevant information about species that are relatively large-bodied and morphologically distinctive ('charismatic') and thus easily identifiable, and/or that are culturally or economically important (Jones et al, 2008;Turvey et al, 2014). While absolute numerical baselines on species' population parameters are very difficult or impossible to obtain from LEK, relative differences in respondent reporting between sites, years and/or across co-occurring species groupings can be used instead to evaluate comparative patterns of status and trends (Turvey et al, 2015(Turvey et al, , 2017(Turvey et al, , 2019. LEK data collection methods typically involve interviews through which researchers obtain information directly from interviewees, using either questionnaires containing predefined questions or informal conversations (Camino et al, 2020).…”

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Local ecological knowledge provides novel evidence on threats and declines for the Caucasian grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi in Arasbaran Biosphere Reserve, Iran

Ghanbari

Turvey

2022

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1. The Caucasian grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi, one of the most poorly known species of grouse, is experiencing population declines associated with multiple threats. Evaluating species' population status in relation to different local human activities is important to inform conservation and identify suitable management methods, but determining status and threats for poorly known taxa may require assessment of non-standard sources of ecological information. 2. We investigated what novel insights can be provided by local ecological knowledge (LEK) about population status and threats to the Caucasian grouse, in relation to the comparative status of other co-occurring wildlife and to different local land-use activities, and how data on local awareness and attitudes can guide conservation planning for this species. We conducted an interview survey in rural communities in the Arasbaran Biosphere Reserve (ABR), Iran, and collected LEK from 95 respondents within villages situated close to the locations of surviving and extirpated grouse populations. 3. LEK is a useful tool for assessing the status of grouse populations: 41.1% of respondents recognized grouse and 30.5% had seen the species, and respondents within villages situated close to surviving grouse populations had greater awareness, sighting likelihood, and more recent sightings. More respondents considered that grouse and other galliforms had declined in comparison to other wildlife. Decline and disappearance of grouse populations is associated with alteration and disturbance of grouse habitat, with potential drivers including increased cattle grazing and local bans on harvesting fodder. 4. These findings provide a new baseline to guide the development of suitable grassland management strategies (e.g. grazing regimes) for this species, and highlight the importance of further assessment of the effects of habitat disturbance on grouse survival, including understanding local histories of humanenvironmental interaction. Current landscape management methods are not supported by local people within the ABR, with most respondents disagreeing | 1537

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Complementarity, completeness and quality of long-term faunal archives in an Asian biodiversity hotspot

Cited by 8 publications

References 50 publications

Prehistoric pathways to Anthropocene adaptation: Evidence from the Red River Delta, Vietnam

Prehistoric pathways to Anthropocene adaptation: Evidence from the Red River Delta, Vietnam

Integrating biodiversity conservation and local community perspectives in China through human dimensions research

Local ecological knowledge provides novel evidence on threats and declines for the Caucasian grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi in Arasbaran Biosphere Reserve, Iran

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