Nomen omen. Toponyms predict recolonization and extinction patterns for large carnivores

Tattoni, Clara

doi:10.3897/natureconservation.37.38279

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“…There was an agreement in the meaning of some of the toponym's names even though they have different spellings as indicated by the related places of heritage. This study of toponym heritage concurs with the study which modelled wild animal distribution using toponyms (Tattoni, 2019 ). For example, there is a place named after a leopard in Kipsgis's Bomet County identified as “ Kapsinendet ”, similar in meaning to another in Kirinyaga called “ Kangaru”, named after a leopard in the Kikuyu dialect and “Kyawangu”, also named after a leopard in the Kamba language.…”

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Citizen science characterization of meanings of toponyms of Kenya: a shared heritage

Nyangweso

Gede

2022

GeoJournal

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This paper examines the toponymic heritage used in Kenya’s Authoritative Geographic Information (AGI) toponyms database of 26,600 gazetteer records through documentation and characterization of meanings of place names in topographic mapping. A comparison was carried out between AGI and GeoNames and between AGI and OpenStreetMap (OSM) volunteered records. A total of 15,000 toponymic matchings were found. Out of these, 1567 toponyms were then extracted for further scrutiny using AGI data in the historical records and from respondents on toponyms’ meanings. Experts in toponymy assisted in verifying these data. From the questionnaire responses, 235 names occurred in more than one place while AGI data had 284. The elements used to characterize the toponyms included historical perceptions of heritage evident in toponyms in their localities, ethnographic, toponymical and morphology studies on Kenya's dialects. There was no significant relationship established between the same place name usages among dialects as indicated by a positive weak correlation r (438), = 0.166, p < 0.001 based on the effect of using the related places and the distance between related places. The weak correlation implies that the one name one place principle does not apply due to diverse language boundaries, strong bonds associated with historical toponyms in the form of heritage and significant variations on how names resist changes to preserve their heritage.

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Citizen science characterization of meanings of toponyms of Kenya: a shared heritage

Nyangweso

Gede

2022

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“…Of the seven otter-related place names located, Chat Ling (meaning Otter Ridge) is adjacent to Mai Po Nature Reserve in the Yuen Long floodplain, supporting the notion that place names can be a biogeographical indicator of the historical distribution of fauna (e.g. Cox et al, 2002; Tattoni, 2019), and four were likely to be named for the resemblance of a landscape feature to the otter's appearance or based on animal-related fung shui principles in Chinese culture or for other unrelated reasons (Iu, 2012). We were unable to ascertain whether the remaining two locations (Chat Wan and Chat Ngam, meaning Otter Bay and Otter Rock) in eastern Hong Kong waters are associated with former otter occurrence.…”

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Analysis of a 131-year longitudinal dataset of the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in Hong Kong: implications for conservation

Hui,

Chan

2023

Oryx

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Hong Kong is one of the busiest metropolises, and the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra is one of its most threatened species. We collected published data for 1890–2020 to document changes in local otter abundance and distribution over time. The 108 records revealed new distribution data and showed that decline began as early as the 1930s. The local Eurasian otter is strongly associated with coastal and alluvial wetlands, and its last refugium, the Yuen Long floodplain draining the Mai Po Inner Deep Bay Ramsar Site, has always been a critical habitat. Our analysis suggests that hunting is unlikely to be a major cause of the otter's decline. Rather, dependence on lowland wetlands makes it particularly susceptible to habitat loss caused by increasing urbanization. Auxiliary infrastructures and water pollution have also exacerbated wetland degradation to the detriment of otters and their prey. There is a need for greater cooperation amongst government agencies and landowners to guarantee otter survival: priority steps include the establishment of additional and interconnected wetland reserves, better stakeholder engagement and enforcement efficiency to tackle entrenched pollution problems, and flood prevention schemes that preserve or restore functional riverine ecosystems within critical otter habitats. The current otter distribution range has been earmarked for development in a government-led mega urbanization plan; the plight of the local Eurasian otter needs to be widely publicized to garner stakeholders' support and galvanize immediate conservation actions across society.

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“…Finally, Open Source software has once more showed its potential in order to face long term challenges, like those posed by climate change (Baiocchi et al, 2021), biodiversity loss (Ciolli et al, 2017, Tattoni 2019) and habitat loss (Tattoni et al, 2019a(Tattoni et al, , 2019b. A better definition of the real costs of a well defined HWC problem like roadkills could also help to consider the cost of HWC in the frame of ecosystem services (Nedkov et al, 2018, Piscopo et al, 2021, thus encouraging decision makers to act.…”

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Human-Wildlife Conflict and Road Collisions With Ungulates. A Risk Analysis and Design Solutions in Trentino, Italy

Menapace

Tattoni

Tondini

et al. 2023

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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Abstract. This study investigates wildlife vehicle collisions with wild ungulates in the Italian Autonomous Province of Trento (PAT) located in the Eastern Italian Alps with a consistent anthropic population and pervasive summer and winter tourism. Both the populations of wild ungulates and vehicular traffic are increasing as well as road collisions leading to animals killed, vehicles damaged and human injuries and fatalities. The purpose of this work was to use FOSS4G to identify the road sections with a high number of collisions and then propose and design practical engineering solutions tailored to each of these hotspots. QGIS 3.16.6, GRASS 7.8.5 and GRASS 8.2 were used to standardize the data set, process georeferenced road collision with ungulates registered by local authorities, perform the hotspot analysis and the final maps. Field surveys were carried out to investigate the local morphology at each hotspot and once the more appropriate practical solutions were chosen, a specific detailed project was proposed including its costs. A cost benefit analysis comparing the cost of the infrastructures with the cost of roadkills shows that the infrastructures are effective in reducing the costs in the medium-long term. The construction of the five proposed infrastructures would reduce deer investments by 6% (about 250 collisions avoided in five years). Such solutions should be more numerous and widely distributed in order to have a greater impact. This FOSS4G procedure can be replicated elsewhere to plan the position of crossing structures, and for application to EU funds, thus mitigating Human-wildlife conflicts (HWC).

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Nomen omen. Toponyms predict recolonization and extinction patterns for large carnivores

Cited by 9 publications

References 31 publications

Citizen science characterization of meanings of toponyms of Kenya: a shared heritage

Citizen science characterization of meanings of toponyms of Kenya: a shared heritage

Analysis of a 131-year longitudinal dataset of the Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in Hong Kong: implications for conservation

Human-Wildlife Conflict and Road Collisions With Ungulates. A Risk Analysis and Design Solutions in Trentino, Italy

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