Realising the potential of real-time online monitoring for conservation culturomics

Johnson, Thomas F.; Cornford, Richard; Dove, Shawn; Freeman, Robin; Millard, Joseph

doi:10.32942/osf.io/r3ysc

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“…A related study based on Wikipedia page views for all extant species of birds found that farmed species and species in the pet bird trade were particularly prominent over multiple language editions (Mittermeier et al, 2021). These examples demonstrate how culturomic metrics can be used to capture and quantify different aspects of human interest in nature at scales that are beyond the reach of standard social surveys (see also Fink et al, 2020;Falk and Hagsten, 2022;Johnson et al, 2023).…”

Section: Cultural Willingness and Motivation To Prevent Extinctionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Biocultural aspects of species extinctions

Ladle¹,

Alves‐Martins²,

Malhado³

et al. 2023

Camb. prisms Extinction

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Predicting whether a species is likely to go extinct (or not) is one of the fundamental objectives of conservation biology, and extinction risk classifications have become an essential tool for conservation policy, planning and research. This sort of prediction is feasible because the extinction processes follow a familiar pattern of population decline, range collapse and fragmentation, and, finally, extirpation of sub-populations through a combination of genetic, demographic and environmental stochasticity. Though less well understood and rarely quantified, the way in which science and society respond to population decline, extirpation and species extinction can also have a profound influence, either negative or positive, on whether a species goes extinct. For example, species that are highly sought after by collectors and hobbyists can become more desirable and valuable as they become rarer, leading to increased demand and greater incentives for illegal trade – known as the anthropogenic Allee effect. Conversely, species that are strongly linked to cultural identity are more likely to benefit from sustainable management, high public support for conservation actions and fund-raising, and, by extension, may be partially safeguarded from extinction. More generally, human responses to impending extinctions are extremely complex, are highly dependent on cultural and socioeconomic context, and have typically been far less studied than the ecological and genetic aspects of extinction. Here, we identify and discuss biocultural aspects of extinction and outline how recent advances in our ability to measure and monitor cultural trends with big data are, despite their intrinsic limitations and biases, providing new opportunities for incorporating biocultural factors into extinction risk assessment.

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Section: Cultural Willingness and Motivation To Prevent Extinctionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Biocultural aspects of species extinctions

Ladle¹,

Alves‐Martins²,

Malhado³

et al. 2023

Camb. prisms Extinction

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“…With increased access to the internet, now at 66% globally (International Telecommunication Union, 2022), alongside greater access to data sources such as social media platforms, and advances in machine learning, cloud computing, and natural language processing, new kinds of social science analyses are now available (Fink et al, 2020). It is now possible to understand how attitudes and behaviors toward different elements of biodiversity vary in real time at local, national, and global scales (Fink et al, 2020;Johnson et al, 2023)-a key requirement of the GBF. Such insights can in turn inform policy in a more responsive and cost-effective manner (Caetano et al, 2023).…”

Section: Integrating Digital Indicators Into Gbfmentioning

confidence: 99%