@misc{10481/59100,
year = {2019},
month = {12},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/59100},
abstract = {Carnivore and humans live in proximity due to carnivore recovery efforts and ongoing human
encroachment into carnivore habitats globally. The American West is a region that uniquely
exemplifies these human-carnivore dynamics, however, it is unclear how the research community
here integrates social and ecological factors to examine human-carnivore relations. Therefore,
strategies promoting human-carnivore coexistence are urgently needed.Weconducted a systematic
review on human-carnivore relations in the American West covering studies between 2000 and 2018.
Wefirst characterized human-carnivore relations across states of the American West. Second, we
analyzed similarities and dissimilarities across states in terms of coexistence, tolerance, number of
ecosystem services and conflicts mentioned in literature. Third, we used Bayesian modeling to
quantify the effect of social and ecological factors influencing the scientific interest on coexistence,
tolerance, ecosystem services and conflicts. Results revealed some underlying biases in humancarnivore
relations research. Colorado and Montana were the states where the highest proportion of
studies were conducted with bears and wolves the most studied species. Non-lethal management was
the most common strategy to mitigate conflicts. Overall, conflicts with carnivores were much more
frequently mentioned than benefits.Wefound similarities among Arizona, California, Utah, and New
Mexico according to how coexistence, tolerance, services and conflicts are addressed in literature.},
organization = {MEG was supported by a research contract from
Sistema Nacional de Garantía Juvenil co-funded by
the Social European Fund and the Junta de Andalucía,
Spain (PID_UAL_2018/001). AJC, NHC, and JMRM
were funded by the NSF Idaho EPSCoR Program
under award number IIA-1301792 and OIA‐1757324.
MM and AFM were supported by Ramón y Cajal
research contracts from the MINECO (RYC-2015-
19231 and RYC-2016-21114, respectively), ZMR by a
postdoctoral contract from the Generalitat Valenciana
(APOSTD/2019/016) and ACA by a postdoctoral
contract of Programa Viçent Mut of Govern Balear,
Spain (PD/039/2017).},
publisher = {IOP Publishing},
keywords = {Ecosystem services},
keywords = {Human-wildlife interactions},
keywords = {Multi-use landscapes},
keywords = {Shared landscapes},
keywords = {Socio-Ecological Systems},
title = {Human-carnivore relations: conflicts, tolerance and coexistence in the American West},
doi = {10.1088/1748-9326/ab5485},
author = {Expósito Granados, Mónica and Moleón Páiz, Marcos},
}