| 来源类型 | Journal Article
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| 规范类型 | 其他
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| How do fruit bat seed shadows benefit agroforestry? Insights from People's perceptions., |
| Deshpande, K. &; Kelkar, N.
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| 发表日期 | 2015
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| 出处 | Biotropica 47(6): 654-659
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| 出版年 | 2015
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| 语种 | 英语
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| 摘要 | Old-world fruit bats are known to provide significant benefits to tropical agroforestry through seed dispersal services. However, the social pathways through which local people perceive and actually utilize these benefits are not well understood. Through interview surveys with plantation owners and farmers in the Western Ghats of Kerala (India), we documented local perceptions and knowledge about the socio-ecological importance of fruit bat seed dispersal shadows. Respondents’ perceptions were highly positive, with greater benefits reported from seed dispersal, than costs from fruit damage by bats. Interestingly, seed aggregation of commercial fruit crops (cashew, areca) by fruit bats was perceived to reduce agricultural labour costs in plantations. Our study demonstrates that local perceptions can offer valuable insights toward understanding the contribution of bat-generated ecosystem services for tropical agroforestry systems, and in turn may facilitate effective fruit bat conservation. |
| 主题 | Ecosystem Services &
; Human Wellbeing
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| URL | https://www.atree.org/node/125
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| 来源智库 | Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (India)
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| 资源类型 | 智库出版物
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| 条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/86032
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Deshpande, K. &,Kelkar, N.. How do fruit bat seed shadows benefit agroforestry? Insights from People's perceptions.,. 2015.
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