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Integrating ecology and social science using two examples of wandering wildlife and human activity
Citation:
MORZILLO, A. T. Integrating ecology and social science using two examples of wandering wildlife and human activity. Presented at OSU Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Corvallis, OR, May 06, 2009.
Impact/Purpose:
Many researchers have studied impacts of human activity on wildlife or human attitudes toward wildlife, but not both simultaneously.
Description:
Many researchers have studied impacts of human activity on wildlife or human attitudes toward wildlife, but not both simultaneously. Understanding these interactions is critical to better understand the intricacies of real world conservation issues. The goal of my presentation is to illustrate two examples of wildlife research that applies the integration of ecology and social science data. I will present examples from two research projects: 1) estimating the feasibility of a Louisiana black bear population recovery in east Texas, and 2) evaluating landscape features affecting animal movement and rodent control in two areas in California. Application of both ecological and social data can provide resource managers with the ability to make better-informed decisions about natural resource management than by either type of data alone.