An index to assess the level of vulnerability to crocodiles in coastal communities
Human-wildlife negative interactions are a recurring phenomenon worldwide, originating from the shared habitats and resources between both. In several coastal communities, negative interactions occur due to the presence of the American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus). We have developed an ind...
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Universidade de São Paulo
2023-12-01
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| author | Alejandro Durán-Apuy José Manuel Mora Rosa Chavarría-Trejos Andreina Madrigal-Vargas |
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Human-wildlife negative interactions are a recurring phenomenon worldwide, originating from the shared habitats and resources between both. In several coastal communities, negative interactions occur due to the presence of the American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus). We have developed an index to assess the level of vulnerability of communities to this reptile. The construction of this index is based on the Approximate SustainabilityIndex developed by Gutiérrez-Espeleta in 1994. The Index of Vulnerability (IVU) is built upon several indicators across four parameters: social, biological-environmental, institutional, and spatial. These indicators are assessed using a performance scale and interpretation. The IVU assigns values to the vulnerability condition, which are presented in a color scale corresponding to defined intervals. For each indicator, reference categories and rating scales are represented with traffic light colors and numerical ratings. The IVU value obtained for a community can be visualized with a map and a corresponding figure, including a table of values for the assessed parameters.
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| spelling | doaj.art-4681adaa2c2f408c87e493347553c6e42023-12-16T04:12:15ZengUniversidade de São PauloPhyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology1519-13972316-90792023-12-01222An index to assess the level of vulnerability to crocodiles in coastal communitiesAlejandro Durán-Apuy0José Manuel Mora1Rosa Chavarría-Trejos2Andreina Madrigal-Vargas3Universidad Nacional, Escuela de Ciencias BiológicasPortland State University, Department of Biology and Museum of Vertebrate BiologyUniversidad Nacional, Escuela de Ciencias BiológicasUniversidad Nacional, Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas Human-wildlife negative interactions are a recurring phenomenon worldwide, originating from the shared habitats and resources between both. In several coastal communities, negative interactions occur due to the presence of the American Crocodile (Crocodylus acutus). We have developed an index to assess the level of vulnerability of communities to this reptile. The construction of this index is based on the Approximate SustainabilityIndex developed by Gutiérrez-Espeleta in 1994. The Index of Vulnerability (IVU) is built upon several indicators across four parameters: social, biological-environmental, institutional, and spatial. These indicators are assessed using a performance scale and interpretation. The IVU assigns values to the vulnerability condition, which are presented in a color scale corresponding to defined intervals. For each indicator, reference categories and rating scales are represented with traffic light colors and numerical ratings. The IVU value obtained for a community can be visualized with a map and a corresponding figure, including a table of values for the assessed parameters. https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/220405American CrocodileBiological parameterCrocodylus acutusInstitutional parameterSocial parameterSpatial parameter |
| spellingShingle | Alejandro Durán-Apuy José Manuel Mora Rosa Chavarría-Trejos Andreina Madrigal-Vargas An index to assess the level of vulnerability to crocodiles in coastal communities Phyllomedusa: Journal of Herpetology American Crocodile Biological parameter Crocodylus acutus Institutional parameter Social parameter Spatial parameter |
| title | An index to assess the level of vulnerability to crocodiles in coastal communities |
| title_full | An index to assess the level of vulnerability to crocodiles in coastal communities |
| title_fullStr | An index to assess the level of vulnerability to crocodiles in coastal communities |
| title_full_unstemmed | An index to assess the level of vulnerability to crocodiles in coastal communities |
| title_short | An index to assess the level of vulnerability to crocodiles in coastal communities |
| title_sort | index to assess the level of vulnerability to crocodiles in coastal communities |
| topic | American Crocodile Biological parameter Crocodylus acutus Institutional parameter Social parameter Spatial parameter |
| url | https://www.revistas.usp.br/phyllo/article/view/220405 |
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