Human ecodynamics: A perspective for the study of long-term change in socioecological systems

Fitzhugh, Ben; Butler, Virginia L.; Bovy, Kristine M.; Etnier, Michael A.

doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.03.016

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“…However, due to the complex long-term interactions of the ILCs with their environment and their exposure to a wide variety of economic and socio-ecological pressures (Fragoso and Reo, 2013), their inclusion in research is all the more justified. It has also been suggested that ILCs are good examples to investigate human ecodynamics because of the intrinsic adaptive mechanisms of such knowledge systems (Fitzhugh et al, 2019).…”

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Inclusive Engagement of Indigenous Communities in Scientific Research: Opportunities and Challenges

Sudhakar

2019

EUROPEAN J SUSTAINAB DEV

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Global challenges are complex, inter-disciplinary and span political boundaries. This warrants an integrative, multi-faceted approach involving the social, economic, ecological and technological disciplines. The integrative approach also needs to identify and empower local stakeholders such as indigenous communities. In this review, we provide a balanced view of opportunities and challenges which characterize the potential and insufficiencies of the current knowledge and institutional frameworks within the context of including indigenous/local communities in modern scientific research, especially in mitigating global challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss.

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Inclusive Engagement of Indigenous Communities in Scientific Research: Opportunities and Challenges

Sudhakar

2019

EUROPEAN J SUSTAINAB DEV

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“…In the above described context, conservation measures aimed at ecosystems in which ILCs reside need to go hand-in-hand with programmes geared towards ILC well-being, especially in scenarios where there are complex interactions between the ILCs and their ecosystems. Moreover, in the current global scenario which is characterized by heavy anthropogenic footprints on climate change, biodiversity loss and natural resource depletion, the knowledge and practices of the ILCs have huge potential in socioecological and human eco-dynamics research (Fitzhugh et al, 2018). As a response, science and policy measures need to be geared towards…”

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Assessment of Ecosystem Services and Capabilities of Communities from different Scales and Niches - Implications on Sustainability Goals

Sudhakar

2020

EUROPEAN J SUSTAINAB DEV

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Ecosystems are complex compendia of biotic and abiotic components and characterized by exchanges of energy and mass. Via the actions and functions of the resident components which assemble into communities, ecosystems provide both direct/indirect tangible and intangible services to human society as well as the natural world. This holds true for ecosystems which cut across various scales and niches. Various frameworks have been devised to categorize and evaluate the services provided by ecosystems and/or their components. In this study, the services elicited by three specific communities occupying different ecosystem niches and having distinct scalar resolution are assessed. Firstly, the microbial communities which reside in the mammalian gut ecosystem, the microbial communities in the soil and the indigenous/local communities who inhabit the ecosystems comprising their traditional landscapes. Further, the roles and functions of these diverse communities, separated by scale and mostly and largely contributing to the homeostasis and functionality of their corresponding ecosystems, are evaluated. The services rendered by these communities are then mapped to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Finally, the importance of these communities in maximizing social, economic and ecological capital is pointed out.

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“…One of several theoretical toolkits used to understand human–environment interactions (Fitzhugh et al. ), historical ecology is applied to investigations of evolutionary processes and historical events as they play out in social–natural systems (Fig. ).…”

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Historical perspectives on contemporary human–environment dynamics in southeast Africa

Douglass

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Morales

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The human communities and ecosystems of island and coastal southeast Africa face significant and linked ecological threats. Socioecological conditions of concern to communities, governments, nongovernmental organizations, and researchers include declining agricultural productivity, deforestation, introductions of non-native flora and fauna, coastal erosion and sedimentation, damage to marine environments, illegal fishing, overfishing, waste pollution, salinization of freshwater supplies, and rising energy demands, among others. Human-environment challenges are connected to longer, often ignored, histories of social and ecological dynamics in the region. We argue that these challenges are more effectively understood and addressed within a longer-term historical ecology framework. We reviewed cases from Madagascar, coastal Kenya, and the Zanzibar Archipelago of fisheries, deforestation, and management of human waste to encourage increased engagement among historical ecologists, conservation scientists, and policy makers. These case studies demonstrate that by widening the types and time depths of data sets we used to investigate and address current socioecological challenges, our interpretations of their causes and strategies for their mitigation varied significantly.Perspectivas Históricas sobre las Dinámicas Contemporáneas entre Humanos y el Ambiente en el Sureste deÁfrica Resumen: Las comunidades humanas y los ecosistemas de las costas del sureste africano enfrentan amenazas ecológicas significativas y vinculadas. Las condiciones socio-ecológicas que preocupan a las comunidades, los gobiernos, las organizaciones no gubernamentales y a los investigadores incluyen la poductividad agrícola en declinación, la deforestación, la introducción de flora y fauna no nativa, la sedimentación y erosión costera, el daño hacia los ecosistemas marinos, la pesca ilegal, la sobrepesca, la contaminación por desechos, la salinización de las cuencas de agua dulce, y la creciente demanda de energía, entre otras. Los retos humanos -ecosistema están conectados con historias más largas, y frecuentemente ignoradas, de dinámicas sociales y ecológicas en la región. Argumentamos que estos retos se entienden y se tratan con mayor efectividad dentro de un marco de trabajo de ecología histórica con un periodo más largo. Revisamos casos de pesquerías, deforestación y manejo de desechos humanos en Madagascar, la costa de Kenia y el archipiélago de Zanzíbar para propiciar una mayor participación entre los ecologistas históricos, los científicos de la conservación, y los * email: kdouglass@psu.edu Article impact statement: Past human-environment dynamics are key to addressing today's threats to livelihoods and ecosystems in island and coastal southeast Africa. Douglass et al. 261legisladores. Estos estudios de caso demuestran que al ampliar los tipos y la temporalidad de los conjuntos de datos que usamos para investigar y tratar los retos socio-ecológicos contemporáneos, nuestras interpretaciones de las causas de estos retos y las estrategias para...

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Human ecodynamics: A perspective for the study of long-term change in socioecological systems

Cited by 68 publications

References 146 publications

Inclusive Engagement of Indigenous Communities in Scientific Research: Opportunities and Challenges

Inclusive Engagement of Indigenous Communities in Scientific Research: Opportunities and Challenges

Assessment of Ecosystem Services and Capabilities of Communities from different Scales and Niches - Implications on Sustainability Goals

Historical perspectives on contemporary human–environment dynamics in southeast Africa

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