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DOI	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166267
	Ecosystem services provided by striped hyenas in the human-dominated landscape of Rajasthan, India
	Panda, Debashish; Krishna, Jasti Sai; Sharma, Ajay; Pandey, Puneet; Lee, Hang; Singh, Randeep
通讯作者	Singh, R
来源期刊	SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
ISSN	0048-9697
EISSN	1879-1026
出版年	2023
卷号	903
英文摘要	In human-dominated landscapes, quantifying ecosystem services in terms of economic benefits could contribute to establishing peaceful coexistence between humans and large carnivores. In this study, we estimated the monetary value of scavenging benefits provided by striped hyenas (Hyaena hyaena) in an anthropogenic landscape in the semi-arid region of Rajasthan, India. We converted the value of domestic livestock carcasses consumed by striped hyenas from opportunity costs to quantify the value of this important ecosystem service to local people. We determined the monetary value of carcass disposals using two methods, including (1) electric cremation, and (2) pyre burning of animal carcasses. To determine the minimum number of striped hyenas, present in the study area, we employed a photo-capture approach, and we used scat analysis to determine the livestock consumed by striped hyenas. We estimated that striped hyenas removed 23.13 tons (4.4 %) of livestock carcass waste from the total of 525.68 tons of waste generated per year in the Intensive Study Area (ISA). The annual monetary value of livestock carcass waste removal by striped hyenas in the ISA was estimated to be similar to US$ 7095 for electric cremation and US$ 49,665 for pyre burning. Our study demonstrates the economic benefit of scavenging services provided by striped hyenas in areas where anthropogenic food is abundant. In such areas, as hyenas scavenge anthropogenic food, local communities benefit from waste management. Using alternative carcass disposal methods without striped hyenas would be expensive and likely environmentally damaging.
英文关键词	Carcass waste management Carnivore Coexistence Economic valuation of ecosystem services Hyaena hyaena Scavenging
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:001066213800001
WOS关键词	SEMIARID LANDSCAPE ; TIGER RESERVE ; SCAVENGERS ; BENEFITS ; CONSERVATION ; VULTURES ; HEALTH ; COST
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/398556
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Panda, Debashish,Krishna, Jasti Sai,Sharma, Ajay,et al. Ecosystem services provided by striped hyenas in the human-dominated landscape of Rajasthan, India[J],2023,903.
APA	Panda, Debashish,Krishna, Jasti Sai,Sharma, Ajay,Pandey, Puneet,Lee, Hang,&Singh, Randeep.(2023).Ecosystem services provided by striped hyenas in the human-dominated landscape of Rajasthan, India.SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT,903.
MLA	Panda, Debashish,et al."Ecosystem services provided by striped hyenas in the human-dominated landscape of Rajasthan, India".SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 903(2023).