Spatiotemporal dynamics of urban green spaces and human-wildlife conflicts in Tokyo
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of urban green spaces and human-wildlife conflicts in Tokyo
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Numata Shinya
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Scientific Reports
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Volume | 6 |
Start Page | 30911 |
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Although urban green spaces are increasingly important both for humans and wildlife, an increase in urban green spaces may also increase human–wildlife conflicts in urban areas. However, few studies have examined the relationship between the size of green spaces and the level of conflicts with wildlife in multiple taxa, including invertebrates and vertebrates. To better understand current pest statistics and predict changes that will occur as the area of green spaces increases, we analysed a dataset compiling the number of pest consultations in 53 metropolitan districts in Tokyo over a 20-year period and its relationships with the area of green space. Stinging insects (e.g., wasps) made up over 50% of pest consultations, followed (in order) by rats and other nuisance animals (e.g., snakes). The number of consultations per unit population did not correlate, or was even negatively correlated, with the proportions of green spaces (mainly forest) for many indoor pests, but did positively correlate for some outdoor pests, such as wasps and snakes. Therefore, wasps and snakes can increase when urban green spaces increase. Because even minor nuisances are relevant for urban lifestyles, considerations of ways to minimise conflicts with wildlife are critical for urban green space management.
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This study was supported by the Advanced Research Program of the Asian Human Research Fund by Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
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eng
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Resource Type | journal article |
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Nature Research
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Date of Issued | 2016-08-02 |
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© The Author(s) 2016. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Publish Type | Version of Record |
Access Rights | open access |
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[ISSN] 2045-2322
[DOI] 10.1038/srep30911
[DOI] https://doi.org/10.1038/srep30911
[PMID] 27481578
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