Global synthesis reveals that ecosystem degradation poses the primary threat to the world's medicinal animals

Although overexploitation threatens some high-profile medicinal animals, little is known about global patterns in the use of - and threats to - medicinal animals. We examined data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List and a literature survey to identify a diverse ca...

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Autores principales:	Monica L. Short, Chris T. Darimont
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Publicado:	Resilience Alliance 2021
Materias:	animals conservation endangerment ethnomedicine ethnozoology global medicine threats Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2d32237b955c48ff9d0075fd0366a91e2021-12-02T14:14:42ZGlobal synthesis reveals that ecosystem degradation poses the primary threat to the world's medicinal animals1708-308710.5751/ES-12174-260121https://doaj.org/article/2d32237b955c48ff9d0075fd0366a91e2021-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol26/iss1/art21/https://doaj.org/toc/1708-3087Although overexploitation threatens some high-profile medicinal animals, little is known about global patterns in the use of - and threats to - medicinal animals. We examined data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List and a literature survey to identify a diverse catalog of medicinal animals (n = 1660). Most known species (~77%) are chordates in terrestrial habitats (~72%). Intensity of use generally maps to biodiverse regions with low human development. Most (~63%) species are decreasing, and primary threats relate to habitat loss and modification. Many (~62%) species have multiple uses, which is associated with higher endangerment and threats from exploitation than species used solely for medicine. Spiritual use medicinal species have a higher proportion of "at-risk" species (~19%) than those used otherwise (~6%), potentially owing to associations among rarity, perceived efficacy, and demand. These findings can inform spatially and taxonomically explicit biocultural strategies to safeguard not only biodiversity but also important human-animal relationships.Monica L. ShortChris T. DarimontResilience AlliancearticleanimalsconservationendangermentethnomedicineethnozoologyglobalmedicinethreatsBiology (General)QH301-705.5EcologyQH540-549.5ENEcology and Society, Vol 26, Iss 1, p 21 (2021)
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spellingShingle	animals conservation endangerment ethnomedicine ethnozoology global medicine threats Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Ecology QH540-549.5 Monica L. Short Chris T. Darimont Global synthesis reveals that ecosystem degradation poses the primary threat to the world's medicinal animals
description	Although overexploitation threatens some high-profile medicinal animals, little is known about global patterns in the use of - and threats to - medicinal animals. We examined data from the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List and a literature survey to identify a diverse catalog of medicinal animals (n = 1660). Most known species (~77%) are chordates in terrestrial habitats (~72%). Intensity of use generally maps to biodiverse regions with low human development. Most (~63%) species are decreasing, and primary threats relate to habitat loss and modification. Many (~62%) species have multiple uses, which is associated with higher endangerment and threats from exploitation than species used solely for medicine. Spiritual use medicinal species have a higher proportion of "at-risk" species (~19%) than those used otherwise (~6%), potentially owing to associations among rarity, perceived efficacy, and demand. These findings can inform spatially and taxonomically explicit biocultural strategies to safeguard not only biodiversity but also important human-animal relationships.
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title	Global synthesis reveals that ecosystem degradation poses the primary threat to the world's medicinal animals
title_short	Global synthesis reveals that ecosystem degradation poses the primary threat to the world's medicinal animals
title_full	Global synthesis reveals that ecosystem degradation poses the primary threat to the world's medicinal animals
title_fullStr	Global synthesis reveals that ecosystem degradation poses the primary threat to the world's medicinal animals
title_full_unstemmed	Global synthesis reveals that ecosystem degradation poses the primary threat to the world's medicinal animals
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publishDate	2021
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Global synthesis reveals that ecosystem degradation poses the primary threat to the world's medicinal animals

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