Conservation culturomics

作者：Richard J. Ladle, Ricardo A. Correia, Yuno Do, Gea‐Jae Joo, Ana CM Malhado, Raphaël Proulx, Jean‐Michel Roberge, Paul Jepson · 发表于：Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment · 年份：2016 · DOI：10.1002/fee.1260 · 被引用次数：309 · 研究领域：Animal and Plant Science Education、Species Distribution and Climate Change、Plant and animal studies

Culturomics is an emerging field of study that seeks to understand human culture through the quantitative analysis of changes in word frequencies in large bodies of digital texts. Culturomics research can help practitioners in nature conservation respond to cultural trends, building and reinvigorating its societal relevance. We identify five areas where culturomics can be used to advance the practice and science of conservation: (1) recognizing conservation‐oriented constituencies and demonstrating public interest in nature, (2) identifying conservation emblems, (3) providing new metrics and tools for near‐real‐time environmental monitoring and to support conservation decision making, (4) assessing the cultural impact of conservation interventions, and (5) framing conservation issues and promoting public understanding. More generally, culturomics opens up an exciting new area of research, equipping conservationists with novel tools to explore and shape human interactions with the natural world.