?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=A+global+indicator+of+utilised+wildlife+populations%3A+regional+trends+and+the+impact+of+management&rft.creator=McRae%2C+Louise&rft.creator=Freeman%2C+Robin&rft.creator=Geldmann%2C+Jonas&rft.creator=Moss%2C+Grace&rft.creator=Kj%C3%A6r-Hansen%2C+Louise&rft.creator=Burgess%2C+Neil&rft.description=The+sustainable+use+of+wildlife+is+a+core+aspiration+of+biodiversity+conservation+but+is+the+subject+of+intense+debate+in+the+scientific+literature+as+to+how%2C+and+whether%2C+species+are+best+used+and+managed.+While+both+positive+and+negative+outcomes+of+sustainable+use+are+known+for+specific+taxa+or+local+case+studies%2C+a+global+and+regional+picture+of+trends+in+wildlife+populations+in+use+is+lacking.+We+use+a+global+data+set+of+over+11%2C000+time-series+to+derive+indices+of+%E2%80%98utilised%E2%80%99+and+%E2%80%98not+utilised%E2%80%99+wildlife+populations+and+assess+global+and+regional+changes%2C+principally+for+mammals%2C+birds+and+fishes.+We+also+assess+whether+%E2%80%98management%E2%80%99+makes+a+measurable+difference+to+wildlife+population+trends%2C+especially+for+the+utilised+species+populations.+Our+results+show+that+wildlife+population+trends+globally+are+negative%2C+but+with+utilised+populations+tending+to+decline+more+rapidly%2C+especially+in+Africa+and+the+Americas.+Crucially%2C+where+utilised+populations+are+managed%2C+using+a+variety+of+mechanisms%2C+there+is+a+positive+impact+on+the+trend.+It+is+therefore+true+that+use+of+species+can+both+be+a+driver+of+negative+population+trends%2C+or+a+driver+of+species+recovery%2C+with+numerous+species+and+population+specific+case+examples+making+up+these+broader+trends.+This+work+is+relevant+to+the+evidence+base+for+the+IPBES+Sustainable+Use+Assessment%2C+and+to+the+development+of+indicators+of+sustainable+use+of+species+under+the+post-2020+Global+Biodiversity+Framework+being+developed+under+the+Convention+on+Biological+Diversity.&rft.publisher=bioRxiv&rft.date=2020-11-03&rft.type=Working+%2F+discussion+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=++++bioRxiv%3A+Cold+Spring+Harbor%2C+NY%2C+USA.+(2020)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10169837%2F1%2F2020.11.02.365031v2.full.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10169837%2F&rft.rights=open