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Alta De Vos

Researcher at Rhodes University

Publications -  33
Citations -  1130

Alta De Vos is an academic researcher from Rhodes University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Protected area & Sustainability. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 28 publications receiving 694 citations. Previous affiliations of Alta De Vos include University of Cape Town.

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Social-ecological systems as complex adaptive systems: organizing principles for advancing research methods and approaches

TL;DR: Preise et al. as mentioned in this paper described social-ecological systems as complex adaptive systems as organizing principles for advancing research methods and approaches, and proposed an organizing principle for the development of social ecology as a complex adaptive system.
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Beyond benefit sharing: Place attachment and the importance of access to protected areas for surrounding communities

TL;DR: In this article, the concept of two-dimensional place attachment was used to understand the relationship between a protected area and a land claimant community that now owns part of this protected area but does not have physical access to the land.
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Pathogens, disease, and the social-ecological resilience of protected areas

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that wildlife disease is a social-ecological problem that must be approached from an interdisciplinary perspective, and has the potential to lead to changes in the identity of protected areas, possibly transforming them; and interacts with conservation both directly (via impacts on wild animals, livestock, and people) and indirectly (via the public, conservation management, and veterinary responses).