As the global human population increases, and many bird populations in the Neotropics and the rest of the world continue to decline, the study of the intersection of humans, birds, and conservation has become more relevant than ever. The field of conservation social science is an interdisciplinary field that applies the social sciences and humanities to examine research questions that have implications for biodiversity conservation, and encompasses disciplines as diverse as psychology, economics, and political ecology. An understanding of the human dimensions of biodiversity conservation issues can be an essential element in the success or failure of a conservation initiative, policy, or practice. The purpose of this article is to provide an understanding of the growing body of conservation social science relevant to Neotropical bird conservation research and to demonstrate its importance. We discuss how this research can contribute to addressing 5 major threats to bird conservation in the Neotropics, including future research needs, and we provide 3 case studies of bird conservation social science projects, demonstrating the insights that can be gained. We close with a discussion of how conservation biologists and ornithologists can most effectively work with conservation social scientists.

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应用保护社会科学研究新热带鸟类保护的人文维度

随着全球人口的增加，以及新热带地区和世界其他地区的许多鸟类数量持续减少，对人类，鸟类和自然保护区的研究变得比以往任何时候都更加重要。保护社会科学领域是一个跨学科领域，它应用社会科学和人文学科来研究对生物多样性保护有影响的研究问题，并且涵盖了心理学，经济学和政治生态学等众多学科。对生物多样性保护问题的人文层面的理解可能是保护计划，政策或实践成败的重要因素。本文的目的是提供对与新热带鸟类保护研究有关的保护社会科学不断发展的了解，并证明其重要性。我们讨论了这项研究如何有助于应对新热带地区鸟类保护的5个主要威胁，包括未来的研究需求，并且我们提供了3个鸟类保护社会科学项目的案例研究，展示了可以得到的见解。我们以保护生物学家和鸟类学家如何最有效地与保护社会科学家合作的讨论作为结束。我们提供了3个鸟类保护社会科学项目的案例研究，展示了可以获取的见解。我们以保护生物学家和鸟类学家如何最有效地与保护社会科学家合作的讨论作为结束。我们提供了3个鸟类保护社会科学项目的案例研究，展示了可以获取的见解。我们以保护生物学家和鸟类学家如何最有效地与保护社会科学家合作的讨论作为结束。