Variation in public perceptions and attitudes towards terrestrial ecosystems.
Variation in public perceptions and attitudes towards terrestrial ecosystems.
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公众对陆地生态系统的看法和态度的变化。
DOI：
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.179
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发表时间：
2017
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影响因子：
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通讯作者：
M. Weston
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作者：
H. Kiley;G. Ainsworth;W. F. V. van Dongen;M. Weston
生物多样性是一种价值不可估量的全球资产，但受到人类活动的威胁。生物多样性存在于各种生态系统之中，而这些生态系统受到不同程度的保护。人类看待生态系统的方式可以在确定改变人类行为的战略方面发挥重要作用，从而实现保护目标。我们调查了偏好，风景吸引力，生物多样性和保护价值的看法之间的变化在维多利亚，澳大利亚（503名受访者）的五个陆地生态系统。我们首次记录了不同的生态系统偏好，人们喜欢潮湿的森林，其次是干燥的森林，干旱的林地/灌木丛，石南地，然后是草地。受访者的生态世界观（即，指导个人与自然世界互动方式的一套信念）、他们对生境的熟悉程度和所感知的风景吸引力影响了公众对每个生态系统的保护价值。在人们熟悉生态系统、认为其具有吸引力并持有以生态为中心的世界观的地方，赋予每个生态系统的养护和生物多样性价值较高。这些方面可能与公众的态度有关，是可用于为不太受重视的生态系统提供更高水平支持的关键因素。加强支持可能会巩固更好的保护成果。
Biodiversity is a global asset of inestimable value which is threatened by human activities. Biodiversity exists within ecosystems, which enjoy differing levels of conservation. The ways in which humans regard ecosystems can play an important role in identifying strategies to change human behaviour, thereby achieving conservation goals. We investigated how preference, scenic attractiveness, perceptions of biodiversity and conservation value varied between five terrestrial ecosystems in Victoria, Australia (503 respondents). We document, for the first time, distinct ecosystem preferences, with people favouring wet forest, followed by dry forest, arid woodland/shrubland, heathland and then grassland. The ecological worldview of the respondent (i.e., the set of beliefs that guide the way a person interacts with the natural world), their familiarity with the habitat and perceived scenic attractiveness influenced the conservation value assigned by the members of the public to each ecosystem. The conservation and biodiversity value assigned to each ecosystem was higher where people were familiar with the ecosystem, considered it attractive, and held an ecocentric worldview. These aspects may correlate with public attitudes and represent key elements which could be used to engender higher levels of support for less appreciated ecosystems. Enhanced support may then underpin better conservation outcomes.
影响因子：
56.9
作者：
ULRICH, RS
通讯作者：
ULRICH, RS