Public perceptions of the UK marine environment
Public perceptions of the UK marine environment
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DOI：
10.1016/j.marpol.2013.07.004
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发表时间：
2014-01-01
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影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Attrill, M. J.
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作者：
Jefferson, R. L.;Bailey, I.;Attrill, M. J.
人类活动对海洋健康的破坏性影响表明，个人使用海洋系统的方式需要作出重大转变。确定如何让社会参与这一转变是一个持续的辩论。这包括加强社会与海洋之间的积极联系。本研究使用了一项调查（n=1047），调查英国公众对潮下带物种和海洋健康的看法，以评估是否有可能在社会和海洋之间建立更积极的联系。受访者对传统魅力物种（海雀，海豹和海马）表现出相当大的兴趣，尽管许多受访者认为这些物种并不生活在英国海域。性别和海洋环境的经验影响公众对物种的看法。公众对海洋健康的看法表明，垃圾等问题被视为健康状况不佳的最大指标。生境完整性和生物多样性的生态概念也被认为对海洋健康很重要。社会价值观影响公众对海洋健康的看法。结果表明，人们的看法远非统一，这种看法的多样性可能会影响促进社会参与海洋保护的方法。这些发现加强了以前对英国海洋的公众看法的研究，并确定了在社会和海洋之间建立积极联系的机会。确定了推动社会参与海洋问题辩论的研究优先事项。(C)2013由Elsevier Ltd.出版
The damaging effects of human activities on marine health suggest that a major shift is required in the way marine systems are used by individuals. Identifying how to engage society in this shift is an ongoing debate. This includes strengthening the positive connections between society and the sea. This study uses a survey (n=1047) to investigate UK public perceptions of subtidal species and marine health to assess whether it is possible to build more positive connections between society and the sea. Respondents showed considerable interest in traditionally charismatic species (puffins, seals and seahorses) although many respondents thought these species did not live in UK seas. Gender and experience of marine environments influenced public perceptions of species. Public perceptions of marine health showed issues such as litter to be considered as the greatest indicator of poor health. Ecological concepts of habitat integrity and biodiversity were also rated as important to marine health. Social values were found to influence public perceptions of marine health. The results show that perceptions are far from uniform across the population, and such diversity of perceptions is likely impact upon methods to catalyse societal engagement with marine conservation. These findings reinforce previous research on public perceptions of UK seas, and identify opportunities for building positive connections between society and the sea. Research priorities to further the debate of engaging society with the sea are identified. (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Ltd.