Does public awareness increase support for invasive species management? Promising evidence across taxa and landscape types

0486937 - BÚ 2018 RIV NL eng J - Journal Article
Novoa, Ana - Dehnen-Schmutz, K. - Fried, J. - Vimercati, G.
Does public awareness increase support for invasive species management? Promising evidence across taxa and landscape types.
Biological Invasions. Roč. 19, č. 12 (2017), s. 3691-3705. ISSN 1387-3547. E-ISSN 1573-1464
R&D Projects: GA ČR GB14-36079G
Institutional support: RVO:67985939
Keywords : alien species * attitudes * non-native species * pPublic opposition * public perception
OECD category: Ecology
Impact factor: 3.054, year: 2017

Management of invasive species often raises substantial conflicts of interest. In this study, we suggest show how informing the public about the invasive status and negative impacts of the species targeted for management might increase public support for the management actions. These results are independent of taxonomic position and type of landscape.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0281647