Choice of biodiversity indicators may affect societal support for conservation programs

Preservation and sustainable use of biodiversity brings multiple health, societal and economic benefits, including life-supporting services. Biodiversity indicators are important in framing the benefits of conservation and management programs and monitoring progress toward their outcomes. Biodiversi...

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Autores principales:	María Martínez-Jauregui, Julia Touza, Piran C.L. White, Mario Soliño
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Choice experiment Diversity distribution Genetic diversity Invasive species Keystone species Pine forest Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:87eab279910f4ae8ba5c1b8d35fe36ee2021-12-01T04:38:44ZChoice of biodiversity indicators may affect societal support for conservation programs1470-160X10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107203https://doaj.org/article/87eab279910f4ae8ba5c1b8d35fe36ee2021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X20311420https://doaj.org/toc/1470-160XPreservation and sustainable use of biodiversity brings multiple health, societal and economic benefits, including life-supporting services. Biodiversity indicators are important in framing the benefits of conservation and management programs and monitoring progress toward their outcomes. Biodiversity indicators therefore provide useful tools for policymakers in helping to communicate the benefits of conservation to society but also in garnering public support for conservation. This research aimed to help improve our understanding of the role of biodiversity indicators in the way that they influence preferences towards conservation programs. A discrete choice experiment was used to estimate relative societal preferences towards multilevel dimensions of biodiversity in relation to the conservation of pine forests in the Spanish Iberian Peninsula. Results show that (i) the level of biodiversity indicator (within species, between species and within ecosystems) matters, (ii) indicators related to the biodiversity within ecosystems are valued the most, and (iii) the use of several biodiversity indicators together is generally better at delivering benefits to society, but the value of these is reduced where there is redundancy between them. Overall, the most preferred indicators were the area of land covered by the conservation project, the status of keystone ecosystem components, and the number of native species. Some indicators such as invasive alien species and genetic diversity are least preferred and may be less helpful to how conservation efforts are perceived by the citizens. By careful consideration of which biodiversity indicators to use, policymakers and conservation managers can maximize societal acceptability of public investments in conservation efforts.María Martínez-JaureguiJulia TouzaPiran C.L. WhiteMario SoliñoElsevierarticleChoice experimentDiversity distributionGenetic diversityInvasive speciesKeystone speciesPine forestEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcological Indicators, Vol 121, Iss , Pp 107203- (2021)
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topic	Choice experiment Diversity distribution Genetic diversity Invasive species Keystone species Pine forest Ecology QH540-549.5
spellingShingle	Choice experiment Diversity distribution Genetic diversity Invasive species Keystone species Pine forest Ecology QH540-549.5 María Martínez-Jauregui Julia Touza Piran C.L. White Mario Soliño Choice of biodiversity indicators may affect societal support for conservation programs
description	Preservation and sustainable use of biodiversity brings multiple health, societal and economic benefits, including life-supporting services. Biodiversity indicators are important in framing the benefits of conservation and management programs and monitoring progress toward their outcomes. Biodiversity indicators therefore provide useful tools for policymakers in helping to communicate the benefits of conservation to society but also in garnering public support for conservation. This research aimed to help improve our understanding of the role of biodiversity indicators in the way that they influence preferences towards conservation programs. A discrete choice experiment was used to estimate relative societal preferences towards multilevel dimensions of biodiversity in relation to the conservation of pine forests in the Spanish Iberian Peninsula. Results show that (i) the level of biodiversity indicator (within species, between species and within ecosystems) matters, (ii) indicators related to the biodiversity within ecosystems are valued the most, and (iii) the use of several biodiversity indicators together is generally better at delivering benefits to society, but the value of these is reduced where there is redundancy between them. Overall, the most preferred indicators were the area of land covered by the conservation project, the status of keystone ecosystem components, and the number of native species. Some indicators such as invasive alien species and genetic diversity are least preferred and may be less helpful to how conservation efforts are perceived by the citizens. By careful consideration of which biodiversity indicators to use, policymakers and conservation managers can maximize societal acceptability of public investments in conservation efforts.
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title	Choice of biodiversity indicators may affect societal support for conservation programs
title_short	Choice of biodiversity indicators may affect societal support for conservation programs
title_full	Choice of biodiversity indicators may affect societal support for conservation programs
title_fullStr	Choice of biodiversity indicators may affect societal support for conservation programs
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Choice of biodiversity indicators may affect societal support for conservation programs

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