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Public support for conserving bird species runs counter to climate change impacts on their distributions
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 7, p e101281 (2014), Lundhede, T, Jacobsen, J B, Hanley, N, Fjeldså, J, Rahbek, C, Strange, N & Thorsen, B J 2014, ' Public support for conserving bird species runs counter to climate change impacts on their distributions ', P L o S One, vol. 9, no. 7, e101281 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101281, PLoS ONE
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science, 2014.
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Abstract
- There is increasing evidence that global climate change will alter the spatiotemporal occurrences and abundances of many species at continental scales. This will have implications for efficient conservation of biodiversity. We investigate if the general public in Denmark are willing to pay for the preservation of birds potentially immigrating and establishing breeding populations due to climate change to the same extent that they are for native species populations currently breeding in Denmark, but potentially emigrating due to climate change. We find that Danish citizens are willing to pay much more for the conservation of birds currently native to Denmark, than for bird species moving into the country – even when they are informed about the potential range shifts associated with climate change. The only exception is when immigrating species populations are under pressure at European level. Furthermore, people believing climate change to be man-made and people more knowledgeable about birds tended to have higher WTP for conservation of native species, relative to other people, whereas their preferences for conserving immigrant species generally resembled those of other people. Conservation investments rely heavily on public funding and hence on public support. Our results suggest that cross-country coordination of conservation efforts under climate change will be challenging in terms of achieving an appropriate balance between cost-effectiveness in adaptation and the concerns of a general public who seem mostly worried about protecting currently-native species. There is increasing evidence that global climate change will alter the spatiotemporal occurrences and abundances of many species at continental scales. This will have implications for efficient conservation of biodiversity. We investigate if the general public in Denmark are willing to pay for the preservation of birds potentially immigrating and establishing breeding populations due to climate change to the same extent that they are for native species populations currently breeding in Denmark, but potentially emigrating due to climate change. We find that Danish citizens are willing to pay much more for the conservation of birds currently native to Denmark, than for bird species moving into the country – even when they are informed about the potential range shifts associated with climate change. The only exception is when immigrating species populations are under pressure at European level. Furthermore, people believing climate change to be man-made and people more knowledgeable about birds tended to have higher WTP for conservation of native species, relative to other people, whereas their preferences for conserving immigrant species generally resembled those of other people. Conservation investments rely heavily on public funding and hence on public support. Our results suggest that cross-country coordination of conservation efforts under climate change will be challenging in terms of achieving an appropriate balance between cost-effectiveness in adaptation and the concerns of a general public who seem mostly worried about protecting currently-native species.
- Subjects :
- Atmospheric Science
Economics
Natural resource economics
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Denmark
QH301 Biology
Immigration
Velocity
Biodiversity
Social Sciences
lcsh:Medicine
Introduced species
Social Policy
Invasive species
Behavioral Ecology
Sociology
Global Change Ecology
Preferences
SDG 13 - Climate Action
lcsh:Science
Avian Biology
Conservation Science
media_common
Valuation (finance)
Climatology
Multidisciplinary
Ecology
Environmental resource management
Community Ecology
Habitat
Environmental Economics
Research Article
Conservation of Natural Resources
Ecological Metrics
Population Size
Climate Change
Political Science
media_common.quotation_subject
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Climate change
Conservation
Biology
Birds
QH301
Choice
Ecological Economics
Effective Population Size
Animals
Urban Ecology
Community Structure
business.industry
Ecology and Environmental Sciences
lcsh:R
Global warming
Biology and Life Sciences
Benefits
Economic Analysis
Valuation
Costs
Extinction Risk
Public Opinion
Earth Sciences
lcsh:Q
Population Ecology
sense organs
business
Zoology
Environmental Protection
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 7, p e101281 (2014), Lundhede, T, Jacobsen, J B, Hanley, N, Fjeldså, J, Rahbek, C, Strange, N & Thorsen, B J 2014, ' Public support for conserving bird species runs counter to climate change impacts on their distributions ', P L o S One, vol. 9, no. 7, e101281 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101281, PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....fb42e036cfcd434b9b7b030e00a4eb08