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NatureScot Research Report 1304 - Scottish marine biodiversity data review - stakeholder analysis to inform the marine species and habitats data infrastructure and management requirements for improved availability, accessibility and use in Scotland.

Published online: 28 Nov 2022

Published by: UK, NatureScot

Authors: Sinclair, R. & Dargie, J.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this marine review was to explore and determine limitations to the existing infrastructure, through engagement with key stakeholders, and p...

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Areas of outstanding nineteenth century beauty: historic landscape characterisation analysis of protected areas in England.

Published online: 29 Mar 2023

Authors: Stratigos, M. J. & Ward, C. & Hatfield, J. H. & Finch, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Establishing and expanding protected areas (PAs) has become a key conservation tool in efforts to halt global declines in biodiversity. Given the ubiq...

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Comparison of the effect of time and preservative on the quality of DNA from pitfall traps.

Published online: 28 Dec 2022

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Rees, H. C.

Content type: Reports

The aim of this project was to generate evidence to inform best practise guidance for Natural England staff wishing to use DNA metabarcoding to identi...

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Farmers' land-use decision-making: a dynamical modelling approach that integrates qualitative knowledge about social norms into a quantitative model.

Published online: 20 Sep 2023

Authors: Vortkamp, I. & Hilker, F. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

The concept of the homo oeconomicus is often used to model human behaviour in economic contexts. However, other factors like tradition or the preferen...

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Making plant-pollinator data collection cheaper for restoration and monitoring.

Published online: 12 Jan 2024

Authors: Bruninga-Socolar, B. & Lonsdorf, E. V. & Lane, I. G. & Portman, Z. M. & Cariveau, D. P.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Wildflower plantings are a key tool for wild bee conservation, and plant-bee interaction data are frequently used in seed mix design to ensure that pl...

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Motivational crowding effects in payments for ecosystem services: exploring the role of instrumental and relational values.

Published online: 08 Aug 2022

Authors: Lliso, B. & Arias-Arévalo, P. & Maca-Millán, S. & Engel, S. & Pascual, U.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Nature is perceived and valued in many different ways. Often, the types of values that are the most important to people depend on how they cognitively...

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Elucidating human-nature connectedness in three EU countries: a pro-environmental behaviour perspective.

Published online: 12 Oct 2023

Authors: Mikusiński, G. & Elbakidze, M. & Orlikowska, E. H. & Skaltsa, I. G. & Żmihorski, M. & Iwińska, K.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Strengthening positive human-nature relationships is seen as a way to more pro-environmental behaviour and leads to a greater environmental sustainabi...

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Forum theatre as a mechanism to explore representation of local people's values in environmental governance: a case of study from Chiapas, Mexico.

Published online: 09 Mar 2023

Authors: Olvera-Hernández, S. & Mesa-Jurado, M. A. & Novo, P. & Martin-Ortega, J. & Walsh, A. & Holmes, G. & Borchi, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Nature degradation, poverty and social discrimination are some of the consequences of unfair decision-making over environmental resources within rural...

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Messaging with appeal to intrinsic or relational values shows potential to shift demand for wildlife as pets.

Published online: 30 Jan 2025

Authors: Marshall, H. & Collar, N. J. & Lees, A. C. & Moss, A. & Yuda, P. & Marsden, S. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Overharvesting of wildlife for trade is a key driver of biodiversity loss. Messaging that is aligned with people's values could play a significant rol...

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Imaging spectroscopy as a tool for mapping Ellenberg indicator values.

Published online: 02 Nov 2005

Authors: Schmidtlein, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Maps of averaged plant indicator values can supply spatially explicit information about environmental gradients and are therefore tools of broad relev...

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