Dead or Alive? Teacher Students’ Perception of Invasive Alien Animal Species and Attitudes towards their Management
| Autor: | Martin Remmele, Petra Lindemann-Matthies |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Entomology
Applied Mathematics media_common.quotation_subject Knowledge level education 05 social sciences Biodiversity Wildlife food and beverages 050301 education Alien Education Perception 0502 economics and business Animal species Psychology 0503 education 050203 business & management Prior information Demography media_common |
| Zdroj: | EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. 16 |
| ISSN: | 1305-8223 |
| DOI: | 10.29333/ejmste/115105 |
| Popis: | This study investigated the perception of 13 invasive alien animal species (IAAS) by 220 teacher students and their attitudes towards species management, either with or without prior information about the IAAS presented. In a first questionnaire, the IAAS (eight vertebrates, five invertebrates) were presented as photographs and their invasive status was not revealed. In a second questionnaire, one half of the participants received information about the invasive character of the species, the other half did not. Then, attitudes of both groups towards various management options were assessed. Mammals such as grey squirrel, raccoon and raccoon dog were considered most beautiful and wanted, but the harlequin ladybird, an insect, was also considered attractive. Participants who had received information about the invasive character of the species presented were more in favor of eradication and partial removal than those who had not, but still less willing to remove mammals and birds than arthropods. The present results highlight the importance of information on IAAS so that teacher students can understand the reasons for certain types of management. As multipliers of tomorrow, they might be better prepared for teaching this topic in school. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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