Muddied Waters: Perceptions and Attitudes towards Mangroves and Their Removal in New Zealand
| Autor: | Andrea C. Alfaro, Simon Milne, Amrit Melissa Dencer-Brown |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences
mixed methods media_common.quotation_subject preservation Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources Ecosystem services perceptions expansion Perception GE1-350 Mangrove ecosystem Socioeconomics 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common computer.programming_language attitudes biology Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment mangroves biology.organism_classification Environmental sciences Geography Avicennia marina Harbour Water quality Mangrove computer |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Volume 11 Issue 9 Sustainability, Vol 11, Iss 9, p 2631 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/su11092631 |
| Popis: | Seaward expansion of New Zealand&rsquo s mangrove Avicennia marina (subsp.) australasica in estuaries has led to disparity in opinion over their social-ecological value. This study investigated existing stakeholders and interested parties&rsquo perceptions and attitudes towards mangroves, focusing on four sites in Auckland. A mixed methods design was used consisting of semi-structured interviews, ratings of importance of mangrove ecosystem services and issues and Q-sorts on mangrove social-ecological statements. 29 participants were interviewed in person. Results revealed a disparity in perceptions and attitudes towards mangroves. Community Groups displayed strongly negative opinions towards mangrove preservation and Conservation Organisations expressed a strongly positive stance. The occupation of participants was a significant factor in the ratings. Overall, sediment and nutrient retention were rated as the most important ecosystem services. The desire for reversion of estuaries to a &ldquo pre-mangrove&rdquo state is the greatest issue affecting mangroves. Q-analysis revealed loading of participants onto two factors representing (1) a pro-preservation attitude towards mangrove and (2) a neutral view. Managing sediment loads and nutrient run-off in the wider catchment were highlighted as ways to reduce mangrove expansion. Improving water quality and the health of the harbour was of utmost priority to kaitiaki (Māori guardians of the environment). This study provides critical insights into the management of mangroves as social-ecological systems. |
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