Observations of everyday biodiversity: A new perspective for conservation?

Ecology and Society

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Cosquer, Alix ^a,b   Raymond, Richard ^b   Prevot Julliard, Anne Caroline ^a,c  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b University of Paris   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cognitive processes; Common knowledge; Conservation psychology; Everyday life; Garden Butterflies Watch; ordinary biodiversity; planned behavior theory; self learning; Key Words: Citizen science

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COGNITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; NATURE CONSERVATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PSYCHOLOGY;

PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 84872004078     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-04955-170402     Document Type: Article

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